Testimonials
Our department profited greatly by having multiple staff go through the online course. We have long felt that risk management best practices are so pervasively important to all our programs and facilities that it only made sense that our staff members with unique oversight and management of these areas take part in the course. The take-away from this approach has been a unified understanding of the nature of risk management of campus recreation on a macro level with a much more refined appreciation of application within their areas of specialization.
George M. Brown
Director of University Recreation
The University of Alabama
Working with McGregor & Associates allowed our staff to come together and learn how to communicate with each other about risk management issues… it was an outstanding team-building and/or learning environment for everyone. Our entire professional staff participated in the process and was divided into “working committees” to facilitate the collection of materials and develop common, department-wide, policies and risk management procedures.
As a result of working with McGregor & Associates, our Department has a well defined, and operational, Risk Management Manual, that incorporates its entire set of programs and services…. this is an active and fluid document that will continue to be updated and reviewed on a regular basis. In addition, as a result of this process, the department has established a department-wide Risk Management Committee that is responsible to monitor and manage the various risk-related issues associated with our programs and services. This committee will meet on a regular basis, communicate with the university’s Risk Management Services and will continue to oversee the management of our organization’s risk related needs.
John Campbell
Director, Campus Recreation
UC Davis
Before we agreed to participate in McGregor & Associates’ online risk assessment, I knew we had some strengths and weaknesses in our emergency preparedness. The online survey was straightforward, easily accessible and convenient. The final report quantified our shortcomings and gave us a starting platform to improve our risk management program. We will incorporate the report’s recommendations to be better prepared.
William F. Canning
Director Recreational Sports
University of Michigan
It’s great to work with expertise who really understand the critical issues of managing our inherent risk in recreation and student programming. As a professional who is committed to providing safe programming, it’s essential to know your problem areas and how your program measures up nationally. I want to do everything possible to identify weaknesses and build concrete action plans - and this assessment tool does both!
Kathleen Hatch
Director, University Recreation
Washington State University
As Director of Campus Recreation at San Diego State University, it is my pleasure to recommend this on-line risk management assessment tool. Managing the day-to-day operations of a multi-million facility takes skilled professionals who use all the tools available to them. For the Director who wishes to decrease the potential for losses due to negligence, this web-based assessment program brings a fresh perspective to risk management.
Eric Huth
Campus Recreation Director
San Diego State University
Our department found the web based risk assessment a valuable and convenient mechanism for reviewing our risk management policies and procedures. The final report is easy to read and understand including data and graphic representation that clearly identified our strengths and weaknesses and pinpointed areas that needed to be addressed and also provided practical suggestions for implementation.
Tom Roberts
Director of Campus Recreation and Wellness
University of Richmond
Risk management can be such an overwhelming area in our business. The tool Ian has developed has comprehensive enough reporting to gather all the required knowledge about where we are at and where we need to go. More importantly though, it provides an excellent prioritization system that will allow us to get started in the most appropriate places.
Chris Dawe
Director, Campus Recreation
Mount Royal College