Texas A&M University Student Life
Texas A&M University|Division of Student Affairs
Texas A&M University Student Life

Student Care & Support

The Division of Student Affairs and Student Life recognizes its responsibility to cultivate a welcoming, supportive, and affirming environment that instills a sense of belonging in an ever-changing campus community. Individualized student care and support is a crucial part of cultivating that environment. Many resources are available to students experiencing a crisis or obstacle keeping them from achieving success.

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Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT)

Texas A&M University is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of our students on and off campus. With a large university community of over 70,000 students, Texas A&M University and the Division of Student Affairs realize that crises, or critical incidents, will occur and that these crises can have a significant impact. Such critical incidents will require an effective and timely response.  

To address these situations or critical incidents, the Division of Student Affairs office coordinates a Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT). The team, comprised of specialized, professional staff members, can be reached 24 hours per day, year-round, including weekends, holidays and University closures.  CIRT team members work to assist students quickly after critical incidents occur, identifying resources, providing support, and helping students stabilize life circumstances so that they may return to their academic pursuits.  

Examples of crises/critical incidents: 

  • Injury/Student Involved Accident 
  • Hospitalization 
  • Death of a student 
  • Fire at student residence (on and off campus) 

To activate CIRT, please contact the Texas A&M University Police Department at 979.845.2345. If you are in an emergency, call 911.

Student Behavioral Intervention Committee (SBIC)

SBIC proactively responds when Texas A&M University students are identified as experiencing concerning behaviors, providing timely resources, support and interventions. 

Mission 

The Student Behavioral Intervention Committee works to identify, assess, and intervene with Texas A&M University students’ concerning behaviors.  Through support and intervention, the SBIC works to assist with student stabilization so they may resume educational pursuits and focus on academic success. 

Routine Meetings

Coordinated through the Director of Student Life office, SBIC meets bi-weekly and as needed, coordinating information, resources, and interventions with students. 

SBIC’s authority is derived from the already existing authority of the individuals who comprise it; the team will not be endowed with any additional authority; and the team will not create new policies or rules, rather they will work within existing rules and policies and propose any new rules or policies through existing processes.

Student Life – Student Assistance Services

Student Assistance Services seeks to connect Texas A&M’s students with the appropriate guidance, resources, and support to address a variety of personal and academic matters. SAS can be a beginning point of contact for information or questions about a variety of topics.

Some common issues that Student Assistance Services provides support for are: referrals and resource connections; concerning behavior follow-up; student welfare checks; student absence notifications; Silver Taps and student death; transition issues; and more.

Find out more about Student Assistance Services.