About the Safe Campus Initiative

As part of the Memphis Safe Campus Consortium (MSCC), funded by the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women, the Center for Research on Women is charged with coordinating all MSCC activities, training and materials on the UofM campus.

The Consortium is working together to create a community-wide protocol for (1) responding to, (2) educating college students, faculty and staff about, and (3) preventing and reducing incidents of, violence against women on college campuses in Memphis. 

Consortium members include the University of Memphis, Crichton College, Christian Brothers University, and Rhodes College, along with the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center, The Exchange Club Family Center, the Memphis Crisis Center, and the Shelby County Crime Victims Center. The goals of the project are to:

1)     Develop support services programs, including psychological counseling for victims of violence on the UofM Campus;

2)     Conduct training on the impact of violence against women, and means to reduce violence against women, for UofM safety and security employees, campus judicial boards, students, athletes, faculty, staff, and applicable contract vendors;

3)     Develop and implement effective campus policies, protocols, orders, and services specifically devoted to prevent, identify, and respond to violent crimes against women on the UofM campus; and

4)     Improve methods of communication between local and campus law enforcement and victim service providers to ensure a coordinated community response to violence against women on the UofM campus.

What Are We Doing To Keep Your Campus Safe?

University of Memphis' Project Coordinator for the Memphis Safe Campus Consortium has assembled a Memphis Safe Campus Task Force that consists of representatives across the campus community. Members of the Task Force are:

• Melinda Jones, Director of University Honors, mljones6@memphis.edu

• Anice R. Modesto, Psychologist Center for Counseling Learning and Testing, amodesto@memphis.edu

• Mary Wright, Research and Development UofM Police Services, mjwright@memphis.edu

• Lynn Parkes, Associate Athletic Director, lparkes@memphis.edu

• Brenda Cash, CHAMPS/Life Skills Athletics, bcash@memphs.edu

• Daniel Armitage, Associate Dean Student Resident Life and Dining, darmitag@memphis.edu

• Dr. Jenina Cantler, Assistant Director Resident Life and Dining Services Administration, jcantler@memphis.edu

• Justin Lawhead, Associate Dean for Student Leadership and Involvement, jtlawhed@memphis.edu

• Angie Dunlap, Coordinator Student Activities for Student Leadership and Involvement, ardunlap@memphis.edu

• Julia Adames, President Student Activities Council, jadames@memphis.edu

• Crystal Hoonhorst, Speaker of the Senate, Student Government Association, chonhrst@memphis.edu

• Jessie Mills, Athletic Academic Counselor, jlmills@memphis.edu

•  Linda Hall, Minority Affairs Coordinator, Lghall1@memphis.edu

• Dr. Dwayne Scott, Associate Dean of Students for Judicial and Ethical Programs, dscott@memphis.edu

• Jacqueline De Fouw, Health Educator, Student Health Services, jdefouw@memphis.edu

• Dr. Anita D. Boykins, Assistant Professor, Loewenberg School of Nursing (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) , aboykins@memphis.edu

•  Destin Tucker, Coordinator New Student Orientation Special Events, dbarcrft@memphis.edu

How To Get Involved

If you are a member of the Univeristy of Memphis community and would like to be a part of the Memphis Safe Campus Consortium please contact Rebecca Terrell, Assistant Director, Center for Research on Women, at 678-2770.