Title IX Information

Midwestern Career College (MCC) has designated the Title IX Coordinator to coordinate MCC’s compliance with Title IX and VAWA and to respond to reports of violations.

Title IX Coordinator (Interim, Feb 2024 – present)
Carrie Goldstein
100 S. Wacker Dr., LL1-50 Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 236-9000 Ext 1090
cgoldstein@mccollege.edu

Title IX Coordinator (Dec. 2019-Feb 2024)
Mary Schmidt
100 S. Wacker Dr., LL1-50 Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 236-9000 Ext 1051
mschmidt@mccollege.edu

Confidential Advisor
Olia Sweiss
100 S. Wacker Dr., LL1-50
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 236-9000 Ext 1033
osweiss@mccollege.edu
Anonymous reporting: https://mccollege.edu/confidential-reporting/

Relevant Training, Title IX Coordinator

• July 2023: OCR Webinar: Title IX Regulations Addressing Sexual Harassment
  • Presented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights
• July 2023: New Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students:  Updates to Title IX
  • Presented by: The Michelson 20MM Foundation.
• July 2023: Sexual Harassment Preventative Training and Bystander Intervention Training Provided by HR Director at MCC.
  • Manager Training
  • Bystander Training
• July 2022: Title IX Update: What You Need to Know About the Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) webinar
• July 2022: TCLE Webcast – ED’s New Title IX Rule: A Careful Review and Suggestions for Public Comment
• November 2021: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training provided by Director of HR at MCC
• May 2020: Thompson Coburn Comparison of the Title IX Changes webinar.
  • Review of Title IX Rules
  • Comparison document between former policy and 2020 policy changes
• October 2020: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training provided by Director of HR at MCC
• December 2019: Eight module Title IX training webinar from NACUA.
  • Overview of Title IX Regulations
  • Cleary Overview
  • Investigations
  • Hearings
  • Investigative Reports
  • Institutional Policies
  • Complaints
  • Athletic Equity

Training Materials

• Module 1: The Title IX Coordinator
• Module 2: Clery Overview
• Module 3: N/A
• Module 4: Overseeing Investigation Part I
• Module 4: Overseeing Investigation Part II
• Module 4: Writing Investigative Reports
• Module 5: Institutional Policies, Complaints, Student Codes
• Module 6: Case Study
• Module 6: Review of Institutional Policies, FERPA, Other Constituencies, Employees, Etc.
• Module 7: Training
• Module 8: Athletic Equity Part 1
• Module 8: Athletic Equity Part 2
• Module 8: Athletic Equity Part 3
• 2021 FSA Session Clery Act

All the training documents have been posted and any remaining documents no longer exist.

Relevant Training, Confidential Advisor

• April/May 2023: Reviewed Articles
  • Confidential Advisor to Support Victims of Gender-Based Violence
    • https://www.proquest.com/central/docview/1814059264/7CFF9CED665A4284PQ/1?accountid=144960  
  • A Safe Space for Students: Ashley Cox Takes Role as New Confidential Advisor
    • https://www.proquest.com/central/docview/1938403546/ACDAA81E740541E7PQ/1?accountid=144960 
  • Experiences Of Counselors Counseling Clients Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted
    • https://www.proquest.com/central/docview/2737445931/AE4B7A5EBE1D4A7DPQ/1?accountid=144960 
  • An Examination of The Use of University-Affiliated Sexual Assault Resources and the Well Being of Women Who  Experience Sexual Assault During College
    • https://www.proquest.com/central/docview/2242478027/51055B09ADEE433EPQ/1?accountid=144960  
• March 2023: Title IX Investigations 2022
  • Recording: 
• March 2023: Power-Based Violence Training for Confidential Advisors
  • Recording: 
• February 2023: An Introduction to Managing Title IX Sexual Harassment on Campus
  • Recording: 
• July 2022: TCLE Webcast – ED’s New Title IX Rule: A Careful Review and Suggestions for Public Comment
• November 2021: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training provided by Director of HR
• November 2021: The Role of a Sexual Violence Advocate: Understanding Sexual Violence Services and Referrals
  • Recording:
• November 2021: Safety Planning and Sexual Violence webinar
  • Recording:
• April 2021: Sexual Assault Prevention education by Resilience www.ourresilience.org
  • Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1APJkEJ6ucZh7V2SWqpaaiD6M9kPu5uSa/view
  • Speaker bio: https://www.ourresilience.org/about-us/staff/emma-gonzalez/
• October 2020: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training provided by Director of HR at MCC
• May 2020: Navigating Sex and Sexuality after Sexual Assault: A Qualitative Study of Survivors and Informal Support Providers
  • Linked Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6401344/
• April 2020: The Role of Ethnicity, Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual Behavior in Sexual Revictimization During the Transition to Emerging Adulthood
  • Linked Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6413879/
• March 2020: Sexual assault incidents among college undergraduates: Prevalence and factors associated with risk
  • Linked Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5695602/
• February 2020: Barriers to and Facilitators of Help-Seeking Behavior Among Men Who Experience Sexual Violence
  • Linked Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818122/