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Some Public Safety Background Information

The Department of Public Safety, located in the Maintenance Building on the north end of the College campus, provides a wide range of services designed to meet the needs of the College community.

The college public safety personnel is composed of the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs/Director of Public Safety, the Associate Director of Public Safety, office staff , dispatchers, fifteen full-time officers, as well as several part-time officers and one full-time Safety Officer. Two of these officers are New York State certified Crime Prevention Officers. These men and women are private security officers. They are instructed in the procedures for making a citizen's arrest when necessary, and work closely with the Town of Colonie Police Department and the New York State Police. They are trained in New York State Penal Law and in Criminal Procedure Law. In addition, the officers receive training in emergency procedures, first aid, and CPR. The security force, which is unarmed, conducts foot and vehicular patrols of the campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Public Safety is charged by the College administration with enforcing College policies and regulations and with cooperating with State and Municipal authorities. When special events are held on campus and circumstances dictate, additional security is added through the use of off-duty Town of Colonie police officers. The Safety Officer inspects all campus buildings on a regular basis for fire and health hazards. Our goal is to provide the campus with security in relation to our mission statement:

The Public Safety Department's Mission Statement

Our mission statement was last reviewed and approved in 2006. Our mission statement flows from the College’s Mission Statement. The mission of this department is to foster a safe campus, which helps to ensure an academic environment that includes respect for others and their property and that encourages a feeling of community and safety among students, faculty and staff.

The Siena College Public Safety Department is a full-service security agency empowered by the College. The Department is dedicated to preserving the peace, enforcing the laws of the State and policies of the College, protecting life and property, preventing and detecting crime, apprehending criminals and violators of the College’s Rules and Regulations, promoting vehicle safety on campus and fostering a safe environment for our students and employees. To this end, the Public Safety Department serves all campus departments as well as all State and Local Authorities.

To accomplish its multifaceted mission, the Department relies upon traditional security strategies, as well as innovative patrol and investigative techniques. These are both developed internally and adapted from those that have been successfully used by other agencies with a comparable mission and similar structure.

Our Goals

The number one goal of the department continues to be fostering a safe and healthy environment for academic functions. Safeguarding the personal safety for all faculty, staff, and students is foremost in this purpose, with protection of the College's property also having a high priority.

The second goal is to find increasing ways of cooperating with other campus departments, in particular Academic Affairs. The Public Safety Department continues to be a service-related organization. This is not only recognized by department supervision but also by the staff.

Our Contact Information

Department of PublicSafety
Location: Maintenance Building (Near MacClosky Square)
Phone number: (518) 783-2376
Emergency Number ONLY: 911

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