BSUPD / en Pawlice Academy /stories/2026/pawlice-academy <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Pawlice Academy</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/hharrisbridgewedu" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>HHARRIS@bridgew.edu</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-02-09T13:36:45-05:00" title="Monday, February 9, 2026 - 13:36" class="datetime">Mon, 02/09/2026 - 13:36</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-short-description-v2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p><span lang="EN-US">BSUPD鈥檚 newest recruit begins specialized training&nbsp;</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <time datetime="2026-02-17T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">February 17, 2026</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Heather Harris Michonski </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div><p><span lang="EN-US">No badge identifies 福利天堂专注精品福利鈥檚 newest police force member 鈥 only a tail in constant motion.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">That tail belongs to Arby, a black Labrador Retriever who鈥檚 been partnered with Officer <strong>Joseph Locke</strong>. The eager canine is on a temporary campus assignment as he begins training to become a guide dog for the visually impaired.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">This is the first time a police department has collaborated with Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a New York-based nonprofit organization that provides guide dogs to people with vision loss.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">鈥淚 love being around dogs, and it鈥檚 been great to have the opportunity to participate in something that鈥檚 never been done before -- not just for myself, but for the (police) department,鈥 Locke said.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">Through the partnership with Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Locke participated in training to become a 鈥渞aiser鈥 for Arby.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">Raisers are assigned puppies that live with them full-time for 12 to 15 months. During that time, the dogs learn socialization cues, house manners, and guidance to prepare them for the next phase of guide dog training.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">鈥淥ur volunteers are literally the best human beings there are. They are willing to give and do whatever it takes to help meet all the needs of the pups so they can go out into the working world,鈥 said Lisa Bumbalo, Guiding Eyes for the Blind regional puppy instructor.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">BSUPD鈥檚 participation was sparked during a meeting last year between BSU Police Chief <strong>Glen Anderson</strong>, College of Humanities and Social Sciences interim dean Dr. <strong>Brian Payne</strong> and College of Graduate Studies interim dean Dr. <strong>Deniz Leuenberger</strong>, when Anderson wondered if someone from the department could take part.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">鈥淭he thought of our department contributing to something that would ultimately change the life of someone who is blind or visually impaired was incredibly compelling,鈥 Anderson said. 鈥淭o be able to give such a meaningful gift felt like the opportunity to serve in a new and deeply fulfilling way.鈥</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">Leuenberger supported the idea, and Payne reached out to Bumbalo, who was thrilled with the concept.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">鈥淚n some ways it is almost too good to be true,鈥 she said. 鈥淏SUPD has been so enthusiastic, and Officer Locke is a great guy. He has approached this all with an open mind and has learned a lot in terms of what he needs to support Arby.鈥</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <div class="align-left ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-media-image blazy--field-media-image--image-280w field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden c-portrait-image field__items" data-blazy> <div class="field__item"> <div data-b-token="b-bcea709749a" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="A black dog" decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/280w/public/media/images/arby_boy_.jpg" src="/sites/bridgew/files/media/images/image-loading.gif"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">According to Payne, who has worked as a puppy raiser through the organization since 2017, a college campus is an ideal setting for training a dog.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">鈥淭he biggest thing you are teaching the puppy is how to adapt and behave in a human environment,鈥 he said. 鈥淏SU is a microcosm of a large city. You have communal living spaces, public transportation, meeting rooms, the outdoors -- all at a smaller scale. It鈥檚 a great way to introduce a puppy to a very busy human world in smaller increments.鈥</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">Since arriving on campus in December, Arby has shared every moment with Locke, attending Guiding Eyes training sessions and venturing across campus 鈥 and beyond 鈥 as a team.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">An important lesson as they live and work together, Locke said, 鈥渋s getting him to ignore the distractions.鈥</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">鈥淚鈥檓 helping teach him the foundations so he can go on to be as successful a guide dog as he can be,鈥 he said.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">When Arby is finished training with Locke, he will return to Guiding Eyes headquarters and training school in Yorktown Heights, New York for the final leg of his education. If he passes, he will be placed with someone experiencing vision loss.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">Locke already knows saying goodbye to Arby will be difficult, but he realizes Arby鈥檚 purpose is to change someone鈥檚 life for the better. He plans to attend the graduation ceremony once his canine partner passes all his training.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">鈥淜nowing I am helping to provide a service animal that will be a life-changing addition to someone鈥檚 life, to give them freedom and mobility -- that is what makes this so exciting,鈥 Locke said.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">Going forward, Bumbalo said she would love to continue working with BSU, including recruiting more volunteers to serve as puppy raisers.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">鈥淚t would be great if we could find more raisers at BSU,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been really so neat working with these guys. They are wonderful people that have really embraced the program. I can鈥檛 wait to see what the future holds for Officer Locke and Arby.