Get Educated - Stalking - Safer - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo * Skip to Content * ? * Current Students * Prospective Students * Parents * Business Community * Faculty & Staff * Alumni my CalPoly login * Maps * Q * X * Z * * Safer Embrace Your Unlimited Possibilities * Home * About Us Safer CONTACT US 805-756-2282 [email protected] About Us * What Is Safer? * Meet Our Staff * Contact Us * Campus Health & Wellbeing CLOSE MENU * Services Safer Services CONTACT US 805-756-2282 [email protected] Crisis Support & Advocacy * What is Advocacy? * Make an Appointment * What to Expect Prevention Education * Request a Workshop! * Prevention Consultations Action Months * October | Dating Violence Action Month * January | Stalking Action Month * April | Sexual Assault Action Month * April | Take Back The Night CLOSE MENU * Getting Help Getting Help CONTACT US 805-756-2282 [email protected] Getting Help * Make an Appointment * Your Rights * Medical Forensic Exams (SART) * Safety Planning * Reporting to Title IX * Reporting to Law Enforcement * Resources What To Do If... * Sexual Assault * Dating/Domestic Violence * Stalking * Safety Planning * Tech Abuse * Helping a Friend Identity-Specific Resources * LGBTQ+ Survivors * Survivors of Color * Male-Identified Survivors * International Survivors * Undocumented Survivors * Survivors with Disabilities * Survivors of Child Sex Abuse * Survivors of Sex Trafficking Survivor Wellness * Survivor Resources * Grounding Techniques * Virtual Healing Room CLOSE MENU * Learn More Learn More CONTACT US 805-756-2282 [email protected] Get Educated * Terms & Definitions * Statistics & Prevalence * Sexual Assault * Intimate Partner Violence * Stalking * Clery Act and Timely Warnings * Safer Travels * Further Research * Remote Resources During COVID-19 Prevention * Primary Prevention * Affirmative Consent * Boundaries * Bystander Intervention * Relationships & Sexual Health During COVID-19 Incoming Mustangs * For Incoming Students * For Incoming Parents & Supporters * International Students CLOSE MENU * Get Involved Get Involved CONTACT US 805-756-2282 [email protected] Join the Movement * Safer Leadership Training * Join the Safer Team! * Mustangs for a Safer Campus * Members of FSL * Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletters * Support Our Work * Event Calendar CLOSE MENU * Faculty & Staff Resources Faculty & Staff Resources CONTACT US 805-756-2282 [email protected] Faculty & Staff Resources * Upcoming Workshops * Supporting Student Survivors * Syllabus Statements * Mandated Reporting * Safer Learning Community CLOSE MENU Stalking is a repeated pattern or course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a person to feel fear . Stalking may happen in the context of a relationship or could be perpetrated by someone the survivor does not know, although this most commonly occurs between previous partners. Regardless, if the action(s) make you feel unsafe, it could be stalking. Examples of stalking may include: * Following someone, showing up at your work/home/etc. * Tracking location via social media/GPS (SnapMaps, FindMyFriends, etc) * Surveillance, taking unknown photos/videos * Repeated, unwanted contact (continuous phone calls, texts, DMs, voicemails, etc) * Delivering unwanted items or gifts * Using other people to make contact * Property damage In a 2020 survey, we found that 18% of Cal Poly students reported experiencing stalking behaviors, such as tracking, following, or unwanted contact. Importantly, 82% of those people didn't define their behavior as "stalking" - likely as a result of our romanticization and normalization of these behaviors in our culture. Stalking is contextual. Consider the following scenario: It's Tyler's birthday. They come home from work to find a bouquet of flowers on their porch with a note. This might be considered kind, especially if it's from a friend, loved one, etc! However, consider the following additional details: It's Tyler's birthday. They come home from work to find a bouquet of flowers on their porch...​ with a note from one of their regular customers at work who has made repeated sexually harassing comments every shift. Tyler has never told this customer where they live - now they're afraid he'll come back, and no longer feel safe at home. As you can see, the same behavior becomes far more sinister when considering the additional context.  If you believe you are being stalked, you deserve support. Please view our What to do if… page and consider making an appointment with a Confidential Advocate at Safer . 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