is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities. All public and private elementary and secondary schools, school districts, colleges, and universities receiving any Federal funds must comply with Title IX. Discrimination can include sexual harassment or sexual violence, such as rape, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, sexual battery, sexual coercion, dating/domestic violence and stalking.
Embry‑Riddle is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive community in which students, faculty and staff can work together in an atmosphere free from all forms of discrimination. Embry‑Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university policy.
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristic, age, religion or pregnancy status in its educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid, employment or other school-administered programs.
Please review the Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and the University Sexual Misconduct Policy for more information.
If you would like to report a concern of harassment, discrimination (including sexual misconduct) or retaliation, please use one of the following forms based on your campus:
It's on All of Us to Stop Sexual Assault
It’s On Us was founded in September 2014. The program launched following recommendations from a White House Task Force, with the importance of Preventing Sexual Assault and calling everyone into the conversation on sexual assault prevention. To date, 440,000 people have taken the It’s On Us Pledge, and more than 550 college campuses have held over 5,500 educational events under the banner of It’s On Us.
Reporting Options
Emergency
If you have an emergency, please contact Campus Safety at 386-226-7233 (SAFE). If you are off campus, please contact the local police by dialing 911.
University Reporting Options
The Title IX Office oversees compliance of Title IX Sexual Harassment in accordance with Federal Regulations, as well as incidents falling under the University Sexual Misconduct policy. Policy violations and prohibited conduct can include sex/gender discrimination, sexual harassment or sexual violence, such as rape, sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, sexual misconduct and stalking.
Anyone may report suspected or known violations to the Title IX Office and/or Campus Safety.
Title IX Office
- Open: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Phone: 386-241-6012
- Email: dbtitle9@erau.edu
- Office: Building 610 (Student Union, Rm. 324)
Campus Safety & Security
- Open: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Phone: 386-226-6480
- Emergency: 386-226-7233 (SAFE)
- Office: Building 610 (Student Union, Rm. 115) and Building 417 (Parking Garage)
Confidential Resources
If you would like to speak with someone confidentially about your reporting options or experience, please contact one of the following resources:
On-Campus
- Campus Counseling Center: 386-226-6035
- Campus Health Services: 386-226-7917
- Campus Chaplain: 386-226-6007
Off-Campus
- (Telus Health, formerly MySSP)
- Employee Assistance Program: 1-800-272-7252
- Volusia Rape Crisis Center: 1-800-503-7621
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Emergency
If you have an emergency, please contact Campus Safety at 928-777-3333. If you are off campus, please contact the local police by dialing 911.
University Reporting Options
The Title IX Office oversees compliance of Title IX Sexual Harassment in accordance with Federal Regulations, as well as incidents falling under the University Sexual Misconduct policy. Policy violations and prohibited conduct can include sex/gender discrimination, sexual harassment or sexual violence, such as rape, sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, sexual misconduct and stalking.
Anyone may report suspected or known violations to the Title IX Office and/or Campus Safety.
Title IX Office
- Open: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Phone: 386-241-6012
- Email: prtitle9@erau.edu
- Office: Building 41 (Visitor's Center, Rm. 134)
Campus Safety & Security
- Open: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Phone: 928-777-3333
- Office: Building 14
Confidential Resources
If you would like to speak with someone confidentially about your reporting options or experience, please contact one of the following resources:
On-Campus
- Campus Counseling Center: 928-777-3312
- Campus Health and Wellness Services: 928-777-6653
Off-Campus
- (Telus Health, formerly MySSP)
- Employee Assistance Program: 1-800-272-7252
- Yavapai Family Advocacy Center: 928-775-0669
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Emergency
If you have an emergency, please contact the local police by dialing 911.
University Reporting Options
The Title IX Office oversees compliance of Title IX Sexual Harassment in accordance with Federal Regulations, as well as incidents falling under the University Sexual Misconduct policy. Policy violations and prohibited conduct can include sex/gender discrimination, sexual harassment, or sexual violence, such as rape, sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, sexual misconduct and stalking.
Anyone may report suspected or known violations to the Title IX Office.
Title IX Office
- Open: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET)
- Phone: 386-241-6012
- Email: wwtitle9@erau.edu
- Building 610 (Student Union, Rm. 324)
Confidential Resources Off Campus
- (Telus Health, formerly MySSP)
- Employee Assistance Program: 1-800-272-7252
- Volusia Rape Crisis Center: 1-800-503-7621
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Required Training for Residential Students
Online Sexual Harassment Training for Students
All Daytona Beach and Prescott students are required to complete Embry‑Riddle’s online Sexual Harassment Training course in Canvas. Worldwide students are required to complete the sexual harassment training in their orientation.
The approximately one-hour course will cover the following topics, including but not limited to:
• Rights and responsibilities of Embry-Riddle students
• Provide details of what constitutes sexual harassment/misconduct violations
• Demonstrate what consent is and what it is not
• Bring awareness to bystander intervention
• Convey Embry-Riddle’s Title IX Investigation process
• Share Embry-Riddle’s
supportive measures and sanctions
• Provide available resources at Embry-Riddle, as well as local and national resources
• Offer best practices for staying vigilant
Please review the frequently asked questions below for further details.
Frequently Asked Questions
To provide students with an awareness to:
- Identify university values and student rights and responsibilities
- Understand the university’s policies on sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct
- Recognize what consent is and is not
- Learn differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships
- Get safety tips
- Summarize reporting options and resources
The course is just one piece of what the university hopes will be an ongoing conversation about the role each of us plays in creating and sustaining a safe and inclusive educational environment at Embry‑Riddle.
You can access the course either through the email invitation or through ERNIE.
