Safety has quickly become a major worry for many in the past few years as people are often fearful for what may happen when they feel unsafe. Here at Creighton, students can escape this fear because the team of safety officers is dedicated to providing support and safety to anyone in need.
Located in the Walter Jahn Building at 2204 Burt St., the Public Safety office is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. Creighton Public Safety is a customer-service organization that is dedicated to providing many resources to the Creighton community. Every officer is trained in CPR and first aid ensuring that they have the proper skills if they find themselves needed at a medical emergency. The officers also patrol academic and residential buildings, parking lots and other areas of campus on foot, bicycles and in vehicles.
Not only does Creighton offer immediate safety services, but it also puts on crime prevention programs for educating the Creighton community. Jim Dorsey, the Crime Prevention officer, has found a love for his job in this area. A Creighton philosophy graduate, Dorsey has worked in the Public Safety department at Creighton since 2005.
“Being involved in the Creighton community is something that I’ve always enjoyed since I’ve gone to school here,” Dorsey said. “I’ve come to really appreciate being involved in Jesuit education because I believe it cultivates people in the right way.”
Dorsey gets to interact with students in a positive way through putting on safety presentations and working special events, such as concerts, that require security and managing flow of traffic. Even though they need to enforce policies that people may not agree with, these policies are there for student and campus safety.
“People don’t always see us in the best of moments, but we do a good job at treating everyone with respect, connecting our service back to the Jesuit values,” Dorsey said.
The service that Public Safety provides to students is something that many take for granted until they take a moment to think about all that they do for them. Arts & Sciences sophomore Molly Misek, who worked in the Creighton Business Office and filed Public Safety’s financial transactions, appreciates their service.
“Public Safety gives people a sense of security on campus, and I think that’s the most important thing, especially for parents who are concerned for their children,” Misek said.
As stated in their mission, the purpose of the Department of Pubic Safety at Creighton University is to work in partnership with students, faculty and staff to help protect people, secure property, solve problems and enhance the quality of campus life. Through fostering a spirit of cooperation and promoting education and awareness, pubic safety continues to make Creighton’s campus a better place day after day.