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Department of Public Safety Celebrates Graduation of its 2021 Campus Peace Officer Academy Recruits
On Friday, the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS) held the 2021 Campus Peace Officer Academy Graduation at Drumlins Country Club. Colleagues, friends and family members joined the graduates as they completed the program by receiving their diplomas from…
Interim Leadership for the Department of Public Safety
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Later this month, Department of Public Safety (DPS) Chief Bobby Maldonado will officially retire from Syracuse University. I am grateful for Chief Maldonado’s leadership and appreciate that he delayed his retirement until the end of…
Understanding the Work of the Community Review Board
A new resource for the Syracuse University community, the Community Review Board is in place to review appeals of civilian complaints regarding Department of Public Safety (DPS) officer conduct. Its work is another step in helping to ensure transparency and…
Orange Alert System Test Scheduled for Dec. 9
The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS) will conduct a test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System at 3:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9. It will be a full test of the system, which includes notifications sent…
Meet Brianna C. Sclafani: 6 Questions to Get to Know the Chair of Syracuse University’s Inaugural Community Review Board
Brianna C. Sclafani wears many hats and is busy pursuing not one but two advanced degrees at Syracuse University. She’s a law student in the College of Law, a graduate student in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs…
Community Review Board Engages Highly Experienced Consultants in Community Relations and Public Safety
Syracuse University’s inaugural Community Review Board (CRB) today announced it has engaged two consultants, including a longtime academic leader and community advocate, and an experienced public safety professional, to assist in advisory capacities. The CRB has been meeting regularly as…
University Shows Its Support for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
University units and departments showed their support in purple in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. The Barnes Center at The Arch sponsored the “SU Goes Purple” decorating contest, in which offices were invited to decorate their…
Beyond the Badge: DPS Officer Grateful for Opportunity to Support Black Reign Step Team as Advisor
As the library operations coordinator for the Department of Public Safety (DPS), Officer George Wazen believes that sincerity, compassion and understanding are the keys to successfully engaging with the students he oversees as part of the library student floor monitoring…
Inaugural Community Review Board Announced, Meeting Regularly to Advance Mission, Establish Procedures
The work of Syracuse University’s inaugural Community Review Board (CRB) is well underway, with its members meeting regularly and establishing procedures to guide its efforts. The CRB, which was created following an independent review of the University’s Department of Public…
SU DPS Alert: Service Outage, Dial 911 for Emergencies [UPDATE: Service restored]
[UPDATED, 5:56 p.m.: Department of Public Safety phone service has been restored.] As of 5 p.m. today, due to a service outage, most Department of Public Safety (DPS) phone lines are down. Dial 911 for emergencies. For non-emergencies, call 315.443.5478…