Reporting Options and Resources

Report a Gender-Based Misconduct, Sexual Assault, and Intimate Partner Violence situation anytime!

A. ReportIt

One option to report incidents or concerns of discrimination on the basis of sex or gender, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence, is to utilize an online report form: Gender-Based Misconduct, Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence form. Reports may be submitted anonymously, however, doing so may limit the university's ability to fully investigate and provide appropriate support. These forms do not have to be used to make a complaint, report an incident, or receive assistance.   

B. Title IX Coordinators

Reports may be made by directly contacting the Title IX Coordinator or a Deputy Title IX Coordinator who will assist in identifying and explaining university policies, procedures, and supportive resources and resolution options available to the complainant.

Title IX Coordinator - University-Wide

The Title IX Coordinator coordinates the university's compliance with Title IX requirements including an appropriate, effective, and equitable response to Title IX issues such as discrimination on the basis of sex or gender, including sexual harassment, sexual violence and intimate partner violence. 

Barbs Hawkins

Executive Director and Title IX Coordinator

Carlton Union Building 218
421 N. Woodland Blvd
DeLand, FL 32723

[email protected] 
386-822-7960

Deputy Title IX Coordinators for Students

The following Deputy Title IX Coordinators assist with the coordination and response to reports involving student-respondents that implicate the Gender-Based Misconduct Policy and/or the Student Code of Community Standards for the DeLand Campus and the Code of Student Professionalism and Conduct for the College of Law.

Larry Correll-Hughes
Carlton Union Building 207
421 N. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand, FL 32723

Latoya Edwards
1401 61st Street S.
Gulfport, FL 33707
727-562-7850

Deputy Title IX Coordinators for Faculty, Staff and Third-Party Reports 

The following Deputy Title IX Coordinators assist with the coordination and response to reports involving Faculty, Staff and Third-party reports that implicate the Gender-Based Misconduct Policy and/or Personnel Policy or other university policies.  

Graciela Dufour
Allen House
421 N. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand, FL 32723
386-822-7472

Vi Bumgarner
Tower Building – F Wing
1401 61st. Street S.
Gulfport, FL 33707
727-562-7984 

Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Gender Equity in Athletics 

The Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Gender Equity in Athletics assists with the coordination and response to reports involving Stetson University Student-athletes, Athletics' Coaches, Staff and/or Volunteers that implicate the Gender-Based Misconduct Policy and/or NCAA, Divisional, Departmental, or other related policies and is responsible for Title IX compliance in matters involving athletics programs, including coordination of compliance training, education, communication and gender equity requirements in Stetson University Division I athletic programs.

Toni Oliverio
Edmunds Center
421 N. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand, FL 32723
386-822-8141 

C. Public Safety

When a complainant reports an act of sexual misconduct or sexual violence to the Public Safety Department, the complainant may elect to file a separate report with local law enforcement; Public Safety can assist the complainant with notifying the appropriate law enforcement agency. Filing a complaint alleging a violation of university policy is separate from, and independent of, any criminal complaint that may be filed through a law enforcement agency. When a report is filed with the Public Safety Department, Public Safety personnel will notify a Stetson University professional staff member who will respond and provide resources and support for the complainant. Appropriate measures to protect the complainant and/or the university community shall be considered and implemented by the university, regardless of whether the complainant elects to file a report with local law enforcement.

Stetson University Public Safety
405 N. Amelia Ave
DeLand, FL 32723
386-822-7300

Public Safety at the College of Law
1219 61st. Street S.
Gulfport, FL 33707
727-343-1262

D. Responsible Employees

"Responsible Employees" are university faculty and staff members who are required as part of their role to report incidents disclosed to them. University policy requires Responsible Employees to report all information they obtain to the Title IX Coordinator; Responsible Employees are not able to maintain confidentiality. The report must include all information known by the Responsible Employee, including, but not limited to, the complainant's name, the respondent's name, the date, time, location and nature of the incident. The Responsible Employee should make clear to the complainant, as early in the conversation as possible, that the Responsible Employee is not a confidential resource.  If the complainant desires to speak to a confidential resource, the Responsible Employee shall provide the complainant contact information for confidential resources.

There are options for individuals to confidentially report/discuss incidents of discrimination on the basis of sex or gender, which includes all forms of sexual harassment, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence. 

Pastoral counselors, professional counselors, and medical staff are able to provide confidentiality (within reasonable limits as described below) and will not relay to the Title IX Office any information disclosed to them.  

Exceptions to maintaining confidentiality are generally set by law; for example, confidential resources may need to report certain incidents, such as suspected abuse/neglect of a child or a vulnerable adult; concern/threat of imminent harm to one's self or others; or based on a subpoena issued by criminal or civil courts.

At the DeLand campus, students may contact the following confidential resources: 

Stetson University Student Counseling Services
386-822-8900*

*After-hours crisis support is available at any time or location by calling 386-822-8740 to be connected to the Volusia County Crisis Response Team. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or others, select option 1. For all other mental health needs, select option 7.

Religious and Spiritual Life
386-822-7523

Stetson University Health Services
386-822-8150

Complainants are encouraged, but not required, to make a formal report to law enforcement. Making a formal report to law enforcement will not impact the university's responsibility to investigate complaints.

If the university is aware of an alleged policy violation, an administrative investigation undertaken by the university will proceed independently from any law enforcement investigation. The university's investigation and resolution process may be delayed temporarily to accommodate or coordinate efforts with law enforcement, as appropriate, but the university investigation shall otherwise proceed independently of any related law enforcement investigation. 

DeLand Police Department
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 386-626-7400
Victim Advocate Unit: 386-626-7418

Gulfport Police Department
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 727-893-1030

Tampa Police Department
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 813-276-3200