What is Consent?

Consent requires knowing, voluntary and clear permission by word or action, to engage in mutually agreed upon sexual activity.

How Do You Know You Have Consent?

Each party has the responsibility to make certain that the other has consented before engaging in the activity. For consent to be valid, there must be, at the time of the act of sexual intercourse or sexual contact, actual words or conduct indicating freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or sexual contact. A person may be incapable of giving consent by reason of age, threat or intimidation, lack of opportunity to object, disability, drug or alcohol consumption, or other cause. Sex without consent is sexual assault.

Consent Is:

  • clear affirmation (words, actions) that create mutually understandable permission
  • voluntary
  • given for each sexual act during an encounter and for each encounter

Consent Is Not:

  • silent
  • passive
  • a lack of resistance
  • given while unconscious or incapacitated transferable — you need consent every time

SUPPORT & RESOURCES

Thalia Vaillancourt
Director of Equity & Inclusion
Title IX Coordinator
Centralia College

600 Centralia College Blvd.
Centralia, WA 98531
360-623-8630
Email Thalia Vaillancourt

Joy Anglesey
Vice President of Human Resources and Equity
Title IX Investigator
600 Centralia College Blvd
Centralia, WA 98531
360-623-8474
Email Joy Anglesey

Jared Cunningham
Safety and Security Manager
600 Centralia College Blvd
Centralia, WA 98531
360-623-8474
Email Jared Cunningham

The individuals listed below are Confidential Campus Resources. They will keep ALL shared  information private and confidential.

Andrea Seabert, MSW
Faculty Counselor
Advising/Counseling Center
TransAlta Commons, Second Floor
360-623-8728
Email Andrea Seabert

Kelley Simmons Jones, PsyD, MA, LMHC
Faculty Counselor
Advising/Counseling Center
TransAlta Commons, Second Floor
360-623-8468
Email Kelley Simmons Jones

Advising/Counseling Center
TransAlta Commons, Second Floor
360-623-8967
ccadvising@centralia.edu 

Disability Services
TransAlta Commons, Room 208
360-623-8966
disability@centralia.edu 

Community Resources

Hope Alliance
815 W Main St, Centralia, WA 98531
360-748-6601 or 1-800-460-7233
https://hopealliancelc.org

Centralia Police Department
City of Centralia Municipal Building, 118 W Maple St, Centralia, WA 98531
911 – Emergency Number
360-330-7680 - Non-emergency Number

State and National Resources

Local Medical Hospitals

  • Providence Centralia Hospital: 360-736-2803
  • Valley View Health Center Centralia: – 360-669-0335
  • Valley View Centralia Walk-in Clinic: 360-736-3042
  • Valley View Medical Chehalis Clinic: 360-330-9595
  • Morton General Hospital: 360-496-5112
  • Capital Medical Center: 1-800-677-9757

Important Information About This Page

The information contained on this page is reflective of the Title IX rules and policies adopted on Aug. 1, 2024. For incidents occurring before Aug. 1, 2024, please refer to the previous versions of Centralia College policies 1.135 Discrimination and Harassment Policy, 1.136 Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Policy and Procedure, 1.137 Employee Disciplinary Hearing, 1.138 Title IX Grievance Procedure posted on the General College Policies webpage.

Contact

Thalia Vaillancourt
Director of Equity & Inclusion
Title IX Coordinator
Centralia College

600 Centralia College Blvd.
Centralia, WA 98531
360-623-8630
Email Thalia Vaillancourt