About Us

All currently enrolled students are welcome to utilize the response and prevention services of the Office of Student Advocacy.  We serve all racial, ethnic, religious, class backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender and social identities.

What We Do:

1. Student Support & Case Management

Through collaboration with the Office of Student Advocacy, students will discover strategies for managing crisis and personal challenges (such as basic needs insecurity, mental health challenges, family emergencies, etc.), as well as access campus and community resources that can support their personal and educational success.

  • Including:
    • Comprehensive case management and follow up, 
    • On campus and community connections,
    • Crisis support and management, 
    • Stress management support and education, 
    • Mental health support and education

2. Victim Advocacy & Survivor Support

Through interacting with the Office of Student Advocacy, student survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence will learn how to advocate for their own path towards healing and pursue the reporting path that best suits their individual needs.

  • Including:
    • Crisis management,
    • Safety planning,
    • On campus and community connections,
    • Review reporting options,
    • Referral to Title IX accommodations, 
    • Serve as Title IX Advisor,
    • Explore coping strategies/techniques,
    • Assistance with No Contact Orders/Protection Orders,
    • Hospital transportation (if needed)

3. Collaborative Care & Education Efforts

The Office of Student Advocacy seeks to develop and oversee cross-campus
collaborative efforts for student care and support, as well as educational initiatives
designed to encourage student self-advocacy and resilience.

  • Including:
    • Respond to and monitor CARE reports
    • Convene and serve on the university Assessment and Care Team
    • Develop campus-wide university support education 
    • Create educational workshops and collaborate with campus partners

Staff

Confidentiality

Your safety and well-being are the primary concerns of Student Advocacy.

The Director of Student Advocacy is designated as a Confidential Resource for survivors of sexual misconduct, meaning that they have no reporting obligations to Title IX or law enforcement.  All information is kept confidential and does not initiate the sexual misconduct investigation process.

Limitations to Confidentiality:
All information gathered by the Director of Student Advocacy is held in confidence, with few notable and legal exceptions, including:

  • an immediate danger of serious harm to someone (self or others) that requires information be released to prevent the harm from happening
  • the Director of Student Advocacy is court ordered to release information

For students experiencing challenges other than sexual misconduct, these meetings will be kept private with only those individuals with a legitimate need to know being alerted to relevant information (i.e. updating the Assessment and Care Team with any changes or concerns to help provide holistic wraparound services for student support).