Queens is committed to maintaining a respectful academic and working environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors. This includes having an environment free from unlawful sexual misconduct and interpersonal violence. Our policy applies to all settings and activities of the University, whether on campus property or off. Our policy covers all students, employees and other individuals who have a relationship with Queens that enables the University to exercise some control over the individual's conduct in places and activities that relate to the University's work.
- Sexual Misconduct and Intimate Partner Violence Policy
- Non-Discrimination Policy
- Training Attended by Title IX Staff
Immediate Steps if You're Sexually Assaulted
Individuals are encouraged to report potential crimes of sexual assault (sexual assault
by a person that is known or a stranger) to law enforcement in addition to the Title
IX Coordinator, LeAnna Rice. You may report by mail, email, in person (Morrison 217), or by phone (704-337-2228). The Title IX Coordinator/Deputies
are available to assist an individual in notifying law enforcement. Criminal and College
investigations are separate and may be conducted simultaneously. The University will
not wait for the completion of a criminal investigation in order to respond.
Although the University strongly encourages all members of its community to report
violations of this policy to law enforcement, it is the victim's choice whether or
not to make such a report and victims have the right to decline involvement with the
police. The University AVP of Public Safety/Chief of Police or the Title IX Coordinator/Deputies
will assist any victim with notifying local police if they so choose. Information
about how to contact the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department may also be located
at the rear of this policy under "Off Campus Resources."
- Get to a safe place if the assault is recent (for example: someone's home, the nearest hospital or police department).
- Call 911 to be taken to an emergency room for medical care and/or for immediate police protection and assistance. A complete medical evaluation will include a physical examination, treatment, evidence collection, and/or counseling. Remember, you will not be made to do anything you do not want to do and may decline any of the elements of this evaluation. You may have evidence collected without making an immediate report to law enforcement. It is your decision whether or not to make a report, but that should not inhibit you from having evidence collected. If you have been raped, it is important to seek medical care, especially if you have been physically injured. Even if you do not have any visible physical injuries from the assault, there may be physical injuries that you cannot see, and medical and health centers can provide additional services such as testing for sexually transmitted diseases and emergency contraception, if appropriate.
- When you call 911, explain what has happened and request to be sent to an emergency department that has a SANE nurse (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner). In the meantime, do not change clothes, bathe, douche or brush your teeth. This is important for the evidence collection process that will occur at the hospital.
- If you seek to place a report with the police or cooperate with a criminal investigation into your assault, it is best for evidence collection to occur within 96 hours of the assault. Evidence collection does not require you to place a report with the police or press charges; it just preserves these options for the future. Your right to have evidence collected without cost to you and without initially cooperating with law enforcement is afforded to you under the Violence Against Women Act (originally of 1994). Check with the hospital or local prosecuting attorney's office to determine how long your evidence will be preserved absent a formal report to law enforcement as this varies from state to state.
- Alternatively, go directly to the nearest Emergency Room. If you go to the nearest emergency department that does not have SANE services, you can be transferred to the nearest facility.
Contacts
LeAnna Rice
Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Title IX Coordinator
ricel@queens.edu
704-337-2228
Sykes 109
Elizabeth Rogers
Associate Director for Interpersonal Violence Prevention / Deputy Title IX Coordinator
rogerse2@queens.edu
704-337-2558
Morrision 204
Campus Police
704-337-2306
Confidential Resources
If you seek confidential support and advice, the following are not required to report sexual misconduct to University officials.
Health and Wellness Center
704-336-2220
Chaplain
704-337-2290
Other Resources
Safe Alliance
601 East Fifth Street, Suite 400
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-332-9034
Rape Crisis Line: 980-771-4673
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
www.rainn.org
Hospitals with SANE Services
Carolinas Medical Center
100 Blythe Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28207
704-355-2000
Presbyterian Medical Center
200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204
704-384-4000
Carolina Medical Center—Mercy
2001 Vail Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28207
704-304-5000