鈥</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><em><span>Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email </span></em><a href="mailto:stories@bridgew.edu"><em><span>stories@bridgew.edu</span></em></a><em><span>&nbsp;</span></em></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US"></span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide-featured field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> No </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image-9 field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/joe_and_arby_photo_.webp 470w, /sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/joe_and_arby_photo_.webp 705w" type="image/webp" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="705" height="470"> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/joe_and_arby_photo_.jpg 470w, /sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/joe_and_arby_photo_.jpg 705w" type="image/jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="705" height="470"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/joe_and_arby_photo_.jpg 470w, /sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/joe_and_arby_photo_.jpg 705w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/joe_and_arby_photo_.jpg" alt="A man smiles holding a dog "> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-testimonial field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--324451 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-324451"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p><span lang="EN-US">The thought of our department contributing to something that would ultimately change the life of someone who is blind or visually impaired was incredibly compelling. To be able to give such a meaningful gift felt like the opportunity to serve in a new and deeply fulfilling way.</span></p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> BSU Police Chief Glen Anderson </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field__items"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsupd" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSUPD" hreflang="en">BSUPD</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:36:45 +0000 HHARRIS@bridgew.edu 5085866 at Calming Effect聽 /stories/2025/calming-effect <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Calming Effect&nbsp;</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/bbensonbridgewedu" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>BBENSON@bridgew.edu</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-11-03T17:05:44-05:00" title="Monday, November 3, 2025 - 17:05" class="datetime">Mon, 11/03/2025 - 17:05</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-short-description-v2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>Professor studies effectiveness of Plymouth County comfort dogs</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <time datetime="2025-11-04T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">November 4, 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Brian Benson, G'23 </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>When a BSU student experiences a traumatic event, police officers often meet them with a four-legged companion. That pal is Mikey, a trained comfort dog whose presence creates a calming effect.</p><p>鈥淗aving Mikey there helps them feel a little bit better and tell us what happened,鈥 said <a href="/about-us/police-department" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="2cae0e9a-5f28-493e-a996-270059b5bb36" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Police Department">BSUPD</a> Detective Capt. <strong>Robert McEvoy</strong>, who has been Mikey鈥檚 handler since the American black Labrador retriever arrived at BSU in 2022. 鈥淪he鈥檚 there to assist.鈥</p><p>Mikey (along with fellow BSU canine Zach) is part of a team of comfort dogs that supports communities in Plymouth County through an initiative organized by the District Attorney鈥檚 Office. The dogs often work together when attending community events or responding to a major crisis affecting a school.</p><p>With funding from federal grants, Associate Professor <strong>Leslie Sattler</strong> of the <a href="/department/school-of-social-work" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="da169361-407c-4a0f-8638-2ca3a52ea808" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="School of Social Work">School of Social Work</a> is studying the effectiveness of the comfort dog program. Preliminary results from four school districts are positive: 85 percent of students said officer-comfort dog teams made them feel safe in school while 83 percent reported that the teams made them feel calm when stressed. Parents and school staff said the program motivated students to attend classes.</p><p>鈥淧eople across the board really like having the officers paired with the dogs,鈥 Dr. Sattler said, noting the program enhances communication and trust. 鈥淭hey feel like it humanizes the officers and helps build relationships.鈥</p><p>Sattler gravitated toward this project because of her longstanding interest in alternative therapies. She provided adventure and wilderness-based therapy and dedicated much of her career to working with adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system.</p><p>鈥淔or me, it鈥檚 all about how can we improve community policing so people see officers as a resource instead of someone to fear,鈥 she said.</p><p>Some BSU students even met Mikey when they were in high school and rekindled that connection in college.</p><p>鈥淲e鈥檙e developing relationships with our students before they are even our students,鈥 McEvoy said.</p><p>Earlier this fall, McEvoy presented at the New England Association of Chiefs of Police conference, where he spoke about the positive difference Mikey makes on campus.</p><p>鈥淭here鈥檚 no judgement from the dog,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 unconditional love.鈥</p><p><em>Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email </em><a href="mailto:stories@bridgew.edu"><em>stories@bridgew.edu</em></a><em>.</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide-featured field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> No </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image-9 field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/mikey2.webp 470w" type="image/webp" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="470" height="265"> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/mikey2.jpg 470w" type="image/jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="470" height="265"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/mikey2.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/mikey2.jpg" alt="A comfort dog licks a student's face."> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-testimonial field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--322896 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-322896"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>People across the board really like having the officers paired with the dogs. They feel like it humanizes the officers and helps build relationships.</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Dr. Leslie Sattler </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field__items"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/taxonomy/term/2789" aria-label="Related stories tagged Faculty Focus" hreflang="en">Faculty Focus</a> </div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsupd" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSUPD" hreflang="en">BSUPD</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:05:44 +0000 BBENSON@bridgew.edu 990186 at Former Chief Honored /stories/2025/former-chief-honored <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Former Chief Honored</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/bbensonbridgewedu" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>BBENSON@bridgew.edu</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-10-06T15:31:18-04:00" title="Monday, October 6, 2025 - 15:31" class="datetime">Mon, 10/06/2025 - 15:31</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-short-description-v2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>University names police station after David Tillinghast</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <time datetime="2025-10-07T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">October 7, 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Brian Benson, G鈥23 </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>Among his many accomplishments as police chief, <strong>David Tillinghast</strong> helped design BSU鈥檚 first modern police station.