Title IX

What is Title IX?

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681) is an all-encompassing federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex of students and employees of educational institutions that receive federal financial assistance.

Title IX states: "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...." Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (Title IX).

What is covered by Title IX?

In compliance with Title IX, Minnesota State Community and Technical College and the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities prohibit discrimination in all educational programs and activities on the basis of sex.

Programs under Title IX at M State include academic programs, admissions, recruitment, financial aid, student engagement/life, athletics, fine arts and employment (this list is not exhaustive). Title IX is frequently thought of as a law that applies only to athletic programs, but it is much broader. Title IX applies to all educational programs and activities at M State.

Pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding

M State does not discriminate against any student on the basis of pregnancy or related conditions. The college will provide reasonable and appropriate adjustments and flexibly, upon request, to students based on their documented pregnancy-related circumstances. Such circumstances may include pregnancy, complications arising from pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, false pregnancy, miscarriage, termination of pregnancy or recovery.

Students needing pregnancy-related accommodations can seek assistance at 218-299-6882 or by completing this form: https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?MNStateCTC&layout_id=9

Lactation rooms

The college recognizes the breastfeeding needs of new parents by providing comfortable, private lactation rooms for students on all four M State campuses:

Detroit Lakes – Across from E102
Fergus Falls – W640
Moorhead – C124
Wadena – N17

Who coordinates Title IX at M State?

Jocelyn Santana

Dean of Equity and Inclusion

218.299.6505

jocelyn.santana@minnesota.edu

Moorhead Campus 120D

Responsibilities of the coordinator include monitoring and oversight of overall implementation of Title IX compliance and the prevention of harassment and discrimination at the college, including the coordination of training, education, communications and administration of grievance procedures for faculty, staff, students and other members of the college community.

Make a Title IX Report

Complaint procedure

To report an incident of sexual violence, dating violence, stalking, harassment or discrimination click on the 'Make a Title IX Report' icon above, visit www.minnesota.edu/sexual-violence-resources for more information/resources, or contact any of the following individuals:

Name and Title	Phone #	Email	Office Location	Investigator
Shawn Anderson Dean of Students/Deputy Title IX Coordinator	218.299.6535	shawn.anderson@minnesota.edu	Moorhead Campus D120	1B.1 & 1B.3 Investigator
Matt Borcherding Interim VP of Academic Affairs	218.736.1506	matthew.borcherding@minnesota.edu	Fergus Falls Campus C336; Moorhead Campus A111	1B.3 Investigator
Scott Ebsen Director of Student Success	218.299.6620	scott.ebsen@minnesota.edu	Moorhead Campus D123	1B.1 Investigator
Steve Erickson Interim VP of Institutional Effectiveness and Technology Solutions	218.846.3721	steve.erickson@minnesota.edu	Detroit Lakes Campus E107; Moorhead Campus A111	1B.1 Investigator
Dacia Johnson VP of Human Resources/Deputy Title IX Coordinator	218.736.1512	dacia.johnson@minnesota.edu	Fergus Falls Campus A520	1B.1 & 1B.3 Investigator

Additional Title IX resources

Below are more resources available to the college community:

Title IX personnel training materials

Below are materials that have been used to train M State’s Title IX personnel including Title IX coordinators, investigators, decision makers and anyone who may facilitate an informal resolution process.

Minnesota State system applicable policies

Minnesota State system Board Policy 1B.1 Non-Discrimination in Employment and Education
Minnesota State system Board Policy 1B.3 Sexual Violence Policy
All M State policies and procedures can be found at www.minnesota.edu/policies