Public Safety

Bobcats: Thursday, Aug. 8, is Sorority Move-in Day at Georgia College & State University.Greene Street will be closed from 8 a.m. through noon. We are also expecting heavy traffic throughout the day. Please plan accordingly and help us maintain a safe and secure environment for our newest Bobcats.

On Friday, August 2, Major Brian Freese was sworn in as Deputy Chief of Police for Georgia College Department of Public Safety. Major Freese took the oath of office from Chief of Police Wes Hardin, at left, on the front porch of Hall House.Freese is an alumnus of the College of Charleston and Mississippi State University. Prior to joining GCSU, Freese spent more than 18 years at the University of Georgia. Most recently Freese served Athens-Clarke County in the Clarke County Sheriff's...

The GC Alert link has been added back to PAWS. Please log in to review your GC Alert contact information.GC ALERT is a free service provided to keep you better informed in the event of severe weather and campus emergencies or closings. This program will allow us to reach you directly by sending a text message, email, and text to speech call to your cell phone. All faculty, staff and students are automatically enrolled into GC ALERT with their Georgia College email. To ensure your information...

It is the first Wednesday of the month, and today 07/03/2024 we will be conducting our monthly test of the emergency notification sires. This will occur at noon and will be an audible siren. This is just a test.

Georgia College Chief of Police Wesley Hardin graduated from Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety, successfully completing the Staff and Command program over a 22-week period.The Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command Center for Public Safety implemented the program in 1983. More than 21,000 students, both nationally and internationally, have graduated from the Staff and Command program.The School of Police Staff and Command provides upper-level college...

The National Weather Service (NWS) of Peachtree City has issued a tornado watch for Baldwin County for today, May 9, until 5 p.m. The NWS is expecting heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and strong winds in the area beginning around noon and into early afternoon. Most of the storm is expected to have moved through our area by 4:00-5:00 p.m., but overnight storms are forecast for our area in the 5:00-6:00 a.m. timeframe.The safety of our students, faculty and staff remains the highest priority...

If you have students who need to gain access to facilities after hours for the summer 2024 semester, please forward a list of names along with the building and/or room number(s) to publicsafety@gcsu.edu so we can update our access log.NOTE: Access will not be granted to facilities after hours without prior approval.If you have any questions, please contact Public Safety.Thank you.

This week is Georgia Severe Weather Preparedness Week. As we approach what is typically the most active part of the year for severe weather, Severe Weather Preparedness Week provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about the dangers of severe weather, as well as knowing what actions to take when severe weather is expected and when it hits. Please take the time to review your home, school or work preparedness plans. While at Georgia College, make sure you are signed up to receive...