March Blog 2026 March Blog 2026 March Safety Tips For our students: The best way to prevent someone you don’t know from entering your assigned room is simple: lock your door. Whether you are inside your room or away at class, locking your door is an easy and effective way to prevent unauthorized entry. All…

Phishing schemes and other cyber crimes I hope everyone has read the various emails that have come from Rob Guissanie in IT related to scams. It is imperative we are all a little more inquisitive when it comes to emails and also online dating. I want to remind our student community again of the danger…

We hope everyone had a restful and restorative winter break. As we enter a new year, we would like to share some updates: Camera Project Vedder Hall and AI Camera System One of the harsh realities that all institutions of higher education must prepare for is the threat of a violent critical incident.  Over the…

Medication Disposal Box We have added a new, secure box for our community to dispose of unwanted medications in a safe way. The medical box is located in the lobby of Public Safety, which is open 24/7. This box came via a partnership with Student Affairs and Associate Dean of Health and Wellness Lauren Strunk.…

Parking As most of you know, Bucknell has implemented a number of changes to parking on campus for this academic year. Our goal in effecting these changes is to incrementally improve the parking experience for our community while also ensuring compliance with parking rules.  We are pleased to report that we are observing some statistical…

Violent Critical Incident Training – Sept. 23, 2025On Tuesday, Sept. 23, we will offer two open training sessions for the campus community focused on violent critical incident preparedness. Both sessions will be held in Larison Dining: These sessions will provide instruction in the ALICE model (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) and are open to all…

I want to start off with a few reminders for the start of the academic year.  Public Safety Relocation Due to ongoing renovation of our existing dispatch center, Public Safety dispatch will operate out of Lowry House until Aug. 18. The main entrance to the 580 Snake Road building will be locked at this time.…

We appreciated the opportunity to discuss parking, share recommendations and receive feedback after our forums in March. As we move forward, we will share the final recommendations with the community through both the Message Center and a direct email to all employees and students. I recognize there will be changes that some members of our…

March 2025 Parking Forum On Tue., March 25, we will host a parking forum from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the ELC Forum. The goal of the forum is to bring employees and students together to discuss potential solutions in a healthy and holistic manner. We…

We have collectively made it through the first two weeks of the spring 2025 semester. We will send out a campus announcement about upcoming engagement opportunities in a few weeks. These events will include:  More information will be provided soon. Please watch the Message Center for details. 2024 Annual Report The 2024 Public Safety Report…