UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON
DEAN OF STUDENTS
Your Student Success Advocates!
Room 256 Student Center South
832 842-6183
www.uh.edu/dos
Dean of Students Office
Dr. William F. Munson
Associate Vice President for Student
Affairs and Dean of Students
Dee Ann Canfield
Office Supervisor
Dr. Devan Ford
Director, Women’s Resource Center
Hope Pacheco
Case Manager
Willie Mae Lewis
Customer Services Rep 2
Celina Dugas
Director, Veterans Services
Kamran Riaz
Associate Dean of Students
Myra Conley
Assistant Dean of Students
Vacant
Assistant Dean of Students
Douglas Eck
Assistant Dean of Students
Lauren Berryhill
Graduate Assistant
Students
(2)
Sean Baser
Graduate Assistant
Students
(16)
Kimberly Cushenberry
Customer Services Rep 2
Mark Vitek
Assistant Director for Assessment &
Conduct
Student Housing & Residential Life
Updated 7.2014
Mission, Vision and Value
Mission
The University of Houston Dean of Students Office creates an environment conducive to
student success by providing essential services and innovative programs that empower
students to make responsible choices, engage parent and family members and support the
campus community through advocacy and strategic partnerships.
VISION
The Dean of Students Office will establish itself as the premier campus leader in creating
opportunities to engage and support students and their families in a meaningful Cougar
experience that positively impacts student success.
WE VALUE
• Building sustainable relationships that positively impact student success.
• Engaging experiences that support the student learning process.
• Fostering opportunities to employ an educative process to develop a well-rounded campus
community.
• Empowering others to act with integrity.
• Developing a dynamic team that engages in support, collaboration, forward-thinking, and
innovative processes.
Programs and Services
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Student Conduct Policies and Procedures Administration
Conduct Assessment and Response Team (CART)
Coordination and Support
Student Advocacy and Support Services
Campus Program for Minors
Academic Integrity Policy Interpretation and Support
Student Handbook Revision and Publication
Expression Policy Coordination/Registration
Alcohol Policy Coordination/Registration
Parents/Family Member Programs
Commuter Students Services
MAP Works for Commuter Students
Student Conduct Policies and Procedures Administration
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Student Judicial Services
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Total Referrals = 603 (2012-13), 1293 (2013-14), 1313 (2014-15)
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Maxient Administration
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University Hearing Board
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Release of Student Records
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Campus outreach and training
Conduct Assessment and Response Team (CART)
www.uh.edu/cart
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The University of Houston is committed to providing a learning environment that
not only promotes the safety and well being of its students but an environment
conducive for students to develop to their fullest potential. To this end, the
University has established the Conduct Assessment and Response Team (CART)
in order to provide a proactive, multidisciplinary, and collaborative approach to
assessing and responding to students who exhibit threatening and/or concerning
behaviors.
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CART Team Members
William Munson, Ph.D - Dean of Students, Chair
Norma Ngo, Psy.D. - Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
Heidi Kennedy, PhD – Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Susan Kimbrough, Associate Director of Residence Life
Jennifer E. Bloom, J.D. - Assistant General Counsel Ex-Officio
Kamran Riaz - Associate Dean of Students
Hope Pacheco, Case Manager, Dean of Students Office
Brian Shaffer, Director Investigations – Equal Opportunity Services
Russell Miller, Captain, Police Department
Student Advocacy and Support Services
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On-call availability
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Facilitate Emergency Student Loan Program
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Staff endeavors to solve student problems or provide
information to students
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Pre and Post visit assessment
Campus Program for Minors
http://www.uh.edu/cpfm
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Texas Education Code § 51.976 requires individuals who will have contact
with minors at certain limited campus programs to receive specific training on
preventing sexual abuse and child molestation in order for the campus
program to be operated by or on the campus of an institution of higher
education. The purpose of this policy is to comply not only with the
minimum legal requirements of Texas Education Code § 51.976, but to also
ensure all campus programs for minors are conducted in a manner that is as
safe as possible.
