The Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management
The Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management (Public
Safety) is located in the Center for Public Safety and General
Services building on Farm Pond Road and is operational 24 hours per
day, 7 days per week, year round. The Communications Center is
staffed by a trained public safety professional at all times and
can be reached by calling (607) 274-3333 or extension 3333 from an
on campus phone.
We are responsible the safety of the campus, crime awareness,
prevention, and education. Public Safety members are a well trained
team inclusive of uniformed campus police officers and
state-certified security officers. In addition to Patrol and
Security operations, the office is comprised of
Parking
Services, Environmental
Health & Safety, and Student Auxiliary
Safety Patrol (SASP). Some areas of responsibility
include:
- Emergency response
- Fire safety
- Crime prevention programming
- Special event staffing
- Providing safety escorts
- Repository for lost and found
- Administering vehicle assistance, and
- Managing vehicular and traffic control on campus.
In compliance with federal requirements mandated by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Statistics Act [20 USC 1092(f)], Public Safety is responsible for preparing, publishing and distributing an Annual Security & Fire Safety Report by October 1 of each year, for the purpose of disclosing and disseminating certain information regarding campus crime statistics, security policies and campus law enforcement. Information mandated by this Act include statements about:
- Campus law enforcement policies
- Campus security education and prevention programs
- Alcohol and drug policies
- Sexual assault education and prevention programs
- Procedures for reporting sexual assaults, and
- Procedures for handling reports of sexual assault.
You can view the publication electronically, or you may request a hard copy via phone or walk-in to Public Safety. The crime statistics for Ithaca College (also contained in the annual security report) are submitted to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) through a web-based data collection system and can be viewed at http://www.ope.ed.gov/security.
Be Ready! Be Safe!
All campus community members are urged to become familiar with the Emergency Readiness and Response Guide along with our reoccurring message on Gorge Safety.