About Manchester

Title IX Team

Manchester University has named the following individuals as Title IX Team members. Each team members receives annual training for all Title IX roles, which can be found on the listed below.

As we seek to serve the best interest of all parties and reserves the right to Interchanged trained member roles or contract with outside providers for roles as need is presented.

The Title IX Coordinator will assign team members roles at the start of each investigation and provide written notice to all parties. Please reference the primary role of each member and contact information below:

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Meet the Team

 

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Jane Webb

Title IX Coordinator
ejwebb@manchester.edu
260-982-5417

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Mark McCoy

Investigator - Academics
mgmccoy@manchester.edu
260-982-5279
ACEN 355

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samantha Cussen

Investigator - Academics
sbcussen@manchester.edu
260-470-4074
Fort Wayne

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Stacy Stetzel

Investigator - Academics
ssstetzel@manchester.edu
260-982-5421
ACEN 329

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Barb Burdge

Investigator - Academics
bjburdge@manchester.edu
260-982-5365
ACEN 214

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Sarah Wehrkamp

Investigator - Fort Wayne
SEWehrkamp@manchester.edu
260-470-2655
Room 127 E

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Kaitlyn Zook

Advisor - Admissions
KMZook@manchester.edu
260-982-5228
ACEN Admissions Office

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W. Thomas Smith

Advisor - Pharmacy
WTSmith@manchester.edu
260-982-2668
Fort Wayne Campus

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Abagail Van Vlerah

Decision Maker / Hearing Officer - Student Life
ALVanVlerah@manchester.edu
260-982-5132
Chinworth Center

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Julie Knuth

Appeals - Administration
JJKnuth@manchester.edu
260-982-5214
Funderburg Library

Confidential support, local and on-campus resources

 

Heidi Vandermark Care Advocate

Confidential

Victim Advocate
Heidi Vandermark
hvandermark@getradiant.org
260-563-4407

What is a victim advocate?

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Confidential

University Counseling
April White
JYSC 202G
adwhite@manchester.edu
260-982-5888

Sexual Assault
Treatment Center

Confidential

Open 24 hours
1420 Kirrway Ct.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
260-423-2222
https://www.fwsatc.org/

North Manchester
University Safety


Clark Computer Center
260-982-5999


Non-Confidential


Manchester University
Fort Wayne
 Security


260-266-1800


Non-Confidential


Parkview
Hospital  ER

Wabash: Emergency Room
(Open 24 Hours)
91110 John Kissinger Dr.
Wabash, IN 46992
260-563-3131

Fort Wayne: Emergency Room
(Open 24 Hours)
91111109 Parkview Plaza Dr. Fort Wayne, IN 46845

https://www.parkview.com/

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North Manchester
Police Department





911

709 W Main St,
North Manchester, IN 46962

Non-Emergency-Phone:
260-982-855


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Fort Wayne
Police Department





911

1 E Main St 108
Fort Wayne, IN 46803

Non-Emergency-Phone:
260-427-1222


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If you do decide to report the event, we recommend considering the following options:

  • Speak with a Mandated Reporter. These are MU employees (faculty, staff, vendor, and contractors) that are NOT listed as a confidential on-campus resource above).
  • Adapted from "Get Help" (2017). Indiana University Stop Sexual Violence. Retrieved from http://stopsexualviolence.iu.edu/help/index.html.

    **Manchester University strives to uphold privacy and confidentiality as much as possible and only shares information received with those who have a need to know in order to respond.  Individuals who desire anonymity in discussing and seeking assistance about sexual misconduct should contact and/or be referred to a confidential employee.**

     

Training Materials

 

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The following training documents have been provided by the higher education practice group. All training documentation has been provide to Manchester University for the sole purpose to meet the 2020 Office of Civil Rights regulations requirements publishing training materials. 

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All training documentation has been provided to Manchester University for the sole purpose to meet the 2020 Office of Civil Rights regulations requirements publishing training materials only. 

Atixa has provided the following website to locate such materials, each team member has training titles which can be found with in the site: View Materials

Training materials provided for each listed training can be requested via email to Conduct@manchester.edu.