COLLEGE PARTNERS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENHANCE CAMPUS SAFETY
The ongoing collaboration between Citrus College and the Glendora Police Department continued in recent weeks when college leaders met with the department's new police chief.
The college superintendent/president and Vice President of Student Services Dr. Martha McDonald met with Chief Lisa G. Rosales on April 3. During the meeting, they discussed emergency preparedness and training, as well as the services provided by the Citrus College Department of Campus Safety.
Afterward, Chief Rosales was provided a tour of the campus and the campus safety building, including an overview of the safety and security resources available to the college.
"Meeting with Chief Rosales advances an important conversation between Citrus College and the GPD," Dr. McDonald said. "It is necessary that the college and local law enforcement are continually enhancing lines of communication to ensure the safety of the Citrus College community."
Building on this productive relationship between the college and the GPD, campus safety hosted the third annual "Coffee With a Cop" on May 1 in the Campus Center quad.
Over 100 students, employees and community members greeted officers, voiced concerns and asked questions pertaining to campus security. Throughout the two-hour event, Campus Safety Supervisor Ben Macias and his staff distributed complimentary key chains — featuring safety whistles and LED flashlights — and discussed methods to help keep staff and students safe. They also demonstrated campus safety's app, named The Guardian.
"This event is crucial to the work and efforts of our staff," said Mr. Macias. "Most important, it builds trust within the community, and provides a platform where the GPD, campus safety and the college community can engage in meaningful discussion about the issues most critical to the safety of our students, faculty and staff."
This article originally appeared in the May 2017 edition of the Citrus View.