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  • OSUPD Empowerment and Self-Defense Training

    Nicole Holman | August 16, 2024
    Register for OSUPD’s free Empowerment and Self-Defense Training. Taught by certified instructors, this comprehensive, one-day course begins with awareness education, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, and progresses to the basics of hands-on defense training. Classes are available on August 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or August 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Spaces are limited. Learn about...
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  • In the News: Campus Police Working to Keep Students and Staff Safe at Ohio State

    Brooke MckIvergan | August 13, 2024
    NBC4 recently highlighted The Ohio State University Police Division's (OSUPD) preparations for the fall semester. "Our students are our bread and butter," said Lt. Joanna Shaul. "We're excited to have them back, the place is not the same without them, so we are constantly focused on being prepared for the students, having the best experience for the students, giving them the most safe environment...
    A Joint Patrol police vehicle that says 'Police' and 'OSUPD CPD'

  • OSUPD Welcomes Five New Officers with Pinning Ceremony

    Brooke MckIvergan | July 30, 2024
    The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD) welcomed five new officers, James Bass, Calvin Cabarrus, Amanda Crowe, Megan Hale and Katie Demi, to the division with a pinning ceremony on July 26, 2024. “We’re excited to welcome these five exceptional officers to the division just in time to also welcome students back to campus for fall semester,” said Deputy Chief Eric Whiteside. Bass was born...
    Five officers standing with Deputy Chief Eric Whiteside.

  • Ohio State Safety Director Discusses Community Partnerships

    Brooke MckIvergan | July 8, 2024
    The Chronicle of Higher Education recently featured The Ohio State University’s public safety director Monica Moll in an article that delves into challenges faced by college police forces, and their unique responses. Moll’s decades of experience provide stability while still encouraging innovation amidst the evolving landscape of campus safety. When it comes to OSUPD’s working partnership with...
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  • In the News: OSUPD Officers Honored during EMS Star of Life Awards Ceremony

    Brooke MckIvergan | May 28, 2024
    As shared by the Columbus Division of Fire, four OSUPD officers were honored during the EMS Star of Life Awards Ceremony on May 22, 2024. On July 16, 2023, OSUPD officers Chris Chambers, Robert Fair, Pete Tiefenthaeler and Erik Winger, along with medics from Columbus Fire, responded to a call at The Ohio State University McCorkle Indoor Aquatic Center on reports of 16-year-old Ethan McKendry who...
    Officers standing with 16-year-old Ethan McKendry

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