SLT Profile: Clery Compliance

The GRCC Clery Compliance Committee includes:

• Chief Rebecca Whitman, GRCC Police Department
• Clery Compliance Officer Robin Kritzman, GRCC Police Department
• Cathy Kubiak,  Human Resourses
• Billy Firn, Atheltics
• Kathy Keating, General Counsel
• Michael Shavey, Study Abroad
• Eric Mullen, Enrollment Management and Financial Aid
• Laurie Chesley, Provost
• Jennifer Batten, Tina Hoxie, Dan Clark, Pam Miller, John Cowles, Tracy Hilty and David Selmon, Academic and Student Affairs
• Lina Blair, Student Conduct
• Jim Peterson, Risk Management
• Kimberly Devries, Title IX

This committee is charged with ensuring GRCC students and employees receive all available information and resources required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, more commonly known as the Clery Act.

One of the ways GRCC meets our obligations is through the Annual Security Report and the Daily Crime Log, available online and in print at the GRCC Police Department, 25 Lyon St. NE.

The Clery Act is a federal law that requires colleges to report specific crimes that occur on campus, private property adjacent to campus, and on other non-campus properties as well as school safety policies. The Clery Act also requires schools to send timely warnings and or emergency notifications when there are known risks to our campus community.

“On March 7, 2013 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA) was signed into law. VAWA includes amendments to the Clery Act. These changes require institutions to disclose statistics, policies, and programs related to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking among other changes.” (The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security)

GRCC has a plethora of Clery Act compliance responsibilities which are housed in several departments on campus. The Clery Compliance Committee identifies the college departments which have a responsibility for some area relating to the Clery Act. The team then collaborates with those departments to update related policies, processes and procedures.

In the past year, this committee has:

• Introduced the Clery Act as the responsibility of the college as a whole, and not one specific department.
• Created subcommittees for sections of the college’s annual security report to place an emphasis on accurate policies and procedures, updated maps and other details.
• Identified and confirmed Campus Security Authorities (CSA’s) and coordinated the completion of CSA online training.

The committee’s goals include ongoing education on annual Clery Act requirement updates, and facilitating a comprehensive program review which will be performed by D. Stafford and Associates. This review, specifically the gaps identified, will be the committee’s focus in the coming year.

Campus Police to hold training exercise today

The GRCC Police Department will be conducting a training exercise on Thursday March 5 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm at the Administration building on the Devos campus. There will be a large police presence at and near the building. The building and part of the parking lot will roped off during the exercise. Police officers as well as police academy students will be in the parking lot to help facilitate parking needs. All cars will need to enter and exit through the north driveway off of Prospect Ave. That driveway will remain open during the exercise. Staff needing to access the Sneden lot through the Admin parking lot will still be able to do so. From 10:00 am to 11:00 pm there will be limited access to the administration building. Please work with the police officers and the academy students during this time if you need to access the building.

Please contact Officer Tom Stasiak (ext 2320) with any questions.

Campus Police training exercise to affect DeVos parking

The GRCC Police Department will be conducting a training exercise on Thursday March 5 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm at the Administration building on the Devos campus. There will be a large police presence at and near the building. The building and part of the parking lot will roped off during the exercise. Police officers as well as police academy students will be in the parking lot to help facilitate parking needs. All cars will need to enter and exit through the north driveway off of Prospect Ave. That driveway will remain open during the exercise. Staff needing to access the Sneden lot through the Admin parking lot will still be able to do so. From 10:00 am to 11:00 pm there will be limited access to the administration building. Please work with the police officers and the academy students during this time if you need to access the building.

Please contact Officer Tom Stasiak (ext 2320) with any questions.

DeVos campus to be site of training exercise

The GRCC Police Department will be conducting a training exercise on Thursday March 5 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm at the Administration building on the DeVos campus. There will be a large police presence at and near the building. The building and part of the parking lot will roped off during the exercise. Police officers as well as police academy students will be in the parking lot to help facilitate parking needs. All cars will need to enter and exit through the north driveway off of Prospect Ave. That driveway will remain open during the exercise. Staff needing to access the Sneden lot through the Admin parking lot will still be able to do so. From 10:00 am to 11:00 pm there will be limited access to the administration building. Please work with the police officers and the academy students during this time if you need to access the building.

