FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES
President’s Boardroom, 14th Floor, Saratoga Building
October 15 (Wednesday), 2014
In Attendance: Dr. Nina Trocky, President; Dr. Sarah Michel, Vice President; Dr. Toni Antalis,
Dr. John Cagle, Dr. Meena Chellaiah, Dr. Karen Clark, Dr. Gary Fiskum, Dr. Jeanne GeigerBrown, Ms. Patricia Hinegardner, Dr. Eric Levine, Dr. Norbert Myslinski, Mr. Frank Pasquale,
Dr. Isabelita Rambob, Dr. Matt Rietschel, Dr. Larry Weiss, Dr. David Williams, Dr. Peixin
Yang, and Dr. Julie Zito
Senators in Attendance via conference call: Mr. Frank Pasquale, Dr. Matt Rietschel and
Dr. Kristin Watson, Ms. Rachel Onello
Guests in Attendance: Ms. Carol McKissick, Ms. Kate McManus, Dr. Roger Ward, and Chief
Antonio Williams
Staff: Tammy Thomas
12:00: Call to order- President Nina Trocky
1. Dr. Trocky welcomed Leadership and Guests.
2. Review of September Faculty Senate Minutes-Approved with minor corrections.
3. Chief Williams addressed all questions that were stated on the Agenda.
How is the relationship between the UMB campus police and the Baltimore City Police
Department? What have you been doing to engage the city Police Department?
The Relationship between the UMB Police Force and the Baltimore Police Department is
excellent. As a Colonel (ret.) from the Baltimore Police Department, I have direct access to the
leadership in the police department. To engage the department, I meet with the commanders of
the police districts that encompass our university. We share information. The Baltimore Police
Department is committed to supporting safety on our campus.
What is the police officer to faculty/student/staff ratio? Are there enough officers in the campus?
If not what are the barriers to increase the police presence in the campus to make it a safer
environment?
The police officer to faculty/student/staff ratio at UMB is 1:210 or 4.7 per 1000. According to a
Bureau of Justice Statistics report from 2005, for a university with our student enrollment the
average number of campus police officers per 1000 students is 3.4. Ours is 10.7 per 1000
students. There are enough police officers on the campus.
What can be done to ensure safety in the areas surrounding our campus?
The areas surrounding our campus are the responsibility of the Baltimore Police Department. We
have brought our concerns to them and they have pledged to be more visible in the around our
borders and the immediate surrounding areas. Our students, faculty and staff can help improve
their personal safety by adhering to safety tips and precautions such as: planning travel routes
ahead of time, walking and traveling with a buddy, keeping cell phones out of site, limiting the
amount of cash and valuables they carry, being familiar with their surroundings, increasing
safety awareness, to name a few.
What are the mechanisms in place to analyze the crime reports and to develop crime prevention
programs?
Crime reports are analyzed daily to identify all facets of crime and conditions to improve safety.
We look for patterns and trends, including nature of incidents, which are the victims and
suspects, what days and times, are offenses occurring, what is the M.O of the suspects, etc.
What can be done to make the escort service more efficient? Can we recruit volunteering
escorts?
We announced enhancements to our walking escort program and our van service during the Q &
A on safety yesterday. Enhancements include: adding another van to transport students, faculty
and staff, increasing the hours of the availability of the van service, expanding the area that the
van will drive to. Personnel are dedicated to receiving and tracking requests for escorts and van
services. Specific personnel are assigned to provide walking escorts. Two great customer-service
oriented police officers will operate the police vans.
How is the surveillance program in the campus? Are we increasing security lighting/cameras in
the campus?
The surveillance program is good. Our camera monitoring has resulted in prevention of certain
types of incidents and the apprehension of suspects in certain incidents. We are work with the
city’s City Watch surveillance program. We are increasing and improving lighting on campus
and in parking garages.
Do you know what other schools (with similar urban settings) are doing to prevent crime and
keep their campuses safe?
We communicate with and benchmark other universities. We have a network of universities
within the USM. We also have the ability to get information from all universities in the U.S.
through the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, the
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and the International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).
Is there any way we can change the traffic flow in the campus to make it safer?
There is a process to change the flow of traffic. We are exploring this possibility.
How many call boxes we have in the campus? Where are they located?
There are thirty-two (32) emergency blue light phones throughout our campus. Their locations
are indicated on our campus map.
What is the protocol to follow if you become a victim of a crime in the campus? What is the
protocol to follow if you see any suspicious activities in the campus?
If you become a victim of a crime on campus contact the Department of Public Safety by dialing
711 from a campus phone or using an emergency blue light phone on campus. You may also
contact the Department of Public Safety on extension 6-6882 for non-emergencies.
If you see suspicious activity you may contact the Department of Public Safety at 410-706-3333
for emergencies and 410-706-6882 for non-emergencies.
1:05pm: Adjournment
Respectfully submitted,
Dr. Isabel Rambob, Faculty Senate Secretary;
Ms. Tammy Thomas, Staff Secretary