Student Support Measures
Student Support Measures are offered to any individual student who has been directly or indirectly impacted by gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating or domestic violence, sexual exploitation, and/or stalking, with the goal being to ensure your safety and preserve your access to educational programs and activities. These are a listing of potential options, and each is individualized to a student’s context and on a case-by-case basis.
Download a fillable Support Measures Listing (.docx)
Academic
- Transfer to another section of a lecture or laboratory
- Reschedule an academic assignment/extend due date
- Coordinate tests in the Testing Center
- Reschedule an exam
- Excused class absences/tardiness
- Arrange for course incomplete (requires approval of faculty member)
- Arrange for course withdrawal
- Arrange access to tutoring
- Assist with changing advisors
- Petition for a leave of absence from a program of study (requires program approval)
- Preserve eligibility for internships and study abroad (requires International Office approval)
- Preserve eligibility for foreign student visas (requires International Office approval)
Financial (not guaranteed)
- Financial assistance for: health care, counsel, personal items, basis needs, housing, other
- Petition to preserve eligibility for scholarships (academic, athletic, other)
- Petition to preserve eligibility for financial aid
- Petition to prorate relevant contracts (housing, parking, dining, other)
- Petition for tuition reimbursement
Housing
- Change in on-campus housing location (based on availability)
- Assistance breaking on-campus housing contract
- Guidance on breaking off-campus housing lease (not guaranteed)
Employement
- Assistance in arranging alternative Mines employment opportunities
Personal Safety
- Campus safety escorts
- Coordinate a No Contact Directive
- Compare class schedule
- Protection Order
- Safety planning on campus or off-campus for educational programs and activities
Health and Wellness
- Referral to confidential therapy/counseling (on or off campus)
- Referral to Local Hospital for a Medical Forensic Exam
- Referral for health care or wellness appointment (on or off campus)
Note: Some supports may require consent/permission to release information