Please contact Officer Tom Stasiak (ext 2320) with any questions.

Campus Police to conduct training exercise on March 5

The GRCC Police Department will be conducting a training exercise on Thursday March 5 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm at the Administration building on the Devos campus. There will be a large police presence at and near the building. The building and part of the parking lot will roped off during the exercise. Police officers as well as police academy students will be in the parking lot to help facilitate parking needs. All cars will need to enter and exit through the north driveway off of Prospect Ave. That driveway will remain open during the exercise. Staff needing to access the Sneden lot through the Admin parking lot will still be able to do so. From 10:00 am to 11:00 pm there will be limited access to the administration building. Please work with the police officers and the academy students during this time if you need to access the building.

Please contact Officer Tom Stasiak (ext 2320) with any questions.

Campus Police to conduct training exercise on March 5

The GRCC Police Department will be conducting a training exercise on Thursday March 5 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm at the Administration building on the Devos campus. There will be a large police presence at and near the building. The building and part of the parking lot will roped off during the exercise. Police officers as well as police academy students will be in the parking lot to help facilitate parking needs. All cars will need to enter and exit through the north driveway off of Prospect Ave. That driveway will remain open during the exercise. Staff needing to access the Sneden lot through the Admin parking lot will still be able to do so. From 10:00 am to 11:00 pm there will be limited access to the administration building. Please work with the police officers and the academy students during this time if you need to access the building.

Please contact Officer Tom Stasiak (ext 2320) with any questions.

Personal Self Defense class offered by Staff Development

There are still several spots left in the Personal Self Defense class tomorrow, which will be taught by our own Officer Bo Peters. He will teach basic self defense against attacks, as well as ways to become more self aware. Please consider attending.

This is a two-part class. Both sessions will be held in Room 234 Student Center

• Part 1 – Tues Feb 17th from 3:30-5 PM
• Part 2 – Tues Feb 24th from 3:30-5 PM

Registration is available online at http://grcc.edu/staffdevelopment/currentlearningopportunitiesregistration or by calling Staff Development at ext. 4285.

Student employees, staff and faculty are mandatory reporters.

By law mandatory reporters must report allegations of sexual misconduct or other violations of the sexual misconduct policy  to  Deborah Sanders the Title IX Coordinator , Title IX Deputy Coordinators Sara Dorer or Cathy Wilson, or Campus Police  as soon as possible and normally within three workdays.
Students and employees should note that licensed personal counselors in the Counseling and Career Center are considered “confidential employees” and are not mandatory reporters.

Lt. Hertel sworn in at meeting

Lt. Jeffery Hertel was sworn in as a GRCC police officer during the January 26 board of trustees meeting. Welcome, Lt. Hertel!

Raider Salute to Campus Police

The GRCC criminal justice department would like to send a Raider Salute to our GRCC Police Department on behalf of all GRCC employees and students for keeping us safe and secure on the DeVos Campus as they handled a car on fire in the Sneden Parking lot yesterday.

Campus Security Authorities (CSA) Training

All GRCC employees who are considered Campus Security Authorities (CSA) based on Job Description, Advisor Role, or other assigned duty must attend training in the CSA responsibility.

The training is required annually by the Clery Act (Federal Law). During the training CSA’s will be provided with definitions of Clery reportable crimes, the GRCC Clery Geography, and other information to ensure all CSA’s properly meet their federally mandated requirements. All sessions will be presented by Chief Rebecca Whitman.

Three training dates have been added to the Staff Development schedule:

• Tue Jan 20, 2015 from 9-10 AM in Room 234 Student Community Center
• Thu Jan 29, 2015 from 1-2 PM in Room 234 Student Community Center

Please register online at http://grcc.edu/staffdevelopment/currentlearningopportunitiesregistration or call Staff Development ext. 4285 if you need assistance.

GRCC In the News, 12-4-14

Police body cameras: Two West Michigan colleges have devices as activists call for wider use

Dec. 3, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – As Grand Rapids community activists push city police to adopt body-worn cameras, security officers from at least two West Michigan colleges are already using the devices.

