Care Team
The Care Team serves as a centralized coordinated body for discussion and action (through intervention practices) regarding students exhibiting behaviors that indicate distress, cause a disturbance in the community, and/or present a danger to oneself or others. Committed to proactive, early intervention, the Care Team supports students directly and through consultation with campus partners. When necessary, the Care Team also assesses risk of harm to the University community and coordinates appropriate action to protect the safety of individual students and the University community or property. Additionally, the Care Team has primary responsibility for soliciting/receiving information from members of the community about potentially at-risk students/situations.
The Care Team is a multi-disciplinary team that brings together representatives from major areas of the University including Student Life, Enrollment Management and Student Success, and Law Enforcement. The Dean of Students or designee serves as the leader of the Care Team.
Care Team core members include:
- AVP/Dean of Students
- Assistant Dean of Students, Chair and Care Team Case Manager
- Associate Dean of Students
- Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students
- Director of Student Counseling Service
- MUPD Representative
- Director of Community Standards
- Director of Residence Life
- Senior Assistant Dean for Student and Academic Success
- Director of International Student and Scholar Services
- Director of Miller Center for Student Disability Services
- General Counsel serves as Legal Counsel to the Care Team
Care Team referrals may come to the attention of the DOS in a variety of ways. However, online referrals submitted through the Student of Concern Report Form provide our office with the information needed to initiate outreach/intervention protocols in the most efficient manner possible.