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Incident Reporting

If you are reporting an emergency that involves imminent risk of harm to self or others, please call 911 or campus security 269-470-6084 prior to completing this report.

We appreciate your partnership in supporting campus wellness. By submitting a report, you are helping us maintain a healthy and safe campus community. Join us in taking care of our community by creating a culture of reporting.

This page serves as a guide to assist LMC community members in choosing the correct reporting form to share their concerns, in order to ensure efficient and effective response from the CARE Team. The CARE Team (Coordination, Assistance, Response, and Education) is a team of faculty and staff who screen the incoming reports and provide timely intervention and support.

These forms are NOT intended for emergency response. In case of emergency, imminent risk, or threat of violence please call 911 or Campus Safety at (269) 470-6084. Completing any of the reports below does not substitute contacting Campus Safety or the police.

Submitted referral forms are processed during normal business hours and are not monitored after hours, on weekends, or during college closures. 

If you have any questions about completing a report, please contact the Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Life at 269-927-6172. 

I have a student who...

EMERGENCY SITUATION - CALL 9-1-1

Follow up by submitting a Care and Concern Report so that our CARE Team can follow-up with the student to offer support and resources.  

EMERGENCY SITUATION - CALL 9-1-1

Follow up by submitting a Care and Concern Report so that our CARE Team can follow up with the student to offer support and resources. 

EMERGENCY SITUATION - CALL 9-1-1

Follow up by submitting a Care and Concern Report so that our CARE Team can follow up with the student to offer support and resources.

If the student is unable to take care of themselves or is under the influence of a substance then immediately call 9-1-1. 

If there is suspected substance abuse or misuse or the student shares that they are struggling with substance abuse or misuse, please submit a Care and Concern Report.

Talk with the student directly. Find out if they are unable to understand the content or if something else is impacting their learning.  

Encourage the student to seek out services through various LMC academic resources.  

A referral can be submitted for student concerns related to academic progress through the EAB Navigate system.

Students interrupting frequently, not being thoughtful of other students, or being a distraction generally is not a violation of the Student Code of Conduct. If the student’s behavior becomes hostile (verbal and/or physical), please submit a Student Code of Conduct Violation Report. If the immediate situation becomes violent or aggressive, this is an EMERGENCY SITUATION – CALL 9-1-1 and Campus Safety at (269) 470-6084. 

Use these low-level disruptive behaviors as an opportunity to build rapport and communicate clear and specific boundaries in the context of classroom behavior. While you have this conversation with the student, if you learn of other factors in their life that result in this behavior, submit a Care and Concern Report so staff can follow up with the student and share support and resources. 

Encourage the student to seek help from the LMC Counseling Office.

Follow up by submitting a Care and Concern Report so that our CARE Team can follow up with the student to offer support and resources.  

Encourage the student to think about some of their interests/hobbies and look at the various ways to get involved through LMC Student Clubs. The next time you see the student, check in with them again to see if their feelings have resolved.

If you feel outreach is appropriate, submit a Care and Concern Report so that our CARE Team can follow-up with the student to offer support and services.

 

Stress, anxiety, and feelings of depression are normal feelings that all of us experience at times. If a student shares with you that they are stressed, anxious, or depressed, be supportive and validating to the student. Perhaps ask them what is causing them to feel this way and talk with them about how they could cope with their stress. Encourage them to find some effective ways to address their feelings (organization, exercise, asking for help, or sharing with a trusted friend). 

If the student shares that they are experiencing stress, anxiety, or depression and indicate it is impairing normal daily functioning, encourage the student to seek help from the LMC Counseling Office.  

If you feel follow-up is needed after talking with the student, please submit a Care and Concern Report so that our CARE Team can follow up with the student to offer support and resources. 

Encourage the student to reach out to the LMC Counseling Office.  

Submit a Care and Concern Report so that our CARE Team can follow-up with the student to offer support and resources.

If the student has communicated a specific plan to harm themselves or others, this is an EMERGENCY SITUATION – CALL 9-1-1. 

Please follow up by completing a Care and Concern Report so that our CARE Team can follow up with the student after they receive the required immediate medical and safety care.  

Encourage the student to reach out to the LMC Counseling Office.  

Let the student know you are grateful they felt comfortable sharing this information with you. Also, let the student know you will need to share this information with the Title IX Coordinator, so that they can be offered additional support and services.  

Submit a report to the LMC Title IX Coordinator either online at Title IX Report or by contacting the Vice President of Student Affairs Office at (269) 927-8752.

First, contact the student directly. Send them an email to let them know you are concerned and would like to meet with them.  

If the student is not responsive to your outreach attempts, you can submit a notification via EAB Navigate.

If you are worried about the student’s overall personal, physical, mental, or emotional wellbeing, please submit a Care and Concern Report so the CARE Team can follow up and connect the student to support and resources.   

Refer students to Student Well-Being & Accessibility, the designated campus authority, to verify disabilities and to authorize specific accommodations for students with documented disabilities.

Melissa Grau - Executive Director, Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Life, Co-chair

Jeremy Burleson - Associate Dean, Regional Campuses and Select Academic Programs, Co-chair

Andrew Belden - Campus Officer

Leslie Navarro - Director, Student Well-Being & Accessibility

Dr. Dave Krueger - Dean, Career and Workforce Education

Melissa Emery - Dean of Accreditation, Strategic Projects, and Quality; Accreditation Liaison Officer

Leah Coyle - Associate Director, Resident Life

Sarah Thomas - Student Life Experience Specialist

Kristi LaFrenz - Faculty, Business/Marketing/Business Communications

Pam McVay - Director of the President's Office and Culture & Talent Success

Dr. Linwood Whitten - Vice President of Student Affairs

 

 

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