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2012-13:
2013-14
2014-15
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81 Programs/Camps Registered
107 Programs/Camps Registered
110 Programs/Camps Registered
Academic Integrity Policy Interpretation & Support
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All the Dean of Students professional staff provide assistance , advice,
and consultation to the university community (faculty, staff and
students) regarding the administration of UH Academic Integrity
Policy.
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The Dean of Students professional staff also participates in the
Academic Integrity Policy review process and serve as the due process
advisors at academic integrity hearings at college level.
Student Handbook
http://publications.uh.edu/index.php?catoid=17
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The Student Handbook goes through annual revision and
publication process in the Dean of Students Office.
Expression Policy Coordination/Registration
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Event Registration for
outdoor programs
Total programs registered 2012-13= 224
Total programs registered 2013-14= 589
Total programs registered 2013-14= 470
Alcohol Policy Coordination/Registration
141 in 2012-13
 107 in 2013-14
 121 in 2014-15
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Parents/Family Programs
http://www.uh.edu/parents/
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Parent Guidebook
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Hard copy and online version
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Parent’s Newsletter, “The Cougar Connection”
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Family Weekend
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First occurred Fall 2010 (approx. 350 participants)
Fall 2014 (more than 830 participants)
Commuter Student Services
www.uh.edu/commuter
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Commuter Kick-Off Event
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Commuter Assistant Program
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CA pilot program beginning Fall 2014
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Selected, hired, and trained Commuter Assistants
Hosted first “Commuter Welcome” event August 2014
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Partnerships
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Hosted webinars for campus community
CSI “commuter movie series”
Living Learning Booklet from Student Publications
PTS, SHRL, Dining, New Student Conferences
Monthly Themes for CA Program
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August: Transitions
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September: Social Integration
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Academic workshop on time management or study skills, reserve a
study room in the library before mid-terms
November: Planning Ahead
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Commuter Awareness Kickoff, Student Organization Fairs, SPB
Events, Football tailgate/game, volunteer events
October: Academic Success
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Weeks of Welcome Events, resource fairs, CA “behind the scenes tour”
of campus
Career Services and Exploratory Studies workshop/event, host session
on “preparing for the spring semester”, Tips for working with your
Academic Advisor
December: Celebration
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End of semester celebration, Small awards/recognition program
Unit Challenges and Needs
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New Programs in the last few years:
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Campus Program for Minors
Commuter Students
MAP Works for Commuter Students
 More Student Incident Reports
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Total in 2012-13 = 603
Total in 2013-14 = 1293
Total in 2014-15 = 1313
Campus Program for Minors
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Camps/programs in 2012-13 = 81
Camps/programs in 2013-14 = 107
Camps/programs in 2014-15 = 110
All of the above equals to more resources
SFAC FY 2016 Comments
SFAC approves your base requests and endorses
your efforts on campus. We hope to see the
office carefully articulate the role it plays to our
changing student body – differentiating itself
from the often held perception it is only a
disciplinary institution. Efforts to communicate
how the office can serve the student body would
no doubt yield rectifying of it’s reputation.
The New Approach
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Created and marketed our new office tag “Your Student Success
Advocates.”
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Developed and distributed a comprehensive brochure of office programs,
services, mission/vision/values to nearly 3,000 faculty and staff members.
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Refreshed DOS website to highlight Advocacy services, Commuter Student
Services and other non-conduct related services. Made navigating to
popular resources easier and more efficient.
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Launched “Student Advocacy Services” marketing through social media
platforms, newsletters, e-mail communication and campus posters. Had a
dedicated Advocacy@uh.edu e-mail created to streamline advocacy-related
concerns through our office.
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Implemented multiple assessment measures to identify student engagement
with our office (type, need, purpose, length of time for resolution, etc.).