Report an incident of sexual assault
Each college or university receiving federal financial assistance must designate at least one professional employee as the Title IX Coordinator to oversee compliance efforts and investigate any complaint of sex discrimination.
At Mount Mercy University, the Title IX Coordinator is responsible for monitoring the overall implementation of Title IX for the University. Major duties include, but are not limited to, monitoring the following areas:
- Admissions and recruitment
- Educational programs and activities
- Housing
- Comparable facilities
- Participation in curricular and extracurricular activities
- Financial assistance
- Student employment assistance
- Health services and student insurance
- Marital or parental status
- Athletics and physical education
In addition, each school/university must designate at least one employee to evaluate current policy practices to ensure an institution's compliance with Title IX, coordinate efforts to effectively and efficiently respond to complaints of sex discrimination (including complaints of sexual harassment), and ensure as much as possible that every MMU employee and student has an equal education and employment opportunities.
Mount Mercy University Title IX Team
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Dr. Nate Klein |
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Tom Doermann |
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Keesha Burke-Henderson |
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Joe Cerruto |
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Connie Albaugh |
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Matthew Bejar |
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Beth Davenport |
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Chance McWorthy |
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Danielle Rudd |
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Derek Stephens |
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Jennifer McNabb Trained Advisor Director of Project Connect jmcnabb@mtmercy.edu | 319-363-1323 x1396 |
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Jeremiah Fields Trained Consultant Assistant Director of Residence Life jfields@mtmercy.edu | 319-363-1323 x1030 |
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Father Tony |
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Sister Linda Bechen |
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Counseling Services |
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Riverview Center |
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Health Services |
All of our Title IX team and members of our community have been trained in the following ways, and the materials are available by request to the Title IX Coordinator:
- Investigator, Decision-Maker, and Coordinator Training/Certification: atIXa
- Employee Advisor Training: Deb Brydon, JD (most recent: August 31, 2020)
- Student Bystander Training: Riverview Center and Mount Mercy University employees (most recent: Fall 2020)
- New Regulations Video: Mount Mercy University Employees (last update: August 31, 2020)
- EduRisk: Preventing Workplace Harassment (with specialized content for supervisors)
- EduRisk: Preventing Sexual Harassment
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.