How to Report

Reporting Process for Victims of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence, and/or Stalking

Everyone should have access to sexual/gender-based discrimination and interpersonal violence misconduct reporting options and support services, even if they do not wish to formally report an incident.

SUNY Brockport’s Title IX Grievance Policy and Code of Student Conduc define Sexual Harassment and Sexual/Gender-Based Discrimination and Interpersonal Violence and prohibit the following range of behaviors:

• Sexual harassment
• Non-consensual sexual contact
• Non-consensual sexual intercourse
• Sexual exploitation
• Dating violence
• Domestic violence
• Stalking

Confidential Reporting Resources

Anyone who is a confidential resource will not report information to law enforcement or University officials without your permission, except in extreme circumstances, such as a health and/or safety emergency, imminent threat to self or others, or where there is mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse.

If you only share information with a confidential resource, however, you should know that the University will not be able to investigate and pursue possible disciplinary action against the accused individual, or provide you with other measures of support.

• Confidential Reporting Locations

  COUNSELING CENTER & STUDENT HEALTH CENTER

  The Counseling Center and the Student Health Center are located in Hazen Hall and are part of the Hazen Center for Integrated Care. Students are not charged an additional fee for services they receive from Hazen Center for Integrated Care.
  Phone: (585) 395-2414

  Counseling Center’s website

  RESTORE

  A RESTORE (Rape Crisis Services) advocate is typically located in Hazen Hall, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, she is meeting with students via videoconference.
  Phone: (585) 546-2777
  24-hour hotline: (800) 527-2777

  WILLOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER

  24-hour hotline: (585) 222-7233

  LOCAL HOSPITALS

  • Strong West Emergency: 156 West Avenue, Brockport, (585) 758-1010
  • Strong Memorial Hospital: 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, (585) 275-2100
  • Unity Hospital: 1555 Long Pond Road, Rochester, NY 14626, (585) 723-7100

Not Confidential (Private) Reporting Resources

Even university offices and employees who are not confidential resources will maintain your privacy to the greatest extent possible, sharing information only with people who have a need to know. No members of the University’s faculty are confidential, and most staff and other members of the University are not confidential, so will need to share information you disclose to them concerning sexual/gender-based discrimination and interpersonal violence to the Title IX Coordinator, Denine Carr.

• Not Confidential (Private) Reporting Locations

  SUNY Brockport will seek consent from you, prior to conducting an investigation against another student. If you disclose an incident to someone who is not a confidential resource, you may decline to consent to an investigation, and that determination will be honored, unless the University determines that failure to investigate may result in harm to you or other members of the University community.

  The factors the University considers in determining whether to investigate against the wishes of a student in a matter involving sexual or gender-based discrimination and include interpersonal violence whether the:

  • Accused has a history of violent behavior or is a repeat offender;
  • Incident represents escalation from previously noted behavior;
  • Increased risk that the accused will commit additional acts of violence;
  • Accused used a weapon or force;
  • Person impacted by the behavior is a minor;
  • University possesses other means to obtain evidence, such as security footage; and
  • Report reveals a pattern of perpetration at a given location or by a particular group.

  If the University determines that an investigation is required, it will notify you and take immediate action as necessary, to protect and assist you.

  TITLE IX COORDINATOR

  Denine Carr, JD
  Location: 620 Allen Administration Building
  Phone: (585) 395-5066
  Email: dcarr@brockport.edu

  STUDENT CONDUCT OFFICE

  Location: Thompson Hall, West Wing
  Phone: (585) 395-2122 or (585) 395-2108
  Email: studentconduct@brockport.edu

  UNIVERSITY POLICE

  Location: Lathrop Hall
  Phone: (585) 395-2222 (Emergency) or (585) 395-2226 (Non-Emergency)

  AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OFFICER

  If you believe you have been discriminated against or harassed on the basis of sex or gender (or other protected categories) or assaulted by a staff or faculty member, or by another member of the College community, or a visitor, you also have the option of making a complaint to the Affirmative Action Officer.

  Once it becomes aware of a discrimination or harassment complaint on the basis of a protected category (for example, sex, gender, race, national origin, religion, color, etc.) the University may be obligated to move forward with a complaint against faculty, staff, University community members, or visitors.

  Tamara Gouger
  Office of Human Resources
  Location: 4th Floor, Allen Administration Building
  Phone: (585) 395-2126
  Email: tgouger@brockport.edu

Anonymous Reporting

You can file a report (anonymous if you choose) online about incidents of sexual harassment, gender-based harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and/or other sexual misconduct, by using our Gender-Based and/or Sexual Assault Report.

Gender-Based and/or Sexual Assault Report

Criminal vs Student Conduct Report

Whether the victim decides to pursue criminal charges through the criminal justice system or disciplinary action through the Title IX Grievance Policy or Code of Student Conduct, or both, the University is available to help where it can. There are major differences between a criminal report and a Title IX Grievance/Code of Student Conduct report. For more information on the differences between these options, view the Plain Language Explanation of Distinctions Between the New York State Penal Law and the College Disciplinary Processes.