Campus Assessment, Response and Evaluation Team
Purpose
The Minnesota State Mankato CARE Team supports student success and campus safety through the following work:
- Meets regularly to review student referrals.
- Makes recommendations to provide caring, preventative and early intervention to support students whose behavior is concerning, disruptive or threatening.
- Provides consultation for faculty and staff.
- Provides support to those impacted by concerning behavior.
- Reviews and consults with law enforcement on threat assessment and response procedures.
The following student behaviors may warrant a referral to the CARE Team
- Acts of physical aggression or other disruptive behavior
- Marked changes in personality, weight, grooming, sleep
- Rapid speech or delusional thinking
- Violent, angry or hopeless themes in writing assignments
- Threats of harm to self or others
- Use or possession of weapons
CARE Team Membership
The CARE Team includes the following faculty and staff:
- Nicole Stock, Dean of Students
- Sandi Schnorenberg, Director of University Security
- Linda Alvarez, Director of Equal Opportunity and Title IX
- Kari Much, Director of Counseling Center
- Peter Hausladen, Associate Director of Residential Education
- Rodger Page, Assistant Director for Residential Life Conduct and Engagement
- Jodi Egeland, Medical Director and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Services
- Shar Jenniges, Title IX Investigation and Resolution Specialist
- Aaron Mumford, Student Conduct Officer and Success Coordinator
The CARE Team meets bi-weekly throughout the academic year, and more frequently as situations require.
Reporting of Concerns
Use the University’s Refer or Report a Concern About a Person page to submit a referral or report of a student behavior concern.
This site serves as a landing page to refer to or report a variety of concerns. Concerns and the offices that receive those referrals are as follows:
