Campus Public Safety & Security

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY

Greetings!

My name is John VanSant,  Director of Campus Public Safety and Security at Gonzaga University. I am very pleased to introduce you to the department through our web page. I think that you will find a great deal of useful information here. Allow me take a few moments to give you an introduction to campus safety.

Gonzaga University is a community of over 6,000 persons living, working, and studying on campus. As with any community, public safety, crime awareness, and security are concerns. At Gonzaga we believe that the security of our campus is a responsibility shared by all members of the community. Security awareness and crime prevention are traits which serve to protect individuals and the community as a whole. When all members of the community learn and practice these traits, a safer living and learning environment is created. As a member of the Gonzaga community you have a special relationship with the University. The Jesuit tradition of education embraces the concept of "cura personalis", that is, the concern for each person within the community.

I encourage you to join us in our efforts to provide a safe and caring environment in which living, learning, and working can take place most productively.

Please always feel free to stop by and visit me at Welch Hall or contact me at 313-3996 or vansant@gonzaga.edu if you have any questions.  I also encourage you to visit our Campus Public Safety and Security blog at http://blogs.gonzaga.edu/campo/  for the most current information on public safety and security issues affecting the Gonzaga community.