Overview
The Department of Public Safety is here to protect everyone on campus, and serve the community. DPS aims to provide a secure, and informed campus environment. Gallaudet’s Public Safety Officers, assistant supervisors, and supervisors are considered Special Police Officers and are commissioned by the District of Columbia. As commissioned Special Police Officers, they may arrest people without a warrant for offenses committed on the Gallaudet campus. Campus Police Officers and dispatchers are on duty 24 hours each day, 365 days a year. Officers patrol the campus on foot, on bicycles, on Segways, and in marked and unmarked vehicles. There is a supervisor and/or assistant supervisor on duty during each shift. Dispatchers are certified in Emergency Medical Dispatch with specialized training in response to police, fire, and medical emergencies.
What to do in an emergency
Contact the Department of Public Safety first during an emergency. We have a direct line to the D.C. Office of Unified Command, which enables us to get a quicker, more efficient response from DPS, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), or the D.C. Fire and EMS Department (DCFEMS). Our trained dispatchers have the ability to reach the correct emergency response teams quickly and provide them with the necessary information.
While DPS coordinates with city officials to arrange immediate assistance; our officers will provide first aid services and guide emergency response teams to the incident, as needed. If you bypass DPS, responding city officials will not have the exact information they need. Time is precious and details are needed to provide the appropriate response to an emergency situation. DPS has resources at their disposal to provide what is needed.
Emergency Preparedness GuideCommunication Center – Emergencies
Hours of Operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Email us at Contact or call or text us at (202) 651-5555.
The dispatcher center does not have videophones. Video relay services operators are trained in handling 911 emergency calls, thus allowing us to complete the calls quickly.
Communication Center – Non-Emergencies
(202) 651-5444 (tty)
(202) 651-5445 (voice)
Contact (email)
Campus Police
Campus Police Officers and dispatchers are on duty 24 hours each day, 365 days a year. Officers patrol the campus on foot, on bicycles, Segways, and in marked and unmarked vehicles. There is a supervisor and/or assistant supervisor on duty during each shift. DPS is located in Carlin Hall on the ground floor.
Gate Hours
The 8th Street gate is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is staffed by DPS personnel.
Authority
Gallaudet’s Public Safety Officers, assistant supervisors, and supervisors are considered “special police officers” and are commissioned by the District of Columbia. They have the same powers as law enforcement officers to arrest without a warrant for offenses committed on the Gallaudet campus. They may also arrest outside of Gallaudet if they are in fresh pursuit for an offense committed on campus.
Dispatchers are certified in Emergency Medical Dispatch with specialized training in response to police, fire, and medical emergencies.
DPS Hours
Monday – 24hr
Tuesday – 24hr
Wednesday – 24hr
Thursday – 24hr
Saturday – 24hr
Friday – 24hr
Sunday – 24hr
Including all weekends and holidays, DPS never closes
Contact information
(202) 651-5555 (Text and Voice)
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Parking and ID Desk
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday – 8 am to 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday – 9 am to 5 pm
Closed for University holidays and closures
(202) 250-2700 (videophone)
Contact here
Policies
- Parking and Traffic (A & O Manual 1:1.1)
Access Control
Office Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Policies
- Access Control (A & O Manual 1:2.25)
- Access to Buildings (A & O Manual 1:25.26)
Campus Map
News
Departments
Access Control
Meet the Team
Travis Imel
Chief Student Affairs Officer
Simantha Galanter
Supervisor, Parking and ID
Virginia Fedor
Senior Investigations Specialist
Laria White
Administrative Support Specialist
Bob Wilson
Supervisor, Community Policing
Kimberly Winstead
Communication Training Specialist
Alexander Richardson
Public Safety Officer
Harold Romero
Access Control Manager
Sheila Kelly-Bryant
Senior Dispatcher
Harold Knapp
Public Safety Officer
Tiffany Randolph
Public Safety Officer
Dante Washington
Assistant Supervisor
Joseph Ronan
Public Safety Officer
Brendan Clary
Public Safety Guard
Walter Pliszka
Public Safety Officer
Kevin Coreas
Assistant Supervisor
Dashawna Jackson
Public Safety Officer
Information
FAQs
Policies and Information
Please send a detailed email to the Director of Public Safety requesting a lifting of your CAR. Include as much information about the initial incident and contact information. Refer to the Barring Policy for more details.
Parking and traffic citations may be paid or appealed through the Gallaudet University parking portal. Enter your license plate number or citation number in the Enforcement Services search window to access the citation information.
Campus Access Restriction (CAR) is a type of enforcement the University uses to protect the students, staff, and faculty from persons who were identified by DPS as someone who did not adhere to University policy or D.C. Criminal Code. Most times, a person is put on PNG for a year before they can appeal to be removed from the list. Because we are a private university, we can exercise the CAR process for non-students as a protective measure for our community even without any D.C. criminal procedure or University administrative process.
Services and Support
Contact
- Public Safety
- Carlin Hall | Basement
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- (202) 651-5445
- (202) 651-5555
