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QUOTE of the MONTH

"The heart never knows the
colour of the skin."

- Chief Dan George

 

 

January 4, 1994

The Douglas College Newsletter

 

 

Betty Emery honoured

  

= Douglas College, retired instructor Betty

   

the College in 1979 and taught in many of
the programs within CF&CS. Unveiling the

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In recognition of her many contributions to

Emery (right) was honoured with the
establishment of the Betty Emery Award

by the Department of Child, Family and
Community Studies (CF&CS). Betty came to

award were Department Director Beverley
Miller (left) and Foundation Executive
Director Mark Crozet (centre) during Betty's
retirement celebration in October.

information, call the Foundation
at 527-5359.

 

 

New College policy
to help make
campus safer

Violence has become an element of our
society, and institutions like Douglas College
aren’t immune.

A new policy called Standards of Conduct
allows Douglas College to focus on campus
safety concerns, says Mia Gordon, Dean of

Human Resources and College Development.

The policy was passed by the College Board
in December.

“The policy applies to all who work at, study
at or use Douglas College. It allows us to
take immediate action on threatening or
disruptive behaviour, whereas before we had
to go through a protracted process,” says
Gordon.

Safety concerns have been on the administra-
tion’s agenda since last fall, when a series of
faculty professional development brown-bag
sessions on safety and harassment issues
pointed to a need for new policies and
practices around safety and harassment.
Those sessions arose from, among other
things, the tragedy at BCIT, where a student
was murdered while walking on campus.

The new policy is an amalgamation of three
older ones, and it defines different categories
of behaviour that are considered threatening
or disruptive, and the disciplinary action that
can be taken.

And, says Gordon, it makes clearer the role
that College faculty and staff can play in
making the campus a safer place to be.

“Sometimes faculty and staff don’t know
what to do when an incident happens. They
should read this policy. We have taken some
action, and we want faculty and staff to know
that they have the power to take action when
they see threatening behaviour. What this
says is, “You must not ignore it.’”

Gordon notes that safety issues are a major
focus for the planners of the Pinetree Way
campus, and that safety at the New Westmin-
ster campus is also being examined as part of
the overall concept of ‘wellness’ for College
employees.

“Safety is everyone’s concern, and we
welcome people’s ideas on how to make the
campus safer,” says Gordon.

Copies of the Standards of Conduct policy are
available from the Policy Manual on the Data
General.

    

Campus Safety

Over the past year, the Facilities
Services Department of Douglas
College has taken the following steps
to increase safety on campus.

*two security guards at all times on
campus

*improved lighting in the parkade
painted elevator foyers in the parkade
¢cut back shrubbery around the
campus

*changed the emergency telephone
number to the standard 2400

*posted reports of safety incidents that
occur on campus.

Other College actions include:

a Safety Audit conducted by the
Women’s Centre; a brochure/poster
called Your Safety and Security at
Douglas College; a brochure on
harassment; offering of Wenlido, a
women’s self-defense course.

 

 

 

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