C o u n s e l i n g , C a r e e r, & D i s a b i l i t y S e r v i c e s N e w s l e t t e r
Fall 2014
Raider Wise Counsel
BE SAFE at ROANE STATE
In this Issue
Be Safe at RSCC
1
What is Sexual
Violence?
1 -3
Sexual Assault
4 -5
How to Report
5
Sexual Violence and
Harassment at RSCC
Other Campus and
Community Support
Services
6
Contact Information
7
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This edition of the newsletter is devoted to the
subject of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Colleges and universities across the nation have
recently been challenged to address more aggressively policies and
procedures that provide better support to victims of sexual violence
on their campuses. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
was the first comprehensive federal law to prohibit sex
discrimination against students and employees of educational
institutions. Other federal policies mandating this action include
the Violence Against Women Act, The Clery Act and the Campus
SaVe Act. See www.roanestate.edu/besafe for more information.
Roane State Community College (RSCC) is committed to ensuring
equality in education and eliminating the campus of any and all acts
of sexual discrimination, which includes sexual misconduct as
prohibited by Title IX and state laws. The college does not tolerate
sexual violence or sexual harassment in any form. The RSCC
Sexual Misconduct Policy, PA-02-02, may be found at
www.roanestate.edu/besafe. The RSCC Be Safe website is the
central location for information providing awareness, prevention
strategies and training for faculty, staff and students to help you
keep our campuses safe from sexual violence and other matters of
campus safety.
WHAT IS SEXUAL VIOLENCE?
Sexual violence is defined as physical sexual acts engaged without
the consent of the other person or when the other person is unable
to consent to the activity. The following definitions/terms are
provided to explain what is meant by sexual violence:
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WHAT IS SEXUAL VIOLENCE (cont.)
Stalking. Stalking is a willful course of conduct involving repeated
or continuing harassment of another individual that would cause a
reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated,
threatened, harassed, or molested, and that actually causes the
accuser to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened,
harassed, or molested. TCA 39-17-315
Harassment. Harassment is conduct directed toward the accuser
that includes, but is not limited to, repeated or continuing
unconsented contact that would cause a reasonable person to suffer
emotional distress, and that actually causes the accuser to suffer
emotional distress. Harassment does not include constitutionally
protected activity or conduct that serves a legitimate purpose. TCA
39-17-315.
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Sexual Assault. The nonconsensual sexual contact with the accuser
by the accused, or the accused by the accuser when force or
coercion is used to accomplish the act, the sexual contact is
accomplished without consent of the accuser, and the accused
knows or has reason to know at the time of the contact that the
accuser did not or could not consent. Sexual contact includes, but is
not limited to, the intentional touching the accuser’s, the accused’s
or any other person’s intimate parts, or the intentional touching of
the clothing covering the immediate area of the accuser’s, the
accused’s, or any other person’s intimate parts, if that intentional
touching can be reasonably construed as being for the purpose of
sexual arousal or gratification.
Domestic Violence. Violence against a person when the accuser
and accused:
1. are current or former spouses;
2. live together or have lived together;
3. are related by blood or adoption;
4. are related or were formally related by marriage; or
5. are adult or minor children of a person in a relationship described above.
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WHAT IS SEXUAL VIOLENCE (cont.)
Domestic violence includes, but is not necessarily limited to:
1. inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on the accuser
by other than accidental means;
2. placing the accuser in fear of physical harm;
3. physical restraint;
4. malicious damage to the personal property of the accuser, including inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on any
animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the accuser;
or,
5. placing the accuser in fear of physical harm to any animal
owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the accuser. TCA 363-601
Students receiving
accommodations
should schedule an
appointment before
classes begin with
his/her counselor to
do accommodations.
Remember, accommodations do not
roll to the next semester and accommodations are not
retroactive.
Dating Violence. Violence against a person when the accuser and
accused are dating, or who have dated, or who have or had a sexual
relationship. “Dating” and “dated” do not include fraternization
between two (2) individuals solely in a business or non-romantic
social context.
Violence includes, but is not necessarily limited to:
1. inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on the accuser
by other than accidental means;
2. placing the accuser in fear of physical harm;
3. physical restraint;
4. malicious damage to the personal property of the accuser, including inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on any
animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the accuser;
or,
5. placing a victim in fear of physical harm to any animal owned,
possessed, leased, kept, or held by the accuser. TCA 36-3-601
(5) (c)
Consent. An informed decision, freely given, made through
mutually understandable words or actions that indicate a
willingness to participate in mutually agreed upon sexual activity.
