Welcome
Welcome
The Division of Public Safety was created in the spring of 2022 integrating Cornell public safety services and units on the Ithaca campus into a single organization, thus creating a comprehensive approach that prioritizes transparency and empathy in delivery of public safety services, recruitment of community focused employees, and training focused on contemporary issues such a de-escalation, procedural justice, and trauma informed interactions with our community. The division works with the Public Safety Advisory Committee and university leadership, as well as the campus community, in the ongoing public safety effort.
The Division of Public Safety comprises the Cornell University Police Department, Cornell’s Public Safety Communications Center, the Access Control Program, the Clery Act Compliance Office, the Office of Emergency Management, and the student-led Emergency Medical Service. Last year, we welcomed the Community Response Team into the division and this year we welcomed the Public Safety Ambassadors.
Our mission is to promote a safe and secure campus environment through services and education. To achieve this mission, we often engage with our campus community and the public to understand what matters most regarding public safety and response. We are dedicated to strengthening our community partnerships and delivering best in class service.
This is the framework for a holistic, equitable, and sustainable public safety approach on our campus. My job focuses on continuing the principles I have held my entire career to make sure that we have a safe campus and devote the right resources to that safety and feeling of well-being.
– Dave Honan, Associate Vice President for Public Safety
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