Helpful Student Resources
The Aurora Center for Advocacy & Education (TAC)
(Free and confidential services for students, staff, faculty who have experienced or know someone who has experienced sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking; hospital, legal, housing, academic advocacy; support groups; you don’t have to go through this alone; we will never make you do anything you don’t want to do)
1. 24 Hour Helpline: (612) 626 – 9111
2. Walk-In Appointments: 117 Appleby Hall
3. Make an appointment: (612) 624 – 2929
4. Text During Business Hours: send "TALK" to (612) 615-8911
University Counseling and Consulting Services (UCCS)
(Free and confidential services for students)
1. Walk-In Appointments: 340 Appleby Hall (East Bank), 199 Coffey Hall (St. Paul)
2. Make an appointment: (612) 624 –3323
Boynton Mental Health
1. Make an appointment: (612) 624-1444
Crisis Connection
(Free and confidential; counselors always available)
1. 24 Hour Services: (612) 379-6363
Health Resources
(Visit ER to treat injuries, prevent pregnancy, receive std/sti protection; option for Sexual Assault Exam to collect evidence; receiving medical care does not require you to make a report to police or UMN)
1. Fairview Riverside – West Bank
2. Fairview East Bank – Harvard St.
Reporting to Police
(Feel unsafe or in danger?)
1. Always call 911.
(Report a crime)
1. Where did the incident happen?
a. On campus (UMPD): 612-624-COPS (2677)
b. Off Campus (Minneapolis Police Department): (612) 348-2345
Reporting discrimination, harassment, retaliation, nepotism, sexual assault or Title IX violations to the University of Minnesota
1. Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action: (612) 624-9547
Definition of Consent Used at the University of Minnesota
“Informed, freely and actively given, and mutually understood. If physical force, coercion, intimidation, and/or threats are used, there is no consent. If the victim/survivor is mentally or physically incapacitated or impaired so that the victim/survivor cannot understand the fact, nature or extent of the sexual situation, and the condition was or would be known to a reasonable person, there is no consent. This includes conditions due to alcohol or drug consumption, or being asleep or unconscious.” (http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/Operations/Safety/SEXUALASSAULT.html)
