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

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

Mission, Vision and Value 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.

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

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

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, Chair Norma Ngo, Psy.D. - Director of Counseling and Psychological Services Heidi Kennedy, PhD – Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs Susan Kimbrough, Associate Director of Residence Life Jennifer E. Bloom, J.D. - Assistant General Counsel Ex-Officio Kamran Riaz - Associate Dean of Students Hope Pacheco, Case Manager, Dean of Students Office Brian Shaffer, Director Investigations – Equal Opportunity Services Russell Miller, Captain, Police Department

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

Campus Program for Minors http://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

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.

Student Handbook http://publications.uh.edu/index.php?catoid=17 The Student Handbook goes through annual revision and publication process in the Dean of Students Office.

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

Alcohol Policy Coordination/Registration

Parents/Family Programs http://www.uh.edu/parents/ Parent Guidebook Hard copy and online version Parent’s Newsletter, “The Cougar Connection” Family Weekend First occurred Fall 2010 (approx. 350 participants) Fall 2014 (more than 830 participants)

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

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

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 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

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 it’s reputation.

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@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.).