Frequently Asked Questions
The most important thing to know is that you will be provided support and resources and informed of your rights. Please know that all employees at NEIU (with very few exceptions listed below) are mandatory reporters who have a duty to report sexual violence to the Title IX Coordinator. This reporting requirement applies to temporary, part-time and full-time staff, faculty, student workers, and graduate assistants. NEIU requires this reporting so that the Title IX Office can confidentially respond to person who may have experienced sexual violence with resources and an explanation of your rights.
NEIU offers several safe spaces where an individual can seek help without officially notifying the University about a Title IX incident. These confidential resources are exempt from the mandatory reporting requirement. If you need confidential support, help, or information regarding any Title IX incident, you may contact any of the following confidential resources who can help you on any NEIU campus:
Confidential Advisor(s):
Jennifer Knuepfer, Staff Psychologist
Student Counseling Services
Room B 119
Phone: (773) 442-4650
Email: confidentialadvisor@neiu.edu
Student Counseling Services
Main Campus, Room B 119
(773) 442-4650
counsect@neiu.edu
Student Health Services
Main Campus, Room E 051
(773) 442-5800
health-services@neiu.edu
University Ombuds
Main Campus, Ronald Williams Library, Room 216
(773) 442-4527
ombuds@neiu.edu
On campus sexual violence reports may be made to the Title IX Office. Sexual violence that happens off campus may be reported to the Dean of Students Office:
Terry Mena, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Room C 324
Phone: (773) 442-4600
Email: t-mena2@neiu.edu
Paola Vargas, Administrative Assistant to the VP of Student Affairs
Room C 336
Phone: (773) 442-4609
Email: p-vargas@neiu.edu
The Confidential Advisor may be contacted instead of the Dean of Students for off-campus sexual violence incidents. Importantly, the Confidential Advisor is not required to notify the Title IX Coordinator or NEIU of any sexual violence reports.
NEIU’s Confidential Advisor
Jennifer Knuepfer, Staff Psychologist
Student Counseling Services
Room B 119
Phone: (773) 442-4650
Email: confidentialadvisor@neiu.edu
Yes. Title IX protects all students attending institutions in the United States that are recipients of federal funds, regardless of national origin, international status or citizenship status.