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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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