Team Mockingjays: NASPA 2015 Case Study Competition

Going Too Far: A Case Study

Guiding Questions
What happened?
What harm has been done?
How do we proceed to
restore the indiviudal
and community?

Our Response

Care for
the Student
Theory, Best
Practices,
& Law
Care for
the Institution

Team-developed model of a
holistic student affairs response
to sexual assault and studentfaculty relationships
Care for
the Faculty

With a CARE Team meeting the following day, should we, as Jenny, invite
a member of the Athletic Department to the meeting?
Yes, we could invite the Director of Athletics, a Title IX coordinator
within athletics, or another administrator that specifically supports
student athletes, such as Alyssa, in their holistic student development.
Should we reach out to Dr. Langs Department chair to discuss
this situation and dig for factual evidence?
Yes, it would be in our best interest to reach out to Dr. Langs department
chair on behalf of the CARE Team and to have Ted Shone, the Director
of Residence Life, as a supporting representative. Ted has a great working
relationship with the faculty on campus; this would be useful for gaining
the buy-in of the academic department for launching an investigation
regarding the relationship between Dr. Lang and Alyssa.
To better understand how to protect a student-athlete
survivor, athletics will benefit from consultation with an appropriate
campus partner If the survivor is a student-athlete and chooses to
continue with or return to a team, athletics may have a role
in the recovery process. (Wilson, 2004)

Theories, Law, and Other Considered Practices

Schlossbergs Transition Theory (1995)
Chickerings Seven Vectors of
Identity Development (1993)
Jones & McEwens Multidimensional
Identity Model (2000)

Title IX (1972) & the Jeanne Clery Act (1990)

Violence Against Women Act (1994) and the
Campus SaVE Act (2013)
NCAA Violence Prevention (2014)
FERPA (1974) / HIPAA (1996)

Presentation and handout by Rachel Betron, Caroline Bubbers, and Melissa Keightley