@cuboulderpolice social media handle changing to @CU抖阴传媒在线DPS
The Division of Public Safety today launched a process of transitioning its social media channels from CU 抖阴传媒在线 Police Department (@cuboulderpolice) to听CU 抖阴传媒在线 Division of Public Safety (@CU抖阴传媒在线DPS).听
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For more information about DPS and campus safety resources, visit @CU抖阴传媒在线DPS on social media.
The change reflects DPS鈥檚 ongoing work to enhance communication, increase transparency and help the campus community better understand the full range of safety services available at CU 抖阴传媒在线. It also aligns to the university priority of听aligning resources and infrastructure to our mission.听
While CUPD has represented the university鈥檚 public safety presence on social media for over a decade, the evolution of public safety on campus through DPS drives this change. DPS is an integrated organization that includes CUPD, Public Safety Operations, Security Services, Threat Assessment, Flight Operations and a range of safety education and prevention programs.
鈥淪tudents and employees interact with DPS in many ways beyond traditional policing,鈥 said Marlon Lynch, vice chancellor for public safety. 鈥淭his change allows us to communicate more clearly about who we are, what we do and how our various teams work together to support campus.鈥
The renaming process is taking place across Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and X. While the process for , and are complete, the process for is still underway because of technical difficulties, with a resolution time potentially being lengthy.听
Current followers will automatically remain connected, and the content will remain familiar鈥攊ncluding timely information, safety education, community engagement and updates from across the division.听
Importantly, emergency alerts will continue to appear on X and Facebook, along with other non-social media channels, ensuring the community maintains uninterrupted access to fast, critical information during urgent situations. The channel names will change, but its role in emergency communication will not.
DPS will introduce a short educational series on the newly named accounts to help the community learn more about its departments and programs. Topics will include how campus building access is managed, how emergency alerts are issued, what the threat assessment team does and what safety tools鈥攕uch as the CU 抖阴传媒在线 Safe app鈥攐ffers students and employees.
The goal of the transition is to make it easier for students, faculty and staff to understand the resources available to them and to strengthen awareness of the teams working behind the scenes every day within DPS.听
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