CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
The personal safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors is of primary importance at the University of Montana Western. The College regularly reviews security and safety procedures as well as emergency response plans with the goal of minimizing the risks and consequences of violence in our community.
Membership on the Committee represents staff, faculty, and students. The Committee is chaired by the Director of Facility Services. The Associated Students of the University of Montana Western (ASUMW) nominate, from among their members, representative(s) to the Committee.
The committee, which meets regularly, considers policies and practices that address campus security, personal safety, crime prevention, sexual assault, and concerns, including complaints that members of our community raise about security and safety. The committee reviews crime statistics affecting the campus and focuses attention on improving practices affecting members of our community. Each year, the Committee reports its findings about campus security and its recommendations for improving the safety and security of all members of our community to the Chancellor.
MEMBERS
Chair
Grady Holt, Director of Facilities
Community Members
Joel Stewart, Chief, Dillon Police Department
Tom Wagenknecht, Department of Emergency Services, Beaverhead County
Jay Epperson, Chief, Dillon Fire Department
Faculty
Steve Perry, Science Department
Staff
Wade Bush, Maintenance Supervisor
Marni Fifield, Purchasing/Supply Associate III
Amelia Gardner-Know, HR Generalist
Mike Piazzola, Dean of Students
Nick Gutcheck, IT Lead
Jenny Fox, Administrative Associate
Ronda Kiewatt, Director of Dining
Matt Raffety, Chief of Staff & Director of University Communications
Becky Stuart, Director of Campus Events & Conference Services
Jason Ferris, Director of Athletics
Jason Grimmis, Director of Crisis & Emergency Management
Dani Sullivan, Director of Student Life
Student Representative
Montana Youth Challenge
Melissa Robbins, Academy Director
Meeting Schedule
Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month.
Meeting Minutes Archives
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