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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Established in 1926 as Campus Patrol, today Penn State University Police and Public Safety is responsible for protecting and serving more than 100,000 of Penn State鈥檚 students, employees and visitors at 22 campuses located throughout Pennsylvania.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">University Police and Public Safety provides multiple resources and services, including police services, <a href="https://police.psu.edu/behavioral-threat-management" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:#007dc3">behavioral threat management</span></a>, <a href="https://police.psu.edu/clery" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:#007dc3">Clery compliance</span></a> and police records, <a href="https://police.psu.edu/emergency-management" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:#007dc3">emergency management</span></a><u><span style="color:#007dc3">, </span></u>and <span style="color:#0070c0"><a href="https://police.psu.edu/physical-security" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:#0070c0">physical security</span></a></span>.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">UPPS serves the University by providing essential public safety services at Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania with a department headquarters at University Park. Some of our major responsibilities include: </span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Training and planning for comprehensive responses to manmade and natural disasters, </span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Responding to campus emergencies (health and crime), </span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Directing the University鈥檚 compliance with the federal Clery Act (PSU Alerts, Timely Warnings, Annual Security Reports), </span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Managing campus security cameras and electronic access to facilities, </span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Investigating and monitoring behavioral threats, and</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Managing and storing criminal and traffic records.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The police unit is a full-service police agency with sworn police officers who have full law enforcement authority. University Police is one, cohesive law enforcement unit serving 22 campuses across Pennsylvania. Specialized units include:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Criminal Investigations</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">K-9</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bike Patrol</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bomb Technicians</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Drone Unit</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dispatching Services</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Community-Oriented Policing</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Student Auxiliary Officers</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">University Police and Public Safety proactively connects with the Penn State community by offering free educational programs and services, attending community meetings and events, and collaborating with University and locally-based agencies and services that help foster a safe and healthy community.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://police.psu.edu/sites/police/files/upps-overview-2020.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more about our department.</a> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0pt; margin:0in 0in 8pt"><a data-entity-substitution="file" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b772794e-8a03-4d17-873e-0dba5f6e1e40" href="/sites/police/files/2023-11/Org%20Chart%20UPPS%20September%202023.pdf" title="Org Chart UPPS September 2023.pdf"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">View UPPS Organizational Chart (PDF)</span></span></span></a></p> <h2>Our Mission</h2> <p>We serve and protect our community with respect, professionalism, and accountability, while striving for excellence.</p> <h2>Our Vision</h2> <p>It is the vision of the Penn State University Police and Public Safety Department to:</p> <ul> <li>Become a leader in innovative campus policing and public safety practices;</li> <li>Engage stakeholders in problem-solving and crime prevention strategies;</li> <li>Provide consistent professional and value-added service to our communities;</li> <li>Establish a cohesive, inclusive, and innovative work environment;</li> <li>Establish a resilient University; and</li> <li>Maintain a commitment to excellence.</li> </ul> <h2>Penn State Values</h2> <h2 style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Penn State has values that鈥痳epresent the University鈥檚 core ethical aspirations, which Penn State University Police and Public Safety strives to represent every day. Those values include: </span></span></span></h2> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>INTEGRITY</strong>: We act with integrity and honesty in accordance with the highest academic, professional, and ethical standards. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>RESPECT</strong>: We respect and honor the dignity of each person, embrace civil discourse, and foster a diverse and inclusive community. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>RESPONSIBILITY</strong>: We act responsibly, and we are accountable for our decisions, actions, and their consequences. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>DISCOVERY</strong>: We seek and create new knowledge and understanding, and foster creativity and innovation, for the benefit of our communities, society, and the environment. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>EXCELLENCE</strong>: We strive for excellence in all our endeavors as individuals, an institution, and a leader in higher education. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>COMMUNITY</strong>: We work together for the betterment of our University, the communities we serve, and the world. </span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--third"> <div id="inline_block-d7fccbae-5b18-4664-8b64-7776fe5b746e" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbasic"> <div class="text-align-left "> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p style="color: #000; 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