A. Confidential Resources
To enable Complainants to access support and resources without filing a Formal Complaint, the University has designated specific Employees as Confidential Resources. Those designated by the University as Confidential Resources are not required to report actual or suspected Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, or Other Prohibited Conduct in a way that identifies the Parties. They will, however, provide the Complainant with the Senior Director of Student Experience and Title IX Coordinator’s contact information and offer options and resources without any obligation to inform an outside agency or University official unless a Complainant has requested the information be shared.
If a Complainant would like the details of an incident to be kept confidential, the Complainant may speak with the following:
- On-campus licensed professional counselors and staff
- On-campus health service providers and staff
Institutional counselors and/or the Employee Assistance Program are available to help free of charge and may be consulted on an emergency basis during normal business hours.
Employees who have confidentiality as described above, and who receive reports within the scope of their confidential roles, will timely submit anonymous statistical information for Clery Act purposes unless they believe it would be harmful to their client, patient, or parishioner.
Failure of a Mandated Reporter, as described above, to report an incident of Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, or Other Prohibited Conduct of which they become aware is a violation of University policy and can be subject to disciplinary action for failure to comply/failure to report. This also includes situations when a Respondent is a Mandated Reporter. Such individuals are obligated to report their own misconduct, and failure to do so is a chargeable offense under the Policy.
A Mandated Reporter who is themselves a target of Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, or Other Prohibited Conduct under the Policy is not required to report their own experience, though they are encouraged to do so.
In addition, Complainants may speak with individuals unaffiliated with the University without concern that Policy will require them to disclose information to the institution without permission. Such individuals include:
- Licensed professional counselors and other medical providers
- Local rape crisis counselors
- Domestic Violence resources
- Local or state assistance agencies
- Clergy/Chaplains
- Attorneys