&nbsp;</p><p>Now that station will bear his name.&nbsp;</p><p>In a recent ceremony, the university named the station after Tillinghast, who served for more than 30 years before retiring in 2024. True to what many remember as his humble leadership style, Tillinghast was quick to pass the praise on to his former fellow officers and President Frederick W. Clark Jr.</p><p>鈥淚 am truly honored and grateful that he chose this way to mark my career at BSU,鈥 Tillinghast said. 鈥淚 accept this tribute on the part of a lot of partners and friends, both present and past.鈥</p><p>Despite becoming chief at just 29, Tillinghast led initiatives that put BSU ahead of its peers across the state and around the country. Those included developing a racially just policing policy and installing publicly accessible defibrillators and Narcan. He also enhanced the department鈥檚 technology, built effective mutual aid partnerships, and maintained a strong working relationship with his officers.</p><p>Clark praised Tillinghast as a trusted colleague who adeptly guided the university through a multitude of challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic to the occasional tragedy. He brought a 鈥渧ery quiet but very effective鈥 leadership style, Clark recalled.</p><p>鈥淗e has made his mark on this university and region and he has kept this campus safe for more than 30 years,鈥 Clark said.&nbsp;</p><p>BSU was ranked the third safest campus in the United States during his tenure, an honor that doesn鈥檛 surprise Plymouth County Sheriff Joeseph McDonald Jr.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淭here is no better law enforcement agency anywhere in the country than the police department here at BSU,鈥 McDonald said in praising Tillinghast鈥檚 leadership.</p><p>Current BSU Chief Glen Anderson added: 鈥淭his dedication will stand as a remembrance of Chief Tillinghast鈥檚 legacy, a legacy of integrity, professionalism and compassion.鈥</p><p><em>Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email </em><a href="mailto:stories@bridgew.edu"><em><u>stories@bridgew.edu</u></em></a><em>.</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide-featured field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> No </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image-9 field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/pdstation.webp 470w" type="image/webp" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="470" height="265"> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/pdstation.jpg 470w" type="image/jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="470" height="265"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/pdstation.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/pdstation.jpg" alt="Dignitaries unveil the David Tillinghast Police Station sign."> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-testimonial field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--322656 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-322656"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>I am truly honored and grateful that he chose this way to mark my career at BSU. I accept this tribute on the part of a lot of partners and friends, both present and past.</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Retired Police Chief David Tillinghast </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field__items"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsupd" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSUPD" hreflang="en">BSUPD</a> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-credit field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Photo by Kendell French, 鈥26 </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:31:18 +0000 BBENSON@bridgew.edu 990011 at Street Cred /stories/2025/street-cred <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Street Cred</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/bbensonbridgewedu" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>BBENSON@bridgew.edu</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-08-13T14:55:34-04:00" title="Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - 14:55" class="datetime">Wed, 08/13/2025 - 14:55</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-short-description-v2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>Road named for deceased BSU police lieutenant</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <time datetime="2025-08-14T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">August 14, 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Brian Benson, G'23 </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>When BSU Deputy Police Chief <strong>Michael Froio</strong> puts on his duty belt before work, he secures an especially meaningful leather strap.</p><p>The strap, called a belt keeper, was once worn by his mentor, Lt. <strong>Raymond Wise</strong>. Wise passed away in 2004 and was recently remembered by Bridgewater State with the naming of a road in his honor.</p><p>鈥淓very time I put on my duty belt and fasten that keeper, I鈥檓 reminded of his legacy and integrity 鈥 the kind of officer and man we all respected,鈥 Froio said, adding: 鈥淩ay was without question a professional through and through. He gave 100 percent to this department, this community and the people he worked beside every day.鈥</p><p>Now, every officer will feel a connection to Wise when they drive on the newly named Lt. Raymond D. Wise Memorial Drive to access the police station. Dozens of police officers and firefighters from across Massachusetts came to the street dedication ceremony to honor Wise, who passed away from a medical emergency shortly after finishing a shift. His family members removed a black covering to unveil the new street sign.</p><p>The street naming is a 鈥渄eeply meaningful tribute,鈥 Froio said. 鈥淚t honors not only Lt. Wise鈥檚 memory, but also the enduring impact he made on our department and our community and the many lives he touched.鈥</p> <div class="align-right ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden c-portrait-image field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/150w/public/media/images/wise.jpg" alt="Headshot of Raymond Wise wearing a police uniform." class="image-style-_50w"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Wise worked at Bridgewater State for 13 years as a lieutenant, prosecutor, detective, shift sergeant, firearms instructor, and EMT. Before joining the <a href="/about-us/police-department" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="2cae0e9a-5f28-493e-a996-270059b5bb36" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Police Department">campus police</a>, he worked as a municipal police officer in Bridgewater, Whitman and Lakeville and a parking control officer in Bridgewater.</p><p>鈥淗is roots run deep in our community and his professionalism earned him the respect of his colleagues and citizens throughout this region,鈥 said BSU President <strong>Frederick W. Clark Jr.</strong>, 鈥83. 鈥淗is legacy is a symbol of resilience, dedication, excellence and strength.鈥</p><p>Wise was a family man and a "cop鈥檚 cop" who understood that leadership was about connecting with people not giving orders. He respected the badge and held himself and his fellow officers to the highest standards, several people recalled.</p><p>BSU Police Chief <strong>Glen Anderson</strong> said of Wise: 鈥淗is influence is woven into the fabric of how we serve, how we treat each other and how we carry ourselves as officers and people.鈥</p><p><em>Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email </em><a href="mailto:stories@bridgew.edu"><em>stories@bridgew.edu</em></a><em>.