Report
Anyone who is disclosing an incident of Sexual Violence has a right to:
- Be believed,
- Be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect,
- Not be punished for revealing that they broke minor rules relevant to the incident,
- Be informed about on and off campus services and resources,
- Confidentiality, as long as someone’s safety is not at risk
- Decide whether or not to access available services and to choose those services,
- Decide whether to report to the school and/or local police,
- Have a safety plan, and
- Have reasonable and necessary actions taken to prevent further unwanted contact
*Note: Although we will maintain your privacy as much as we can, if someone is in danger (or if you are under 18), then we cannot promise to keep your secret. See our policy for details.
If you have experienced Sexual Violence, it can often be difficult to talk about what happened. For this reason, we have a training program for every full-time staff and faculty member and every student leader so that they know how to properly respond if you tell them about sexual violence that you experienced. If you want to tell someone at the school, please feel free to go to the person who you are most comfortable with, and they will be able to help you. You can bring a friend with you if you want, or you can send an email.
Click here to see Sexual Violence Support Information for Students (PDF)
Report through a Compassionate Responder
You may report an incident of Sexual Violence through any Compassionate Responder. Compassionate Responders have received extensive training in how to respond to incidents of sexual violence, as well as how to help you file formal reports with the school, police reports, human rights complaints, etc. This person will believe you, and they will support you in whatever you choose to do.
2023-2024 Compassionate Responders:
Leshia Verkerk, Vice President of Student Life
Marlin Reimer, Director of Human Resources
Teah Goossen, Residence Life Director
Seunghyun Cho, International Student Services Coordinator
Marc Guibord, Community Life Coordinator
Angelle Arinobu, Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology
Russell Willms, Director of Athletics
Kyle Guenther, Interim Head Coach of Women’s Volleyball
Joel Coursey, Head Coach of Women’s Basketball
Tory Walker, Head Coach of Women’s Soccer
Paul Armbruster, Head Coach of Men’s Volleyball
Giovanni Benitez-Friesen, Head Coach of Men’s Soccer
Pierre Dubreuil, Head Coach of Men’s Basketball
Morgan Mulenga, Associate Professor of Psychology
Jasmine Wiens, UC Academic Advisor
Report Online (through REES)
Providence has partnered with REES (Respect, Educate, Empower Survivors) to provide online reporting for sexual violence on campus. REES allows members of our campus community to Create a Record of the incident and choose from multiple reporting options: Anonymous Report, Connect to My Campus, or Repeat Perpetrator Identification (RPI). REES provides information about campus and community-based resources such as sexual assault centres, healthcare, and support services.
REES can be accessed online anywhere, anytime. Go to https://reescommunity.com/campus and select Providence from the drop-down list.
> About your Reporting Options with REES
- You can Create a Record without choosing a reporting option. Your Record will be securely stored in REES until you are ready to report.
- Records stored in REES cannot be accessed by REES or Providence. Only you can access your Record unless you choose to send it as a Connect to My Campus.
Anonymous Report
- An Anonymous Report allows an individual to share information about an incident of sexual harassment, misconduct or assault without identifying themselves, or identifying the person who has harmed them.
- Anonymous Reports will include only the multiple-choice questions and gender questions from your Record. Anonymous Report data will be provided by REES to the Providence to measure the incidence and identify patterns of sexual violence on campus, with the goal of improving policy, supports or responses to sexual violence on campus.
- Because an Anonymous Report does not include any identifying information about the persons involved, it cannot initiate an investigation, and the Providence does not have the ability to follow up with you directly.
› Report through REES
- REES can be accessed online anywhere, anytime. Go to https://reescommunity.com/campus and select Providence from the drop-down list.
Connect to My Campus
- Connect to My Campus allows you to reach out to Leshia Verkerk. You can receive support, resources, and information, or discuss the formal complaint process.
- There is no time limit to Connect to My Campus but there may be a time limit for formal complaints and investigation of an incident.
› Report through REES
- REES can be accessed online anywhere, anytime. Go to https://reescommunity.com/campus and select Providence from the drop-down list.
Repeat Perpetrator Identification (RPI)
- Repeat Perpetrator Identification (RPI) is a feature of REES that helps to identify a person whose behaviour has harmed multiple people.
- You provide identifying information about the person that is stored in a database. If more than one individual identifies the same person has harmed them, a match is made and Providence is notified.
› Report through REES
- REES can be accessed online anywhere, anytime. Go to https://reescommunity.com/campus and select Providence from the drop-down list.