Supporting Someone who has Been Impacted

If there is an immediate threat to the person's health and safety please call Campus Safety at 585-389-2850.

Non-Confidential Employee: a campus employee—such as a professor, resident advisor (RA), coach, or staff member—who is legally or contractually required to report any incidents of sexual misconduct, discrimination, harassment, or child abuse to the college's administration

Know Your Rights

If someone tells you that they have experienced sexual misconduct, provide them with the following information, using these exact words to the extent possible:

  • You have the right to make a report to Campus Safety, law enforcement, and/or state police, or chose not to report
  • You have the right to report the incident to the University and be protected against retaliation for reporting
  • You have the right to receive assistance and resources from the Civil Rights Compliance Office
Why should I report?
  • Serves as the first line of communication
  • The person impacted is willing to open up to trusted individuals
  • Allows us to understand a more holistic picture of the student
  • Helps us to see what may fall through the cracks
Where does my report go?

Your report will go the appropriate office which includes:

  • NazCares
  • Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT)
  • Civil Rights Compliance (Title IX & Title VI)
  • Nazareth Bias Response & Education Team (NBRET)
  • Student Conduct/Campus Safety
What happens after concerns are shared?
  1. Email is sent to the following people:
    • Title IX/NBRET/NazCares
      Heather Sourwine/Rachael Tucciarello
    • General Conduct/Campus Safety/NazCares
      Vicky Gebel/Rachael Tucciarello
  2. Designated team is activated to meet to discuss concern or if more information is needed to be gathered by Campus Safety
  3. Follow up with reporting party as appropriate
  4. Follow established protocols and procedures depending on nature of the concern
Looking out for our community

Practicing Trauma Informed Care:

  • Listen without judgment
  • Encourage professional help, if needed
  • Offer your time and care - know your boundaries--it’s OK to set limits!
  • Send a warm handoff email introducing student to resources
  • Establish genuine connections that center the student experience
  • Offer content warnings - sexual violence, mental health-related topics, trauma/abuse content
  • Seek support from offices for how to best support the student
  • Maintain clear pathways for communication that create structure and overall expectations
  • Use non-violent language
  • Know the resources on campus!
Practices that miss the mark
  • Sharing personal experience with trauma
  • Oversharing personal struggles
  • Making students responsible for your emotions
  • Telling students to “get over” something
  • Saying you have an open door, but then not making any effort to engage with the student on their terms
  • Minimizing lived experiences
  • Labeling a student’s experience
  • Blaming a student for not informing you of an issue
  • Trying to solve complex issue on your own
  • Making promises you are not able to keep