Your rights and support
Title IX
Everyone at MVU deserves to learn, work, and live free from sexual harassment and sex discrimination. If something happened to you or someone you know, you have options, and people ready to help.
In danger right now?
Call Public Safety, 24/7
Public Safety answers day and night. Off campus? Call 911.
What Title IX covers
You’re protected.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in education programs and activities. MVU’s Sexual Misconduct Policy puts that protection into practice.
What MVU prohibits
- Quid pro quo sexual harassment
- Hostile environment sexual harassment
- Sexual assault
- Dating violence and domestic violence
- Stalking
No retaliation
MVU prohibits retaliation against anyone who reports sexual harassment or takes part in a Title IX process. If you experience retaliation, report it the same way.
Other sex discrimination
The Sexual Misconduct Policy covers sexual harassment. Other complaints of sex discrimination are handled under MVU’s Non-Discrimination Policy. The Title IX Coordinator can help you with either.
How to report
Report in the way that works for you.
You choose how to reach out. Reports can be made in person, by phone, email, or mail, or by any other way that gets your report to the Title IX Coordinator.
Contact the Title IX Coordinator
Email or write any time, including nights and weekends. In-person reports are taken during regular business hours.
Report online
Use MVU’s online form to report a crime or incident. You can also tell any MVU employee; employees must pass reports of sexual harassment to the Title IX Coordinator.
Get help right away
If you are in danger or need medical care, call Public Safety at 660-815-5145 (24/7) or 911.
If you experienced sexual assault, dating violence, or domestic violence
Try to preserve any evidence and leave the area where it happened undisturbed if you can. Evidence may matter later, for example if you seek criminal charges or a protection order. Reporting sooner helps MVU respond, but you can reach out at any time.
Title IX team
People who can help.
The Title IX Coordinator oversees MVU’s response to every report. The deputy coordinators assist.
Deputy Coordinator
Gabi Morales
Director of Student Success
Student Success Center, Welcome Center
Deputy Coordinator
James Rowlett
Director of Student Activities
Student Affairs Office, Malcolm Center
You can also talk with
Katie Kirby, Director of Counseling Services
Counseling Center, Malcolm Center
Counseling is free and confidential, except in cases of imminent danger or where the law requires otherwise.
After you report
What happens next.
Here’s a general overview. The policy explains each step, your rights, and timelines in full.
1
The coordinator reaches out
You’ll be offered information about your options and the resources available on campus and in the community.
2
You decide on a formal complaint
A formal complaint asks MVU to investigate. In limited cases, such as a continuing threat, the coordinator may file one.
3
Both parties are notified
Within five days of a formal complaint, both parties receive written notice, including the right to an advisor of their choice.
4
Investigation and decision
Both parties can present witnesses and evidence. MVU aims to finish investigations in 30 to 45 days, and decisions can be appealed.
Your options outside MVU
You can file a complaint of sex discrimination with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights by calling 1-800-421-3481 or visiting the OCR complaint assessment site. You may also report a crime to local law enforcement.
Read the policy
You don’t have to figure this out alone.
Reach out to the Title IX Coordinator for support, options, or questions, even if you aren’t sure you want to make a report.