Fiscal Year 2019

Effective Date of Establishment:  09/2012

Authorizing Body or Official: Regents Policy Manual (RPM)

Scope of Impact: System

Type of Board: Standing 

Contact Information:  Will Waller wwaller@nmsu.edu 

Chair:  Will Waller wwaller@nmsu.edu 

University function/office responsible:  Office of the Dean of Students

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: 

Will Waller, Associate Dean (Case Manager)

Ann Goodman, Dean of Students

Judith Voelz, Chief Medical Officer

Anne Ricksecker, VP Student Services Alamogordo

Juanita Garcia VP Student Services Carlsbad

Amadeo Ledesma, VP Student Services Dona Ana

Beth Armstead, VP Student Services Grants

Louis Hubert, Deputy Chief, Fire Department

Andrew Bowen, Deputy Chief Police Department

Trudy Luken, Director Student Accessibility Services

Jeff Ferguson, Assistant Dean of Students Conduct

Laura Castille, Title IX Coordinator

Donna Ottiviano, Employee Relations Specialist 

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 or recognized holiday campus closing.

Major Accomplishments:

CARE team assessed 457 individual cases for the 2018-19
academic year
Action plans were developed for anyone assigned a risk level
of 3 or higher (Risk levels range 1 - 5; with 1 being the most
severe/concerning)
October 2018 - was our peak month for cases with 61