UPennAlert

Large Demonstration

Update: Large demonstration currently located on the grass area on 32nd Street between Market and Chestnut Streets. Increased police activity in the area. Police on scene, use caution, avoid the immediate area.

Update: Crowd is heading south on 33rd Street, approaching Chestnut Street.

Update: Crowd is currently stationary at 33rd and Market Streets.

UPennAlert: Large demonstration in the area of 30th and Market Streets. The group is continuing to travel west on Market Street.

Increased police activity in the area. Police on scene, use caution, avoid the immediate area.

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Know that it is never the fault of the person impacted (victim/survivor) by crime. Please call 215-573-3333 in any emergency.

The Division of Public Safety has developed a few helpful risk reduction strategies outlined below.

  • Stay out of immediate area.
  • Stay alert and reduce distractions; using cellphones, ear buds, etc. may limit your awareness.
  • Orient yourself to your surroundings. (Identify your location, nearby exits, etc.)
  • Utilize 24/7/365 Walking Escort services (215-898-WALK/9255).
  • Only carry necessary documents.
  • Keep your valuables out of sight.

The Division of Public Safety will continue to ensure the highest level of safety and security for our community.

Emergencies 215-573-3333 / 511 (campus phone)
General Information 215-898-7297
Special Services 215-898-4481 (215-898-6600 off-hours)
HELP Line 215-898-HELP (4357)
DPS Headquarters 4040 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Walking Escort 215-898-WALK (9255)
Penn Transit Ride 215-898-RIDE (7433)
12/13/2021

Vice President Maureen Rush Retiring

Maureen S. Rush, M.S., CPP will be retiring from the Division of Public Safety at the end of December.

Penn Today featured a profile of VP Rush highlighting her many accomplishments during her 27 years at Penn.

Screen shot of Penn Today article found here: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/after-nearly-three-decades-penn-maureen-rush-set-retire

After nearly three decades at Penn, Maureen Rush set to retire

The passionate public safety leader has made a big impact on campus and in Philadelphia.

It was 1994 when Maureen Rush took a big career leap, leaving the Philadelphia Police Department—where she worked for 18 years and was on track to become a captain—to join the University of Pennsylvania, where she would serve as director of what was then called Victim Support and Special Services in the Division of Public Safety. By 1996 she was named chief of Penn Police, and in 2001, after a national search, she was appointed vice president for Public Safety.

Twenty-one years later, on a much safer college campus, and with too many stories to count, Rush is set to retire from Penn at the end of December…READ MORE