Sexual Violence Awareness & Reporting
Sexual Violence Prevention Training
All students are required to take a training regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The Minnesota Legislature has mandated that new Minnesota college students are required to complete the mandatory training on sexual violence at the beginning of their first semester of enrollment (this includes PSEO students).
This important training is in your D2L/Brightspace Account and consists of three modules and a completion quiz. Students who do not complete the training within the first 10 days of the start of the semester will have a registration hold placed on their account.
Reporting Incidents of Sexual Violence
Complainants of sexual violence may report incidents at any time, but are strongly
encouraged to make reports promptly in order to best preserve evidence for a potential
legal or disciplinary proceeding. Complainants are strongly encouraged to report incidents
of sexual violence to law enforcement for the location where the incident occurred.
Complainants are also encouraged to counseling and health care providers for appropriate
action.
Consent - Consent is informed, freely given and mutually understood. If coercion, intimidation, threats, and/or physical force are used, there is no consent. If the complainant is mentally or physically incapacitated or impaired so that the complainant cannot understand the fact, nature, or extent of the sexual situation, there is no consent; this includes conditions due to alcohol or drug consumption, or being asleep or unconscious. Silence does not necessarily constitute consent, and past consent of sexual activities does not imply ongoing future consent. Whether the respondent has taken advantage of a position of influence over the complainant may be a factor in determining consent.
Dating and relationship violence - Dating and relationship violence includes physical harm or abuse, and threats of physical harm or abuse, arising out of a personal intimate relationship. This violence also may be called domestic abuse or spousal/partner abuse and may be subject to criminal prosecution under Minnesota state law.
Employee - "Employee" means any individual employed by Minnesota State colleges and universities, its colleges and universities and system office, including student workers.
Non-forcible sex acts - Non-forcible acts include unlawful sexual acts where consent is not relevant, such as sexual contact with an individual under the statutory age of consent, as defined by Minnesota law, or between persons who are related to each other within degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.
Sexual assault - "Sexual assault" means an actual, attempted, or threatened sexual act with another person without that a person's consent. Sexual assault is often a criminal act that can be prosecuted under Minnesota law, as well as form the basis for discipline under Minnesota State Colleges and Universities student conduct codes and employee disciplinary standards. Sexual assault includes but is not limited to:
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Involvement without consent in any sexual act in which there is force, expressed or implied, or use of duress or deception upon the victim. Forced sexual intercourse is included in this definition, as are the acts commonly referred to as "date rape" or "acquaintance rape." This definition also includes the coercing, forcing, or attempting to coerce or force sexual intercourse or a sexual act on another.
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Involvement in any sexual act when the victim is unable to give consent.
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Intentional and unwelcome touching, or coercing, forcing, or attempting to coerce or force another to touch a person's intimate parts (defined as primary genital area, groin, inner thigh, buttocks, or breast).
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Offensive sexual behavior that is directed at another such as indecent exposure or voyeurism.
Sexual violence - Sexual violence includes a continuum of conduct that includes sexual assault, non-forcible sex acts, dating and relationship violence, stalking, as well as aiding acts of sexual violence.
Stalking - Stalking is conduct directed at a specific person that is unwanted, unwelcome, or unreciprocated and that would cause a reasonable person to fear for her or his safety or the safety of others or to suffer substantial emotional distress.
Student - The term "student" includes all persons who are enrolled in one or more courses, either credit or non-credit, through a college or university; withdraw, transfer or graduate, after an alleged violation of the student conduct code; are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with the college or university; or have been notified of their acceptance for admission or have initiated the process of application for admission or financial aid; or are not college or university employees and are not enrolled in the institution but live in a college or university residence hall.
System property - "System property" means the facilities and land owned, leased, or under the primary control of Minnesota State colleges and universities, its Board of Trustees, system office, colleges and universities.
Sexual violence is an intolerable intrusion into the most personal and private rights of an individual, and is prohibited at Minnesota State colleges and universities.
Minnesota State colleges and universities is committed to eliminating sexual violence in all forms and will take appropriate remedial action against any individual found responsible for acts in violation of this policy.
