Workgroups

Campus Best Practices

Confirm continued National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliance.
Encourage Title IX compliance, including standards presented in the:
- Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act.
- University of Montana resolution agreement (U.S. Department of Justice/U.S. Department of Education).
Encourage Clery Act compliance.
Encourage creation of an active threat-assessment task force on every campus.
Advocate increased drug and alcohol and mental health counseling.
Identify/develop web and print resources.
Others set by the Task Force, as needed.

Chair: President Steve Turner, Northeastern State University
President John deSteiguer, Oklahoma Christian University
Jessica Hawkins, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Carrie Slatton-Hodges, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
President Kent Smith, Langston University

Mobilize public advocacy for campus safety and security measures.
Maintain current law regarding guns on college campuses.
Review existing federal and state laws and policies pertinent to the purposes of the Task Force.
Others set by the Task Force, as needed.

Identify training opportunities for campus personnel and encourage campus drill calendars to include:
- Behavioral threat-assessment training and response.
- Notification planning.
- Emergency response plans.
- Intruder response.
- Continuity of operations.
- Mental health first aid training.
- SBIRT (Screening, Brief, Intervention, Referral, Treatment) training.
Help institutional personnel identify and submit grants to support a campus safety program.
Others set by the Task Force, as needed.

Chair: Jeff Harp, Executive Director, Safety/Transportation, University of Central Oklahoma
Kendra Brown, Director of Public Safety, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Joshua Busby, Dean of Students, Langston University
Kevin Leach, Director, Department of Campus Safety, University of Oklahoma
President Chad Wiginton, Western Oklahoma State College