Hello EdD in Educational Leadership students,
We received a report that two individuals entered several classrooms in WPH last night (10/11), causing some concern for faculty and students in our EDL classes. Please know we are aware of the incident – the campus Department of Public Safety (DPS) was contacted and responded to the building. The two individuals were arrested for trespassing.
Our facilities manager consistently works with DPS and the appropriate parties in Rossier to review our security protocols. In the meantime, I wanted to share a few tips and reminders below and we will be sure to share any additional updates.
- Always use your U-Card to access WPH after hours – there are card swipe panels at both entrances. Access to WPH is automatically added to your U-Card based on your course enrollment for classes scheduled in WPH. If you have any trouble accessing the building with your card, please feel free to let me know and we can review the access logs.
- Do not prop doors open. All students who enter the building should swipe their U-Card.
- It is important that all members of our community remain aware of their surroundings, including noticing if anyone tries to enter WPH behind you. If you see something out of place, contact the Department of Public Safety. You may want to program these phone numbers to your cell phone:
UPC Department of Public Safety:
Emergency 213-740-4321
Non-Emergency 213-740-6000
- You may also consider downloading the free app “LiveSafe,” which can be used to initiate contact with emergency responders. Once you set up a profile and set USC as your campus, you’ll have access to report tips, call DPS or 911 from your phone, message DPS, and more. I have it on my phone and I highly recommend it to all of our students. Check out DPS’ website for more information: https://dps.usc.edu/services/safety-app/.
- Never leave your belongings unattended – be sure to secure your belongings such as backpacks, purses, laptops, etc. as these items are often targets for theft.
- We will also continue to post information and at https://students.rossier.usc.edu/edl/. Recent updates include information about scholarship opportunities, campus resources, campus safety, and a couple of recent job announcements – we encourage you to check the site regularly for more information.
As always, feel free to reach out to your academic advisors Evan Williams and Kelly Trepagnier, to our central office e-mail account at rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu or to me directly.
Thank you – and Fight On!
Terri Thomas
Associate Director,
University of Southern California
Rossier School of Education | EdD in Educational Leadership Program
3470 Trousdale Parkway
Waite Phillips Hall (WPH) 404A
Los Angeles, CA 90089-4034
Phone: 213.821.1516 | Fax: 213.821.1281
thereslt@rossier.usc.edu | http://rossier.usc.edu