Action Update on Independent Review: Recommendations for Safety and Governance at The Citadel
On June 7, 2013, The Citadel's Tiger Team, consisting of members including Kathy Jones and Terry Mays, proposed actionable recommendations following the Independent Review Report dated April 3, 2013. These recommendations aim to enhance child protection and governance by implementing the Darkness to Light training, promoting best practices, and ensuring continual professional development for staff. Additional strategies include frequent policy reviews, safety training for faculty, and resource consolidation to maintain a secure environment for all campus members.
Action Update on Independent Review: Recommendations for Safety and Governance at The Citadel
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College Action Update on the Independent Review’s Recommendations 7 June 2013
Tiger Team Kathy Jones Suzanne Mabrouk Terry Mays Bob Riggle Kevin Adcock Alan Coker Jim de Luca Tom Horan
TIGER TEAM CHARGE “…developing immediate, long-term and interim (if required) policy, process, and/or procedural changes that address the recommendations identified in the ‘Institutional Review Report to The Citadel Board of Visitors’ dated 3 April 2013.”
Darkness-to Light Training Tiger Team Recommended COA: • Draft Clarified D2L Goal Within the context of The Citadel’s core values, Darkness to Light training is intended to increase awareness of respect for the safety, well-being, and rights of others and to emphasize the duty to take action on behalf of those who may not be able to do so themselves.
Administrative & General Matters Tiger Team Recommended COA: • Challenge and encourage employees to explore and introduce “best practices” and materials from other institutions • Provide opportunities and resources for professional development of staff and faculty
Tiger Team Additional Recommendations • Have Periodic Tiger Teams to address Major Campus Issues • Require One Person/Department to Learn How to Complete Children Approval Forms • Hold Annual Training on Children Approval Forms • Replace Office Phone Numbers of Ombuds with Cell Numbers only on All Documents • Remove Serious Incidents Policy from Policies Web site. • Revise Building Coordinators Policy • Discuss Campus Safety briefly at each Faculty and Town Hall Meeting • Require all Citadel people to wear ID at all times • Require ID tags on all bags on campus
AdditionalRecommendations • Move all Campus Policies to one Web site • List all Policies 3 Ways on web page: alphabetically, by department, & by Memorandum # • Consolidate Policies • Compare Citadel Policies to those of Other Colleges and Write missing Policies • Have Responsible Department of Policy Maintain Word Document for Future Revision • Move Maintenance of Policies to Office of Compliance. • Review Policies Every Five Years • Change Reporting Chain for Director of Environmental Health and Safety to Associate VP for Operations • Remove Attachment A of Annual Exercise Program from Web, Review, and Keep Confidential
AdditionalRecommendations • Write Template for Departmental ERP and Post to Web • Require each Department to write an ERP and post to Web • Develop Video on Campus Safety and Post to Web for Evening Students to View • Conduct Comparative Study of Cost for Campus Call Boxes versus Development of Smartphone App to serve same function • Purchase 3rd Vehicle for Public Safety ($1,200/mo.) • Purchase Shields for Public Safety Officers in Emergency Situations ($2,175 ea.) • Include all Items in A-Z sitemap in Pull-down Headers on Citadel Homepage • Update/edit Phone Numbers on Departmental Listingsweb page
