The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, or Clery Act, requires the “Campus Security Authority” and anyone with significant responsibility for student, campus activities, staff, and faculty to report crime incidents. Examples: Individuals involved with student centers, extracurricular activities, and human resources; division deans; special services; directors; athletic coaches and athletic trainers.

Confidential Reporting

PASTORAL AND PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS 

Campus “Pastoral Counselors” and Campus “Professional Counselors”, when acting as such, are not considered a campus security authority and are not required to report crimes for inclusion in the annual disclosure of crime statistics. 

▪ Pastoral Counselor: An employee of an institution who is associated with a religious order or denomination, recognized by that religious order or denomination as someone who provides confidential counseling and who is functioning within the scope of that recognition as a pastoral counselor.

▪ Professional Counselor: An employee of an institution whose official responsibilities include providing psychological counseling to members of the institution’s community, and who is functioning within the scope of his or her certification.