UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON

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UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON

• Dean of Students
• Your Student Success Advocates!
• Room 256 Student Center South
• 832 842-6183
• www.uh.edu/dos

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Dean of Students Office
Dr. William F. Munson Associate Vice President
for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Dee Ann Canfield Office Supervisor
Celina Dugas Director, Veterans Services
Dr. Devan Ford Director, Womens Resource Center
Kamran Riaz Associate Dean of Students
Vacant Assistant Dean of Students
Hope Pacheco Case Manager
Douglas Eck Assistant Dean of Students
Myra Conley Assistant Dean of Students
Willie Mae Lewis Customer Services Rep 2
Lauren Berryhill Graduate Assistant
Students (16)
Sean Baser Graduate Assistant
Students (2)
Kimberly Cushenberry Customer Services Rep 2
Mark Vitek Assistant Director for Assessment
Conduct Student Housing Residential Life
Updated 7.2014
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Mission, Vision and Value

• Mission
• The University of Houston Dean of Students Office
  creates an environment conducive to student
  success by providing essential services and
  innovative programs that empower students to make
  responsible choices, engage parent and family
  members and support the campus community through
  advocacy and strategic partnerships.
• VISION
• The Dean of Students Office will establish itself
  as the premier campus leader in creating
  opportunities to engage and support students and
  their families in a meaningful Cougar experience
  that positively impacts student success.
• WE VALUE
• Building sustainable relationships that
  positively impact student success.
• Engaging experiences that support the student
  learning process.
• Fostering opportunities to employ an educative
  process to develop a well-rounded campus
• community.
• Empowering others to act with integrity.
• Developing a dynamic team that engages in
  support, collaboration, forward-thinking, and
• innovative processes.

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Programs and Services

• Student Conduct Policies and Procedures
  Administration
• Conduct Assessment and Response Team (CART)
  Coordination and Support
• Student Advocacy and Support Services
• Campus Program for Minors
• Academic Integrity Policy Interpretation and
  Support
• Student Handbook Revision and Publication
• Expression Policy Coordination/Registration
• Alcohol Policy Coordination/Registration
• Parents/Family Member Programs
• Commuter Students Services
• MAP Works for Commuter Students

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Student Conduct Policies and Procedures
Administration

• Student Judicial Services
• Total Referrals 603 (2012-13), 1293 (2013-14),
  1313 (2014-15)
• Maxient Administration
• University Hearing Board
• Release of Student Records
• Campus outreach and training

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Conduct Assessment and Response Team
(CART)www.uh.edu/cart

• The University of Houston is committed to
  providing a learning environment that not only
  promotes the safety and well being of its
  students but an environment conducive for
  students to develop to their fullest potential.
  To this end, the University has established the
  Conduct Assessment and Response Team (CART) in
  order to provide a proactive, multidisciplinary,
  and collaborative approach to assessing and
  responding to students who exhibit threatening
  and/or concerning behaviors.
• CART Team Members
• William Munson, Ph.D - Dean of Students,
  ChairNorma Ngo, Psy.D. - Director of Counseling
  and Psychological ServicesHeidi Kennedy, PhD
  Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Academic
  AffairsSusan Kimbrough, Associate Director of
  Residence LifeJennifer E. Bloom, J.D. -
  Assistant General Counsel Ex-OfficioKamran Riaz
  - Associate Dean of StudentsHope Pacheco, Case
  Manager, Dean of Students Office
• Brian Shaffer, Director Investigations Equal
  Opportunity Services
• Russell Miller, Captain, Police Department

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Student Advocacy and Support Services

• On-call availability
• Facilitate Emergency Student Loan Program
• Staff endeavors to solve student problems or
  provide
• information to students
• Pre and Post visit assessment

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Campus Program for Minorshttp//www.uh.edu/cpfm

