Care and Concerns Committee
Supporting Students through Challenges
A Community that Cares
Report a Concern
Utilize the form below to report academic, behavioral, faith/spiritual, family-related, financial, mental health, physical health, and/or social concerns to the Care & Concern committee. Please include as much detail as possible. The Committee will review your report and develop a plan to connect the student with support resources.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN: If this is an emergency that involves an imminent risk of harm to self of others, please contact VUPD at 219-464-5430. Please note that submissions are reviewed during regular business hours and are not monitored after-hours, on weekends, or during holidays and break periods.
SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS
About the Committee
Our Mission: The Valparaiso University Care and Concerns Committee (CCC) is composed of representatives from various departments to proactively support and address the needs of students who cannot be fully engaged on campus due to personal or institutional challenges.
The purpose of the Care and Concerns Committee is to provide faculty, staff, and students with a centralized place to report concerns about students who are experiencing a situation that is impeding their ability to be fully engaged on campus.
The team’s purpose is not intended to be reactive or punitive but rather proactive in order to identify students in challenging situations and connect with them before their situation becomes a crisis.
Students who may have suffered a significant loss, relationship crisis, illness, injury, hospitalization, personal or family situation, or resource insecurity affect access to housing, food, academic books/supplies, or other basic needs.
The Care & Concerns Committee consists of professional staff members across campus who are able to assist in providing support to a student in need. The committee collaborates with one another to develop a support outreach plan for connecting students with appropriate resources.
- Noelle Pease, Committee Chair, Student Life
- Ryan Blevins, Student Life
- Olivia Gorman, Counseling Center
- Christina Hearne, Access and Accommodations Resource Center
- Katherine Museus, Calling and Spiritual Life
- Natalie Muskin-Press, Campus Recreation and Well-Being
- Tressa Jones, Multicultural Programs
- Laura Sanders, Student Success
- James Wetzstein, Calling and Spiritual Life
- Korey West, Director of Residential Life
- Melissa Healy, Student Life
- Thomas Arce, Assistant Dean of Students for Student Engagement
- Grace Frederickson, Athletics
The Hardship Fund exists to provide low-income undergraduate students with financial assistance when faced with an unexpected and urgent situation that distracts them from their academic endeavors at Valpo. This fund is specifically for non-academic costs that still impact a student’s experience at Valpo.
The hardship fund also has loaner laptops available for students without a working laptop for a temporary time period.
To apply fill out this form. The Hardship Fund Committee reviews applications on a weekly basis with funds typically available within 14 days of approval.
- Find Help- Community Resource Directory
- Legal Assistance (including landlord/tenant issue) Indiana Legal Services – Northwest Indiana Office, Merrillville IN. Cover all of Porter county. Tracey Wetzstein. Their application process is exclusively online through their form at the “Get Help” button in the top right.
- Valpo Area Food Bank/Pantry List
Contact Information
If you are a student looking to submit a concern about yourself or another student, please visit the Student Support webpage.