Message From the Director
Thank you for visiting our site and I hope you find the information contained here to be informative and beneficial to you during your time on the Hill.
The Public Safety Department is composed of a Director, an Assistant Director, a Captain, Corporal and eight Public Safety officers. Our office is located in the lower level of Tomson Hall, accessible from the lower level parking lot. Public Safety officers are on-duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to calls for service and are the first responders to incidents and accidents that occur on campus. Our responsibilities include building security, campus assists, community involvement, investigations, crime prevention, parking enforcement, vehicle assists and responding to medical and mental health concerns.
Our mission is to create and maintain a safe and secure living, learning and working environment for the entire campus community. Public Safety is dedicated to the safety and protection of all members of the St. Olaf community and our visitors. By working together, in an interactive partnership, we can achieve our desired mission. We ask for your assistance by being responsible for your own safety and the safety of others. You can take an active role in creating a secure environment by locking your room door when you leave, keeping valuable possessions secured, locking your car doors and keeping valuables in the trunk, and reporting suspicious activity observed to Public Safety.
We strongly believe that a well informed community is a safer community. A daily crime log is available for public review in the Public Safety Office during normal office hours. You will also find a link to the “Clery Act & Fire Safety Annual Report” and our “Stop Campus Hazing Act Transparency Report” on this site. These annual reports discusses public safety policies, campus policies, fires that occur in student housing, and crime statistics for the previous three calendar years. In addition, there is information available on crime prevention, academic building hours, Public Safety responsibilities, and emergency procedures and protocols.
Should you have questions or concerns about campus safety, please feel free to contact me by phone at (507)-786-3636, or e-mail me at favreau@stolaf.edu to address your questions or discuss your concerns.
Jeff Favreau, Director of Public Safety
The success of this mission depends on an interactive partnership between Public Safety and the students, faculty, administration, staff and visitors that comprise our diverse community which is built on mutual respect and responsibility.
The foundation of this partnership is the realization that all students, faculty, administration and staff must also accept their individual and collective responsibilities to make St. Olaf College a institution that fosters and promotes a civil and orderly environment.
Initiatives
- Maintain administrative and supervisory structure for efficient coordination, management, and cooperation.
- Serve as a responsive and innovative service provider, sensitive to the needs of the college community.
- Deploy personnel throughout the campus to provide public safety functions utilizing a Community Oriented Patrol philosophy.
- Strive to ensure the protection and safety of students, faculty, administration, staff, and visitors while on campus.
- Promote the protection of personal and college property located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the College.
- Provide departmental personnel with the knowledge and equipment necessary to perform their functions safely and efficiently.
Responsibilities
The St. Olaf campus is private property and as such, access to and the ability to remain on campus may be denied based on inappropriate behavior. Public Safety is responsible for checking and locking all academic and administrative buildings and checking residence halls. Public Safety strives to see that all appropriate doors are locked and asks that any student or employee who notices an unlocked or propped door to report the location immediately to Public Safety at x3666.
- Lockouts
- After Hours Access
- After Hours Maintenance Issues
- Maintain Lost & Found Property
- Attend Special Events
- College Policy Involvement
- Enforce College Policies
- Special Event Planning
- New Student Orientation
- Campus & Lot Patrols
- Issue Safety Alerts
- Manage Student Work Programs
A daily crime log is maintained in the Public Safety Office and is available for public review during normal business hours. This log contains a chronological listing of all crimes reported on campus property and includes the date and time reported, the date and time the offense occurred, an approximate location, general information and the disposition of the crime.
- Fire Alarms
- Incident Reporting
- Investigations
- Intrusion Alarms
- Medical Calls
- Mental Health Calls
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Parking Enforcement
- Traffic Direction
- Special Event Coordination
Students concerned about their personal safety may contact Public Safety at x3666 and request an on-campus walking escort from the caller’s location to their destination. A Community Service Officer (student) will be dispatched to the caller’s location. This service is available 7:00PM to 1:00AM every day classes are in session
- COVID-19 Situations
- Minor Injuries
Public Safety can provide some roadside assistance to students and employees who are experiencing car trouble on campus. Public Safety carries a variety of unlocking tools and jump packs in their vehicles. If you lock your keys in your car or find you have a dead battery, contact Public Safety at x3666 for assistance.
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