Review and Reintegration (R&R) provides a pathway to a restorative return to campus for a student found responsible for sexual harm. Review and Reintegration utilizes Circles of Support and Accountability to offer space for students to reflect on learning, determine the appropriateness of lifting sanctions, identify resources and support for sustained success, and plan any additional measures needed to ensure successful reintegration into the campus community.
The Circle of Support & Accountability (CoSA) model adheres to the principles of risk, need, and responsivity and is used to help reduce the student’s likelihood of re-engaging in harmful behavior, thereby increasing community safety. Campus partners invited to the CoSA may include staff from OSCR, ECRT, DOS, Wolverine Wellness, CAPS, and SAPAC.
Review and Reintegration is separated into two steps: Review & Evaluation and Reintegration.
Step 1: Review & Evaluation
Review & Evaluation is a restorative measure available to students toward the end of suspension or after a pre-determined amount of time after an expulsion. The student is joined by campus partners and other support persons who seek to listen, assess, support, and plan additional measures needed to ensure student success.
Purpose of Review & Evaluation:
- To verify compliance with all aspects of assigned sanctions and educational interventions;
- To review and discuss the period of separation from the University;
- To determine the appropriateness of ending the suspension and/or removing transcript notations.
Possible Outcomes of Review & Evaluation:
- Student able to return without reservation, followed by Reintegration
- Student able to return with recommendations, followed by Reintegration
- Student able to return with requirements, followed by Reintegration
- Student unable to return at this time with recommendations, followed by an opportunity for additional Review & Evaluation
Step 2: Reintegration
Reintegration is available to a student after Review & Evaluation if the student and campus partners agree that a return to campus is appropriate. The student is asked to identify obstacles they may face on campus, needs that require support, resources that may be most helpful, and how they will be held accountable for their plan and actions upon their return. Upon return to campus, the student may also check in with campus partners to monitor progress and determine if any further support is needed.
One of the tools often used in Reintegration is a Plan of Support and Accountability (PoSA). A student may complete a PoSA as an assigned sanction, as an outcome of the Review & Evaluation process, or voluntarily as a self-reflexive tool before a Reintegration process. The student utilizes the dimensions from the Model of Well-being to complete the plan on their own and prepares to share the plan with campus partners as to how they will navigate their return to campus, including navigating any barriers to success and what support campus partners can provide.
Purpose of Reintegration:
- To identify resources and support services for sustained success;
- To plan any additional measures that may be needed to ensure successful reintegration into the community.
Contact: If you have any questions about R&R or would like to learn more, please reach out to us at OSCR.Review.Reintegration@umich.edu.
Confidential Resources: If you would like to reach out to a confidential resource, please contact Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC), Michigan Men, Student Legal Services, Sexual Assault Services at University Health Services (USH), University Ombuds, Wolverine Wellness, Spectrum Center, or SafeHouse Center (local resource).
Non-Confidential Resources: If you would like to reach out to non-confidential resource, or please contact Dean of Students Office (DOS), Respondent Support Program, Beyond the Diag, English Language Institute, First Generation Student Program, International Center, Maize and Blue Cupboard, Office of Financial Aid, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), Office of the Registrar, Trotter Multicultural Center, University Housing, or Veterans Services.