Campus Life Response Team

The Dean of the College has established a Campus Life Response Team (CLRT), which may be convened to ensure that affected student(s) have access to appropriate resources, to assist the division in its response, and to facilitate a coordinated campus response to crisis incidents, threats or potential threats to the well being of our students or to the campus community as a whole. Coordinated responses may include, but are not limited to, identification of and referral to appropriate support services and resources on- or off-campus, informal resolution measures such as mediation, facilitated dialogue between parties, discussions in residence halls or at other campus locations, disciplinary action for violations of College Regulations, recommendations for campus notices for fact sharing, and efforts toward wider educational awareness, prevention, and outreach. The Campus Life Response Team does not play a role in the investigation of alleged incidents or render any decision concerning guilt or innocence in the parties involved.

The Campus Life Response Team is responsible for:

  • SUPPORTING AFFECTED PERSONS through referrals on- and off-campus;
  • DETERMINING A PLAN OF ACTION to the incident, in consultation with the affected person(s) and necessary college officials and/or departments;
  • ASSESSING COMMUNITY IMPACT of the incident by paying attention to principle parties involved as well as those connected to the principle parties.
  • DISSEMINATING ACCURATE INFORMATION to the affected person(s) and the larger campus community, as appropriate.
  • IDENTIFYING OTHER CAMPUS RESOURCES beyond CLRT for addressing an incident.
  • RECOMMENDING CHANNELS FOR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND PREVENTION.

The Campus Life Response Team standing membership includes:

  • The Associate Dean of the College for Campus Life, who serves as the coordinator
  • A member of the teaching faculty (house fellow)
  • Dean of Students
  • Director of Equal Opportunity and/or the Faculty Director of Affirmative Action
  • One representative each from security, residential life, and the counseling service
  • A member of the College Relations staff
  • Other members of the Vassar community as it is appropriate.

Campus Life Resources