</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide-featured field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> No </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image-9 field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/wisededication_1.webp 470w, /sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/wisededication_1.webp 705w" type="image/webp" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="705" height="397"> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/wisededication_1.jpg 470w, /sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/wisededication_1.jpg 705w" type="image/jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="705" height="397"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/wisededication_1.jpg 470w, /sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/wisededication_1.jpg 705w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/wisededication_1.jpg" alt="A group of people stands next to a sign for Raymond Wise Drive"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-testimonial field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--321006 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-321006"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>Ray was without question a professional through and through. He gave 100 percent to this department, this community and the people he worked beside every day.</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Deputy Police Chief Michael Froio </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field__items"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsupd" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSUPD" hreflang="en">BSUPD</a> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-credit field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Main photo by Mackenzie Rubitschung, 鈥21, G鈥27 </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:55:34 +0000 BBENSON@bridgew.edu 455786 at Proud to Serve /stories/2025/proud-serve <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Proud to Serve</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/bbensonbridgewedu" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>BBENSON@bridgew.edu</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2025-01-22T14:51:33-05:00" title="Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 14:51" class="datetime">Wed, 01/22/2025 - 14:51</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-short-description-v2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>Veteran officer Glen Anderson named chief of campus police</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <time datetime="2025-01-23T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">January 23, 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Brian Benson, G'23 </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>When newly named Police Chief <strong>Glen Anderson</strong> discusses his accomplishments, he is quick to pass the praise along to his staff.</p><p>鈥淚t takes a lot of support and a lot of people to believe in you and trust you,鈥 said Anderson, who was recently sworn in following the retirement of longtime Chief D<strong>avid Tillinghast</strong>. 鈥淭he community and department mean a lot to me.鈥</p><p>Anderson鈥檚 steady leadership has nevertheless already left its mark. He arrived at Bridgewater State in 1998 as a lieutenant and ascended through the ranks. Over the years, he contributed to numerous pioneering initiatives, including the launching of a police canine program and placing defibrillators and the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan across campus. During his tenure, BSU was named the third safest campus in America.</p><p>Anderson previously worked in the limousine industry, where he frequently collaborated with law enforcement agencies while his company transported entertainers and heads of state. That experience sparked his interest in becoming a police officer.</p><p>Anderson served at Emanuel College and Massachusetts College of Art and Design before coming to Bridgewater, a university that stood out for its accomplishments in policing and other areas. Working at BSU, he said, is a special opportunity.</p><p>鈥淚t鈥檚 the sense of community,鈥 Anderson said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really rewarding to see students come in as young adults and leave as mature adults. And to help them along on that journey is pretty rewarding.鈥</p><p>Anderson is proud of his department鈥檚 emphasis on community policing. While many agencies have a community policing officer, everyone at Bridgewater focuses on building positive relationships with the people they serve.</p> <div class="align-right ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-media-image blazy--field-media-image--image-400x220 field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden c-portrait-image field__items" data-blazy> <div class="field__item"> <div data-b-token="b-0ac8f3d05d5" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Glen Anderson salutes while holding a young child." decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/400x220/public/media/images/chief3.jpg?h=af598d2c" src="/sites/bridgew/files/media/images/image-loading.gif"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>鈥淚t鈥檚 not one person,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really a way of doing business for us.鈥</p><p>Anderson appreciates Tillinghast鈥檚 mentorship, as well as the support of President <strong>Frederick W. Clark Jr.</strong>, 鈥83. They, along with deputy chiefs <strong>Michael Froio</strong> and <strong>Ryan Tepper</strong>, provided seamless leadership while he recovered from a double-lung transplant.</p><p>The president said he has no doubt that Anderson is the ideal successor to Tillinghast.</p><p>鈥淕len Anderson is one of the finest men I know,鈥 Clark said, adding: 鈥淯nder Glen鈥檚 leadership, BSUPD will continue to build upon the exceptionally strong foundation established by Chief Tillinghast in the areas of mental health, community policing, and in advancing social justice on this campus.鈥</p><p>Anderson looks forward to enhancing the many initiatives that make a tangible difference on campus. While a change in chiefs marks a new era, the team-first attitude that has helped the department succeed will remain a hallmark of Anderson鈥檚 leadership.</p><p>鈥淚鈥檓 very, very honored,鈥 he said of being sworn in as chief. 鈥淚t means a lot to me. It really is in my view as much about our team as it is me.鈥</p><p><em>Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email </em><a href="mailto:stories@bridgew.edu"><em>stories@bridgew.edu</em></a><em>.</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide-featured field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> No </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image-9 field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/newchief.webp 470w" type="image/webp" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="470" height="265"> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/newchief.jpg 470w" type="image/jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="470" height="265"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/newchief.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/newchief.jpg" alt="The new chief raises his right hand to be sworn in."> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-testimonial field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--239466 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-239466"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>It takes a lot of support and a lot of people to believe in you and trust you. The community and department mean a lot to me.