… For the past seven years, Grand Rapids Community College police officers used a form of body cameras that were connected to the police department’s radio system. The college phased out the cameras after they began to interfere with the college’s new radio system.

Gallery Guide: Exhibitions for the month of December

Dec. 3, 2014; MLive

We suggest you call in advance regarding specific details. Information in this guide is subject to change without notice.

… GRCC COLLINS ART GALLERY Gallery. 143 Bostwick NE, 4th floor Main Building 234-4487 thru Dec. 5 A River Without Banks: a Painting Exhibition by Benjamin Duke

Lakers looking to overcome tough early-season slate and make another playoff run

Dec. 3, 2014; The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant)

When trying to incorporate a large group of newcomers onto your team, a few bumps in the road are expected.

… Since then however, it seems to have finally turned the corner, avenging a loss to Grand Rapids Community College with a 93-85 victory last Tuesday and following that up with an 87-53 blowout of the Lake Superior State University JV team on Monday. With the wins the Lakers are now 2-6.

Campus Security Authorities (CSA) Training

All GRCC employees who are considered Campus Security Authorities (CSA) based on Job Description, Advisor Role, or other assigned duty must attend training in the CSA responsibility.

The training is required annually by the Clery Act (Federal Law). During the training CSA’s will be provided with definitions of Clery reportable crimes, the GRCC Clery Geography, and other information to ensure all CSA’s properly meet their federally mandated requirements. All sessions will be presented by Chief Rebecca Whitman.

Three training dates have been added to the Staff Development schedule:

• Mon Dec 15 from 11 AM – 12 PM in Room 120 ATC
• Wed Dec 17 from 8-9 AM in Room 120 ATC
• Fri Dec 19 from 2-3 PM in Room 120 ATC

Please register online at http://grcc.edu/staffdevelopment/currentlearningopportunitiesregistration or call Staff Development ext. 4285 if you need assistance.

GRCC In the News, 11-7-14

Heritage Hill shooting not random incident, police say

Nov. 6, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Police are looking for a person who shot a man in the leg at a Heritage Hill apartment about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday

… Grand Rapids Community College issued an alert about the shooting, telling students and staff to exercise caution and to contact police if they have any information about the shooting.

All about education at the Griffins

Nov. 6, 2014; WOTV

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOTV) — Thousands of kids traveled to Van Andel Arena on November 5 for the 14th annual Grand Rapids Griffins Matinee Game. The game has become a major educational event for West Michigan schools. Students can take part in learning experiences before taking in a Griffins game.

This year, the Griffins welcomed organizations such as the American Red Cross, E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety and Jake the Fire Safety Dog, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, and the GRCC Dental Hygiene Program to provide a variety of health and wellness educational displays and exhibits for students and teachers.

Interactive election map: See where GRCC votes came from

Nov. 7, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Tuesdays election was a big night for Steelcase executive Deb Bailey, who won one of two open seats on Grand Rapids Community College’s Board of Trustees.

Cedar Springs Athletic Boosters Athletes of the Month

Nov. 6, 2014; The Post (Cedar Springs)

Senior Justin Jones was named October Student Athlete of the Month for Cross Country. Justin has participated in Cross country all 4 years in high school, and is a team captain. Justin is a returning OK Bronze All-Conference runner and is on pace to do it again this season. He started the season strong finishing 4th in each of the first two races. Justin also participates in basketball and runs track. This is done all while maintaining a 3.4 GPA.

Coach Garrett Lacy comments “Justin is one of two co captains that we have on the team this year. He does a great job of leading by example on and off the field. Justin has worked hard to prepare for his senior year logging the most miles on the team this past summer. He is an exemplary student and does a great job managing his time amongst three varsity sports.” Right now he is also taking dual enrollment classes at Grand Rapids Community College along with his high school work at Cedar Springs, as well as being an integral part of the cross-country team.

Fire drills to take place across campus on October 24

Campus Police and Facilities will be conducting fire drills on campus Friday, Oct 24th beginning at approximately 9 a.m.. We will begin on main campus and move through all our buildings. There is no specific time for arrival at any building. These are State mandated drills requiring a full evacuation of the building. We would appreciate everyone’s cooperation. The sooner we can evacuate the building the sooner we can get everyone back to their normal activities.