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About the CARES Team

University of Southern ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ is committed to fostering a safe and welcoming campus community. In turn, it is the responsibility of each person within the University community to join in creating an environment in which others have a positive experience. USM CARES is a team of campus professional who respond to reports of concern regarding the academic progress and well-being of students.

CARES reports address concerns related to persons making threats to harm themselves or others; that pose a significant threat to the University and/or its community. For other emergency issues, please immediately contact the University Police Department at 601.266.4986 or 9-1-1.

 

Team Members

• Thomas Deus (chair) – Dean of Students Office thomas.deusFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Lance Adams – University Police Department lance.adamsFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Chris Croft – Faculty Representative chris.croftFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Teresa Crum – Housing and Residence Life teresa.j.crumFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ
• Portia Granger – Athletics Representative portia.grangerFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Laura Gulledge - Faculty Representative laura.gulledgeFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Mandy Holland – University Police Department mandy.hollandFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Rachel Lahasky – Faculty Representative rachel.lahaskyFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Laura Laughlin – Fraternity and Sorority Life laura.laughlinFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Heidi Nelson - Student Counseling Services heidi.nelsonFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Jason Quigley – Lucky Day Program jason.quigleyFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ
• Cristin Reynolds – Title IX Office cristin.reynoldsFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Chase Robbins – Office of Student Accessibility Services chase.robbinsFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ 
• Leah McSorely - International Student and Scholar Services leah.mcsorelyFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ%20 
• Valencia Walls - Office of Community and Belonging valencia.wallsFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ%20 
• May Watson - Faculty Representative mayantoinette.watsonFREE³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ%C2%A0

What to Report

 

CARES Review Process

Resources

For students- Link to Student Success Resource page - /student-help/index.php 
For Faculty & Staff- Link to Faculty Staff Resource page- /faculty-staff-help/index.php

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