Formerly Behavioral Recommendation Team; name updated per President's Cabinet 2/20/25
Purpose and Functions
Mission Statement
The CARE team is a campus-wide team of appointed staff and faculty responsible for identifying, assessing, and responding to concerns and/or disruptive behaviors by students, faculty/staff, and community members who struggle academically, emotionally, or psychologically, or who present a risk to the health or safety of the college or its members.
CARE Motto: College should be challenging, not overwhelming. Let us help.
Team Goals
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- Provide a safe and supportive physical and emotional environment for members of the college community.
- Identify, assess, and intervene with individuals who are struggling or who demonstrate concerning or threatening behavior.
- Provide support and resources to community members who are concerned for another individual.
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Team Responsibilities
The CARE team is responsible for:
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- Developing and implementing educational and training programs for all members of the college community with regard to behavioral assessment. This should include publications and promotional materials designed to create awareness and understanding of the Bobcats CARE team and what to refer, as well as in-person trainings to develop deeper knowledge on how to identify, support and refer a student of
- Maintaining a current website, which can be easily accessed from the EGSC home page and other relevant departmental pages. This site should include links to informational and referral sites and instructions for making a referral to the Bobcats CARE team.
- Receiving, coordinating, and assessing referrals received from faculty, staff, students, and others regarding individuals of concern.
- Coordinating interventions and resource assistance for individuals of concern.
- Assisting the Office of Student Conduct and the Admissions Office in reviewing applications for admission to EGSC of students who indicated that they have a criminal record or currently have charges pending; or students who were suspended or expelled from a previously attended college or university.
- Providing an annual report to the Provost/Vice President for Student Affairs.
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Membership
The Bobcats CARE team consists of college personnel with expertise in student affairs, mental health, student conduct, and law enforcement/campus safety.
Membership on the Bobcats CARE team represents an ongoing commitment to the mission of the CARE team. Team members are critical to the functioning of the team. They are responsible for completing ongoing training, attending meetings, and assisting with follow-up and intervention as designated by their membership category. The Bobcats CARE team has four levels of membership: core, inner circle, middle circle, and outer circle. (Additional information regarding the membership levels can be found in the Bobcats CARE Team Policy and Procedures Manual.)
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- Chair, Dean of Students or designee
- Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police
- Director of Student Conduct/TIX
- Director of Student Wellbeing or designee to serve as primary case manager
- Director of Counseling and Accessibility Services or designee
- Accessibility Services Coordinator
- Director of Human Resources or designee
- Director, EGSC - Augusta or designee
- Director, EGSC - Statesboro or designee
- Director of Residence Life and Housing or designee
- Academic Affairs representative to be elected by the Faculty to serve a three-year term
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