tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34682846681677367272024-10-04T23:20:51.479-04:00A blog posted by Vice President for Public Safety at Penn, Maureen S. Rush.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468284668167736727.post-12105550441478316102011-05-16T09:10:00.003-04:002011-05-16T15:24:39.857-04:00

On behalf of the women and men of the Division of Public Safety, I would like to congratulate all the members of the Penn community on another successful academic year! I would also like to extend our congratulations to all graduating seniors on four years of hard work and dedication. We are sure that you are moving on to bright futures as you leave University City, but you will be missed.Don’t

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On Thursday, November 4, 2010 Penn’s veterinary school hosted a historic event for the City of Philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey announced at a press conference the startup of the Philadelphia Police Mounted Patrol. With the Support of the Philadelphia Police Foundation (www.phillypolicefoundation.org) the Police Department expects to have the Mounted

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Over 550 people gathered at Atlantic Aviation early in the morning on May 2 to see which team could pull the official Ronald McDonald House Charities Spirit of Hope plane the fastest.This exciting annual event is a partnership between the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey, and Southwest Airlines. Together, the 25 teams raised over $60,000 for

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I've talked about PAL in my blog many times, It’s a wonderful organization that provides a great service to the children of Philadelphia and Penn is proud to support their mission. But this support does not just come from DPS, its shared across the University.The kids from PAL had two wonderful opportunities since March to experience Penn’s storied athletic past. With the generous support from

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Congratulations to the Penn Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) on their 1000th response to the Penn Community! On April 9th, 2010 I joined Joe Tierney, the Executive Director of the Fox Leadership Program, and Dr. Evelyn Wiener, Director of Student Health Services to celebrate this occasion with the MERT leaders. Joe, Evelyn, and I were given the honor of cutting the ribbon cutting for

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2009 was an exciting year for the men and women of the Division of Public Safety. Through their many accomplishments Penn’s quality of life flourished. Our overall crime rate in the Penn Patrol Zone dropped 14% and we expanded our UPennAlert Emergency Notification System with the installation of the Penn Siren Outdoor System (Penn SOS) in September.For the third consecutive year Security

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The University of Pennsylvania Police Department (UPPD) had its on-site assessment as part of a program to retain its accredited status by verifying it meets professional standards in September 2009. All reports were positive and indicated a successful reaccreditation in 2010Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the accreditation program

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The City of Philadelphia is extremely lucky to have such a dedicated and engaged Chief Judge for the Juvenile Court system. Judge Dougherty understands the big picture. Because of his approach he is helping innocent potential victims, as well as the young people who aren’t thinking about their own future. Judge Dougherty has our support and admiration.Please click on the link below to read a

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On March 5, 2010 I had the honor to represent President Amy Gutmann in welcoming the honorees and participants of the 23RD Annual Women of Color Day at Penn Celebration.Twenty-three years ago 65 women came together in what became the first Women of Color Day at Penn. That small group created for the first time at Penn a forum for women of color to meet and draw on one another’s experiences and

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Every year the Division of Public Safety hosts an event as part of Penn’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change to bring together members of the community to discuss issues around race and ethnicity. This event is very important to me and my peers within the University administration as it afford us yet another opportunity to have an open dialogue on a very sensitive and

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Last Tuesday, January 19th, Penn President Amy Gutmann, Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, Senior Vice President Penn Medicine and Faculty Advisor Dr. Peter Quinn, Penn Medicine Senior Vice President and Penn’s Way Co-Chair, Susan Phillips, and I had the wonderful opportunity to personally thank the many Penn’s Way Volunteer Coordinators and Captains who, along with many collaborating

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Today’s security professional is part of a multicultural work force and represents a variety of ethnic, racial, religious, and gender backgrounds...Published: January 2010By Mimi LanfranchiSecurity Management ...Today’s security professional is part of a multicultural work force and represents a variety of ethnic, racial, religious, and gender backgrounds. Despite the workplace diversity in the

