Confidential Reporting

Professional medical staff and clergy in the following three offices are entitled to confidential privilege with their clients when acting within their professional capacities.  Under the Clery Act, staff may still need to make a report that an offense has occurred but may omit information which may identify the individual.  

Voices Against Violence - designated counselor

Hotline 800-593-1125 (on-campus meetings available)

Counseling Center

508-626-4640

Health Center

508-626-4900

Campus Ministry

508-626-4610

FSU Tip Line

The FSU Tip Line is also available for confidential reporting, however the University will likely be severely limited in investigating and responding to anonymous reports of sexual harassment, sexual violence, relationship violence, and stalking.

To provide anonymous information to FSU Police, send a text message to 67283 containing the word “FSUTIP,” followed by a space, and then your message.

How It Works: Two-way communication. Users submit their tips via text message. Campus Police are immediately notified of the tip. University Police may respond to user with follow up questions or information anonymously. Users receive confirmation messages for all submitted tips. FSU Tip offers tipsters anonymity, allowing anyone to discretely provide timely, critical information without letting those in his/her vicinity in on the communication.

Responsible Employees

The University recognizes that one may feel most comfortable disclosing an incident to a University employee that one knows well, such as a resident advisor, coach or faculty member. Pursuant to Title IX, however, certain employees are required, under nearly all circumstances, to report incidents to the Title IX Coordinator. These employees, known as “Responsible Employees” or “REs” are those with supervisory responsibilities or the authority to address or remediate sexual violence, sexual harassment, gender-based harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and retaliation, or whom a student might reasonably believe has such supervisory responsibility or authority. 

The Universities encourage victims to speak with an RE so that the incident can be investigated and properly resolved.  When one makes a report to an RE, one has the right - and should expect - the University to take the report seriously, to undertake a prompt, thorough and fair investigation, and to resolve the matter in accordance with the procedures in this Policy. 

The REs at the Universities include persons holding the following positions:

• Members of the Boards of Trustees;
• The President and Vice Presidents;
• Assist./Assoc. Vice Presidents;
• Title IX Coordinator/ Deputy Coordinators;
• EO Officer;
• Campus Police;
• Institutional Security Officers;
• Director and Assist./Assoc. Director of Human Resources;
• Departmental Directors and Assist./Assoc. Directors (except medical providers and clergy who have been afforded professional confidential privilege);
• Residence Life Staff (including RDs and RAs);
• Athletic Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Athletics Administrators;
• Studio Managers;
• Lab Managers;
• Deans and Assistant/Associate Deans
• Academic Department Chairs;
• Academic and Non-Academic Program Directors/ Coordinators;
• Faculty/Staff Leading or Chaperoning Travel or Overnight Trips; and
• Faculty/Staff Advisors to Student Organizations

We have provided on the following link a complete listing of the REs at the University.

Outside Agencies