Georgia State University Leadership Academy for Women Community Project

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Georgia State University Leadership Academy for
Women Community Project Tailgating Awareness

• Group 2
• Trennye Blackburn, Carole Golder
• Christine Nwakamma
• Tawanna Tookes, Felisha Norrington, and
• Shatanese Western-Stephens

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Tailgating Awareness Project

• Purpose of the Project
• The purpose of this project is to foster crime
  awareness. Crime can happen anywhere even in a
  home away from home, like GSU housing.
  Tailgating is when a resident enters one of the
  four security gates, using their swipe card, and
  allows an unfamiliar person to follow behind
  them.

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Tailgating Awareness Project

• Housing Statistics
• Village
• 1862 total residents
• 1228 female
• 634 male
• 914 freshmen
• 14 international
• age range is from 18 - 32 - with most being
  between 18 - 25

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• Housing Statistics cont
• Lofts
• 379 total residents
• 151 male
• 228 female
• 40 freshmen
• 32 international
• age range is from 18 - 59 with majority being
  19-24

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• Strengths of the Project
• Collaboration among team members
• Ability to address safety concerns
• Reality highlighted by sharing statistics
• Creation of an ongoing campaign for Housing

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• Weaknesses of the Project
• Encountered printing problems
• Distribution deadline was not met
• Need deadline with other options

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• Outcome/Impact of the Project
• Tool created to increase awareness
• Possibility of reduced incidents of theft and
  assault

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Tailgating Awareness Project

• Recommendations
• For Housing
• Update statistics regularly
• Distribute information to Incept and at the
  beginning of each semester
• For next Leadership Group
• Have back up plan-anticipate barriers
• Offer safety session as follow up to post cards

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• Students share their thoughts
• Tekia Timmons, President, The Village Student
  Government.
• Comments about Village safety issue
• -There is a need to increase awareness regarding
  safety,
• -Students are not always aware of security
  issues.they loan their keys, cards, etc. to
  people
• -Most tailgating occurs at the turn around.
• Suggestions/ideas/input
• -The best time to hand out the postcards would be
  during move-in (the beginning of each semester).
• -If we decide to redesign the card, perhaps an
  actual photo of the Village entrance would make
  students connect the safety issue more directly
  to the Village
• -Give candy along with the cards.

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• Tourgee Simpson, Village CA (Community Assistant)
  and Student Government Association President.
• Comments
• -Security is an issue
• -Part of the problem in changing peoples
  behavior is a problem of common courtesy (i.e.,
  people are too politeand hold doors for each
  other, etc.)
• Suggestions/ideas/input
• -Limit the number of entrances and exits, so
  there are fewer places for tailgating to occur.
• -The cards would have a positive impact on
  residents

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Tailgating Awareness Project-The End

• THANK YOU!!