</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Police Chief Glen Anderson </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field__items"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsupd" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSUPD" hreflang="en">BSUPD</a> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-credit field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Photos by Kendell French, 鈥25 </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:51:33 +0000 BBENSON@bridgew.edu 254371 at Dog Days of Summer /stories/2023/dog-days-summer <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Dog Days of Summer </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/hharrisbridgewedu" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>HHARRIS@bridgew.edu</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-07-31T12:34:21-04:00" title="Monday, July 31, 2023 - 12:34" class="datetime">Mon, 07/31/2023 - 12:34</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-short-description-v2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p><span><span><span><span><span>Internship with campus police K-9 unit paves the way for senior鈥檚 future&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <time datetime="2023-08-08T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">August 8, 2023</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Heather Harris Michonski </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p><span><span><span><span><span>Summertime, and t<span>he campus may not be bustling</span><span> as usual</span><span>. However, </span><span>there is still important work being done </span><span>at 福利天堂专注精品福利. Just ask </span><strong><span><span><span>Alysiana</span><span> Cruz</span></span></span></strong></span></span></span><span><span><span>, 鈥24, </span><span>who secured an internship <span><span><span>with the Bridgewater State police</span></span></span></span>&nbsp;<span><span></span></span><span><span><span><span>department&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span>over the break</span></span></span><span>.&nbsp;</span><span>&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>It is the first time BSUPD offered a<span> summer</span><span> internship</span><span>.</span></span></span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span>&nbsp;</span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>鈥<span>I was having a hard time finding an internship until </span><strong><span><span><span>Diane Bell</span></span></span></strong></span></span></span><span><span><span> and </span><strong><span>Aboubacar Diakite</span></strong></span></span></span><span><span><span>&nbsp;helped</span><span>,鈥 Cruz said.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span>&nbsp;<span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Bell, who serves as vice president of Outreach and Engagement and oversees the Rising Bears program<span>, </span><span>and Diakite, </span><span>the BSUPD liaison in charge of the Building Bridges program, are both keen on helping students find the careers of their dreams.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rising Bears was developed to <span>help prepare students of color and/or </span><span>first-generation</span><span> students for the workforce, while Building Bridges was </span><span>established</span></span></span></span><span></span> <span><span><span><span>to create a partnership with the BSUPD</span>&nbsp;<span>to help close the divide that sometime exists between police and members of the campus community.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span>&nbsp;</span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>"</span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I wanted to intern with any police department, but more specifically one that had a K9 unit,鈥 Cruz said.</span></span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span>&nbsp;</span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>It just so happens that the BSUPD has a K-9 <span>unit but</span></span></span></span><span></span> <span><span><span><span>didn鈥檛</span><span> have </span><span>a current</span><span>&nbsp;opening</span><span>.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span>&nbsp;</span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>During the school year, the <span>department had </span><span>previously hired</span><span> two interns</span><span>&nbsp;to work with its two K</span><span>9s: </span><span>Zach</span><span>, a community resource dog and explosive-detection K-9</span><span>, </span><span>and Mikey, a </span><span>facility dog that works with community members and first responders.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>When approached by Bell and Diakite, th<span>e BSUPD</span> <span>welcomed</span><span> the </span><span>idea of&nbsp;</span><span>adding </span><span>a summer intern</span> <span>to </span><span>work </span><span>with the dogs</span><span>.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span>&nbsp;<span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>鈥淚n terms of my career, I want to work with K-9s, so when I learned that this opportunity was available, I was excited,鈥 Cruz said.&nbsp;</span></span></span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>She applied<span>, </span><span>went through the interview </span><span>process,</span><span> and</span><span> was hired</span><span>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>鈥<span>It鈥檚</span><span> been </span><span>an educational experience. I learn something new every day. </span><span>I</span><span>鈥檓</span><span> gaining a lot of knowledge about the K9s and when I enter the academy </span><span>I鈥檒l</span><span> bring that knowledge with me,鈥 Cruz said.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Being able to intern in the summer months has also proven to be beneficial in other ways.</span></span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span>&nbsp;</span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>鈥<span>It鈥檚</span><span> been helpful because during the school year, things can get hectic. Being able to have this opportunity during the summer months allows me to give more attention to the job, it helps me </span><span>to better </span><span>focus on my career path,鈥 Cruz said</span><span>.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</span></span></span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>As she gets ready to start her senior year this fall at BSU, Cruz said she feels better prepared for <span>what鈥檚&nbsp;</span><span>next and</span><span> is more confident in her decision to pursue a career in law enforcement</span><span> with plans to take the state civil service exam next year.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>鈥<span>I鈥檝e been able to learn about the protocols and procedures of the </span><span>BSUPD and&nbsp;</span><span>understand the roles that both Mikey and Zach play on campus, h</span><span>ow they work and engage with the community,鈥 she said. </span><span>鈥</span><span>It鈥檚 been a very positive experience </span><span>and I definitely t</span><span>hink this internship has helped me reach my goals, learn new things and I now have great references to get me where I want to go.