Special Situations Team
In an effort to enhance already existing processes, and as a means to align Texas A&M University with emerging national standards relative to dealing with troubled and/or at risk faculty, staff, and students, an Interim Special Situations Team has been assembled.
The charge of the Interim Special Situations Team is to assess circumstances, enhance communication, and initiate appropriate responses to specific behavioral problems that may involve threats to the safety and security of the University community.
The Interim Special Situations Team will meet on a regular basis and can be convened by any member of the team at any time to respond to concerning situations. This team will remain in place while a sub-committee of representatives from the Task Force on Campus Emergencies continues to work on a recommendation for a permanent structure/model for accomplishing the same goals.
The following are members of the Interim Special Situations Team:
- Dr. John Fike, Associate Professor, Engineering Technology and Institutional Distribution
- Dr. Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Associate Dean of Faculties
- Mr. Elmer Schneider, Chief, University Police
- Dr. Anna Satterfield, Associate Director, Human Resources
- Dr. Anne Reber, Director, Disability Services
- Dr. Maggie Gartner, Director, Student Counseling Service
- Dr. Martha Dannenbaum, Director, Student Health Services
- Mr. CJ Woods, Director, Department of Multicultural Services
- Dr. David Parrott, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
- Ms. Cynthia Hernandez, Special Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs
(Many of these members have one or more back-up members that also serve on the team.)
The Interim Special Situations Team’s authority will be derived from the already existing authority of the individuals who comprise it; the team will not be endowed with any additional authority; and the team will not create new policies or rules, rather they will work within existing rules and policies and propose any new rules or policies through existing processes.
For more information about the Interim Special Situations Team, please contact Ms. Cynthia Hernandez, Special Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs, at 979-845-4728 or by email at Cynthia.Hernandez@tamu.edu.
