Faculty and Staff Resources
Faculty and Staff Resources
Sexual Misconduct On Campus: Responding To Students A Step By Step Guide For Faculty and Staff
As a Coppin State University faculty or staff member, you may be in a unique position to assist students who have experienced sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or other forms of sexual harassment. Students typically confide in individuals they trust. If a student discloses information to you relating some form of sexual misconduct, please use the information provided in this guide as a guide in responding to this disclosure.
What is Sexual Misconduct?
Sexual Misconduct is defined in CSU’s Policy On Sexual Misconduct as a broad term that encompasses sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual intimidation and stalking. Sexual Misconduct can occur between strangers or acquaintances, including people involved in an intimate or sexual relationship. Sexual Misconduct can be committed by men or women and can occur between people of the same or different sex.
For the definition of consent and other terms related to Sexual Misconduct, please see the full Sexual Misconduct Policy located on the Human Resources page at www.coppin.edu/hr/title9.
What Is Title IX?
Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities operated by institutions that receive federal funding. Sexual harassment including sexual assault and other forms of sexual misconduct, is a form of sex discrimination that schools must respond to in accordance with their obligations under Title IX.
If a student discloses sexual misconduct to you:
Step 1: Care for the student
Step 2: Connect the student with resources
Dr. Lisa Horne Early
Associate Vice President for Human ResourcesStep 3: Contact the campus Title IX Coordinator
Coppin State University
Office of Human Resources
410-951-3666
Sexual Misconduct can be a difficult topic to discuss, particularly given your reporting responsibilities. Below is a suggestion for how you might respond to a student’s disclosure “I appreciate what you have been able to share with me. Before you tell me more, I want to let you know that I will need to contact Dr. Lisa Early, Coppin’s Title IX Coordinator. She is the one person on campus whose responsibility it is to know about incidents of sexual assault, and she helps support students and coordinate possible next steps.”What do I say?
Coppin State University Resources and Response
Coppin State University Office of Student Affairs: (410) 951-6399 Please note that any relevant information disclosed during calls is shared with the Student Affairs Title IX Coordinator.
Advocates assist callers with:
Student Resources (Confidential)
Center for Counseling and Student Development
(410) 951-3939
- Provides professional and confidential counseling
- Counseling available for survivors and other affected members of the community.
Community Health Center
(410) 951-4188
Mercy Medical Center (Off Campus)
410-322-9494
House of Ruth (Off Campus)
24 Hour Hotline:( 410) 889-7884
- Provides confidential lifeline to victims in need.
- Counselors are trained in crisis intervention, safety planning, and pro-active advocacy to victims.
Turn Around Domestic Violence Center (Off Campus)
Daytime: (410) 377-8111
24 Hour Hotline: (443) 279-0379
- Provides counseling and support services for victims of sexual assault.
- Offers emergency shelter and transitional housing.
For more information on the Coppin State University Sexual Misconduct Policy and for additional resources go to:
www.coppin.edu/hr/title9
Student Reporting Options (Non-Confidential)
Coppin State University’s Title IX Coordinators
Dr. Lisa Horne Early,
Associate Vice President HR: (410) 951-3666
- Faculty, Staff and Visitors
Dr. Michael Freeman,
VP, Enrollment Management & Student Affairs, (410) 951-3593
- Students
- Oversees the University’s response to sexual misconduct reports.
- Ensures the appropriate measures are taken to mitigate possible hostile environment.
Coppin State University Police
911 (emergency); (410) 951-3900 (non-emergency)
- Provides assistance in pursuing legal action both on and off campus.
- Offers transportation to local hospitals for related medical services.
- Will take a report and a specifically trained officer will conduct an investigation which may involve questions about the context, the assailant, the scene of the crime
Office of Residence Life
(410) 951-6399
- Offers information to students about options through the internal conduct system as well as guidance and support regarding academic and housing concerns.
- Provides students with details for stay-away orders and other immediate concerns.