Title IX, VI, and VII
Consistent with its mission, MVNU seeks to assure that all community members learn and work in a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment. Federal law under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972—and, specifically, MVNU’s Title IX policy—prohibit gender or sex-based discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct within its community. Any student who has experienced gender or sex-based discrimination, harassment, and/or misconduct may report the incident and his/her concerns. Confidential and non-confidential resources and reporting options are available. MVNU is legally obligated to respond to reports of sexual misconduct, and therefore cannot guarantee the confidentiality of a report not made to a confidential resource. On campus, the confidential resources include the Campus Counseling Center and Campus Pastor. Instructors are required to report incidents of sexual misconduct to the MVNU Title IX Coordinator and thus cannot guarantee confidentiality. Instructors must also provide the Title IX Coordinator with all relevant details, including the names of those involved in a reported incident. For more information about MVNU’s policies, procedures, support resources, and reporting options, please visit https://www.mvnu.edu/titleix.
MVNU also has built in structures in compliance with federal law that prohibits discrimination of its employees and students on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or military service. Any employee or student who believes that s/he has been subjected to unlawful discrimination, may make a complaint at https://www.mvnu.edu/titleix, which will be used for reporting violations against Title IX, VI, and VII. Alleged unlawful discrimination arising under Title VI and/or Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act will go through a fair and impartial investigation of all such complaints, with due regard for the rights of all parties.