Individual reports being sexually assaulted at Geoffroy Hall

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Jill O'Brien
March 1, 2018

An individual reported being sexually assaulted by an acquaintance on Feb. 25, 2018, according to a timely warning sent by the ISUPolice Department.

The warning emailed to the entire campus said the assault occurred at Geoffroy Hall, located south of campus.

The email sent also included resources and policies regarding sexual assault, such as Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support (ACCESS), the Dean of Student office and the university’s Title IX coordinator, located in 3410 Beardshear Hall.

The email also included tips for bystander intervention and how to act in a concerning situation. The tips include:

  • Direct- ask if the person needs assistance or call out the behavior before it escalates. 
  • Delegate- if you can’t do anything, ask a friend for help or ask someone who has more authority and ability to handle the situation (CA, police, faculty or staff, peer, bartender).
  • Distract- if you do not wish to deal with the situation directly, find a way to distract to diffuse the situation or calm things down. 

The email also included instructions on how to request Green Dot bystander training, which can be found at studentwellness.iastate.edu or by calling 515-294-1099. 

The Clery Act act requires universities and colleges that participate in federal aid programs to notify students and employees whenever there is “a threat that a serious crime is ongoing or may be repeated.” 

Timely warnings are specifically for incidents which take place on Clery geography which is defined as “any building or property owned or controlled by an institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution’s education purposes.”