C. University Crisis Committee

The Crisis Committee is composed of the following persons and/or their designee(s): Health Services Director, Counseling Center Director, Associate Director of Safety and Security for University Police, Director of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Office of Student Conduct Representative, Associate Dean for Academic Servicesand the Director of Housing and Residence Life.

The University may refer students who are viewed to be engaging in behavior that poses risk to themselves or others to the Crisis Committee for possible action. Such behaviors include, but are not limited to, suicidal behavior, self-injury, threats to harm others, disruptive behavior, disordered eating, and endangerment to the community.

Various campus units may enlist the services of the Committee. These include Housing and Residence Life, Health Services, Disability Services, Counseling, Recreation and Wellness Services, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Athletics, Alcohol and Other Drug Programming Office, University Police and the Office of Student Conduct. In the event that a student’s behavior raises concern about risk of danger to self or others, the involved unit will contact the Director of OSRR. The Director of OSRR will then contact Crisis Committee members to convene a meeting in order to review the case and decide on the best course of action.

The role of the Health Services Director and the Counseling Center Director on the Crisis Committee will be consultative in nature. When possible, the Health Services Director and the Counseling Center Director will not confer on a case for which they are (or have been) serving in a direct provider relationship with the involved student. When the involved student has been a client at the UCF Counseling Center , the Counseling Center Director will maintain the confidentiality of the student’s clinical information and will make recommendations for action based solely upon the information provided in the Crisis Committee meeting.