Lakeland Intervention Team

Our Mission

The Lakeland Intervention Team is a multidisciplinary, proactive group of Lakeland employees committed to maintaining the safety of our students and the entire campus community. The group is dedicated to ensuring all students, staff, faculty and visitors of Lakeland University are safe and feel supported.


Confidentiality

All information shared with the Lakeland Intervention Team will be kept in the strictest confidence. The web-based reporting system connects to a confidential database. The form will ask for your name, but you may also report anonymously. If you provide your name and email, you may be contacted for more information.

Reporting Forms

Click to access the online reporting forms.

Our Purpose

Through regular meetings, the Lakeland Intervention Team strives to support our student’s mental, emotional and physical health and well-being, as well as their academic success. LIT is designed to identify threats and at-risk behaviors, assess needs, provide purposeful interventions and create support plans for students who are exhibiting concerning or disruptive behaviors. The LIT’s process is also designed to provide all Lakeland University community members who have concerns regarding students’ behavior an easily-accessible tool to make appropriate campus officials aware of those concerns. Following a referral, the LIT members will work to identify specific resources and/or referral recommendation options to the student and provide follow-up support as needed.

How to Refer

REPORT A CONCERN

Incidents or concerns may be reported directly to the Chair of the team, or to anyone else on the Intervention Team. A printable reporting form is available below for reference. When describing the concern or incident, please list all pertinent information such as location, room number, time of incident, members involved or any descriptive information of the individual if the name is not known. If the situation needs immediate attention, please report directly to your on duty R.A to assist you.

When to refer

The team encourages members of the Lakeland University community to refer any community member when they witness or suspect behaviors or situations which are of concern and may cause harm to this individual or others. The following are a few examples of behaviors to report:

 

* Signs of depression and other mental health concerns
* Physical health issues such as abrupt changes in eating or sleeping habits
* Sudden changes in routine or behavior
* Risky behaviors regarding drugs or alcohol
* Inappropriate and/or disruptive classroom behavior
* Abrupt changes in classroom attendance or academic performance
* Increased nervousness or agitation
* Social anxiety or difficulty in adjusting to college
* Threats of harm to self or others
* Suicidal ideation
* Extreme and/or inappropriate expression of emotions

Team Members

Permanent LIT members include the following individuals, and others may be called in to assist as appropriate.

Alex Liosatos, Director of Health and Counseling Services
LiosatosA@lakeland.edu
920-565-1034 ext. 2388

Stephanie Kersten, Assistant Director of Campus Safety
KerstenSL@lakeland.edu
920-565-1000 ext. 2501
Campus Safety Cell Phone (24/7) - 920-565-1126

Troy Seehafer, Interim Director of Residence Life
SeehaferTE@lakeland.edu
920-565-1000 ext. 2465

Julie Mavity Maddalena, University Chaplain, Ulrich Ethicist in Residence, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion

MavmadJA@lakeland.edu

920-565-1000 ext. 2114

 

Meg Albrinck, Dean of Academic Support Services & Director of First-Year Exp.

AlbrinckM@lakeland.edu

920-565-1000 ext. 2436

 

Michael Bachar, Coordinator of Persistence Initiatives

BacharMA@Lakeland.edu

920-565-1000 ext. 2118