In Case of EMERGENCY, please contact the UMSL Police Department at 314-516-5155
Report an Incident
Any instances of discrimination or harassment, including sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking should be reported to the Title VI and Title IX Coordinator:
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Jessica Swederske
Director, Title IX & Equity Office
titleix@umsl.edu
421A Woods Hall
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 516-5748
Reports can be made by email, phone, online, or in person.
Reports made using this form are sent directly to the university’s Title IX Coordinator, who oversees all discrimination and harassment matters at the institution. Upon receipt of the report and depending on the detail of the information provided, the institution will take reasonable steps to investigate the matter, stop the behavior, prevent its recurrence, and remedy its effects.
Voluntary Reporting
Students, employees, volunteers and visitors of the university who have experienced any form of discrimination or harassment are encouraged to report the incident promptly to the Title VI and Title IX Coordinator.
Mandated Reporting
Any employee of the university who becomes aware of discrimination or harassment, as defined in the Collected Rules and Regulations, is a mandated reporter, regardless of whether the recipient of the behavior is a student, employee, volunteer, or visitor of the university.
Exceptions
Employees with a legal obligation or privilege of confidentiality (including health care providers, counselors) are not considered mandated reporters and are not required to report when the information is learned in the course of a confidential communication.
This also means that the employee seeking the exemption is employed by the university for that specific purpose and was acting in that capacity when the confidential disclosure was made. If the information is not learned in the course of confidential communication (for example, behavior is observed in class) then the employee has the same obligation as a mandated reporter.
Consistent with the law and upon approval from the Office of General Counsel, campuses may also designate non-professional counselors or advocates as confidential for purposes of this policy and, therefore, excluded from the definition of mandated reporters.
However, these individuals may be required once per month to report to the Title IX Coordinator aggregate, non-personally identifiable information regarding incidents of sex discrimination reported to them. The aggregate data report may contain general information about individual incidents of sexual violence such as the nature, date, time, and general location of the incident. Confidentiality in this context is not the same as privilege under the law.
Process Flowchart
Title IX Process Flowchart (as outlined by UMKC)