鈥</span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><em>Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email <a href="mailto: stories@bridgew.edu ">stories@bridgew.edu&nbsp;</a></em></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>&nbsp;<span><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>&nbsp;<span><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide-featured field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> No </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image-9 field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/siana_photo_for_web_.webp 390w" type="image/webp" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="390" height="220"> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/siana_photo_for_web_.png 390w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="390" height="220"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/siana_photo_for_web_.png 390w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/siana_photo_for_web_.png" alt="Alysiana Cruz wears a blue jacket and crouches down to pose next to a black K9 "> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-testimonial field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--198411 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-198411"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> It鈥檚&nbsp;been helpful because during the school year, things can get hectic. Being able to have this opportunity during the summer months allows me to give more attention to the job, it helps me&nbsp;to better&nbsp;focus on my career path. </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Alysiana Cruz, 鈥24 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field__items"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsupd" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSUPD" hreflang="en">BSUPD</a> </div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/taxonomy/term/2765" aria-label="Related stories tagged Internships" hreflang="en">Internships</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:34:21 +0000 HHARRIS@bridgew.edu 249676 at Arresting Opportunities /stories/2023/arresting-opportunities <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Arresting Opportunities </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/hharrisbridgewedu" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>HHARRIS@bridgew.edu</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-06-16T10:16:45-04:00" title="Friday, June 16, 2023 - 10:16" class="datetime">Fri, 06/16/2023 - 10:16</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-short-description-v2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Campus police establish cooperative efforts and internships with local departments&nbsp; </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <time datetime="2023-06-20T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">June 20, 2023</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Heather Harris Michonski </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>This past year a new program was put in place&nbsp;at 福利天堂专注精品福利&nbsp;that created paid internships&nbsp;for&nbsp;students with the Plymouth County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The program, BSUPD Building Bridges, was&nbsp;created by 福利天堂专注精品福利&nbsp;Police Department(BSUPD)&nbsp;Community Liaison&nbsp;<strong>Aboubacar Diakite</strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淭he whole purpose behind the program is to create a partnership with the&nbsp;BSU and local&nbsp;police departments to&nbsp;create connections,鈥 he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Since arriving on campus over a year ago, Diakite鈥檚 mission as&nbsp;community liaison has been to&nbsp;build&nbsp;bridges&nbsp;to&nbsp;help close the&nbsp;divide&nbsp;that&nbsp;often&nbsp;exists between police and members of the campus community.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;To launch BSUPD Building Bridges he reached out to criminal justice Assistant Professor Dr.&nbsp;<strong>Luzi&nbsp;Shi</strong>&nbsp;to see if she would be willing to&nbsp;collaborate and&nbsp;incorporate&nbsp;components of the program&nbsp;into her curriculum.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚 wanted to bring professionals in the field to the students,鈥 Diakite said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Shi agreed and&nbsp;members of the BSUPD and Plymouth County Sheriff departments&nbsp;visited&nbsp;Shi鈥檚 class to share&nbsp;what&nbsp;it鈥檚&nbsp;like to work in law enforcement.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚t鈥檚&nbsp;important to have these meetings for students to learn directly from the folks actually doing the work,鈥 Diakite said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>He wanted to bring&nbsp;in community allies as well as members of the BSUPD&nbsp;to&nbsp;provide&nbsp;diverse&nbsp;examples of how law enforcement operates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淗aving a full-functioning&nbsp;law enforcement agency here on campus allows our students to learn directly from our officers,鈥 Diakite said. 鈥淚 also&nbsp;reached out to the Plymouth County Sheriff鈥檚&nbsp;department&nbsp;because I felt it would provide an opportunity to expose our students to the corrections world.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>Through BSUPD Building Bridges, students also&nbsp;made an off-site visit and traveled to&nbsp;the Plymouth County Sheriff鈥檚 Department headquarters&nbsp;located in Plymouth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淲e were taken into a unit, a cell and were able to really see what it鈥檚 like to work in those environments,鈥 Diakite said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>With a relationship now&nbsp;established, Diakite wanted to do&nbsp;more for the students and worked with the&nbsp;sheriff鈥檚 department&nbsp;to see if they could&nbsp;possibly&nbsp;create&nbsp;internship opportunities for BSU students, not just majoring in criminal justice, but in all fields.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The sheriff鈥檚 department was agreeable and together they were able to create&nbsp;eight paid internships&nbsp;for students studying not only criminal justice, but&nbsp;also in other&nbsp;disciplines including social work and communications.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淭here are a lot of transferable skills involved in law enforcement, you don鈥檛 have to study criminal justice to be in the field,鈥&nbsp;Diakite said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>More than 20 students applied for the internships and went through&nbsp;the interview&nbsp;process.&nbsp;Those selected participated during the spring semester and at the conclusion of the internship presented&nbsp;what they&nbsp;learned to&nbsp;members of the sheriff鈥檚&nbsp;department.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Things went so well that two students plan on pursuing careers as correction officers, Diakite said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚t鈥檚&nbsp;great being able to create a pathway to put students in a position to succeed.&nbsp;The program not only bridged the gap between police and the BSU community but created pathways for students to succeed and&nbsp;that鈥檚&nbsp;what&nbsp;it鈥檚&nbsp;all about,鈥&nbsp;he&nbsp;said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email <a href="mailto: stories@bridgew.edu ">stories@bridgew.edu&nbsp;</a></em></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide-featured field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> No </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image-9 field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/building_bridges_image_for_web_.webp 390w" type="image/webp" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="390" height="220"> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/building_bridges_image_for_web_.png 390w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="390" height="220"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/building_bridges_image_for_web_.png 390w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/building_bridges_image_for_web_.png" alt="Members of the BSUPD Building Bridges program stand outside of the Plymouth County Correctional facility "> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-testimonial field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--197881 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-197881"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> It鈥檚&nbsp;great being able to create a pathway to put students in a position to succeed.