Three new U. of I. Police officers graduate from academy
URBANA – Three new University of Illinois police officers have completed their 12 weeks at the Police Training Institute in Champaign, and one of the officers received the class’ highest honor during a graduation ceremony on Thursday. Two of the new police officers might be familiar faces to campus community members – Taylor Franzen and Ed Chevere are joining U. of I. Police after graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and serving as student patrol officers. Franzen and Chevere are uniquely qualified to serve the campus community, as student patrol officers work closely with U. of I. Police [...]
Social media scammers target students with fake jobs
CHAMPAIGN – Police are again reminding students to use discretion when seeking employment – especially through social media – as scammers have been targeting University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students. The University of Illinois Police Department and the Office of Student Financial Aid have received multiple reports of students who have been contacted by a fraudulent employer seeking monetary donations. In almost all of these cases, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students were contacted through LinkedIn by a person seeking an administrative assistant and purporting to be an employer for OrnamentShop.com. The OrnamentShop.com is a legitimate website, but the person [...]
Police remind community, fans of football procedures
URBANA — With a unique Friday night home opener to kickoff the Fighting Illini football season, the University of Illinois Police Department wants to remind University employees and football fans of the traffic patterns and parking lot regulations that will be in effect on Sept. 4. Kickoff between the Fighting Illini and Kent State is at 8 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. It is expected that football fans will arrive much earlier than that for tailgating activities. Police are working closely with Campus Parking and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable environment for all University of [...]
Public safety officials overhaul campus notifications
URBANA – The University of Illinois Police Department has overhauled the way it communicates with the campus community about serious crime and other public safety issues in an effort to make emailed safety notices a more helpful resource. The department has replaced Crime Alerts with Campus Safety Notices, which will be issued to everyone with an @illinois.edu email address by Massmail whenever a serious crime or series of crimes on campus and in university-owned or controlled properties poses a continuing risk to students and employees. Campus Safety Notices are meant to give everyone the information, tools and resources they need [...]
‘We Care’ campaign aims to increase awareness of sexual misconduct resources
CHAMPAIGN – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is launching a campaign to increase awareness of the resources available at the University and in the Champaign-Urbana community for everyone affected by sexual violence. The “At Illinois We Care” website at wecare.illinois.edu anchors the campaign to comprehensively deliver important information about sexual misconduct to those who need it. The easy-to-use, mobile-friendly website has quick links for those who want to report an incident, those who want to talk to someone, those who want information about how to support survivors and even people who do not necessarily know what to do. The website provides information [...]