Appendix B:

Public safety is Oregon State University’s top priority.

Efforts to advance public safety require immediate, consistent, transparent, accountable and strategic internal and external communications that inform the university community and the public.

University public safety communications are collaboratively guided by the associate vice president for public safety/Corvallis campus police chief and the vice president for university relations and could engage many OSU partners.

Public safety updates to university leaders, including the president, provost and executive vice president, and other OSU leaders are essential. The updates should be provided by the associate vice president for public safety/chief of police in collaboration with the vice president for finance and administration, the general counsel and the vice president for university relations and marketing.
The president and the provost and executive vice president, in collaboration with the secretary of the OSU Board of Trustees, vice president for finance and administration, the general counsel and the vice president of university relations and marketing, will inform the OSU Board of Trustees of public safety matters as needed.

Communications at the site of a public safety incident or matter are the responsibility of the OSU associate vice president for public safety/police chief.

Ongoing communications of developing or concluding public safety incidents or matters are led by the associate vice president for public safety/police chief in collaboration with the vice president of university relations and marketing and other university partners.