The CCRT is a collaborative partnership of U-M community members that serve in an advisory capacity to the U-M President to assist in improving policies and practices for addressing campus sexual misconduct. With membership representing students, faculty and staff and other key stakeholders from all three U-M campuses, the CCRT is charged with assessing, planning, and making recommendations to enhance campus prevention and response efforts.

The mission of the CCRT is to identify the diverse needs of the University of Michigan community with respect to addressing sexual misconduct; to facilitate communication and understanding of campus policies and practices across campus units and community partners; to research and explore best practices in sexual misconduct prevention and intervention; to identify opportunities for improving the University’s efforts to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct; and to develop and communicate recommendations to the University President.

The CCRT was created as the result of the settlement of a class action lawsuit involving University students who alleged that the University had created an environment where they faced an increased risk of experiencing sexual misconduct. The parties to that lawsuit selected Rebecca Veidlinger, Sandy Levitsky, and Tami Strickman as Co-Leads to provide a balance of external oversight, research expertise, and institutional knowledge. The settlement documents also identify a list of individuals, campus units, and community partners who will have representation on the CCRT, and give the Co-Leads the discretion to add additional members to the CCRT from the community.