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Philadelphia Police Department and Office of Emergency Management Offer Police Alerts on Cell Phones, email and pagersPhiladelphia Police Department Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 31, 2009Philadelphia, PA ~ The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) and the Office of Emergency Management have partnered to make police alerts from the PPD available to the public through ReadyNotifyPA (

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Public Safety was recently selected by a committee of Penn faculty, students and staff, as a recipient of a Green Fund Award for our purchase of a T-3 three-wheeled electric vehicle for our security officer patrols in the new Penn Park, as well as other patrol areas and special events.We are honored to be recognized for our commitment to the University’s Climate Action Plan and commend and

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It is my honor to announce that for the 3rd year in a row the University of Pennsylvania’s Division of Public Safety was ranked the number one Public Safety Program within the college and university market by Security Magazine.This honor is shared with the men and women of the Division of Public Safety, as well as our security partners AlliedBarton Security and ADT Security Integrators. Their

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The below article was published November 15, 2009 in the Philadelphia Inquirer.As bicycle ridership grows, Phila. tells scofflaws: Stop!And look. And signal. An effort by police and a coalition hopes to prevent tragedies, like the two recent deaths.By Allison Steele Inquirer Staff WriterKirsten Gwynn has no memory of the moment she was hit by a bicyclist while jogging last month along Boathouse

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I am happy to report that the annual University of Pennsylvania UPennAlert test today was a success. The drill started off with the Penn Siren Outdoor System (Penn SOS), accompanied by the delivery of 30,608 text messages and 42,565 Emails within minutes.If you did not receive a text (sms) message and/or email, visit www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/pennready/upennalert.asp for information on

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Attention Penn students, faculty and staff:Special Checks Program is back for Thanksgiving Break.Penn Police and AlliedBarton Security Officers will physically check the exterior of registered properties periodically for signs of criminal activity or security breaches. If any are discovered, the officers will take the appropriate action, including conducting an interior check of the property with

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The Division of Public Safety is pleased to announce our Open House from 2:00PM to 5:00PM on November 4, 2009. We hope you can join us for an opportunity to meet the members of Public Safety. Learn who we are and what we do. Try the Firearm Training Simulation machine, see the Penn Police motorcycles and the fully electric Vectrix motorcycle, visit our state-of-the-art PennComm Communication

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On Monday October 5th the University and Penn Medicine kicked off our annual combined workplace giving annual Penn’s Way Campaign. Last year through the generosity of the combined University and Penn Medicine faculty and staff members we surpassed the $1.2 Million Dollar Goal by raising $1,310,454. Our collective generosity allows us to make a broader, more immediate impact on the lives of the

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The past two years have been horrific for the Philadelphia Police Department. Seven officers have given their lives in service to the Philadelphia community. This sacrifice did not go unnoticed by the great musicians of our Philadelphia Orchestra and Soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams.The Orchestra led by Mastro Rossen Milanov, along with Ms. Williams’s emotional rendition of God Bless America and

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The federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, as amended, requires colleges and universities to provide information related to security policies and procedures and specific statistics for criminal incidents, arrests, and disciplinary referrals to students and employees, and to make the information and statistics available to prospective students

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Move In 2009 was an outstanding success. Through the hard work of all of our employees within the Division of Public Safety, working with our University partners at Business Services and Facilities and Real Estate Services, we made the first official day at Penn for the class of 2013 a memorable one for them and their parents. I would like to give a special thanks to members of the Penn Police

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On August 20th Penn raised the bar on our PennReady Emergency Preparedness program through the introduction and successful testing of the Penn Siren Outdoor System (Penn SOS). The thirteen (13) speaker system is phase two of the successful UPennAlert Emergency Notification System. The Penn SOS system’s capabilities include delivering voice intelligible emergency messages and alert tones to the

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The Philadelphia Orchestra, in partnership with Mayor Michael Nutter, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and the Fraternal Order of PoliceLodge 5 (FOP), is organizing a very special, community-wide Police Officer tribute concert on September 20, 2009, at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Fairmount Park. Proceeds from this concert will benefit the Fraternal Order of Police Survivor’s

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