To enhance campus safety and ensure inclusive, fair, and equitable security practices across the institution, the University engaged consulting firm Margolis Healy in fall 2022. The goal was to provide a comprehensive review of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and campus safety security policies and practices.
Margolis Healy spent several months meeting with DPS leadership and personnel as well as University faculty, staff, students, and members of the Public Safety Review Board (PSRB). The five-point plan addresses the firm’s top recommendations:
- Reimagine the Public Safety Review Board (in place since 2016)
- Hire a permanent Public Safety chief
- Ensure the University’s firearm policy is fully understood by students, faculty, and staff