&nbsp;The program not only bridged the gap between police and the BSU community but created pathways for students to succeed and&nbsp;that鈥檚&nbsp;what&nbsp;it鈥檚&nbsp;all about. </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Aboubacar Diakite, BSUPD community liaison </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field__items"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsupd" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSUPD" hreflang="en">BSUPD</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:16:45 +0000 HHARRIS@bridgew.edu 249371 at Steps to Success /stories/2023/steps-success <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Steps to Success </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/hharrisbridgewedu" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>HHARRIS@bridgew.edu</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-05-18T10:05:29-04:00" title="Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 10:05" class="datetime">Thu, 05/18/2023 - 10:05</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-short-description-v2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> BSUPD helps former intern land job&nbsp; </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <time datetime="2023-05-25T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">May 25, 2023</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Heather Harris Michonski </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>Last fall,&nbsp;<strong>Loyalty Cannon</strong>, 鈥23, walked into&nbsp;the East Campus Commons on&nbsp;the&nbsp;way to pick up&nbsp;her textbooks&nbsp;for the&nbsp;semester&nbsp;when she noticed&nbsp;that&nbsp;members of&nbsp;the&nbsp;福利天堂专注精品福利&nbsp;Police&nbsp;Department&nbsp;(BSUPD)&nbsp;were hosting a 鈥淧opcorn with Police鈥 event. Cannon&nbsp;didn鈥檛 think much of it&nbsp;until BSU&nbsp;community&nbsp;liaison&nbsp;<strong>Aboubacar Diakite</strong>&nbsp;offered her a free bag of popcorn.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>She didn鈥檛&nbsp;know it then, but Cannon was about to gain more than just a mid-day snack. The small gesture&nbsp;ultimately&nbsp;led&nbsp;her to&nbsp;an internship&nbsp;and eventual&nbsp;career.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Cannon&nbsp;listened as Diakite explained&nbsp;that&nbsp;his role&nbsp;as liaison&nbsp;on campus was to&nbsp;help bridge the gap between the BSU community and BSUPD. A few weeks later, she ran into him again at the Martin Richard Institute for Social Justice sponsored Bears Fighting Hunger event.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚 asked how she was doing and offered her my card and told her my door was always open,鈥 Diakite said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This time Cannon, a&nbsp;criminal justice&nbsp;major,&nbsp;took him up on his offer&nbsp;and shared with him her struggles in finding an internship.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚 had applied for many&nbsp;internships,&nbsp;but nothing was working out.&nbsp;I needed an internship to graduate with my degree in criminal justice and was feeling&nbsp;a bit&nbsp;overwhelmed,鈥 she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Diakite listened and&nbsp;asked her to bring in her resume and to write up a cover letter.&nbsp;Together they&nbsp;made&nbsp;appropriate edits&nbsp;and sent them off to prospective employers, including the Suffolk District Attorney鈥檚 office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Soon,&nbsp;Cannon&nbsp;heard back and was invited to&nbsp;interview&nbsp;for an internship.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>In short order, she was relieved to be offered&nbsp;a dual internship, working in both the human resources department and the victim women鈥檚 advocate program.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚 gained a lot from the internship. I learned a new skill set. I had never worked in administration before and&nbsp;found I liked it,鈥 she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Cannon also shadowed attorneys&nbsp;in the program&nbsp;and&nbsp;learned how to better help victims by collecting pertinent information in a clear and concise manner to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;victims&nbsp;with their cases.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淢y supervisors were so knowledgeable. I got real-world experience,&nbsp;watched trials, and was able to see&nbsp;firsthand&nbsp;how things work behind the scenes,鈥 Cannon said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>With a month left in her internship, Cannon was approached by her supervisor with a job offer.&nbsp;After weighing her options, she applied for and was offered the position of internship coordinator in the human resource department.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚鈥檓&nbsp;really excited. A lot of college students don鈥檛 get a job&nbsp;offer&nbsp;right after they graduate. I鈥檓 very grateful and excited for this opportunity right after college,鈥 she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Cannon is also grateful&nbsp;that Diakite offered her that free bag of popcorn, without making that connection, she wouldn鈥檛 be on&nbsp;her current path.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚鈥檓 so appreciative that he helped me get this internship and after I started the&nbsp;internship,&nbsp;he didn鈥檛 throw me to the wind, he checked in and asked how it was going and what I was learning. He has been a great mentor from the first time I met him,鈥 she said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 such a great person to have a Bridgewater State, he鈥檚 very resourceful, caring, and genuine in everything he does, not only for me, but for many students at BSU.鈥&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email <a href="mailto: stories@bridgew.edu ">stories@bridgew.edu&nbsp;</a></em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide-featured field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> No </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image-9 field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/loyalty_web_option_2.webp 390w" type="image/webp" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="390" height="220"> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/loyalty_web_option_2.png 390w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="390" height="220"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/loyalty_web_option_2.png 390w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/loyalty_web_option_2.png" alt="Loyalty Cannon hugs a bouquet of flowers"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-testimonial field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--197536 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-197536"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> I鈥檓&nbsp;really excited. A lot of college students don鈥檛 get a job&nbsp;offer&nbsp;right after they graduate. I鈥檓 very grateful and excited for this opportunity right after college. </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Loyalty Cannon, '23 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field__items"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsu-works" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSU