Faculty & Staff Resources
The Dean of Students Office (DOS) partners with faculty and staff to foster a safe and supportive campus community. The DOS Team may reach out to you to seek your assistance in supporting a student or to gather information about one of your students.
Workshops and Training
The Dean Students Office offers trainings and workshops throughout the year on a variety of topics, and can make arrangements for specific topics. Here are a few examples of trainings/presentations offered:
- Support U: Fostering a Culture of Support at UWM
- Classroom & Campus Safety
- Trauma Informed Care Workshop
- Training on Classroom Disruptions
- Training on Medical Withdrawals
- Supportive Classroom Environments, for instructors
Intervention Teams
UWM has two intervention teams to address concerning behaviors. They are the Behavior Intervention Team and the Student Support Team.
The Behavior Intervention Team acts in a proactive manner to identify, assess, manage, reduce, and educate the campus community as to the risk of potentially harmful or threatening behavior.
The Student Support Team helps identify students who appear to be in distress and provides supportive intervention and guidance. Contact the SST to seek help for students who experience personal or family challenges that impact the student’s ability to be successful (e.g., mental health concerns, medical circumstances, severe hardship, loss of a loved one, other situational factors) or that significantly impacts the campus community (e.g. erratic behavior, loss of a campus community member).
Consultation or Student Support
Contact the Dean of Students Office to consult about complex student matters. We can provide:
- resources and strategies to support students
- guidance on policies related to students
- strategies on how to respond to behavioral concerns
You can contact the Dean of Students Office by submitting a Student Support Request/Referral or one of our other Reporting Forms.