The State University of New York and SUNY Brockport are committed to providing options, support and assistance to victims/survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking to ensure that they can continue to participate in university-wide and campus programs, activities, and employment. All victims/survivors of these crimes and violations, regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction, have the following rights, regardless of whether the crime or violation occurs on campus, off campus, or while studying abroad.
All students have the right to:
- Make a report to local law enforcement and/or state police.
- Have disclosures of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault treated seriously.
- Make a decision about whether or not to disclose a crime or violation and participate in the judicial or conduct process, free from outside pressure from the university.
- Participate in a process that is fair, impartial, and provides adequate notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard.
- Be treated with dignity and to receive from university officials courteous, fair, and respectful health care and counseling services.
- Be free from any suggestion that the complainant is at fault when these crimes and violations are committed, or should have acted in a different manner to avoid such crimes or violations.
- Describe the incident to as few university representatives as practicable and not be required to unnecessarily repeat a description of the incident.
- Be free from retaliation by the university, the accused, and/or the friends, family and acquaintances of the accused within the jurisdiction of the university.
- Access to an appeal of a determination.
- Be accompanied by an advisor of choice, who may assist and advise a complainant or respondent throughout the judicial or conduct process, including during all meetings and hearing related to such process.
- Exercise civil rights and practice of religion without interference by the investigative, criminal justice, judicial, or conduct process of the university.
Options in Brief
Victims/survivors have many options that can be pursued simultaneously, including one or more of the following:
- Receiving support from resources, such as counseling and medical attention;
- Anonymously disclosing a crime or violation (visit Title IX Office, go to “Make a Report” and click on “Title IX related report online” link, with the option to make the report anonymous);
- Making a confidential report via Hazen Center for Integrated Care or RESTORE;
- Making a report/filing a complaint with:
- An employee with the authority to address complaints, including the Title IX Coordinator, a Student Conduct staff member, or a Human Resources employee; University Police; local law enforcement; and/or Family Court or Civil Court.
Confidential & Non-Confidential Reporting Options
Information and Resources at SUNY Brockport: To make informed choices when consulting campus resources, victims/survivors need to be aware of confidentiality and mandatory reporting. On campus, some resources may maintain your complete confidentiality, offering you options and advice without any obligation to tell anyone, unless you want them to. Other campus resources are obligated to take action when you report an incident of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking or discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation. If you are unsure of someone’s duties and ability to maintain your privacy, ask them before you talk to them.
Confidential Reporting Options
If you would like to speak with a campus professional who will be obligated by law to keep your information confidential, you can go to the Student Health and Counseling Center in Hazen Hall. The staff in Hazen will be able to assist you medically and emotionally. However, please know that if these health and counseling professionals are concerned you may be a danger to yourself or to someone else, they will be required by law to report their concern to appropriate campus officials. There are also off-campus professionals who will maintain confidentiality such as RESTORE (Rape Crisis Services) who can be contacted by calling their 24-hour hotline at (585) 546-2777.
Non-Confidential Reporting Options
You may choose to speak to an appropriate university official, such as the Title IX Coordinator and/or Student Conduct staff members and/or University Police officers, to make a formal report of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking or other gender-based discrimination. Incidents will be taken seriously by SUNY Brockport, when reported to faculty/staff, and will be properly resolved through conduct procedures and/or through the legal system, as appropriate. In order to do this, the university may need to involve other professionals, but only those who need to know, in order to carry out university policies and procedures and comply with federal and state laws. The circle of university officials will be kept to a minimum in order to preserve your rights and privacy.
Information and Resources at SUNY Brockport
Title IX
Denine Carr
Title IX Coordinator
(585) 395-5066, dcarr@brockport.edu
Student Conduct
Laura Bronsink
Director, Student Conduct
(585) 395-2122
lbronsink@brockport.edu
Hazen Center for Integrated Care
(585) 395-2414
RESTORE
Rape Crisis Services Confidential (24-hour hotline)
(585) 546-2777
University Police
(Available 24 hours a day)
Lathrop Hall
(585) 395-2222 (Emergency)
(585) 395-2226 (Non-emergency)