校园安全 - Racial Justice Initiative

As outlined in 火博体育大学’s Racial Justice Initiative, work focused on how 校园安全 protects, serves and supports each member of the Skidmore community began in fall 2020.

A key goal of this work is to engage recent data to help “understand any concerns with 校园安全 and put in place processes to ensure the best outcomes for Campus Safety staff and for the Skidmore community they serve."

To that end, Skidmore’s 校园安全 Advisory Committee worked with 马戈利斯希利, a nationally recognized campus safety and security consulting firm, to lead a comprehensive, external assessment of 校园安全. 

In February, 马戈利斯希利 hosted several campus safety forums to provide faculty, staff and students the opportunity to offer opinions and concerns about this vital area.

A report summarizing findings from these forums and providing recommendations will be shared with the Skidmore community later this year.  

校园安全 Advisory Committee Members

• Kara Cetto Bales, Associate Director for Environmental Health and Safety for Academic 事务
• Faculty position currently vacant  
• Tess Malloy, student, Class of 2026
• Josh Maxwell, student, Class of 2026
•  Tim Munro, committee chair, Director of 校园安全
• Ann Marie Przywara, Director of Student Conduct

时间轴

• September 2020 – Racial Justice Initiative announced.
• November 2020 – 校园安全 Advisory Committee meets to discuss updated committee charge and work ahead on Racial Justice Initiative.
• December 2020 – 校园安全 Advisory Committee meets twice to review 学生会 Association survey data, discuss focus group opportunities and interview and select 外部顾问(年代). 
• January 2021 – 校园安全 Advisory Committee meets with 马戈利斯希利 to discuss elements of upcoming work.
• February 2021 – 马戈利斯希利 interviews and forums begin.
• March 2021 – 校园安全 Advisory Committee meets with 马戈利斯希利 to review preliminary findings and trends and set regular meetings going forward.
• April 2021 – Draft report due from 马戈利斯希利.
• Fall 2021 – Report with recommendations to be shared with Skidmore campus community.
• Fall 2021 – Action steps identified to address recommendations. 

Completed 马戈利斯希利 Listening Sessions and Key Informant Interviews

• Office of Student 多样性计划 (OSDP) club leadership
• 学生会 Association (SGA) Senate
• 住宅生活 student staff
• 偏见反应组
• Committee on Intercultural and Global Understanding (CIGU)
• Mental Health and Access 服务
• 开放学生论坛
• Open faculty/staff forums 
• 校园安全人员
• 人力资源职员
• Office of Communications and Marketing staff