Mary Bledsoe opened the meeting.
Agenda:
Heather Schroeder, Common Book Overview
Fred Breiner, Safety updates
Video from New Student Orientation
Heather reported on this year’s Common Book and the upcoming speaker presentation from Mark Bowden, author of “Black Hawk Down”. Tickets will be on sale soon. The book was chosen as a set of essays because it is easier to cover in sections as opposed to a novel. She highlighted several essays of interest. Other events are being planned such as films. The Common Book assists new students in their freshman year to have a common book to discuss across their courses. Ed Francisco is the co-chair.
Fred addressed the incident that occurred on campus on June 19 and provided a timeline of events of that day. Questions were answered regarding current information on the status of the investigation. Discussion followed regarding the safety of people at the front counter, offered options of a glass partition, panic buttons, and the need to look at work spaces to be sure no one is alone. If you wish to have a panic button for your office, contact Fred. He also reported on the results of Security Consultants who came to campus in June. AED defibrillators have been purchased for all campus locations. Signage has been added regarding no guns on campus. A full time dispatcher is now on duty during the evenings. Street names will be added to campus, discussion followed on keeping Hardin Valley Road address. Each building on campus will also have an address on it.
Fred also addressed what was learned from the lock down. He stated that it was not a lock down, and questions were asked as to what would warrant a lock down. Security Consultants will be back for training and policy writing. The concern of a lock down is that it can turn into a hostage situation.
Mary presented on the mandate for college campuses to promote safe campus environments from the DC Mandate. One activity is training on preventing campus sexual violence. The tag for the campaign is “See Something, Say Something”. Staff and faculty need to know the definition, how to report it and the process involved. It is important to refer individuals to counseling or to the Employee Assistance Program for support. Mary also gave information about the history of Title IX and the Campus Save programs. So many cases are still not addressed or reported. The video is also on YouTube. More information will be coming on how to talk to students. TBR is currently working on new definitions and a process. Mary also outlined BIT training related to threat assessment and tools to assess, who the members of the team are, and the instrument used to analyze behaviors and situations.
The next meeting will be September 17, led by Judy Gosch and Rachel Cragle.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:40 AM.
Recorder: Alice Wershing
