Where Can I Go For Help?
If you experience inappropriate comments, stories, inquires, or advances and are troubled about expressing your concerns, then the resources below can provide a safe and helpful option where students can express even minor concerns, hunches, or feelings about a professor, fellow students, or situations that seem inappropriate.
Women's Services and Resources
Director Dixie Sevison is happy to meet with female and male students one-on-one to help them know where to go to get further help. This office is a confidential reporting office, meaning that whatever is discussed here is kept in office. You can also look at their website here.
3326 WSC, 801-422-4455
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
CAPS assists with issues such as academic and career concerns, aggression and potential violence, anxiety, depression, grief, sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking and suicide.
1500 WSC, 801-422-3035
The Psychology Department Chair
Gary Burlingame can help students when they want to discuss or report a grievance regarding inappropriate behavior and comments by a professor related to topics of sex, gender, race, and identity.
1082 KMBL, gary_burlingame@byu.edu
The Dean of Family, Home and Social Sciences
Laura Padilla-Walker is there if you have issues with the chair in their role as a professor and problems not resolved by the chair or agreed upon by the student can be petitioned to the dean.
990-C KMBL, laura_walker@byu.edu
Addiction Treatment Resources
They provide free mental health and substance abuse resources for people at any stage of their recovery journey, including resources/treatment, warning signs, how to talk to a family member, definitions of different types of treatment, and a local treatment center directory. Their website can be found here.
The Sexual Assault Survivor Advocate
Lisa Leavitt assists BYU students who have experienced rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, or other interpersonal violence. She also provides support, guidance, and information to help students make more informed choices regarding their situation, including if they want to report the crime to the police or to the Title IX Office. Their website can be found here.
1500 WSC, 801-422-9071
The Title IX Office
For victims of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other gander-based harassment, whether the offence occurred on or off campus. They will not report victim information to the Honor Code Office. Their office can be found here.
1085 WSC, 801-422-8692
Employee Relations Manager
Collette Blackwelder in Human Resources can help students experiencing hateful or discriminatory comments in their jobs at BYU, including those working with professors.
D-295 ASB, collette_blackwelder@byu.edu
Multicultural Student Services (MSS)
MSS helps if a student is experiencing microaggressions in class and on or off campus. Their website it found here.
1329 WSC
The Office of Belonging
They offer advisors who are available to meet with students one-on-one to discuss individual concerns, questions, and ideas regarding inclusion and belonging on campus. Their website is found here.
2400 WSC, 801-422-9162