Reporting Options

All members of the FSU community are encouraged to promptly report complaints, concerns, observations, knowledge, or suspicion of sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual violence, domestic/dating violence, and stalking.  

Reporting these occurrences allows the University to take prompt and effective action to identify and address threats to our community and to provide assistance to those who may need it.

Many University employees are obligated to report (share knowledge or suspicion of) these incidents with the University Title IX Coordinator or the Title IX Coordinator for Students, with the exception of certain medical professionals and clergy acting within their professional capacities.  See the section below on Responsible Employees for more information.

Note that the University’s responsibility is to ensure the safety of all students and employees on campus.  Therefore, the University cannot guarantee that confidentiality can be maintained if such confidentiality would negatively impact the safety of others.  The University will take steps to keep information as private as possible, but cannot guarantee confidentiality.  Students seeking confidentiality may speak with medical professionals or clergy, acting within their professional capacities, as noted below.

The University prohibits and takes proactive steps to prevent retaliation, adverse action against an individual, because she or he has made an honestly believed report or participated in an investigation, proceeding or hearing regarding a report or complaint of sexual harassment, sexual violence, relationship violence, or stalking.

Law Enforcement

Campus Police
McCarthy Center, ground floor
508-626-4911

Title IX Coordinators

Kimberly Dexter
Director of Equal Opportunity, Title IX, and ADA Compliance
University Title IX Coordinator
Dwight Hall, suite 207
508-215-5859
kdexter@framingham.edu 

Melinda Stoops
Dean of Students
Title IX Coordinator for Students
McCarthy Center, suite 504
508-626-4596
mstoops@framingham.edu

Carey Eggen 
Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator
Title IX Coordinator for Athletics  
Athletic Center, Second Floor 
508-626-4565
ceggen@framingham.edu 

Deputy Title IX Coordinators 

Adriana Robles
Human Resources Specialist
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees and Third Parties
Dwight Hall, suite 207
508-626-4860
arobles1@framingham.edu

David Baldwin
Assistant Dean of Student
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees and Third Parties
McCarthy Center, suite 504
508-626-4565
dbaldwin@framingham.edu 

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.  

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.