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External Reporting Options

Anyone who wishes to make a report of sexual harassment, discrimination or retaliation under Policy 3.06 / Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation for Employees, Students and Visitors has the following reporting options outside of the Office of Civil Rights, Title IX & ADA Compliance (CTAC): 

1. Report to the 黑洞社区 Police Department (UPD) or other police agency with jurisdiction over the conduct and pursue a criminal investigation. Reports may be made to UPD in person or via telephone. 黑洞社区 Emergency Phone: 911 /  Non-Emergency Phone: 316-978-3450.
2. Report to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights:

U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education
Bldg 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-1100

Telephone: 800-421-3481;  FAX: 202-453-6012; TDD: 800-877-8339;  Email: OCR@ed.gov

3. Report to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): 

           131 M Street, NE
           Washington, DC, 20507
           TTY: 800-669-6820; ASL Video Phone: 844-234-5122; FAX: 212-336-3790; Email: info@eeoc.gov

4. Other resources:

Kansas City Office
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
One Petticoat Lane
1010 Walnut Street, Floor 3, Suite 320
Kansas City, MO, 64016
TDD #: 800-877-8339

Kansas Human Rights Commission (KHRC)
900 SW Jackson St
Suite 568-S
Topeka, KS, 66612-1258
Telephone: 785-296-3206; FAX: 785-296-0589

Mandated Reporting

All University employees who are not designated above as confidential, are mandated reporters for all the details of which they are aware about an incident. They must share this information with the Title IX Coordinator or an officer with authority (OWA) . Once the Title IX Coordinator receives notice from the mandated reporter, the University has actual knowledge of the incident and must respond. Incidents of sexual harassment will be taken seriously when notice is given to the Title IX Coordinator or an OWA. Such incidents of sexual harassment will be investigated and resolved in a prompt and equitable manner under the University鈥檚 grievance procedures, which are discussed here.

You may request confidentiality and/or that the Title IX Coordinator provide you with supportive measures and resources without initiating a formal grievance process. Generally, the University will respect your request unless the Title IX Coordinator believes there is a threat to the community based on the pattern, predation, weapon, or the accused鈥檚 threatening conduct.

In cases where the confidentiality request is granted, the Title IX Coordinator will offer you available supportive measures and resources. You are not obligated to pursue a formal investigation and/or grievance process to access the supportive measures or resources. If the Title IX Coordinator decides that there is an obligation to pursue a formal investigation/grievance process based on the information you provided, you are not obligated to participate.

The University has a duty to minors (individuals under the age of 18) and must report incidents of sexual misconduct to local law enforcement and/or state agencies. Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed in sexual misconduct incidents involving minors.

Community Resources

• • Via Christi Hospitals:  316-268-5000
  • Wesley Medical Center:  316-962-2000
  • COMCARE of Sedgwick County:  316-660-7500 (available 24/7)
  • Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center (WASAC):  316-263-0185 or 316-263-3002 (available 24/7)
  • Catholic Charities Harbor House:  316-263-6000 (available 24/7)
  • Stepstone:  316-265-1611
  • Dear Neighbor Ministries: 316-684-5120
  • Wichita Family Crisis Center:  316-263-7501 or 316-267-7233 (available 24/7) 

Preservation of Evidence

It is important to preserve physical evidence that may include tissue and fluid samples, evidence of violence, sheets, towels, clothing, etc. You may choose to avoid washing, bathing, urinating, etc., until after being examined at Via Christi St. Joseph or Wesley Medical Center for a SANE/SART (sexual assault nurse examination/sexual assault response team) if possible. Evidence of a sexual assault can deteriorate quickly; it is important to seek a medical exam as soon as possible. The best evidence collection occurs within 120 hours of an assault, but fluids, hair samples and DNA can be collected for a long time after the incident. Even if you have washed, evidence can often still be obtained.

After 120 hours, it may be helpful to seek medical attention, even if you are not trying to obtain evidence of an assault. Sexual assault nurse examiners (SANE) are trained in the collection of forensic evidence and can check for injuries and exposure to sexually transmitted diseases. If you are still wearing any clothes worn during the assault, wear them to the hospital, and bring a change of clothes, as the hospital will keep the clothes you are wearing as evidence. If you have changed clothes, bring the ones you were wearing during the assault to the hospital in a clean paper (not plastic) bag or wrapped in a clean sheet. Leave sheets/towels at the scene of the assault. Police will collect them. Typically, police will be called to the hospital to take custody of the rape kit, but it is up to you whether you wish to speak with them or file a criminal complaint.