NEWS AND NOTES

• Members of AACC are participating in the Polar Bear Plunge event to benefit the Special Olympics. Visit our Plunge Team Web page.
  
  
• The AACC Public Safety Department received an "Innovations of the Year" award from the League for Innovation in the Community College for the achievement of earning Accredited Status from IACLEA. (2009)
  
  

• AACC Public Safety Bike Patrol Officers participated in the Special Olympics Police Torch Run alongside Annapolis City Police on June 3, 2009. Bike Officers provided safety to the runners while they ran along the roadway in Anne Arundel County.

• AACC Department of Public Safety has been Awarded Accredited status by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). The AACC Department of Public Safety is the first community college public safety agency in the United States to be awarded accredited status by IACLEA. Accreditation recognizes the department's excellence and its use of "best practices" in campus law enforcement and found in compliance with 205 applicable standards. The Public Safety Department was recognized by AACC and the Maryland General Assembly for earning this notable achievement. 
  
  
• Review the Community Response Check list for suggestions on what to do should you find yourself in the area of a HOSTILE INTRUDER.
  
  
• The AACC Public Safety Web site was awarded the Law Enforcement Site of Excellence Badge award by the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network. This award is presented to Web sites that provide useful law enforcement related resources to the Internet community. (2005)

Anne Arundel Community College
Department of Public Safety
Central Services Building
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012
Office: 410-777-2440 
FAX: 410-777-2544
Emergencies & Service: 410-777-1818

Public Safety office hours are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. Assistance is available 24 hours a day by calling 410-777-1818 from off campus or ext. 1818 from a campus courtesy phone or pushing the button on one of the emergency phones located throughout campus.

The Anne Arundel Community College Public Safety Department is a member of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA).

College Employees Parking Permit Request Instructions:
1. Go to MyAACC.
2. Once you have logged in, select the tab for "Self Services."
3. Click on "Employees"
4. Click on "Parking Permit Request"
5. Select the authorization checkbox and submit.

If you have any comments, questions or suggestions about the Public Safety Web site, please e-mail the Public Safety Webmaster or Chief Lyle.