VICTIM ASSISTANCE: ON-CAMPUS

Ball State University Office of Victim Services:  (765) 285-7844

The office provides an advocate for 24-hour availability to respond to the hospital or neutral location when requested.  The program is designed to assist individuals in the recovery process by providing timely information and confidential support and guidance through the campus judiciary and criminal justice systems.

VICTIM ASSISTANCE: OFF-CAMPUS

Muncie Police Department Victim Advocate Program:  (765) 747-4777

A Better Way, the local domestic violence shelter:  (765) 747-9107

COUNSELING RESOURCES

• Ball State Counseling and Psychological Services: 
  (765) 285-1736 or after hours (765) 747-7330
• Victim's Advocacy Program: (765) 747-4777
• A Better Way, the local domestic violence shelter: (765) 747-9107

CHANGING VICTIM'S ACADEMIC AND LIVING CONDITIONS

Ball State University will make changes in victim's academic and living conditions if requested by the victim and reasonably available.

UNIVERSITY INTERNAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES

The student conduct regulations are detailed within The Code of Students Rights and Responsibilities on-line at http://www.bsu.edu/sa/srcs/studentcode .  The Code states the rights and responsibilities of students will include possible sanctions, and the procedural rights of students and student organizations. 

The policy on rape/sexual assault is found in Section V. CODE OF CONDUCT of the regulations which provides:

5.1.5 Sexual Misconduct:  Sexual intercourse or sexual touching, however slight, by one person upon another without effective consent or when it involves compelling a person to submit to such conduct by force, threat of force, use of intoxicants to impair a victim's ability to give consent or otherwise taking advantage of any impairment which might render a person incapable of making a reasonable or rational decision about sexual activity. As defined by the State of Indiana, sexual misconduct also includes any sexual act when the person is not of legal age.  See also Sexual Misconduct Policy, Appendix I.

The procedures, policies and sanctions outlined in The Code of Students Rights and Responsibilities apply to all violations of the Code including rape/sexual assault violations.

As outlined in Section VI, 6.4.5, Procedures for Disciplinary Hearings, the accused and the accuser are allowed the same opportunities to present evidence and have others present during a disciplinary proceeding.  Students are informed of the outcome of a disciplinary proceeding alleging a sex offense or crime of violence within (5) school days after the conclusion of the hearing.  This compliance does not constitute a violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Sanctions for students include: disciplinary probation, suspension, and expulsion (Section VI, 6.4.6 of the Code).

Prosecution - We strongly encourage survivors of rape/sexual assault to prosecute the assailant under criminal law as well as filing a complaint under the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities.

For further information on The Code of Students Rights and Responsibilities, contact the Office of Student Rights and Community Standards located in the Student Center, room 224; telephone: (765) 285-5036.