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Safety DiscussionCommunity Safety Council Audit Sub-committeeRob Tiffin, Vice-President Students
Thursday, March 22, 2012
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Discussion Points
• Initiatives – Services
• Key Issues
• Engaging Students in Safety Awareness
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Services and Initiatives• Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities – peer
mentors
• Town and Gown
• Women’s Safety Grant
• Inclusivity training across the division
• Inclusivity training partnership with YFS and the Centre for Human Rights for orientation activities
• Partnership with CHR -“Can I Kiss You?”, Civil discourse
• Guide to identifying and responding to students in crisis
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Initiatives • Students of Concern Committee
• VTRA – Kevin Cameron, Threat Assessment and Trauma Response
• Faculty outreach
• Staffing to identify and respond to students in distress
• Training of Res Life and Don staff
• SASSL/Housing/OSCR partnership for Safe House
• Collaborative approach to incidents of violence
• Promotion of safe, respectful discourse
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Key Issues• On-going need to provide education and awareness for
new community members
• International students - transition
• Increasing numbers of cases involving threats and harassment in the classroom
• Seneca – York shared concerns
• Subway, building access
• Village and residence security
• Visibility on campus of security
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Engaging students• Awareness - Social media, postering
• SASSL, Women Trans group
• Engaging – clubs, college councils, YFS, GSA
• Get students involved - ambassadors
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Questions?