Reimagining Campus Safety
Reimagining Campus Safety
The Reimagining Campus Safety Implementation Team is charged with taking action on the following recommendations of the Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee (RSCAC):
- Providing non-law enforcement response options for mental health, basic needs, crisis intervention, and follow-up.
- Investing in holistic safety services, including mental health, case management, well-being, and basic needs.
- Creating a Presidential Campus Safety and Accountability Board that includes campus members and representatives of shared governance, as well as the broader UI community. The group will solicit ongoing feedback, identify metrics and measures of success, communicate concerns and recommendations, and be transparent in sharing information with the UI community.
- Collaborate with local public safety and community officials to align UI and surrounding community safety protocols in support of a holistic response approach
The implementation team also develops metrics to report the progress being made on the recommendations and will outline how it will evaluate and continually improve policies, practices, and safety on campus, including developing and piloting sustainable models of listening to the campus community throughout the implementation process.
About
The Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee was formed in June 2020 and charged to examine elements, policies, practices, and organizational structures of a safe and inclusive campus and to advise who should perform the various duties associated with such a campus.
If you would like a copy of the 2021 report, please contact us at vp-student-life@uiowa.edu.
The institution ultimately opted to implement a holistic approach to Campus Safety. An implementation team — chaired by Sara Sanders, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Angie Reams, associate vice president and dean of students — was formed in November 2021. The team was organized into three work groups to begin implementing the recommendations and concluded their work at the end of 2024.
Implementation Updates and Progress Reports
The implementation team has developed metrics to report the progress being made on the recommendations and outlines how it evaluates and continually improves policies, practices, and safety on campus, including developing and piloting sustainable models of listening to the campus community throughout the implementation process.
October 2024: Implementation Update
March 2023: Implementation Update
May 2022: Implementation Update
If you would like a copy of the March 2023 Progress Report, please contact us.
Ongoing Campus Safety Initiatives and Engagement Opportunities
Members of the Reimagining Campus Safety Implementation Team:
- Angie Reams, PhD, associate vice president and dean of students, co-chair
- Sara Sanders, PhD, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, co-chair
- Health and safety director, Undergraduate Student Government
- Abby Crabtree, president, Graduate and Professional Student Government
- President, Faculty Senate
- Neda Barrett, president, Staff Council
- Maria Bruno, PsyD, assistant vice president, Division of Student Life
- Monique Galpin, administrative services manager, International Writing Program
- Angela Ibrahim-Olin, Student Accountability
- Laura McLeran, ex-officio, Office of the President Administrative Liaison
- Todd Rent, ex-officio, Employee Labor Relations
- Lucy Wiederholt, ex-officio, University of Iowa Police Department
- Mark Bullock, ex-officio, Campus Safety
- Hayley Bruce, ex-officio, External Communication, Chief of Staff and Public Information Officer, Campus Safety
- Teri Schnelle, director of projects and partnerships, Project Manager
More Information
If you would like additional information on the 2020-21 Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee or the Implementation Team, please contact the Office of the Vice President for Student Life (vp-student-life@uiowa.edu).
Contact Campus Safety (campus-safety@uiowa.edu) if you have general feedback about safety, or would like to share a compliment or concern. In an emergency, dial 911. For non-emergencies, call 319-335-5022.