Acts of sexual violence may also constitute violations of criminal or civil law, or other Board Policies that may require separate proceedings. To further its commitment against sexual violence, Minnesota State colleges and universities provides reporting options, an investigative and disciplinary process, and prevention training or other related services as appropriate.
Title IX Coordinator
For Staff:
For Students:
Dean of Equity, Inclusion, and Student Development
Other Resources
Hendricks Community Hospital & Clinic
507-275-3134
Lincoln County Attorney
507-247-5515
Lincoln County Court Administrator
507-532-9661
Lincoln County Court Administrator
507-694-1355
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department
507-694-1664
Lyon County Attorney
507-537-6755
Lyon County Court Administrator
507-537-6734
Lyon County Sheriff’s Department
507-537-7000
Murray County Medical Center
507-836-6111
Sanford Canby Medical Center
507-223-7221 or 800-535-1615
Sanford Tracy Medical Center
507-629-3200 or 800-515-6544
Granite Falls Municipal Hospital & Manor
320-564-3111
Redwood Area Hospital
507-637-4500
ER Nurse: 507-637-4999
Redwood County Attorney
507-637-4010
Redwood County Court Administrator
507-637-4020
Redwood County Human Services
507-637-4050
Redwood County Public Health Services
507-637-4041
Yellow Medicine County Attorney
507-637-4036
Yellow Medicine County Attorney
320-564-5832
Yellow Medicine County Court Administrator
320-564-3325
Yellow Medicine County Family Services
320-564-2211
Canby Satellite Office
507-223-5078
Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Department
320-564-2130
Jackson County Attorney
507-847-2850
Jackson County Court Administrator
507-847-4400
Sacred Hearth Mercy Health Care Center - Jackson
507-847-3571
Sanford Jackson Medical Center
507-847-2200
Southwest Crisis Center – Jackson
507-800-1260
Southwestern Mental Health - Jackson
507- 847-2423
Murray County Attorney
507-836-6194
Murray County Court Administrator
507-836-6148
Murray County Medical Center
507-836-6111
Murray County Sheriff’s Department
507-836-6168
Pipestone County Medical Center
507-825-5700
Pipestone County Police Department
507-825-6700
Rock County Law Enforcement Center
507-283-5000
Sanford Luverne Medical Center
507-283-2321
Sanford Tracy Medical Center
507-629-3200 or 800-515-6544
Southwestern Mental Health Center - Avera Luverne
Southwestern Mental Health Center - Pipestone
507-825-5888
Southwest Crisis Center – Pipestone/Luverne
Pipestone: 507-825-5688; Luverne: 507-283-9917
Tyler Healthcare Center Avera
507-247-5521
Minnesota Department of Health
507-537-7151
Project Turnabout Addiction Recovery Center
507-532-3008 or 800-862-1453
Southwest Crisis Center – Worthington
507-376-4311
Worthington Police Department
507-295-5400
Minnesota State Bar Association Lawyer Referral
800-882-6722 or 612-333-1183
Safe Avenues
800-792-4210 or 320-235-0962
Safe Avenues Outreach Satellite Office
800-792-4210 or 320-523-1015
Southwest Health and Human Services
507-537-6747 or 800-657-3760
Southwest Health and Human Services
507-694-1452 or 800-657-3781
Southwest Health and Human Services - Public Health
507-694-1270
Southwest Health and Health Services – Public Health
507-537-6713
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. (SMRLS)
507-372-7368
Current clients only: 800-233-0023
New clients call: 888-575-2954 or 507-377-7401
Western Community Action
507-537-1416 or 800-658-2448
Western Mental Health Center
Business Line: 507-694-1658
Crisis Line: 800-658-2429
Western Mental Health Center
Business Line: 532-3236 or 532-3607
Crisis Line: 800-658-2429
Western MN Legal Services
320-235-9600 or Toll Free 888-360-3666
Minn. Stat. § 135A.15, Subd. 6 requires postsecondary institutions to annually report statistics on sexual assault to the Office of Higher Education (OHE). The following data is provided by each postsecondary institution; OHE calculates state totals based on that data.
1B.3 Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
Minnesota West Community and Technical College follows the Minnesota State policies regarding Sexual Violence.