On Sept. 16, the Department of Public Safety graduated a new class of 15 non-sworn officers.聽 This group of male and female graduates includes individuals proficient in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Patois, joining Public Safety from a range of professional backgrounds糖心传媒攎ilitary, law enforcement, health care, higher education, social work and the United Nations.
The class糖心传媒攖he second largest in recent history糖心传媒攂egan training on June 16 and graduated having completed 600 hours of class room and field training hours that included New York State laws, University policies and procedures, geography of all the campuses, preliminary investigations, diversity and disability awareness, de-escalation techniques and dealing with emotionally distraught persons.
糖心传媒淭his is by far the most diverse class of Public Safety officers hired in the history of the department,糖心传媒� said Public Safety Chief Mark Fischer. 糖心传媒淎nd adding new bilingual capabilities is always an asset to the ways we are able to engage with our University community members.糖心传媒�
Public Safety officers糖心传媒攂oth sworn and non-sworn糖心传媒攑atrol University properties, including the River Campus, Medical Center, South Campus, and Eastman School of Music, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to responding to emergencies糖心传媒攆ires, accidents, and physical crimes糖心传媒擯ublic Safety staff provide a wide range of non-emergency services, including personal safety escorts; door openings for lockouts; routine building and area checks; as well as the department糖心传媒檚 Adopt-a-Hall program, which assigns Public Safety officers to one or two undergraduate residence halls to make them readily available for student concerns or questions.