• Texas Education Code 51.976 requires
  individuals who will have contact with minors at
  certain limited campus programs to receive
  specific training on preventing sexual abuse and
  child molestation in order for the campus program
  to be operated by or on the campus of an
  institution of higher education. The purpose of
  this policy is to comply not only with the
  minimum legal requirements of Texas Education
  Code 51.976, but to also ensure all campus
  programs for minors are conducted in a manner
  that is as safe as possible.
• 2012-13 81 Programs/Camps Registered
• 2013-14 107 Programs/Camps Registered
• 2014-15 110 Programs/Camps Registered

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Academic Integrity Policy Interpretation
Support

• All the Dean of Students professional staff
  provide assistance , advice, and consultation to
  the university community (faculty, staff and
  students) regarding the administration of UH
  Academic Integrity Policy.
• The Dean of Students professional staff also
  participates in the Academic Integrity Policy
  review process and serve as the due process
  advisors at academic integrity hearings at
  college level.

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Student Handbookhttp//publications.uh.edu/index
.php?catoid17

• The Student Handbook goes through annual revision
  and publication process in the Dean of Students
  Office.

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Expression Policy Coordination/Registration

• Event Registration for outdoor programs
• Total programs registered 2012-13 224
• Total programs registered 2013-14 589
• Total programs registered 2013-14 470

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Alcohol Policy Coordination/Registration

• 141 in 2012-13
• 107 in 2013-14
• 121 in 2014-15

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Parents/Family Programshttp//www.uh.edu/parents/

• Parent Guidebook
• Hard copy and online version
• Parents Newsletter, The Cougar Connection
• Family Weekend
• First occurred Fall 2010 (approx. 350
  participants)
• Fall 2014 (more than 830 participants)

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Commuter Student Services www.uh.edu/commuter

• Commuter Kick-Off Event
• Commuter Assistant Program
• CA pilot program beginning Fall 2014
• Selected, hired, and trained Commuter Assistants
• Hosted first Commuter Welcome event August 2014
• Partnerships
• Hosted webinars for campus community
• CSI commuter movie series
• Living Learning Booklet from Student Publications
• PTS, SHRL, Dining, New Student Conferences

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Monthly Themes for CA Program

• August Transitions
• Weeks of Welcome Events, resource fairs, CA
  behind the scenes tour of campus
• September Social Integration
• Commuter Awareness Kickoff, Student Organization
  Fairs, SPB Events, Football tailgate/game,
  volunteer events
• October Academic Success
• Academic workshop on time management or study
  skills, reserve a study room in the library
  before mid-terms
• November Planning Ahead
• Career Services and Exploratory Studies
  workshop/event, host session on preparing for
  the spring semester, Tips for working with your
  Academic Advisor
• December Celebration
• End of semester celebration, Small
  awards/recognition program

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Unit Challenges and Needs

• New Programs in the last few years
• Campus Program for Minors
• Commuter Students
• MAP Works for Commuter Students
• More Student Incident Reports
• Total in 2012-13 603
• Total in 2013-14 1293
• Total in 2014-15 1313
• Campus Program for Minors
• Camps/programs in 2012-13 81
• Camps/programs in 2013-14 107
• Camps/programs in 2014-15 110
• All of the above equals to more resources

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SFAC FY 2016 Comments

• SFAC approves your base requests and endorses
  your efforts on campus. We hope to see the office
  carefully articulate the role it plays to our
  changing student body differentiating itself
  from the often held perception it is only a
  disciplinary institution. Efforts to communicate
  how the office can serve the student body would
  no doubt yield rectifying of its reputation.

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The New Approach

• Created and marketed our new office tag Your
  Student Success Advocates.
• Developed and distributed a comprehensive
  brochure of office programs, services,
  mission/vision/values to nearly 3,000 faculty and
  staff members.
• Refreshed DOS website to highlight Advocacy
  services, Commuter Student Services and other
  non-conduct related services. Made navigating to
  popular resources easier and more efficient.
• Launched Student Advocacy Services marketing
  through social media platforms, newsletters,
  e-mail communication and campus posters. Had a
  dedicated Advocacy_at_uh.edu e-mail created to
  streamline advocacy-related concerns through our
  office.
• Implemented multiple assessment measures to
  identify student engagement with our office
  (type, need, purpose, length of time for
  resolution, etc.).

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