We are approaching the holiday season, a time of year when scams and frauds increase. A recent email that went to many members of our community in regards to musical equipment is an example of these phishing scams. You may receive emails to your Bucknell  and personal accounts and/or texts that ask you to send…

The first full month of the semester is behind us. It is our sincere hope that first-year students are adjusting positively to Bucknell. We want to thank our colleagues in Student Affairs for creating an opportunity for us to meet and educate first-year students. We were able to offer them active shooter training and alcohol…

The members of Public Safety enjoyed welcoming our amazing students back to campus during the month of August. We participated in a number of informational sessions including Orientation assistant training, meeting with all first-year students, tabling events, residential advisor training, lunch sessions with junior fellows, a Greek life presentation, hosting Narcan training for faculty and…

Welcome Back The start of the 2024 fall semester is here. We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2028 and all of our returning students. As we get ready for a new academic year, we want to cover a few topics of interest and importance. The Department of Public Safety has been hard at…

Clery Act I want to start this month’s report by briefly going over the Clery Act. Bucknell, like many other institutions of higher education, must comply with the Clery Act. The Clery Act requires us to disclose information about certain criminal offenses and fire safety on an annual basis. This federal law is named after…

Welcome Back We are excited to welcome back students for the spring 2024 semester. To the senior class, congratulations on making it to your final semester! In a few short months we will celebrate your accomplishments, and you will forever be alumni of this institution.  This winter has provided a mixture of snow and cold…

Emergency Notification I wanted to share a reminder with the campus community on how we(Public Safety) communicate emergencies. Timely warnings. When Public Safety identifies or receives a report of a Clery reportable crime on or off campus that constitutes a serious or continuing threat to the campus community, we issue a campus-wide “timely warning” via…

As we get closer to the holidays, I want to start this post by sharing some information about scams. Our L&IT Department used the month of October to talk about cybersecurity. Those bad actors engaged in this criminal conduct continue to find ways through phone calls, texts and emails to gain access to sensitive personal…

We want to share some information on sextortion, a criminal issue that is on the rise nationally and typically affects those in the age range of 13-20. In a crime of sextortion, the victim is persuaded to send sexually explicit images over the internet and then extorted to send money to stop dissemination of the…

The shooting on the campus of UNC Chapel on August 28th is another senseless and tragic act resulting in the loss of life. Over the summer members of Bucknell Public Safety engaged in an active shooter drill on campus with our local law enforcement partners. We had federal assessors on hand to offer their assistance…