The Mount's Department of Public Safety is a service-oriented safety enforcement organization with the goal of providing a safe, secure and orderly environment in which teaching, learning and administrative operations of the university can excel. Any real or perceived event that is, or has the potential of, disrupting operations, causing personal or property injury, or causing undo stress to a member or guest of the Mount St. Mary's community is our issue to resolve.
Note: Active Shooter Information is disseminated to the Mount Community via email each semester.
Information on how to report a crime, register a visitor, register a vehicle, appeal a parking citation and more can be found at Public Safety Policies & Forms.
The goals and objectives of the Department of Public Safety are structured to support the mission of the university in general and the offices of Student Affairs and Human Resources in particular. The department utilizes a proactive approach in meeting its goals. Any real or perceived event that is, or has the potential of, disrupting operations, causing personal or property injury, or causing undo stress to a member or guest of the Mount St. Mary's community is our issue to resolve.
The Mount Alert is a mass notification system sends emergency alerts to cell and/or home phones, through text messages and email.
Register for MountAlertMake an anonymous, untraceable report of crime or safety/security information directly to Public Safety.
Report a CrimeIn the event of an incident that creates an actual or potential threat to the safety of persons or property on or near any of the University’s campuses the All-Hazards Emergency Response Plan may be activated. This is a summary of emergency response measures available to the University. The complete plan is on file with the Director of Public Safety.
Members of the university community with information or intelligence related to an on-going or potential campus emergency are encouraged to share that information with the Department of Public Safety
Alert Public SafetyMount students flying in or out of Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) for holiday breaks can reserve a space on the Public Safety Airport Shuttle for a low cost of $37 one way or $65 round trip. Reservations must be made through public safety and shuttle times are subject to change in the event of inclement weather.