32 NCSI

32 NCSI

Health, Safety, and Well-being Campus Safety and Violence Prevention Mid-Level VP for Student Affairs

32 National Campus Safety Initiative™ (32 NCSI™) is a landmark program offered through a partnership between NASPA and the VTV Family Outreach Foundation that empowers college and university campus communities to make more informed decisions about campus safety. Developed by a team of leading experts, 32 NCSI is a robust self-assessment tool that colleges and universities can use to conduct an objective analysis of a full range of institutional safety and security facilities, policies, and procedures.

Background and Focus

Following the tragedy at Virginia Tech in 2007, survivors and victims’ families joined together to uncover all the dimensions of campus safety and facilitate a forum where national experts could develop best practices and resources. The result is a self-paced, online self-assessment program that looks at key areas of campus safety in one review. 32 NCSI is solutions-focused, not compliance-based, and assists institutions with implementing and reinforcing holistic procedures to strengthen campus safety.

Using 32 NCSI, colleges and universities can better assess themselves across nine critical areas:

  • Alcohol and Other Drugs
  • Campus Public Safety
  • Emergency Management
  • Hazing
  • Mental Health
  • Missing Students
  • Physical Security
  • Sexual Harassment and Assault
  • Threat Assessment

Participate in 32 NCSI

32 NCSI is available as an individual self-assessment as well as part of the NASPA PRACTICES self-assessment. The PRACTICES self-assessment incorporates 32 NCSI and focuses on student affairs policies, resources, relationship with academic affairs, compliance, technology, inclusion, community, evidence, and student success.

  Self-Assessment Self-Assessment with PRACTICES
NASPA Member Institution $350 $850*
NASPA Non-Member Institution $480 $1,000*

 

*Early-bird pricing during cycle participation, rates vary when conducted on a customized timeline. Contact practices@naspa.org or call (202)-794-8567 to get started with 32 NCSI or learn more about this comprehensive resource.

Resources

Alcohol and Other Substances

Research about Alcohol Misuse & Prevention

Complying With the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations

Research and Resources about College Drug Prevention

360 Proof - Free Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program

Opioid Overdose on Campus: Key Steps to Expand Harm Reduction Efforts and Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Checklist

Campus Public Safety

Clery Center

The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA)

Emergency Management and Response

International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Universities & Colleges Caucus

Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS)

Emergency Management Institute (through FEMA)

Hazing

StopHazing

Hazing Prevention Network

Mental Health

International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS)

The Jed Foundation

Missing Students

The Center For Hope

Physical Security

The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators

International Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Association

Sexual Harassment and Assault

Culture of Respect: Ending Campus Sexual Violence

The Center for Changing Our Campus Culture

NotAlone.gov

Threat Assessment

Threat Assessment in Schools Guide 

Association of Threat Assessment Professionals

Advisory Council

32 NCSI was developed by the following campus safety experts:

Peter F. Lake (Advisory Council Chair)

David S. Burns, CEM

E.R. (Gene) Deisinger, Ph.D.

Jason D. Friedberg

Connie Kirkland, MA, NCC, CTS

Hank Nuwer

Jeffrey W. Pollard, PhD, ABPP

Dan Reilly

Jen Day Shaw, Ph.D.

S. Daniel Carter

Review Team

32 NCSI is reviewed regularly to ensure that each module is reflective of current best practices, policies, and procedures. Thank you to our 2024 review team members:
Physical Security Hazing Sexual Harassment and Assault
Dan Dusseau Jessica Alva Meg Bossong
Tim Grant Phillip "Flapp" Cockrell Abby Boyer
Bryant Jackson Stephen Dominy Jennifer Henkle
Delmy Lendof Martha Dziwlik Cedric Howard
Kate Mueller Michael Duncan Jen Jacobsen
Dennis Mazone Todd Kamenash Briyanna Jenkins
Joe Pickering Travis Martin Connie Kirkland
Denzil Suite Kim Novak Art Malloy
  Hank Nuwer  
  Bill Stackman  
  Melinda Sutton  
  Jess Turuc