Committees and Teams

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Prevention Committee

Charge

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Sexual Misconduct, Relationship Violence and Stalking (SMRVS) Prevention Committee is charged with advising the University’s Chancellor on matters relating to the University’s compliance with its Sexual Misconduct, Relationship Violence and Stalking Policy and the Title IX Education Amendments of 1972.   Members are appointed by the Chancellor. 

 

Members

Stephanie Rowland, Chair
Title IX Coordinator, Office of the Chancellor

Dee Dee Anderson
Interim Vice Chancellor, Student Development

Chuck Cantrell
Associate Vice Chancellor, Marketing and Communication

Brett Fuchs
Associate Dean of Students, Student Conduct and Student Outreach & Support, Student Development

Terry Denniston
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor

Helen Eigenberg
Professor, Criminal Justice

Craig Hamilton
Deputy Police Chief, UTC Police Department

Laura Herron
Senior Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics

Tricia Henderson
Assistant Director, AOD and Mental Health Education, Student Development

Jennifer Henkle
Assistant Dean of Students and Case Manager, Student Outreach & Support, Student Development

Jim Hicks
Dean of Students, Student Development

Sara Peters
Director, Women’s Center, Student Development

Bryan Samuel
Director of Equity and Diversity, Office of Equity and Inclusion

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Education and Promotions Committee

Charge

The goal of the SMRVS Education and Promotions committee is to educate the UTC community on issues related to the policy while promoting and forwarding the Know More @ UTC initiative, which is a comprehensive and collaborative educational program on the topics of sexual misconduct, relationship violence and stalking. 

 

Members

Jennifer Henkle, Chair
Assistant Dean of Students and Case Manager, Student Outreach & Support, Student Development

Elizabeth Benn
Student

Matt Brown
Interim Access Coordinator, Disability Resource Center, Student Development

Aubrey Duman
Assistant Dean of Students, Fraternity & Sorority Life and Leadership Programming, Student Development

Brett Fuchs
Associate Dean of Students, Student Conduct and Student Outreach & Support, Student Development

Tricia Henderson
Assistant Director, AOD and Mental Health Education, Student Development

Laura Herron
Senior Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator, Athletics

Courtney Jackson
Student

Andrew La Haie
Resident Director, Housing and Residence Life, Student Development

Tara Mathis
Associate Dean of Students, Multicultural Affairs, Student Development

Carol Oglesby
Assistant Director, Student Health and Wellness, Student Development

Lauren Ouwerkerk
Assistant Director, Women’s Center, Student Development

Stephanie Rowland
Title IX Coordinator, Office of the Chancellor

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Response Team

Charge

The SMRVS Response Team is designed to allow campus administrators working on individual cases to collaborate in their response to incidents of sexual misconduct, relationship violence and stalking with the UTC community. Members are appointed by the Director of the Center for Women and Gender Equity and chair of the committee. 

 

Members

Sara Peters, Chair
Director, Women’s Center, Student Development

Brett Fuchs
Associate Dean of Students, Student Conduct and Student Outreach & Support, Student Development

Yousef Hamadeh
Assistant General Counsel, Office of the Chancellor

Jennifer Henkle
Assistant Dean of Students and Case Manager, Student Outreach & Support, Student Development

Jim Hicks
Dean of Students, Student Development

Matt Holzmacher
Investigator, UTC Police Department

Stephanie Rowland
Title IX Coordinator, Office of the Chancellor