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  • Neighborhood Safety Notice: September 8, 2019

    September 8, 2019
    Neighborhood Safety Notice:We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police for an incident that occurred in the off-campus area.On Sunday (9/8/19), at approximately 12:30 p.m., a female Ohio State student was walking near Indianola Avenue and E. 15th Avenue when a car pulled up beside her. An unknown male driver motioned for her to get in the vehicle and then tol...
    emergency blue light phone

  • In the News: Surviving an Active Aggressor wins regional Emmy

    August 29, 2019
    Ohio State has won awards of all kinds for its academic achievements and athletic accomplishments. In August, it added an Emmy to the list.Ohio State’s Department of Public Safety and WOSU Public Media won a regional Emmy for their work on “Surviving an Active Aggressor,” which was produced in 2018. The video was submitted to the Emmys Short Format Program category, which is just one of 100 ...
    WOSU staff posing with their emmy awards

  • In the News: Ohio State rolls out new campus safety measures

    August 20, 2019
    Safety is Ohio State's top priority. As reported by NBC4, incoming first-year students are required to watch a nine-minute video on how to respond to a situation of an active aggressor.It’s part of an annual effort to inform students about safety resources including the Buckeye Alert system, used to notify the campus of serious emergencies.The video was revised and updated after an attack on camp...
    university seal on the Oval sidewalk

  • In the News: Ohio State installs new classroom locks

    August 20, 2019
    10TV reported on Friday that Ohio State is adding news locks to pool classrooms. To date, 400 locks have been installed with approximately 50 remaining.“It does give them another layer of security,” director of Emergency Management Robery Armstrong told 10TV. If there is an active shooter on-campus, students and instructors now have the ability to lock the door to barricade it to keep themselves ...
    a closed door indicating that it is locked

  • Safety Video Wins Regional Emmy

    August 12, 2019
    One of The Ohio State University's best safety resources received regional honors this week. The university's Surviving an Active Aggressor video, produced in 2018, won an Ohio Valley Chapter Emmy award in the category of Short Format Program - Informational.The award was one of six received by WOSU Public Media who produced the 9-minute educational video. OSUPD Officer Cassi Shaffer was among th...
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