Confidential Advisor

• Student Health Services
  • Medical Clinic provides follow up care
  • Student Health Center 374 E Grand Ave
  • (618) 453-3311
• Memorial Hospital of Carbondale (SIH)
  • Emergency Department provides emergency care and evidence collection for sexual assault
  • 405 W. Jackson St., Carbondale
  • (618) 549-0721

• Department of Public Safety, SIU Police
  • Help to make a police report
  • Trueblood Hall, Lower Level 
  • (618) 453-3771
• Office of Equity and Compliance
  • Investigates instances of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, retaliation, sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, stalking
  • Woody Hall (C Wing)
  • (618) 453-4807
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
  • Determines violations of student conduct code and issues sanctions
  • Student Services Building, Room 497
  • (618) 536-2338
• S.A.F.E. (Safety, Awareness, Facts, and Education)

• Survivor Empowerment Center
  • Medical & legal advocacy
  • Counseling and case management
  • Emergency shelter for survivors of sexual & domestic abuse
  • 610 S. Thompson St., Carbondale
  • 1-800-334-2094
• National Sexual Assault Hotline
  • Confidential support, information, and referrals
  • 24-hour crisis hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
• The Network
  • Domestic and Gender-based Violence crisis response and advocacy
  • (312) 527-0730
• Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Confidential Counseling Services
  • Student Health Services
  • (618) 453-5371

You have many rights when you make a report to the university. These include the right to file a grievance against the accused, the right to an advisor of your choice in the process, the right to see the investigative report after the investigation is concluded, the right to respond to the investigative report, and the right to have an advisor cross-examine the accused and/or witnesses at the hearing.

• Receive support from the University in obtaining counseling and other support, including access to SIU's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) who provides free confidential counseling for students.
• Be aided by the University, with supportive measures as appropriate, in obtaining a learning and working environment that is safe and secure.
• Be informed by University officials of options to contact proper law enforcement authorities, including University and local police, and the option to be assisted in contacting the police by University Officials to file a case.
• Be informed by University officials of options to pursue a complaint through the University's investigatory and disciplinary process or to respond to complaints.
• Be informed of the nature, rules, and procedures of the University's investigatory and disciplinary processes and to be provided copies of applicable university policies and procedures.
• Be treated with respect by University officials throughout the process.
• Be free of retaliation.
• Request removal of any investigator or hearings examiner on the basis of bias and/or conflict of interest.
• Have the opportunity to participate in the process to the extent you choose.
• Be informed of the findings of an investigation.
• Appeal the findings.

Students who have experienced gender-based violence while enrolled at SIU, regardless of the location, have the right to receive supportive measures. These measures can include academic modifications (request a class change, request a make-up assignment, request an excused absence), housing modifications (request University housing change), and requesting a no-contact order preventing the Respondent from contacting you.