Responsible Employee
All employees of Bellarmine University (including full-time faculty, coaching staff, and Residence Life student staff) are considered Mandatory Reporters with an obligation to share any information related to sexual discrimination, harassment
and misconduct that they are made aware of when it involves a member of our campus community (both students and employees).
If a student discloses to you, we encourage you to:
- Listen without judgement.
- Utilize language that they utilize as they speak about their experience.
- Ensure that they currently feel safe. If they do not, please call the Office of Public Safety immediately to assist.
- Gently encourage them to seek support from trusted friends, family members, the Bellarmine Counseling Center or the Center for Women and Families.
- Inform them of your duty to report the information they have shared with the Title IX Office.
- Seek support for yourself as you process the information that was shared with you.
Reporting Disclosures
Please report the information that you have learned from the disclosure directly to the Chief Title IX Officer. This can be done by phone 502.272.7337, email aschumache01@bellarmine.edu or in
person Centro, Treece Hall, room 225-C.
You must report all known information, including names and details of the incident(s). It is required that reports be made to the Title IX Office as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after the disclosure is made to you
so that we can ensure appropriate support and documentation.
What Happens After a Report is Made?
The Interim Chief Title IX Officer will reach out by email to the individual who disclosed. In that email they will be offered the opportunity to meet with the Title IX Officer, be offered support and reporting options. In most cases folks
are not required to meet, unless there is significant and credible concern for the safety of the individual or campus community.