Category Archives: General News

7 Brave Campuses for LGBT Students in the South

The Department of Public Safety works in conjunction with Safe Zone to foster a safe environment for all College of Charleston students, faculty, and staff. As of last academic year, two Public Safety Officers serve as liasions between the Department and the LGBT community on campus. Check out this great article written by one of our […]

Campus Safety Awareness Month- Week 2

What a great first week of Campus Safety Awareness month.  We hope that everyone was able to attend at least one of the programs being offered.  As mentioned in the previous week’s e-mail, each week has a different theme.  This week’s theme is Sexual Violence (Awareness, Prevention, & Response). In keeping with the theme, Public […]

What You Need to Know about Bystander Intervention

The following information on Bystander Intervention was submitted by PSO Karen Noffsinger.   Ending sexual assault/violence is the collective responsibility of all members of our community–students, faculty, and staff.  Whether you are first-year student or a tenured professor, you can commit to fighting sexual assault/violence as an active bystander. What does it mean to be an […]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month

The Department of Public Safety in partnership with Residence Life, Student Life, Counseling and Substance Abuse, Victim Services, Emergency Management, Community Relations, and the Center for International Education is proud to sponsor National Campus Safety Awareness Month throughout the month of September.  Every year, weekly themes are chosen to raise awareness of particular issues affecting […]

Public Safety’s Ellen Kilgore receives 2014 Staff Award

Congratulations to Ellen Kilgore our 2014 Staff Award Recipient from the Celebration of Staff Lunch on June 12, 2014! The 9 recipients were selected from more than 150 nominations. The Student Affairs Division is very proud to have two Staff Award Recipients, Ellen Kilgore, of Public Safety, and Rhonda Kalil M.D., Medical Director/Psychiatrist of Counseling and […]