Various organizations sponsor programs relating to rape and rape prevention, drug use and discrimination. Notices will be posted by campus security and other campus offices regarding crime awareness and prevention. Student Support Services and personal counselors are always available to lend a supportive ear whenever you need someone to talk with.

The OASIS Program provides pamphlets and information regarding rape education, safety tips and personal security. During each semester, open forums are scheduled for the above items to make all students aware of their availability. In addition, each subject matter will be submitted to: This Week in Student Life, the campus online publication.

If you are sexually assaulted, consider the following:

• Contact the police, Public Safety on campus or the Office of Student Life. Campus personnel will help you communicate with the police.
• Contact a 24-hour assistance hotline in Newark, 800.544.1601 or 740.345.4357; Coshocton and Zanesville areas, 800.656.HOPE; Mount Vernon, 330.392.2828; and in Columbus, 614.267.7020.
• Get medical attention. Note: Do not shower or douche. Bring in clothes to the examination. This will help assure that evidence needed for prosecution is not destroyed.
• Contact a support person (friend, family member, faculty or staff member) to help with emotional support and transportation.
• Emotional help is available through the Counseling Services at 740.364.9578 and Family Health Center in Newark at 800.544.1601. Additional agencies are listed in a brochure available at the Office of Student Life.
• Finally, upon request of the victim of an alleged sex offense, classes and/or campus living situations may be changed if campus officials can reasonably accommodate them.

The bottom line is, if you are not sure whether or not to report a sexual offense or a crime has been committed, contact the Director of Student Life, Chief Safety Officer, a Campus Security Officer or Site Coordinators for Knox and Coshocton campuses. They will help you find out if you should report the incident. They can contact the proper authorities and provide options to you. Just remember, unwanted touching, unprovoked verbal or non-verbal gestures regarding sex, race, ethnic origin, etc., will not be tolerated and are subject to the student judicial system, employee disciplinary procedures, or the criminal laws of Ohio.

Report an on-campus incident

For students: Holly Mason, Dean of Students at Central Ohio Technical College
Director of Student Life at The Ohio State University at Newark
740.364.9578; mason.536@mail.cotc.edu

For faculty/staff: Sue Wadley, Director of Human Resources
740.755.7345; wadley.16@mail.cotc.edu

Sexual Offenders are required to notify the sheriff of the county in which they will reside in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, Section 2950.04. For a complete listing of offenders in Licking County, refer to the  electronic sex offender registration network.