Sexual Misconduct and Title IX

Reporting options

The University has a number of resources available to support your mental and physical health, as well as procedures for handling complaints of sexual misconduct within the University and through the criminal justice system.

Making a report means telling someone in authority what happened – in person, by phone, in writing, or by email.

Is this an emergency? Find a list of police and other emergency response resources here.

When you tell any faculty, staff, administrator, or students who work in Residential Life or work as a TA, what happened they are required to notify the Title IX Coordinator. Please keep in mind that this doesn’t mean that any disciplinary proceedings will immediately begin or that the other party will be contacted or notified that a report has been made. 

If you are an Employee who received a disclosure, please make a report via this reporting form.

If you’re not sure that you’re ready to talk to the Title IX Office, consider contacting a confidential resource. Find a list of confidential reporting options here. Confidential resources will not reveal what you tell them to anyone – not the police, not the Title IX Office – without your consent. They will also provide you with support and link you to services.

Please know that:

• The University’s Title IX Policy applies to everyone – students, faculty, staff, administrators, and campus visitors.
• It’s never too late to report sexual misconduct.
• Your information will be kept private. Only people who have a direct need to know in order to address and resolve the case will have access to your information.
• Retaliation against anyone who makes a report, cooperates with an investigation, or participates in the disciplinary process is Prohibited Conduct at the University.

If you would like to make a report to the Title IX Office, there are several ways to do so. You can:

Reporting Online or Anonymously

In addition to reporting directly to the Title IX Coordinator, a Deputy Coordinator or an Employee, University faculty, staff, and students can submit a report electronically.

The form, available at the link below, allows for anonymous, third-party, and bystander reports. The Title IX Coordinator receives reports submitted through this form. A report of conduct prohibited by Title IX is not the same as a complaint. A report, independently, does not automatically trigger a grievance procedure or investigation.

The more information a reporter provides, the more readily Title IX Staff can respond to the concern and offer next steps to the Complainant. Reports allow the Title IX team to offer supportive measures or make referrals to students in need of on and off-campus resources. Reports help the University to collect and publish accurate statistical data, track patterns and develop and implement preventive efforts. 

While all reports are encouraged, please note that anonymous reports may limit the University's ability to follow up. You can make a report by clicking the button below. If you make your contact information available, a member of the Title IX team will reach out to you to follow up.

File a report

Reports may be made in person, by mail, by telephone, or by email to the Title IX Coordinator, Deputy Title IX Coordinator, or Title IX Staff

Upon receiving a report, a Title IX Staff member will reach out to you to offer to meet. During this meeting, we will gather information to conduct an initial assessment of the allegations. This information will help evaluate whether the alleged behavior, if substantiated, would violate University policy, which can help inform your next steps. You do not have to share the identity of the other person or request an investigation to learn about your rights and options or to receive supportive measures through the Title IX Office.

Whether or not you know for certain that you do or don’t want to move forward with a formal process, or are undecided, the meeting will cover:

• Assistance with care and support resources, information about medical providers, and connection to law enforcement, if applicable;
• Supportive measures that may be available to you;
• Procedures for determining next steps; and
• Information about participating in a University grievance process or informal resolution.

When you come forward, you don't have to know how you want to proceed or even how to label what happened. The Title IX Office will make sure you have access to the support and services you need in addition to your reporting options. You are welcome to bring a Support Person to any meeting relating to your concerns.

Julia Green (she/her/hers)
Associate VP for Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX Coordinator
Phone: 585.275.1654
Email: julia.green@rochester.edu
Office Location: Wallis Hall 147A

Scheduling an appointment is strongly recommended as we are unable to guarantee availability to accept walk-in appointments.

A list of Deputy Title IX Coordinators can be found here.

Or you can email the Title IX team directly at titleix@rochester.edu.

Supportive Measures

Supportive measures are available to anyone who has come forward about an incident of sexual misconduct or a student who is pregnant or is experiencing related conditions. Individualized supportive measures are available to you regardless of your decision to request an investigation. Supportive measures include those designed to ensure your continued access to your education and/or workplace, to protect your safety, the safety of others or the safety of the University’s educational or work environment, and to deter sex discrimination and sex-based harassment.

Supportive measures may include connection to counseling, academic accommodations (such as extensions of deadlines or other course-related adjustments), modifications of work or class schedules, campus escort services, issuance of No Contact Orders (NCO) imposing restrictions on contact between individuals, changes in housing locations, leaves of absence, temporary reassignment of work, increased security and monitoring of certain areas of the campus, and other similar measures. Supportive measures may be requested by the impacted individuals or imposed by the Title IX Office on its own initiative.

To learn more about supportive for Pregnancy and Related Conditions please visit our Title IX explained webpage.

For more information about No Contact Orders visit the Center for Student Conflict Management.

Reporting to the Department of Public Safety or Law Enforcement

Contact the University Department of Public Safety (DPS) at 585-275-3333.

Public Safety can receive a report about the incident that has impacted you. Public Safety can also assist you in making a report to the appropriate law enforcement authority (Rochester Police, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, et cetera). You can choose to simultaneously report the incident to the University and the appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation and response. You can also choose to only report the incident to local law enforcement or only report the incident to the University. You are encouraged to bring an advocate or advisor of your choosing to any meeting with Public Safety.

Public Safety, Willow Domestic Violence Center, and RESTORE Sexual Assault Services can all assist you in obtaining an Order of Protection (OOP) through Family Court against a current or former spouse or intimate partner.

Reporting to the Police

You can call 911 to connect to local police directly to initiate the criminal reporting process, which is separate form the  University reporting process. The Department of Public Safety will support students and employees who wish for assistance working through the criminal reporting process. The police officers who respond may take a report and explain possible legal options, including temporary and permanent orders of protection, arrest, or saving and preserving evidence. You can simultaneously report the incident to the University and the appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation and response, or choose not to involve local police.

Contact RESTORE Sexual Assault Services.

Accessible 24 hours every day, RESTORE advocates provide confidential crisis support after an instance of sexual assault, are available to answer your questions, and can inform you of your rights and options. Trained RESTORE advocates are additionally available 24 hours a day to accompany you to the hospital for a medical examination and can escort you to the police station at your request to file a report. RESTORE is not affiliated with the University of Rochester. Anything shared with staff at RESTORE is confidential and will not be shared with the University.

• Call the hotline (24 hours a day): (585) 546-2777
• Visit the RESTORE website.

RESTORE College Advocates

College advocates from RESTORE Sexual Assault Services are available to meet with University members who have experienced sexual assault, harassment, stalking, or dating/domestic violence (on or off-campus locations). RESTORE College advocates provide support and advocacy to students who have experienced sexual assault on or off-campus. They help students with options following an assault, whether it's days, months, or years later, and can act as advisors for reporting individuals who choose to go through the student conduct process on campus. RESTORE services are free and confidential.

RESTORE College Advocates hours and location:

River Campus
Taylor Hall 21
Mondays and Thursdays 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Decline to meet

You may also decide not to reply to outreach from Title IX Staff, or reply to make it known that you do not want anything to be done with the situation right now.