24/7/365 SAPRO Hotline: 516-462-3207

Our hotline is available to all USMMA community members to consult with a victim advocate in responding to a crisis. You may call on behalf of yourself, a friend, a student, or a colleague. The hotline is available for Midshipmen to make a report of sexual misconduct on campus, off campus, or at Sea. You may call on behalf of yourself, a friend, or anonymously to obtain guidance.  Calling the hotline will connect you to a trained USMMA Victim Advocate 24/7/365.

Who We Are

The mission of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) is to prevent and respond to all forms of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault, sexual and sex-based harassment, stalking, intimate partner violence, and retaliation. Our office is currently staffed by a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and two Victim Advocates/Prevention Educators, one of whom is a Sea Year Liaison. SAPRO is dedicated to supporting USMMA's students, faculty, and staff by providing effective prevention training and robust victim advocacy.

Our Commitment

SAPRO staff care for victims-survivors by safeguarding their dignity, privacy, and power to make choices. We work to increase safety and to provide support through an investigation if their choice has lead to an unrestricted report. SAPRO is committed to transparency with the campus community, as sharing appropriate information about our policies and procedures will assist in reducing the rates sexual misconduct at the Academy.  

Prevention and Education

Prevention is the most critical component in every successful campaign against sexual misconduct. SAPRO provides timely and engaging prevention training to USMMA students, faculty, and staff. Training for Plebe Candidates begins at Indoctrination to ensure that every student understands the Academy's zero tolerance for sexual or sex-based harassment, sexual assault, stalking, intimate partner violence, and retaliation. The prevention curriculum for students continues with biannual training, including sex-based violence awareness and prevention, bystander intervention, education specific topics relevant to college-aged populations and future military and industry leaders. Professional speaking programs are regularly offered to provide engaging presentations to enhance student, faculty, and staff skills in preventing and responding to sexual misconduct.

Responding to Sexual Misconduct

SAPRO aims to give power back to complainants of sexual misconduct. Resources available include but are not limited to:

• Experienced Victim Advocates assisting victim-survivors in navigating legal and administrative systems
• Crime victim advocacy with law enforcement agencies charged with investigating crimes against students, faculty, and staff, on campus, off campus, at Sea, by the U.S. Coast Guard, or by other local or federal law enforcement agencies.
• Accompanying students to interviews with investigators contracted by the Academy to investigate reports of sexual or sex-based harassment, sexual assault, stalking, intimate partner violence, and retaliation
• Consultation with the Academy's Special Victim Advisor
• Medical and mental health care from the Office of Health Services
• Spiritual care from the Academy's Chaplain
• Partnership with the Nassau County Special Victims Squad for criminal sexual violence on campus

Contact Us

SAPRO is located on the 2nd Deck of Land Hall on the left. Our regular hours are 0800-1700 and staff are available to meet at other times by appointment. We welcome drop-in visitors from the USMMA community. For non-emergent situations, our office email is sapro@usmma.edu. In crisis or for immediate assistance please call the USMMA SAPRO Hotline at 516-462-3207.