Department of Public Safety

The police officers and staff of the Department of Public Safety - Campus Police are dedicated to ensuring the safety of everyone on campus, at all times. We do this through a series of educational and training programs, emergency booklets and phones throughout campus, escort services, 24-hour patrols, and emergency alerts and other notifications as needed. We also provide student ID cards and parking decals, and are here to help if your car needs a jump start or you lock yourself out of your room or vehicle.

Our officers are sworn, warranted, armed police officers and certified First Responders, many of whom have specialized training in addition to their Police Academy and Field Officer training. All officers receive in-service training annually.

Meet the Officers & Support Staff

Mission Statement

"The primary mission of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Department of Public Safety – Campus Police is to protect life and property. Fulfilling our obligations to the College community, we enforce Federal, State and Local Laws as well as College rules and regulations. We are dedicated to the prevention and detection of crime. We recognize our responsibility to preserve individual rights and afford dignity and respect to every individual.

We are committed to being responsive to our College Community in the delivery of quality services and to reduce the incidence and fear of crime, to partner with the community to solve problems, and to enhance public safety in a manner that is reasonable, unbiased and transparent”.

Core Values

The Department of Public Safety, along with its mission to serve our College community by providing a safe and secure campus, has adopted the following values;

• Fairness and Impartiality: We act with fairness, restraint, and impartiality in carrying out our responsibilities. We understand that our actions combined with the way we treat members of our community, contribute to our “legitimacy” in the eyes of the public.
• Integrity: We are honest, truthful, and consistent in our words and actions, and therefore worthy of the community’s trust.
• Teamwork: We work together as one organization in carrying out the mission of the department. As individual members, we are respectful to each other and work collectively to solve problems in service of our community.
• Collaboration: We value working partnerships with our community, to create and maintain a culture of mutual trust, with a goal of shared success and accomplishment.
• Competence: We are public safety professionals, exhibiting a quiet confidence in the performance of our duties; accompanied by the desire for continuous improvement. We are responsive to the needs of our community and deliver services promptly and efficiently.
  
  

2025-26 Clery Report

• Active Shooter
• Bomb Threat
• Chemical
• Evacuation Instructions
• Fire
• Flooding
• Medical
• Natural Disaster
• Serious Crime or Violence