What to do
in case of an
active shooter
By Zach Dickerson
Campus News Editor
Due to the recent events in Parkland, Florida
and our own unsubstantiated threat here on
campus, the Clarion StaflF feels that it would be
greatly helpful if the college population were
made aware of the procedure for what to do if
there was actually an active shooter on Brevard
College campus.
The following information is from the
Brevard College Emergency Response Plan
and is based on past experiences as these types
of incidents are unpredictable.
When you become aware of the situation,
safely exit the building and move away from
the immediate path of danger.
Notify anyone you may encounter to exit the
building, find a safe area, take protective cover,
call 911 and Campus Security, and stay in the
safe area until assistance arrives.
The information to give authorities would be
your name, location of the incident (be specific),
number of shooters (if known), identification
or description of shooter(s), number of people
who may be involved, your exact location and
injuries to anyone (if known).
Everyone else not impacted by the situation,
take protective cover and stay away from
windows and doors until otherwise notified.
If you are not able to leave the building where
the incident is taking place then go to the nearest
room or office, close and lock the door, turn off
all the lights, seek protective cover, stay quiet
and act like no one is in the room, don’t answer
the door, call 911 and Campus Security and tell
them the same information as stated before, and
wait for police or security to assist you.
The Brevard College Campus Security
maintains contact with the Brevard Police
Department and the Transylvania County
Sheriff Department to help with immediate
response to the campus should they be needed.
A more detailed procedure for this scenario
and many others is available in the Brevard
College Emergency Response Plan which can
be accessed on the Brevard College website
under Campus Safety in the Life At BC section.
BC professors on
sabbatical next year
By Zach Dickerson
Campus News Editor
In the 2018 - 2019 academic year, Brevard
College professors Megan Reiser, David
Gresham and Robert Cabin will be going on
sabbatical.
In the Fall Semester, Assistant Professor of
Elementary Education Megan Reiser will be
going on sabbatical to do research on teacher
wellness.
“It is specifically how can we, as teachers
of education,” Reiser said, “help prepare our
teacher candidates, who are stepping into the
field or profession of teaching, to be as strong
as possible.”
Reiser said that this strength can be in terms
of mental health, physical health (nutrition
and exercise), and awareness of how to reduce
stress.
“Right now, in our field the amount of stress
that teachers are feeling, both in trying to take
care of their students and helping them achieve,
but also stress in general” Reiser said.
“Being a teacher is a very hard job,” Reiser
said, “it’s challenging in itself, but I take the
idea of, similar to being on an airplane flight
in how they tell you to secure your oxygen
masks before you put it on your child, we
need teachers to be as strong and as well as
possible to persevere to create a nurturing,
loving and academically rigorous environment
for students.”
Reiser pointed out that there are quite a few
teachers leaving the profession because of the
stress, the pay is an issue as well, but working
conditions in schools across North Carolina
have been an issue according to an NC Teacher
Working Conditions Survey that was taken.
“I will be working on creating a curriculum
module,” Reiser said, “that can be implemented
here at Brevard and shared with the Appalachian
College Association members. There are also
some opportunities in local middles schools,
along with Asheville City Schools and some in
Waynesville. These schools are implementing
a mindfulness curriculum to help their students
to develop mindfulness, to increase their self
regulation, and their habits.”
In the Spring Semester, Assistant Professor
of Music David Gresham will be going on
sabbatical. During this time Gresham will be
composing and arranging music.
“I have a few projects that I’ve already begun
and I’m looking to complete those and maybe
start some new ones,” Gresham said. He has
See 'Sabbatical' on page 5
Pictured (from left to right) Megan Keiser, David Gresham and Robert Cabin will be on sabbatical for the
2018-2019 academic year. All photos from the Brevard College website.