UO Police Department

UO Police Department
May 3, 2013
UOPD ready to hire police officers

The University of Oregon Police Department is poised to take a critical next step in its evolution.

After months tuning job descriptions, compensation details and union representation, openings have been posted for police line officers. 

The department is accepting applications from experienced officers or newcomers, as long as they have the right stuff for the university.

UO President Michael Gottfredson at Wednesday's forum
UO Police Department
March 6, 2013
Last forum on arming UO police officers draws crowd

The final open campus forum to discuss the issue of arming University of Oregon's campus police offiers was the best-attended, with at least 50 students, faculty and staff on hand for Wednesday's (March 6) discussion in the Knight Library Browsing Room.

UO President Michael Gottfredson at Tuesday's forum
UO Police Department
February 27, 2013
PHOTO PAGE: Campus policing forum attracts crowd; group discussion March 1

The second of three open campus forums to discuss the issue of arming University of Oregon police officers drew 30 people on Tuesday. The final forum will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Knight Library Browsing Room.

UO Police Department
February 22, 2013
Hiring and training officers for campus environment

Police officers at the University of Oregon are the same as those at other Oregon law enforcement agencies – except that they're different.

UO Police Department officers have the same professional standards, requirements and authorities as any police in the state. But they're also chosen for their specific aptitude toward working well in a university environment.

UO Police Department
February 5, 2013
Two final public talks this week on issue of arming campus police

The last of three open campus forums to discuss the issue of arming campus police officers will be on Wednesday, March 6.The first forum was Feb. 11 and the second was Feb. 26.

Wednesday's event will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Knight Library Browsing Room. 

photo by George Hecht, associate vice president for Campus Operations
UO Police Department
January 7, 2013
Electrical explosion in tunnel disrupts first Monday of winter term

The University Health Center was evacuated Monday morning following the sounds of explosions and the smell of smoke from a utility tunnel. A possible blown transformer continued to cause electrical problems around campus late Monday morning.

UO Police Department
January 4, 2013
Should UOPD be armed?

The University of Oregon doesn't have much violent crime, as shown by the Annual Campus Safety Report. That leaves some students and employees wondering why campus police should be armed.

UO Police Department
January 4, 2013
UOPD sets its priorities with help from campus partners

UO Police Department (UOPD) is a campus department and is separate from the Eugene Police Department and all other local law enforcement agencies. That distinction is important to Interim Chief Carolyn McDermed.  

UO Police Department
January 4, 2013
How and when did UO public safety become a police department?

The University of Oregon Police Department is responsible for safety and law enforcement on campus and other UO properties. It operates 24 hours per day, year-round. Officers patrol the campus on foot, by bicycle and vehicle, and are responsible for campus safety, crime prevention and law enforcement.

UO sign that was vandalized
UO Police Department
December 13, 2012
UOPD cites student for campus graffiti

A University of Oregon Police Department investigation has resulted in a UO undergraduate being cited for three recent incidents of campus graffiti and vandalism.

UO Police Department
November 6, 2012
Annual campus night safety walk set for Nov. 8

The change to standard time and resulting nightfall at 5 p.m. has thousands of University of Oregon faculty, staff and students walking the campus in darkness each evening.

DPS Police Capt. Pete Deshpande
UO Police Department
September 17, 2012
“Double Duck” Deshpande hired at DPS

The University of Oregon Department of Public Safety has hired as its new police captain Pete Deshpande