Campus Advocate at Washburn University

Providing Victim Advocacy and Case Management
Campus Advocate: Molly Steffes-Herman
Office location: Kuehne Hall, Suite 200
Phone: 785.670.3100
Email: molly.herman@washburn.edu

The Washburn University Campus Advocate offers confidential victim advocacy and case management to students, faculty, and staff in the Washburn community. You do not need to be the victim of a crime to receive case management services from the Campus Advocate.

What is Victim Advocacy?

The Washburn University Campus Advocate is a trained professional hired to support victims of crime by advocating on their behalf, offering assistance in navigating the criminal justice system, providing emotional support, or simply sharing crime victim rights and reporting options. The Campus Advocate offers these confidential services free of cost to all Washburn University and Washburn Tech students, staff, and faculty.

What does "Confidential" mean?

The Campus Advocate is a confidential person on campus to whom you can talk and ask questions. "Confidential" means that you are able to speak openly about your experiences. Crimes disclosed to the Advocate will not be reported to law enforcement or the University. The Advocate will only disclose information you provide with your permission. There are certain limitations to this confidentiality, however. They include Court and other legal proceedings in which records are subpoenaed; if you suggest you intend to harm yourself or others; and suspected abuse and/or neglect of children and elderly. In addition, if the Advocate suspects a safety risk to the campus community, she is required to report it to campus authorities.