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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?