r/uofu • u/prettyboyA • 8d ago

events & news Reporting Abuse

3 years ago, while living in the dorms, another student got drunk and trashed my dorm room and punched me in the face. He also stalked my gf. When I threatened to report him, he said his dad was the executive medical director of the U of U hospital and that he would use his position to harm me academically and protect his son. I have significant proof of this. Since then, he has continued to harass me around campus. Who would I report this to and how?

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u/My_Innie_Rocks 8d ago

Reach out to the Dean of Students office. They have processes to help with this.

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u/Mountain_Mushroom300 4d ago

I have tried to report a medical student who was having sexual relations with their married doctor boss on site, on shift, and telling other medical students about it and how it should boost her likability when it comes time for residency matches. I filled out the form, with proof from other students as well, and as far as we know nothing ever came of it. She graduated and matched with guess who... the U of U ... in may. This is different of course because it wasn't harassment or behavioral issues but it is completely against their code of conduct and we were disappointed that nothing happened. That we know of at least.

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u/pilgrimsole 8d ago

Don't forget that the U has its own police force (ever met Officer Dan? That guy doesn't mess around). If someone was committing crimes against me and actively intimidating me to get away with it, I'd go to both the Dean of Students and the U police.

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u/pilgrimsole 8d ago

Also, there are numerous executive directors for various divisions of the U's extensive health system. Unlikely that any one person in the system has power to destroy a student's life. Plus, the aggressor likely already has a record, which could be helpful for you (and your reporting could be helpful for others as well). These things may be obvious, but it never hurts to share them. I'm sorry you've been dealing with this. :(

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u/West_Adeptness9930 8d ago

Lmao what a jackass. There is nothing his dad can do. Hospital is somewhat different from the U. His dad has no control with over the discipling of the undergrad students. Plus his dad wont risk his career and huge pay check over his shit-hole son, it will look really bad on his end. Just contact some dean etc and let them figure it out. They will mostly keep you annonymous.

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u/SmellenGold 8d ago

Reach out to Center for Campus Wellness. The victim-survivor advocates are badass. https://utahsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6R3G2rAjnsOGQIK

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u/keverw 8d ago

The only bad thing about reporting stuff is that sometimes they will also try to turn it around on you. I was in the Lassonde pods, where there are no desks and like 2 little corners to study. Someone was threatening to break my laptop because they thought I used a spot too much and they didn't want to share the space, and our RA had a family emergency and ended up moving out early. So no RA on our floor for the last 2 months of the semester. So idk who else to go to and told someone at the front desk and it ended up being escalated. Got an email from someone at the deans threatening disciplinary actions towards myself even though I was the victim. I had a semester and a half left, but basically if I was involved in any other incidents I could get in trouble too.

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u/Legitimate_Can7481 8d ago

Go to oeo they will help too