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At Vassar, some individuals and campus resources can offer confidentiality while others have specific obligations to respond when they receive a report of a crime or a campus policy violation. If you are unsure of someone's duties and ability to maintain your privacy, ask them before you talk to them. 

On-Campus Confidential Resources

On-campus confidential employees and resources will provide the reporting party with the Institutional Equity Office’s contact information, specifically the AVP for Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator and/or the Faculty Director of Affirmative Action. They can also assist the reporting party with connecting with other resources on and off-campus, including reporting to the Institutional Equity Office.

• Counseling Service (for students): Metcalf House, (845) 437-5700, counseling@vassar.edu. If you are experiencing an immediate emergency and need to speak with a counselor after normal business hours, you may reach the Counselor On Call by calling the CRC at (845) 437-7333.
• Health Service (for students): Baldwin Hall, (845) 437-5800, health@vassar.edu.
• On-campus members of the clergy/chaplains working within the scope of their licensure or ordination.
• Employees of Vassar College may also contact the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP is a confidential resource available to help free of charge and may be consulted on an emergency basis during normal business hours by faculty, administrators, and staff."

College-Designated Confidential Resources (previously called “Private Resources”)

The following employees and departments have been designated as confidential, private resources. They are not required to report to the Institutional Equity Office, law enforcement, or College officials, unless there is imminent danger or community safety concerns. Confidential, private resources are required to submit anonymous statistical information for Clery Act purposes unless they believe it would be harmful to the person they are advising or supporting.

• Support, Advocacy, & Violence Prevention (SAVP) Director and Program Coordinator, Main Building S-185, savp@vassar.edu
  • To contact a confidential SAVP Advocate 24/7, call the CRC at (845) 437-7333 and ask for the SAVP Advocate on call.
• CARE (Care Coordination, Advocacy, Resources, and Education) Office, Director of Care Coordination and Residential Care Coordinator, Main Building S-180, care@vassar.edu
• Health Promotion and Education (HPE) Director and Health Educator, Main Building S-180, hpe@vassar.edu 
• Office of Restorative Practices for Engaged Pluralism Director, College Center 333, rp@vassar.edu 
• Student Fellows & House Student Advisors (HSAs)

Mandated Reporters

All other College faculty, administrators, and staff not listed above as confidential are “Mandated Reporters” to the Institutional Equity Office. Non-confidential employees have a duty to report if they have been told or reasonably suspect any community member has experienced or engaged in discrimination or harassment based on a protected characteristic, sex-based harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, other forms of sexual misconduct, or retaliation for having made a report to the College.