What are sexual harassment, gender-based harassment, sexual violence, dating/intimate partner/domestic violence, and stalking? How can you help prevent sexual harassment and sexual violence? What are the College’s policies and procedures? How can you report an incident confidentially? What resources are available to you?
Title IX Coordinator: Belinda Delgado
Administration Building, Room 505
(718) 281-5755 • bdelgado@qcc.cuny.edu
Office of Public Safety: Mr. John Triolo
Library – 3rd Floor
(718) 631-6320 • jtriolo@qcc.cuny.edu
Student Affairs: V.P. Brian Mitra
Library Building, Room 412
(718) 631-6351 • bmitra@qcc.cuny.edu
Sexual Harassment • Gender-based Harassment • Sexual Violence • Domestic/Intimate Partner/Dating Violence • Stalking
Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is sufficiently serious to adversely affect your ability to participate in or benefit from an educational program. It includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature on or off campus.
Verbal Harassment can include unwanted
At CUNY, sexual harassment includes:
Stalking is a crime. It is intentionally engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person with whom the perpetrator currently has, previously has had, or desires to have, some form of sexual or romantic relationship, that:
Each person must clearly communicate his/her willingness and permission to engage in sexual activity.
You do not have consent if:
Signs you may not have consent:
If you or a friend were the victim of sexual violence:
Distract your friend and/or the potential perpetrator.
Report all incidents of sexual harassment to your Title IX Coordinator, Director of Public Safety, or Chief Student Affairs Officer
Related Policies:
CUNY Policy on Equal Opportunity and NonDiscrimination
Workplace Violence Policy
Domestic Violence Policy
Every member of the CUNY community, including students, employees and visitors deserves the opportunity to live, learn and work free from sexual harassment, gender-based harassment and sexual violence.
The University has professionals and law enforcement officers who are trained in the field to assist student victims in obtaining help, including immediate medical care, counseling and other essential services.
Faculty members and other employees are
prohibited from engaging in consensual intimate relationships with students for whom they have a professional responsibility. For example:
Title IX Coordinator: Belinda Delgado
Administration Building, Room 505
(718) 281-5755 • bdelgado@qcc.cuny.edu
Public Safety Director: Mr. John Triolo
Library – 3rd Floor
(718) 631-6320 • jtriolo@qcc.cuny.edu
Student Affairs: V.P. Brian Mitra
Library Building, Room 412
(718) 631-6351 • mitra@qcc.cuny.edu
Staff who must report to Title IX Coordinators:
If it is determined that sexual harassment or sexual violence has been committed by another student or by a faculty or staff member, CUNY will seek to impose disciplinary measures, in accordance with the proper procedures.
Disciplinary measures can include:
For Students
For Employees
An Order of Protection (OOP) is a court order, authorized by a Judge, informing an individual to stay away from a complainant.
Types of Orders of Protection (OOP)
Violations of either orders are illegal and punishable by up to a year in jail.
Title IX Coordinators | Office of Public Safety | Chief Student Affairs Officers |
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Belinda Delgado | John Triolo | V.P. Brian Kerr |
(718) 281-5768 | (718) 631-6384 / (718) 631-6320 | (718) 631-6351 |
bdelgado@qcc.cuny.edu | jtriolo@qcc.cuny.edu | bkerr@qcc.cuny.edu |
RAINN: Rape, Abuse & Incest Network, http://www.rainn.org/
Online Hotline provides live, secure, anonymous crisis support for victims of sexual assault, their friends, and families.
The Online Hotline is free of charge and is available (24 hours)
NYC Rape Crisis Hotline 212-673-3000*
Safe Horizon: Rape and Sexual Assault Hotline 800-621-4673* www.safehorizon.org
Safe Horizon: Domestic Violence Hotline 212-577-7777*
NYC Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project 212-714-1141*
New York Women Against Rape 212-777-4000
New York Asian Women’s Center 888-888-7702*
NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault 212-229-0345
NYS Victim Information and Notification Everyday 888-VINE-4NY
NYS Crime Victim’s Board 718-923-4325
Urban Justice Center: legal services & advocacy for survivors of Domestic Violence 646-602-5600, www.urbanjustice.org
Women’s Survival Space (Brooklyn) 718-439-4612
Safe Horizon Alternatives to Violence Program:
Provides educational groups in English and Spanish for perpetrators of domestic violence. 718-834-7471
STEPS: Alternatives to Incarceration provides programs for adolescent male batterers 212-662-7914
Sexual Abuser Treatment Referral Line: 1-802-247-3132, Mon.-Fri. 9am-4:30pm.
Bronx
North Central Bronx Hospital: Sexual Assault Treatment Program 718- 519-5722
Brooklyn
Coney Island Hospital: Rape Crisis Program
Long Island College Hospital: Rape Crisis Intervention/Victims of Violence Program 718-616-4209, or 800.tel.rape* 718-780-1459
Manhattan
Beth Israel Medical Center: Rape Crisis & DV Intervention Program
Bellevue Hospital Center: Rape Crisis Program
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital: Domestic and Other Violence Emergencies
Harlem Hospital: Center for Victim Support
Mt. Sinai Medical Center: Sexual Assault Violence Intervention (SAVI)
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital: Crime Victims Treatment Center
St. Vincent’s Hospital: Rape Crisis Program 212-420-4516
Queens
Elmhurst Hospital: Borough Crisis Center
Queens Hospital Center 718-736-1288, 718-883-3090
Staten Island
St. Vincent’s Medical Center 718-876-3044
District Attorney’s Offices
Bronx: Crime Victims Assistant Unit: 718-590-2115
Brooklyn: Victim Services Unit 718-250-3820
Manhattan: Victim Assistance Center 212-335-8900
Queens: Crime Victims Advocate Program 718-286-6818
Staten Island 718-876-6300