Public Safety

GCSU Department of Public Safety has recently responded to incidents of vehicle break-ins. We want to remind you to be aware of your surroundings and maintain situational awareness. Park your vehicle in properly marked and lit parking lots or spaces. Please make sure to lock your vehicle and remove any valuables from your vehicle. Leave anything that has to be left in the vehicle in the trunk. And if you see something suspicious, don't hesitate to call the GCSU Department of Public...

If you have students who need to gain access to facilities after hours for the spring 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.

Georgia College & State University will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Wednesday, April 3, 2024. This test is scheduled to occur the first Wednesday of every month between 10 a.m. and noon and will last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message...

Georgia College & State University will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Wednesday, Mar.6, 2024. This test is scheduled to occur the first Wednesday of every month between 10 a.m. and noon and will last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message...

Georgia College & State University will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. This test is scheduled to occur the first Wednesday of every month between 10 a.m. and noon and will last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message...

The Alertus Desktop application used by Public Safety to relay important emergency alert information to your computer will undergo a scheduled maintenance update and subsequent testing Thursday, Nov. 9, on or about 7 a.m. Anyone arriving on campus early Thursday morning may see an Alertus test message on their computer screen. If shown, simply click the 'Acknowledge' button to clear the test message. Any unacknowledged test messages should eventually expire and clear automatically...

Georgia College & State University welcomes Wesley Hardin as its new director of Public Safety and chief of Police. Hardin will join GCSU’s Department of Public Safety Dec. 1, after 28 years of law enforcement at Tallahassee Community College (TCC) in Florida, where he currently serves as chief of police.  “I am very excited about naming Wesley Hardin as the new director of Public Safety and chief of Police,” said Lee Fruitticher, vice president for Finance & Administration. “The extensive...

In October, we celebrate National School Bus Safety Week, so we feel it is the perfect time to remind you about the laws pertaining to school buses. It has come to our attention that some of our students are not abiding by the school bus laws and this needs to be corrected before a tragedy occurs. I know we all want to do our part to keep all school children safe as they board and depart their school buses. While we need to be vigilant in all areas, one area in which we need to be...

Georgia College & State University will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Thursday, Sept. 21 2023. This test is scheduled to occur the first Wednesday of every month between 10 a.m. and noon and will last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message...

Georgia College Community, From the National Weather Service (NWS): Severe thunderstorms are expected to move through North and Central Georgia later this afternoon through this evening. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has expanded the Enhanced Risk (level 3 of 5) for severe weather since yesterday to encompass all of North Georgia and most of Central Georgia. These thunderstorms could remain strong as they move through South Georgia tonight, but the much greater risk for severe...