This Meeting is Called to Order

What’s New in the Library

he new administrative structure has

generated discussion, concerns, and
ideas about college meetings. These
books and video are available from the
Library. For more information, look up
the subject heading “Parliamentary
Practice.”

Rules of Order: an Authoritative
Simplified Guide to Parliamentary
Procedure

Published by Chicago Review Press
Dr. James E. Davis

Henry Martyn Robert, an American
army officer, first published Roberts
Rules of Order in 1876. Since then, it
has been frequently revised. In this
edition, Dr. Davis, past president of the

American Medical Association, seeks to
simplify and streamline this classic text
on meetings. This handy, accessible
guide includes a section on definitions, a
Q & A section, and a quick reference
guide on the inside covers the rules
governing both motions and requests.
Although it is the official parliamentary
guide for the AMA, the guide is written
“for those who chair or participate in
meetings of any size and in any field.”

Chairing a Meeting with Confidence: an
Easy Guide to Rules and Procedure
Published by Self Counsel Press

Kevin Paul

Self Counsel Press has built its success
on publishing accessible, simplified

guides for Canadians. This book is no
exception. It introduces both the chair
and the participants to the “essential”
skills of conducting a meeting in a
“fair, orderly, and expeditious manner.”

Meetings, Bloody Meetings (video)
Produced by Video Arts (London,

England)

With John Cleese

This new 1993 version of the classic
Video Arts Bestseller is accompanied
by a discussion guide and a “briefcase
booklet.” The video “humorously
comes to grips with the prevalent
problem of meetings that take too much
of a manager’s time and accomplish too
little. It demonstrates techniques for
organizing meetings that are shorter
and more productive, enabling
managers to spend less time at
meetings and more time getting the job
done.” i

College Ensures That Safety is Foremost

A s a result of the provincial Skills
ow! initiative in November 1994,

Capilano College formed a Safer Campus
committee comprised of the following
people: Frieda Wiebe, chair, Barbara
Robertson, Christine Sanderson, Janet
Kee, Jolene Bordewick, Susan Mitchell,
Donna Savage, Ian Robertson, Peggy
Shannon, Kelly Langner and student
Erin Sackney, who prepared the final
report on Personal Safety at Capilano
College. This report was released October
31 and shows the results from a campus
personal safety survey and safety audit
conducted in the spring of 1995.
Following is a list of the general
recommendations made from personal
observations—some which have already

been initiated by the College maintenance.

department. A copy of the complete report
is available in the Library.

General Recommendations:

1. Recommendation is made to investigate
the possible installation of motion
sensitive lighting units in selected areas.

2. All signage should be available in
Braille; emergency assistance signs should
include multilingual translations to
accommodate the major languages spoken

on campus; and additional universal
symbol signs need to be installed.

3. Advertise the safety services offered
and post signs that indicate their hours of
operation.

4. Formulate a policy to ensure that all
emergency assistance plans and floor plans
be updated as and when required; enlarge
and enhance signs as and when required;
maintain the symbol system currently used
on the emergency assistance plans.

5. Post the telephone numbers of safety
and security services on the doors of
washroom stalls.

6. Installation of an emergency “call-box”
system on pay phones which transfers call
directly to security.

7. Increase the number of campus-local
telephones inside the buildings. These
telephones should display the extension
numbers for emergency services.

8. Increase the visibility of security on
the campus; create a bike patrol program.
9. Relocate the motorcycle designated
parking area to a location with better
visibility; install speed bumps along No
Name road to address the speeding
problems.

10. Install sidewalks in several areas on

the campus.

11. It is recommended that the College
approach the Residents’ Association to
request a change in the parking regulation
so that it is open parking from 5 p.m. to 7
a.m.

12. Increase the support systems available
for those who cycle.

13. All exterior stairs should have the
yellow and white lines repainted or painted
on a regular basis.

14. The accessibility of fuse boxes should
be addressed in a formal discussion.

15. The terms of reference for the security
officer should be reviewed and made
public so that the campus population is
made aware of his role. i

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