Director's Welcome

Welcome to the MCLA Department of Public Safety - Campus Police website. The purpose and design of this site is to provide college community members and guests of the institution with easy access to general information about the Campus Police Department, the educational programs and services it offers, and our role and responsibility in helping maintain an environment that is safe and conducive to learning and living. I invite you to please take a few minutes to view the information in our site.

The Department of Public Safety - Campus Police is a progressive department staffed with dedicated men and women committed to serving the MCLA educational community with pride and professionalism. Our "Core Values" program promotes "LEADERSHIP by example" by instilling in each and every Campus Police Officer and employee, the desire to protect, serve, and exemplify these character traits as a community standard for all to follow:

Loyalty
Excellence
Achievement
Duty
Ethics
Respect
Service
Honor
Integrity
Professionalism

It is our belief in, and commitment to, adhering to these core values that allow us to form close partnerships with all of our community members. It is a bond based on community confidence and trust in our department's ability to be responsive in all times of need. We encourage you to call on us in your time of need!

Thank you for visiting the MCLA Department of Public Safety - Campus Police website.

I invite your comments, questions, concerns and suggestions for ways that our department can improve this site and our overall efforts to provide the highest level of services and educational programming possible.

Sincerely,

Joseph W. Charon MCLA Director of Public Safety
MCLA Brewer Perkins Building
277 Ashland Street
North Adams, MA. 01247
Email: Joseph Charon