Inside Public Safety News from 08/2021

Public Safety continuous improvement – Leveraging the right resources

August 20, 2021

Many companies use the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) method to improve the ways staff set and achieves goals. Yale Public Safety (YPS) recently piloted an OKR program looking at processes, workflows, and ways to make improvements yielding terrific results.

One of YPS’s...

Cultural competence training conducted for all Yale security officers

August 19, 2021

Cultural competence training was recently held as part of an overall goal to improve interactions between Yale Public Safety officers and the community. Over six days, all Yale security officers attended a four-hour workshop entitled “Cultural Competence and Empathy” lead by Lorenzo Boyd, Ph.D....

Staff movement - Promotions, retirements, and a few farewells

August 3, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

The Department is pleased to announce the promotions and additional responsibilities for four Public Safety staff members. William “Bill” Goldbach is now Associate Director of Public Safety Systems and Tom Madera is the new Assistant Director of Security. In other good...

Summer community events

August 2, 2021

It has been a busy summer packed with community events hosted or attended by Yale Public Safety. One such event included the Police Activities League (PAL) Camp Fun Day that featured inflatables, ice cream, and face painting. The PAL program provides educational and athletic programs for...

Thank you program continues to bring smiles

August 2, 2021

A small program initially started to thank Yale Hospitality staff has grown. This past month Yale custodians were the most recent recipients of an in-person surprise thank you visit from members of the Yale Police Department (YPD) that included gifts of chocolate! In late spring, YPD Officer...