Fiscal Year 2018

Effective Date of Establishment:  09/2012

Authorizing Body or Official: Regents Policy Manual (RPM)

Scope of Impact: System

Type of Board: Standing 

Contact Information:  Michael Jasek mjasek@nmsu.edu 

Chair:  Michael Jasek mjasek@nmsu.edu 

University function/office responsible:  The appoints are by position as outline rule 3.07

Position appointment description:

Members of CARE are appointed due to the fact that the
department will have direct contact with an individual of
concern such as Housing and Residential Life, Police, Human
Resources.

Members are appointed by: Position

Voting Members: 

Michael Jasek, Dean of Students

Beth Armstead, Vice President of Student Services - Grants

Dario Silva - Director of Employee Assistance Program

Jason Castillo, Associate Human Resouce Specialist

Louis Huber, Deputy Chief - Fire Department

Andrew Bowen, Deputy Chief - Police Department

Trudy Luken, Director of Student Accessibility Services

Jeff Ferguson, Assistant Dean of Students Conduct

Will Waller, Assistant Dean of Students - Case Manager

Laui Millot, Director of Office of Institutional Equity 

Judith Voelz, Chief Medical Officer

Juanita Garcia, VP Student Servies Carlsbad

Amanda Ledesma, VP Student Services Dona Ana

Anne Ricksecker, VP Student Services Alamogordo

Ex-officio / Non-Voting Members

Lisa Warren, Associate General Counsel

Purpose:

The purpose(s) of this Rule, and corresponding procedural
guidelines, as they may be
subsequently issued by the Rule administrators, are as
follows:
1. To heighten awareness and mutual concern for the welfare
of all within the New Mexico State University
(NMSU) system, which includes all campuses and work sites,
and to encourage the reporting of observed
behaviors of concern occurring in the classroom, on campus,
in NMSU Housing, in the workplace, or at
any other university location or sponsored event.
2. To facilitate communication and coordination among
university officials charged with maintaining a safe
and secure environment for university students, employees,
and others, specifically with a focus on the
avoidance of critical incidents caused by individual or group
misconduct, through early detection and
reporting, risk assessment and responsive action.
3. To formally recognize and authorize the Conduct
Assessment/Response, and Education (CARE)
Committee and its subcommittee, the Behavioral Intervention
Team, and to clarify their respective roles
and responsibilities relative to the process by which the
behavior of concern will be assessed for risk and
determination of appropriate precautionary and/or follow up
action.

Authority: 

The committee has the authority to assess the level of risk of a
given situations and develop a plan of action. Each member
holds responsibility to their given department and division.

Were the requirements for the number of meetings met? Yes

What are the requirements for the number of meetings to be held annually? 

Committee meets weekly unless there are no cases of
concerning behavior.

Major Accomplishments:

Formalized the collection of data, began a year to year comparison
Held a CARE Team retreat - made the decision to form a Post-Vention task force.