- In the email invitation to Sexual Harassment Training, click on the link provided to access the Canvas Dashboard, and then click on the “Sexual Harassment Training” course.
- In your ERNIE Tools, click on "Canvas" and then click on the "Sexual Harassment Training." (If you do not see "Canvas" listed in your Tools, click on the "All Tools" link.)
If you did not receive an email, or do not see the ERNIE To-Do List Sexual Harassment Training, please contact your respective campus’ Office of Title IX Compliance.
- Daytona Beach Campus: dbtitle9@erau.edu
- Prescott Campus: prtitle9@erau.edu
- Worldwide Campus: wwtitle9@erau.edu
The course takes approximately one hour to complete.
All Daytona Beach and Prescott students must review each module in the course and pass a final exam. The final exam will remain locked until each module is reviewed. In order to complete the course successfully, each student must take the final exam and pass with a 90% or higher.
This course is required for all Daytona Beach and Prescott students, including new, transfer, undergraduate and graduate students.
Yes. This course contains content specific to Embry‑Riddle’s Title IX Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policies.
This course contains Embry‑Riddle specific content, including information about Embry‑Riddle’s Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and the university’s Sexual Misconduct Policy. As a member of the Embry‑Riddle community, you are expected to complete the course that speaks to our values as a community, our resources and our student rights and responsibilities. Further questions about training obligations may be directed to your respective campus’ Office of Title IX Compliance.
- Daytona Beach Campus: dbtitle9@erau.edu
- Prescott Campus: prtitle9@erau.edu
- Worldwide Campus: wwtitle9@erau.edu
The course is designed to be accessed on a desktop or laptop computer only. Embry‑Riddle has several computer labs on both the Daytona Beach and Prescott Campuses that students can use to complete the course. For example:
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If you are unable to access a computer, please email the Title IX Office at your respective campus and a staff member will arrange a time and place for you to complete the course.
The course is designed to be accessed on a desktop or laptop computer only. Embry‑Riddle has several computer labs on both the Daytona Beach and Prescott Campuses that students can use to complete the course. For example:
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If you are unable to access a computer, please email the Title IX Office at your respective campus and a staff member will arrange a time and place for you to complete the course.
ERNIE is only available to applied, accepted and current students.
- In order to log in to ERNIE, you will need to Activate Your Account by going to the .
- Click on the “Activate Your Account” link to begin the process.
If you have problems accessing your ERNIE account, please contact IT Support at itsupport@erau.edu.
Please send an email to the Office of Title IX Compliance at your respective campus and a staff member will assist you.
- Daytona Beach Campus: dbtitle9@erau.edu
- Prescott Campus: prtitle9@erau.edu
- Worldwide Campus: wwtitle9@erau.edu
Yes, the Office of Title IX Compliance delivers customizable trainings and programming in person, both on-site and virtually, for Embry‑Riddle students, faculty and staff. To request a training, or for further information, please contact your respective campus Office of Title IX Compliance at:
- Daytona Beach Campus: dbtitle9@erau.edu
- Prescott Campus: prtitle9@erau.edu
- Worldwide Campus: wwtitle9@erau.edu
Title IX Staff
The Title IX Office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ET. If you have an emergency, please contact the local police by dialing 911.
Autumn Meyers
Executive Director, Title IX Coordinator
Phone: 386-241-6012
Email: meyerspa@erau.edu
Jana Schilmoeller
Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Phone: 386-241-6012
Email: schilmoj@erau.edu
Kenneth Blankumsee
Title IX Investigator
Phone: 386-241-1881
Email: blankumk@erau.edu
For a list of the other Title IX members, including advisors, please contact us directly. Updates will be published accordingly.
Completed Trainings
The following trainings include acronyms for the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA), the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA) and the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).
If you need assistance accessing these documents, please contact IT Support at itsupport@erau.edu.
- National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) - Title IX Coordinator Training (2021-2022)
- NASPA: Title IX Certificate Program, Track 3: Title IX Investigators (Aug. 22, 2020)
- NASPA: Title IX Certificate Program, Track 2: Title IX Decision-Makers and Student Conduct Administrators (Aug. 21, 2020)
- Compliance U/ACPA: Four Corners of Title IX Intermediate Seminar (December 2019)
- ATIXA: Civil Rights Investigator Level One (January 2019)
- ATIXA: Civil Rights Investigator Level Two (January 2019)
- ATIXA: Civil Rights Investigator Level Two (October 2021)
- ATIXA: Civil Rights Investigator Level Four (November 2021)
- ATIXA: Investigation Report Writing (June 2022)
- NACUA: Conducting Effective Internal Investigations
Non-Discrimination Policy and Information
At Embry‑Riddle, we are committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty, staff and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training and other benefits of employment. Our non-discrimination policy helps uphold these values and provides a mechanism for filing complaints and remedies for any issues uncovered. If a member of the community believes they have been subjected to discrimination or harassment, we encourage them to report their concerns to Human Resources. We are dedicated to addressing any issues promptly and effectively, ensuring that this is a welcoming environment for all to thrive.
Concerns can be submitted by using the link below. These concerns will be submitted directly to the employee support team and will be reviewed in the order of receipt. If the concern is time-sensitive, please call 386-226-6145. .
Contacts for policy review and clarification:
Human Resources
- Andrea Hooper, Executive Director
- Stephenie Jaworski, Employee Relations Manager
- Pam Pierce, HR Manager
Dean of Students Office
- Daytona Beach: Theresa Crichfield
- Prescott: Lee Wilkerson
- Worldwide: Henry Ponciano
Title IX (sex-based harassment/discrimination)
- See process above