Purpose

The purpose of the Consultation Team is to bring the collective wisdom, professional perspectives, campus management and agency responsibilities to bear on a crisis that, because of its reach, complexity, or potential for risk, demands the involvement of multiple campus departments. The UCI Consultation Team meets to discuss crisis management issues, to review hypothetical and actual cases, and to update campus protocols for responding to these crises. Members adhere to legal, ethical, professional laws and guidelines while working together.

The UCI Consultation was established in the early 1990’s in response to a UCI staff member who requested a consultation concerning a threat of violence. Since its inception, the team continues to address crises that demand a sense of urgency and require the involvement of various department heads both during and after these emergent situations concerning students and university personnel.