Consent cannot be given by an individual who is asleep;
unconscious; or mentally incapacitated, either through the effect
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SEXUAL ASSAULT
of drugs or alcohol or for any other reason; or, is under duress,
threat, coercion, or force. Past consent does not imply future consent. Silence or an absence of resistance does not imply consent.
Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
www.roanestate.edu
/besafe
YOUR WEBSITE
FOR
PREVENTING
AND
REPORTING
SEXUAL
VIOLENCE
GET THE FACTS
 80% of victims are under the age of 30
 4 out of 10 victims are sexually assaulted in their home
 3 out of 4 rapes are committed by someone the victim knows
 1 in 12 assaults take place in a parking garage
 Over half of reported rapes have occurred within 1 mile of where
the victims live
 1 out of 33 men will be the victim of sexual assault in their lifetime
 1 out of every 6 women has been the victim of an attempted rape
or a completed rape in her lifetime
 84% of attackers use physical force during the assault, with 11%
using a weapon
 1 out of 3 assaults occur while the perpetrator is under the influence of an illegal substance
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PREVENT SEXUAL ASSAULT?
 Utilize the “Buddy System” - there is power in numbers
 NEVER accept a drink from a stranger or leave a drink unattended
 Always have your cell phone on you and keep it charged in case
of emergency
 Always communicate where you are going to a friend, especially
at parties and in bars
 Trust your instincts about people and places
 If you witness someone being assaulted, step in or say something if it is safe
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SEXUAL ASSAULT (cont.)
UTILIZE
THE
“BUDDY SYSTEM”
REMEMBER,
THERE IS
POWER
IN
NUMBERS
WHAT DO YOU DO IF A FRIEND TELLS YOU THEY
HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED?
 Always give your friend the benefit of the doubt
 Encourage your friend to go to a nearby hospital or locate the
local sexual assault center for emergency services and forensic
evidence collection
 If it was a recent assault, tell your friend not to shower, change
clothes, or brush their teeth or hair
 Call the police if they are necessary
 Don’t judge and don’t pressure him/her to do things again until they are ready
 Empower your friend by understanding it takes time to process
the trauma
Be supportive!
THE AFTERMATH OF RAPE
 3 times more likely to suffer from depression
 6 times more likely to suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol
 26 times more likely to abuse drugs
 4 times more likely to commit suicide
HOW TO REPORT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND
HARASSMENT AT RSCC
Roane State students and employees are encouraged to report
incidents of sexual assault or harassment to Mr. Odell Fearn, the
College’s Title IX Coordinator and Director of Human Resources.
Mr. Fearn is the point of contact for any student/employee who
wishes to discuss a concern. Reporting is confidential.
Mr. Fearn’s office is located on the Harriman campus, Dunbar
Building, Room 200.
Ph: (865) 882-4679
Email: fearnao@roanestate.edu
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SUPPORT SERVICES
OTHER CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
SERVICES
Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee (A service of the Helen
Ross McNabb Center)
24-Hour crisis line: (865) 522-7273
Office: (865) 558-9040 during normal working hours
www.mcnabbcenter.org/sacet
Roane State Counseling Services
Roane County Campus: (865) 882-4546
Oak Ridge Campus: (865) 481-2003
Dean of Students
(865) 882-4550
Roane State Police
(865) 882-4500
If you are in immediate danger, call 911
IF YOU
ARE IN
IMMEDIATE
DANGER,
Information for this article on Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence
was provided by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) and the
Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee (a service of Helen Ross
McNabb Center).
CALL 911
Roane State Community College is a TBR and AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities. The following person
has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of Human
Resources/Affirmative Action, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman, TN 37748, (865) 882-4679,
humanresources@roanestate.edu. RSCC Publication #15-043.
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Roane State Community College
Counseling, Career, and Disability Services
Contact Information
Roane County
Tracey Watson, Director
watsontl@roanestate.edu
865-882-4546
Counseling, Career,
& Disability Services
Staff:
Carol Jarabek, Support Staff
jarabeklc@roanestate.edu
865-882-4546
Tracey Watson
Director
Oak Ridge
Jeff Snell, Counselor
snellja@roanestate.edu
865-481-2003
Jeff Snell
Counselor
Julianne Davis-Cole
Counselor
Tina Messamore
Support Staff
Julianne Davis-Cole, Counselor
davisjy@roanestate.edu
865-481-2003
Tina Messamore, Support Staff
messamore@roanestate.edu
865-481-2003
www.roanestate.edu/counseling
www.roanestate.edu/disabilityservices
www.roanestate.edu/careerservices
Carol Jarabek
Support Staff
From bottom left: Carol Jarabek, Tracey Watson, Julianne Davis-Cole
From top left: Tina Messamore & Jeff Snell