Sexual Assault Resources

Reporting Resources:

Do you need to report a sexual assault on TTU campus?

Office for Student Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct (titleix.ttu.edu/)

If you would like to report sexual assault online, please visit Sexual Harassment / Sexual Assault / Sexual Misconduct Reporting Form. The Office is located, Student Union Building 232, Box 42031, Lubbock, TX 79409, phone: (806) 742-7233, Title IX Coordinator: Dr. Kimberly Simón |806.834.1949 | kimberly.simon@ttu.edu

Texas Tech Crisis HelpLine: (806) 742-555

This is a 24-hour serviec to assist studnents experiencing a mental health or interpersonal vilence crisis.

If you need immediate assistance, please contact the Texas Tech Police Department at (806) 742-2000.

If you would like to speak with the local rape crisis center, contact Voices of Hope.

To connect with a counselor here on campus, call (806) 742-3674, or find more information about making an appointment here: Student Counseling Center

What is sexual violence?

On our campus, sexual assault is defined as any type of unwanted, nonconsensual sexual contact, including rape (forced sexual intercourse), fondling, sexual harassment, dating violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking.

For more information on how TTU defines sexual violence, go here: TITLE IX

What is consent?

Consent is mutually understandable words or actions, actively communicated both knowingly and voluntarily, that clearly convey permission for a specific activity. Consent is not effective if it results from:
(i) the use of physical force, a threat of physical force, intimidation, coercion, incapacitation, or any other factor that would eliminate an individual's ability to exercise their own free will to choose whether or not to engage in sexual activity.

Affirmative consent on our campus thus involves clear words or actions, and it must be active (not passive or implied), informed, and voluntary.

Consent is voluntary and mutual, and can be withdrawn at any time.
Past consent does not mean current or future consent.
There is no consent when there is force, intimidation, or coercion.
One cannot always consent if under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
Talk to your friends honestly and openly about sexual assault.
Don't just be a bystander - if you see something, intervene in any way you can.
Trust your gut. If something looks like it might be a bad situation, it probably is.
Be direct. Ask someone who looks like they may need help if they're okay.
Get someone to help you if see something - enlist a friend, RA, bartender, or host to help step in.
Keep an eye on someone who has had too much to drink.
If you see someone who is too intoxicated to consent, enlist their friends to help them leave safely.
Recognize the potential danger of someone who talks about planning to target another person at a party.
Be aware if someone is deliberately trying to intoxicate, isolate, or corner someone else.
Get in the way by creating a distraction, drawing attention to the situation, or separating them.
Understand that if someone does not or cannot consent to sex, it's rape.
Never blame the victim.
If you are a victim or survivor, or helping someone in that situation go to notalone.gov to get the resources and information you need. You can also call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE
For reporting sexual assault, please contact the Office for Student Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct at 806-742-7233 or use the online reporting form: Sexual Harassment / Sexual Assault / Sexual Misconduct Reporting Form

Affirmative consent has become known by the shorthand phrase, "Yes means yes!" In other words, in the absence of a clear, verbal affirmation, sexual partners cannot assume consent.

Sexual Assault on College Campuses

In a recent study of 27 U.S. universities, over 150,000 students provided answers that confirmed that more than 1 in 5 women and more than 1 in 20 men will be sexually assaulted while in college: AAU CAMPUS SURVEY ON SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

TTU Annual Security Report