What to do if you experience Sexual Misconduct
If you experience sexual misconduct, you are likely to have many questions, concerns, and emotions around what happened to you—please know, you are not alone in this process. You may have concerns about your physical health and safety, emotional and mental well-being, and medical issues such as sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy. You may also have concerns about the potential impact of your experience on your academics, sports, social life, or how you relate with friends or family members. Further, understanding the College process or legal options available to you in responding to the sexual misconduct can be overwhelming.
As you think about what your next steps may be, it is most important to do what is best for you. Friends, loved ones and family members may have strong feelings about what you should or should not do. But every person has the right to make a decisions that is best for themselves (change from himself/herself) as we want to be inclusive of nonbinary population) The information below and elsewhere on this website is meant to provide you with resources and information so you can determine what is best for you. Know that support is available at every point in the process.
Understanding Universally-Applicable Terms & Definitions
These terms & definitions are provided to help you understand some of the universally-applicable terms used in the Policies section.
Understanding Definitions of Title IX Offenses
These definitions are provided to help define incidents of policy violations under Title IX.
Go to Definitions of Title IX Offenses →
2020 Regulation Training
Resources provided to the Saint Anselm College campus on Title IX (applicable to conduct that occurred prior to August 1, 2024).