Department of Public Safety

RAD programs teach valuable skills

Written by Garrett Fuller • October 14, 2019

For two decades, the Rape Aggression Defense and Resisting Aggression with Defense programs have helped people learn valuable defense skills. The programs, sponsored by the University of Central Missouri’s...

Public Safety – keeping campus safe

Written by Garrett Fuller • September 27, 2019

Almost everyone has seen their patrol cars. Some have seen them patrolling campus. And anyone who has purchased a parking permit has been to their office. The University of Central Missouri's Department...

Police officer gives presentation about the dangers of cannabis

Written by Kaitlin Brothers • February 27, 2019

Ryan Snow, a police officer and certified drug recognition expert from the University of Illinois, spoke to students Monday about the harmful effects of cannabis. The Office of Campus Community Health...

Safety awareness on campus

Written by Tiffany Lor • September 13, 2018

When choosing a college, a main factor all students and guardians must consider is location. Location is an important factor for college students because it gives us a sense of community. The beautiful...

Technology, cell phones phase out need for blue-light pylons

Written by Kaitlin Brothers • August 21, 2018

By Leah Kemple and Kaitlin Brothers UCM has joined several other Missouri schools in eliminating emergency blue-light pylons, or E-phones, due to the proliferation of cell phones. Initially, UCM developed...

Inside the eye: reporting campus crime

Written by Kaitlin Brothers • March 13, 2018

VIDEO BY KAITLIN BROTHERS / MULTIMEDIA EDITOR AND LEAH KEMPLE / NEWS EDITOR (WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The Campus Eye app has been at UCM for about five years as an evolution from Textcaster. The app allows...

Stop & Serve service project send thanks to Public Safety

Written by Jacque Flanagan • September 7, 2017

Chelsea Peters (left) and Megan Eagan (right) help out during Stop and Serve by making thank you cards that will be delivered to the Public Safety department. This month's community service project is...

Public Safety alert unfounded

Written by Muleskinner Staff • February 25, 2016

By LEAH WANKUM Managing Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — A person walking around the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 18 wearing a ski mask and carrying a black bag gave cause for alarm across campus....

Student emails get compromised: UCM staff offer Internet safety tips

Written by Muleskinner Staff • September 3, 2015

By LEAH WANKUM Managing Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — With the new semester comes an increase in phishing. Many UCM students have received emails and phone calls asking for money and offering...