Knowledge is Power:

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Knowledge is Power

• A Careful Analysis of the Panopticon and its
  Relation to Power and Every Day Life

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What is a Panopticon?

• Developed by Jeremy Bentham
• An architectural figures which incorporates a
  tower central to an annular building that is
  divided into cells.
• Each cell extending the entire thickness of the
  building to allow inner and outer window.
• The occupants of the cells are thus back lit,
  isolated from one another by walls, and subject
  to scrutiny both collectively and individually by
  an observer in the tower who remains unseen.
• The panopticon thus allows seeing without being
  seen.

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Benthams Panopticon
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Our Three Topics

• University Residence
• Inuit Communities
• Jails

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University Residence
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The Residence Life Circle of Power
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What do these People Do?
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Director of Housing

• Dave Sterritt
• Responsible for all policy, procedure and
  programs administered and presented by the
  department

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Assistant Director

• Lynn Burritt
• Ensures a secure climate that fosters academic
  and personal growth
• Oversees the provision of services to students
  living in residence which includes responsibility
  for the residence life program, accommodations
  and maintenance services

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Manager Residence Life Services

• Brenda Stewart
• Responsible for the residence life program
• Selection and training of residence life staff
• Student conduct and discipline

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Residence Life Assistant

• Blanka Vallillee
• Daily administration of the Residence Life office
• Assisting with staff selection and training
• Serving as a liaison for staff questions and
  concerns
• Coordinates the distribution of necessary
  information, supplies and equipment to the staff

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Senior Residents

• One set in each house
• They are responsible for the Residence life
  program in each of the eight houses.
• Provide direction for the residence life staff in
  their house (residence fellows)
• Mediate problem situations which arise in the
  house
• Contribute to the educational and cultural
  development of the student resident

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Residence Fellows

• General Responsibilities
• Oversee/promote the residents personal safety
  and well-being and maintain community standards
  as outlined in the residence agreement
• Monitor the physical conditions of the area
• Maintain high level of student awareness
• Assisting and refer students in academic, social,
  personal, and disciplinary matters

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Residence Fellows

• Responsibilities to residence life development
• Alert senior residents and housing dept. to
  events that appear to be organized in an
  irresponsible fashion and which may infringe on
  the rights or safety of the individual students
• Advise res security when you will be off for the
  weekend

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Residence Fellows

• Responsibilities to the residents
• Maintain high level of communication with
  residents in order to ensure information
  awareness
• Maintain accurate up-to date records in order to
  be able to serve as an information source
• Counsel and/or refer students
• Promote study atmosphere

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Residence Security

• Respond to and provide assistance in emergency
  matters
• Enforce the Residence Agreement
• Complete regular tours of residence
• Monitor residence activity and challenge the
  presence of non-residents
• Respond to residents requests for assistance
  with violations of the residence agreement and
  activities
• Report dangerous or potentially dangerous
  situations

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The Floor Rep

• Elected by the floor
• Attend Floor Rep Meetings and Program Events for
  the floor
• Another person for people to go to
• No real powers of authority, but are looked up to
  by the floor

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The chain of knowledge
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The House Meeting

• Once a week
• Senior residents and res fellows
• Discuss weekly events/problems
• Things/people to watch out for
• Tell stories about whats going on in the floor
• Discuss programming

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Floor Meeting

• Meetings with whole floor and res fellow
• Discuss activities going on, on the floor
• Discuss floor overall problems and concerns

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Informal Chats

• Res Fellows together
• Informal chats/phone calls
• Meals in the cafeteria
• Res fellows and Res Security
• While they are on duty they come in to discuss
  floor matters
• Security is warned when res fellow will be away
  to patrol more

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Positioning of the Res Fellow

• The Res fellow is centrally located on the floor

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Leeds House
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Glengarry House
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Russell-Grenville House
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Lanark-Renfrew House
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Stormont House
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Dundas House
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How do Res Fellows Attain this Power

• Apply to Housing in November
• Attend workshop designed to gauge suitability to
  the residence fellow position (E-Day) in February
• Attend interview conducted by the Residence
  Fellow Selection Committee (2 senior residents
  and a res fellow) in March
• Put into the grades pool
• Become emergency first aid and adult CPR
  certified over the summer
• Attend and participate in a nine day training
  program for the residence life staff in August
  and four in-service training dates thought the
  academic year

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How do Res Security Attain their Power

• Apply to housing
• Must have lived in residence before
• Attend interview
• Attend residence life training for 9 days in the
  summer and 4 times during the school year

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The Residence Cell

• Given
• 2 beds
• 2 desks
• 2 chairs
• 2 phones
• 2 accesses to the internet
• 2 lamps
• 2 shelves