ACT Purpose & Members

ACT Purpose

Emergent:
- Provide a structured positive method for addressing student behavior that impact the campus community
- In collaboration with the campus community, identify, assess, and support students who may be in distress or display concerning behavior;
- Initiate appropriate measures to support the student and campus community;
- Coordinate activities with other initiatives/programs to support students;
- Provide consultation, support, recommendations, and intervention assistance to campus members to help students and manage situations or behaviors, preferably before they repeat, escalate, or become threatening or acts of harm to self or others;
- Collect, assess, and track reports and information about student behaviors to identify and respond to patterns of behavior or trends, including gaps in service(s) and support for students, and;
- To provide consultation, referral, and support to faculty and staff.
Educational:
- Proactively build and sustain community with a comprehensive, collaborative team;
- Educate and empower the campus community to recognize, report, manage, and effectively address concerning, problematic, disruptive, threatening, and/or harmful behaviors;
- Support students via educational, rather than punitive means, according to established protocols and transparent procedures while protecting the privacy and rights of individuals;
- Provide training and education as we work together to promote student and community wellness and success;
- Assess, evaluate, and evolve ACT functions and protocols while identifying and refining best practices.

ACT Members

Devon Klein, Faculty Counselor
Liz McKinney, Faculty Counselor
Matthew Cullen, Faculty Counselor
Lionel Candido Flores, Interim Dean of College & Career Pathways, Health Sciences, Education & Wellness
Philip Hernandez, Director of Student Housing
Chad Day, Assistant Director of Campus Safety
Shawn Percell, Director of Judicial Affairs
Jeremy Snyder, Director of International Housing, Health, and Safety
Derek Ronnfeldt, Director of Campus Safety
Burl Battersby, Kent Campus Director
Natalie Barbero, Director of Disability Support Services
Kelsey Barrans, Director of Transformational Wellness and Benefits Hub
dani crivello-chang, Dean of Campus Life – Co-Chair
David Larsen, Dean of Enrollment and Completion – Co-Chair