Works" hreflang="en">BSU Works</a> </div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsupd" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSUPD" hreflang="en">BSUPD</a> </div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/alumni-profile" aria-label="Related stories tagged Alumni Profile" hreflang="en">Alumni Profile</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 18 May 2023 14:05:29 +0000 HHARRIS@bridgew.edu 249111 at Police Work /stories/2022/police-work <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Police Work</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang about="/users/hharrisbridgewedu" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>HHARRIS@bridgew.edu</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-02-08T08:53:54-05:00" title="Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - 08:53" class="datetime">Tue, 02/08/2022 - 08:53</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-short-description-v2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Internship paves way for future career in law enforcement </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <time datetime="2022-02-08T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">February 8, 2022</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-article-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Heather Harris Michonski </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <p>It didn鈥檛 take long for&nbsp;<strong>Sarah Carlozzi</strong>, 鈥24,&nbsp;to feel confident&nbsp;she鈥檇 made&nbsp;the&nbsp;right decision transferring&nbsp;to&nbsp;福利天堂专注精品福利.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淎t my other school I tried my best to get my foot in the door, but nothing ever really happened. No one reached out,鈥 she said. 鈥淏ut here I feel so welcomed. I didn鈥檛 expect that, to feel like I鈥檓 at home.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>One thing that&nbsp;has struck&nbsp;the criminal justice major is&nbsp;all&nbsp;BSU offers.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淭here are a lot more opportunities here than people realize,鈥 she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>One of those opportunities is her internship with the 福利天堂专注精品福利&nbsp;police&nbsp;department&nbsp;(BSUPD).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚 wanted to intern with the BSUPD because I want to pursue a career in law enforcement.鈥 Sarah said. 鈥淚 love connecting with the community&nbsp;and&nbsp;I wanted to become familiar with the field.鈥</p> <p>Under the guidance of&nbsp;BSUPD&nbsp;Captain&nbsp;<strong>Ryan Tepper</strong>, the aspiring&nbsp;police&nbsp;officer is&nbsp;getting hands-on experience, learning what it takes to work in law enforcement.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淐aptain Tepper has set specific goals for this internship, which is to get me comfortable working in this profession, to get me ready for the&nbsp;police&nbsp;academy,鈥&nbsp;Sarah&nbsp;said.&nbsp;鈥淗e鈥檚 teaching me everything I need to know to become a successful&nbsp;police&nbsp;officer.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>Sarah鈥檚&nbsp;main&nbsp;role is&nbsp;working&nbsp;community relations&nbsp;for&nbsp;Tepper and&nbsp;<a href="/stories/2021/pawsitive-approach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zach</a>, the department鈥檚 K-9.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Zach is a&nbsp;dual-purpose&nbsp;K-9&nbsp;trained&nbsp;not only&nbsp;to sniff out explosive material, but also serves as a community resource dog.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Among other things,&nbsp;Sarah&nbsp;manages Zach鈥檚 social media pages, creates videos, and oversees his social calendar.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淲e鈥檙e meeting so many different people on campus,鈥 she said.&nbsp;</p> <p>The goal is to&nbsp;create as many opportunities as possible for campus members to meet Zach and Tepper, so they can foster better relationships with the BSU community.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淧eople often see&nbsp;police&nbsp;officers as some sort of government group that鈥檚 against them, but&nbsp;police&nbsp;are really there to help, to give a helping hand,鈥&nbsp;Sarah&nbsp;said. 鈥(Police) are people too鈥ust like&nbsp;the&nbsp;professors&nbsp;at BSU,&nbsp;police&nbsp;are here to do a job and support all the students on campus.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>After working with&nbsp;Tepper&nbsp;and&nbsp;Zach,&nbsp;Sarah&nbsp;plans to pursue a career as a K-9 handler herself, specifically to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;illegal drugs and substances.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淢y uncle died from a&nbsp;heroin&nbsp;overdose, so I鈥檓 inspired to work with K-9s that can&nbsp;help take drugs out of communities. I want to work and try to fix the drug problem we have,鈥 she said.&nbsp;</p> <p>For now,&nbsp;Sarah&nbsp;will continue to learn all she can through her internship&nbsp;and help&nbsp;spread awareness about the BSUPD.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚 really want to humanize the badge, to make sure people are aware that the&nbsp;police&nbsp;department is on campus and it鈥檚 okay to ask them for advice,鈥 she said. 鈥淒on鈥檛 hesitate to reach out. They are amazing people. I&nbsp;didn鈥檛 know what to expect going into my internship, but I really like it and feel as though I鈥檓 part of a family.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email <a href="mailto: stories@bridgew.edu ">stories@bridgew.edu&nbsp;</a></em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide-featured field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> No </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="ckeditor-media-class"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image-9 field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/Sarah%20Web%20Photo%20.webp 390w" type="image/webp" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="390" height="220"> <source srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/Sarah%20Web%20Photo%20.png 390w" type="image/png" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" width="390" height="220"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_705/public/media/article_featured_image/Sarah%20Web%20Photo%20.png 390w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 768px) 33vw" src="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/article_featured_image_max_470/public/media/article_featured_image/Sarah%20Web%20Photo%20.png" alt="Sarah Carlozzi stands in front of a police cruiser"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-testimonial field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--130346 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-130346"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> I really want to humanize the badge, to make sure people are aware that the&nbsp;police&nbsp;department is on campus and it鈥檚 okay to ask them for advice. </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Sarah Carlozzi, '24 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field__items"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/taxonomy/term/2765" aria-label="Related stories tagged Internships" hreflang="en">Internships</a> </div> <div class="field__item"> <a href="/tags/bsupd" aria-label="Related stories tagged BSUPD" hreflang="en">BSUPD</a> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-credit field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Photo by Luis Pires, '23 </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:53:54 +0000 HHARRIS@bridgew.edu 243011 at