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About Campus Safety
DoCS, a branch of the Student Affairs Division, provides maximum student service in a positive and educational fashion. The Vice President/Dean of Students is the executive responsible for the Department. A director and an office manager/dispatcher administer the Department’s activities.
Operationally, three supervisors oversee the daily delivery of services to the College community that is provided by eight officers, three full-time and four part-time dispatchers and four student employees. As nontraditional educators, DoCS staff has the important job of teaching self-protection skills. The Department enjoys an especially close relationship with the Residence Life staff. With a residence life representative on duty every day the College is open (during the academic year), these professional and student employees perform many security and safety-related tasks and sponsor safety programming in the residence halls.
It is important to realize, however, that no matter how many employees the College assigns to safeguard the campus, the overall safety of the College is enhanced most by students, and employees who understand that protecting themselves and the community is everyone's responsibility.McDaniel College recognizes that in order for effective learning to take place, a safe environment is necessary. This safety is achieved through the efforts of ALL members of the campus community. In a community, each member bears responsibility for himself or herself and others. This is especially true of safety.
The Department of Campus Safety (DoCS) provides leadership in safety related issues. Housed in lower level of Winslow, the Department also provides 24-hour-a-day protection to the College community 365 days a year. The Officers of the Department are charged with responding to all security, fire, and medical emergencies on campus. Additionally, DoCS (in cooperation with other College and off-campus resources) provides educational programming on topics of safety interest such as: sexual assault prevention, CPR training, basic crime prevention, Operation Identification, fire prevention, educational fairs and expositions, and a variety of other subjects related to maintaining a safe campus for students, employees, and visitors.
This Web site is intended to satisfy the requirements of 34 Code of Federal Regulation Part 668 and is prepared by the Department of Campus Safety for all members of the College community. In some instances, policies are summarized, and the source of the policy is referenced. The input of the College community is essential. Comments can be addressed to the Director of Campus Safety, McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157.
Beth Gerl
Vice President &
Dean of Student Affairs
Michael N. Webster
Director of Campus Safety
Mission Statement
The Department of Campus Safety affirms that: The protection of human life is its primary charge. In addition, preservation of College resource is essential to the accomplishment of the goals indicated in the College's First Principles. Quality of life substantially affects learning, and that quality is preserved by the enforcement of rules and laws, which is a responsibility of the Department. As educators, Campus Safety staff provides or facilitate instruction in safety related topics. The Department provides services to the College community in a professional, respectful, knowledgeable, and skillful manner, with the highest standards of ethics, accountability, dignity, humanism, equity and fairness.
Organization
DoCS a branch of the Student Affairs Division, provides maximum student service in a positive and educational fashion. The Vice President/Dean of Students is the executive responsible for the Department. A director and an office manager/dispatcher administer the Department’s activities.
Operationally, three supervisors oversee the daily delivery of services to the College community that is provided by eight officers. Dispatch services are provided by a team of full and part time dispatchers. Supplemental staffing is provided by a variable number of student and temporary employees. As nontraditional educators, DoCS staff has the important job of teaching self-protection skills. The Department enjoys an especially close relationship with the Residence Life staff. With a residence life representative on duty every day the College is open (during the academic year), these professional and student employees perform many security and safety related tasks and sponsor safety programming in the residence halls.
It is important to realize, however, that no matter how many employees the College assigns to safeguard the campus, the overall safety of the College is enhanced most by the students, and employees who understand that protecting themselves and the community is everyone's responsibility.
Conclusion
As a service department, DoCS strives to work with the College community to foster an environment conducive to learning and growing by providing the safest possible campus. The Department's goal is to provide for the programmatic and emergency service needs of the campus community. This goal can only be met if every member of the College takes an interest in the common well being of the community. As with any organization, community input is necessary for improvement. The Department of Campus Safety looks forward to suggestions from any member of the College with ideas for improvements to the safety of the College.
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