Department of Public Safety
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Proactive Efforts Provide Support, Resources to Maintain Safe Campus
Each year on Oct. 1, universities nationwide are required to disseminate a summary of reported crimes on or near campus. The Annual Security Reports for all ¹ú²úÂ×Àí campuses outline three-year statistics on several different crimes from motor vehicle theft and weapons violations to dru…
Kent Campus
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country
¹ú²úÂ×Àí has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí ranks 11th on the list. Among Oh…
Kent Campus
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Officer Featured in Video for New Statewide Program
Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy has started a course called Blue Courage to help make officers more well-rounded, both on the job and off.
Flash Feed
Public Hearing for ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Department’s Reaccreditation to be Held Aug. 1
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art sta…
Kent Campus
Eagle Scout Training Helps ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Student Save a Life
¹ú²úÂ×Àí freshman Josh Paulin is not only a good student, but an exemplary citizen. On March 13, 2016, Paulin saved a man’s life, and now ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Department of Public Safety is honoring Paulin for his heroic acts. It all started while he was waiting at…
Kent Campus
Scheduled Emergency Exercise to Take Place Today at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí
As part of ongoing training, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Department of Public Safety will hold an emergency exercise today (May 18, 2016) on the Kent Campus involving various members of the university, first responder agencies, Kent Fire Department, University Health Services and University Hospitals Po…
Kent Campus
Arson Investigation of ROTC Vans at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Leads to Indictments
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police announce the indictments of two suspects for setting fire to two ¹ú²úÂ×Àí ROTC vans parked near Terrace Hall on the Kent Campus on Feb. 23, 2015. Emilio O. Vidal, 23, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Evan M.K. Ecklund, 20, of Lakewood, Ohio, have been indict…
Kent Campus
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Dean Tondiglia Becomes University’s New Police Chief
Dean Tondiglia of Stow, Ohio, has been named ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s new chief of police. Prior to leading ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Services, Tondiglia most recently served as the university’s assistant chief of police and associate director of public safety. He will retain the associate director of public…
Kent Campus
Ohio Homeland Security Presents Explosive-Detection Canine to the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Department
¹ú²úÂ×Àí has enhanced safety on campus and in the surrounding area with the introduction of Dexter, the university’s newest officer and explosive-detection canine. Funding for the canine and its ongoing care is provided by Ohio Homeland Security, a division of the Ohio Department of Pub…
Kent Campus