Bulldog Behavioral Health Advisory Committee

Senate Committee Mission

The mission of the Bulldog Behavior Health Advisory Committee encompasses 3 distinct areas:

• Increase awareness of mental health resources for students, faculty and staff across campus.
  
  • Examples- attending on campus events, helping to spread resource information.
• Coordinate and facilitate learning opportunities associated with MH awareness and education across campus for students, staff and faculty.
  • Examples- Researching best practices for the college environment, facilitating campus trainings such as Mental Health First Aid, SafeTalk, trainings offered by the Personal Counseling Center.  Also may include applying for grant funding opportunities.
• Define and recommend to the Academic Senate institutional policy as it affects the emotional health of the Ferris State University Campus.
• • Examples- In our discussions with campus partners (Student Life, Birkam Health, Student Affairs, Student Government, to name a few) it is possible that themes are noted and recommendations made through the Senate.  

Committee Members

Representative	College	Room	Campus Phone
Mark Dyke	CET	GRN 211	2748
John Scott Gray	CASE	JOH 110	3515
Kim Hancock	PHR	PHR 301	2234
Joanie Hazleton (OOC-CASE)	COB	ASC 2103	1715
Sara Higley, Ex-Officio	Athletic Dept. Rep	SPO 1050P	2865
Mariah Lab (OOC-CHP)	OPT	VFS 314	3943
Andy Slater, Ex-Officio	Personal Counseling Center Rep	BHC 231	5968
Pam Smyth	CHP	VFS 305	2294
Carolyn Sutherby	At Large	ASC 2106	2676
Carrie Thompson, Chair (OOC-CASE)	L/C/A	ASC 2104	2730
Vacant	Senate Rep.