This addendum modifies catalog content as indicated and supersedes all previous addenda. Page 31 / 35 2024-2025 ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen University Catalog and Student Handbook June 26, 2025 A Complainant or Respondent may contact directly, or request assistance from Rasmussen personnel to access fair and respectful healthcare, mental health, counseling, and advocacy services that are available in the Complainant’s or Respondent’s area. A list of services can be found at: https://www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/title-ix/. Rasmussen shall notify the Complainant and the Respondent of their respective options to avoid contact with the other party and change, as appropriate, academic, professional, and extracurricular activities as well as their respective working situation. Rasmussen shall ensure that the Complainant and the Respondent are aware of (a) their respective Title IX rights, (b) available support services and resources, and (c) the right to report an alleged crime to local law enforcement. A non-exhaustive list of available assistance options is found at https://www.rasmussen.edu/student-experience/title-ix/#navigation- university-authorities. State-specific Information. For Complainants located in Illinois, Rasmussen will make available confidential advisors to provide emergency and ongoing support to survivors of sexual violence. For Complainants located in Minnesota, if the Complainant subsequently chooses to transfer to another postsecondary institution after reporting a sexual assault to Rasmussen, the Complainant may, upon request, receive information from Rasmussen about resources for victims/survivors of sexual assault at the institution to which the victim/survivor is transferring; and, consistent with laws governing access to student records, a student who reported an incident of sexual assault will be provided access to the student’s description of the incident as it was reported to Rasmussen, including if that student transfers to another postsecondary institution. Supportive Measures Individualized measures offered as appropriate, as reasonably available, without unreasonably burdening a Complainant or Respondent, not for punitive or disciplinary reasons, and without fee or charge to the Complainant or Respondent to: (1) Restore or preserve that party’s access to Rasmussen’s education program or activity, including measures that are designed to protect the safety of the parties or Rasmussen’s educational environment; or (2) Provide support during Rasmussen’s grievance procedures or during the informal resolution process. Supportive measures will be offered to both the Complainant and Respondent before a formal grievance is filed and throughout the grievance process. Supportive measures may include making available confidential advisors to provide emergency and ongoing support to survivors of sexual violence; extensions of deadlines or other course-related adjustments; modifications of work or class schedules; campus escort services; increased security and monitoring of certain areas of the campus; restrictions on contact applied to one or more parties; leaves of absence; changes in class or work locations, regardless of whether there is or is not a comparable alternative; and training and education programs related to sex-based harassment. Rasmussen must maintain as confidential any supportive measures provided to the Complainant or Respondent, to the extent that maintaining such confidentiality would not impair the ability of Rasmussen to provide supportive measures. The Title IX Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the effective implementation of supportive measures. Victims'/Survivors' Rights and Options Victims/survivors have the following rights and options under this Policy: 1. If sexual assault is alleged, the victim/survivor is strongly encouraged to preserve physical evidence of the sexual assault. No attempt should be made to bathe, change clothes, or otherwise clean prior to examination by a medical practitioner to make determinations regarding sexual assault. The preservation of physical evidence is very important for any criminal or civil action that the victim/survivor may choose to pursue against the Respondent and will also be useful in the grievance process. A medical forensic examination shall be completed at no cost to the victim/survivor and may be conducted at any medical facility. A list of medical facilities near each campus can be found at: https://www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/title-ix/. 2. A victim/survivor is strongly encouraged to create a detailed written summary of the incident while the memory is still clear. 3. A victim/survivor has a right to privacy, which includes the decision whether to report or not report an alleged incident to Rasmussen, law enforcement, both, or neither. At the request of the
