Student Tribune
Department of Public Safety Active Threat Training
In light of recent events that have occurred across our nation, the
Department of Public Safety would like to inform you of information and
resources available to help keep you safe both on campus and elsewhere.
First and foremost, please know that our Campus Peace Officers are highly
trained and prepared to respond to any critical incident or crises which may
occur. MCC's Campus Peace Officers attend the same basic police academy
training and regular in-service training as our law enforcement colleagues who
work in area municipal police agencies. We are the campus community's first
responders and work closely with the Brighton and Rochester Police Departments
to provide a comprehensive response to critical incidents which may occur on
any of our campuses. Campus Peace officers are armed and will work as a team
with officers from other responding agencies to address any threats.
Rest assured, although the Department of Public Safety's administrative
offices are located in Building 21, Campus Peace Officers and Guards are
deployed throughout the Brighton and Downtown Campuses as well as regularly at
the Applied Technologies Center. This allows our staff to quickly respond to
situations and deploy the necessary resources.
The Public Safety website (http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/pstd/
a>) offers a number of resources to assist students, faculty, and staff in the
area of emergency preparedness and active threats. Please take a few minutes to
view the "Lockdown Training" and "Run, Hide, Fight" videos. Both provide sound
advice and practical steps to take should one of these unlikely situations
occur at an MCC campus. Our website also provides helpful response guides as
well as information on the College's emergency plans and critical incident
management training.
Finally, your Public Safety team is pleased to offer "lunch and learn"
sessions designed to provide the campus community with additional information
regarding emergency preparedness, public safety training, and a Q&A session
for any concerns which you may have. We invite you to attend one of two
sessions currently scheduled as follows:
- Wednesday, September 18 from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. in room 352 of the
Downtown Campus
- Tuesday, September 24 from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Empire Room, 3-209,
Brighton Campus
We look forward to seeing you there. However, if you cannot attend, please
do not hesitate to contact me at extension 2926 or via e-mail at
cdisalvo@monroecc.edu if you have any questions or concerns regarding
the College's response to critical incidents. Thank you.
DiSalvo, Charles
Public Safety
09/16/2019