Latest news and events from USC Safety and our campus partners.
- Digital Scams: We Are SC—Scam Conscious
There are many scams that criminals use to cheat people or gain control over their lives. Often this might start with a phone call, text/chat message, or email. It might even start with a simple “wrong number” message, to get you to respond. If someone pressures or threatens you with demands to send immediate payment — wire transfer, cryptocurrency, gift cards — this is a sign of a scam. …Continue Reading Digital Scams: We Are SC—Scam Conscious - Protecting your privacy, and increasing your safety knowledge against scams
Learn about how to avoid fraud via gift card scams, phishing scams, and even doxxing with helpful TrojanSecure…Continue Reading Protecting your privacy, and increasing your safety knowledge against scams
- How to receive city-wide alerts
If you are new to Los Angeles, signing up for city-wide alerts can help you be prepared for local and regional emergencies….Continue Reading How to receive city-wide alerts - New DPS leader talks prioritizing transparency, community relationships
The Daily Trojan sat down with Hill Monday morning for her first student media interview at USC to discuss her decision to pursue the position, her vision for DPS and the actions she looks to take in her first few months on the job….Continue Reading New DPS leader talks prioritizing transparency, community relationships - Pedestrian safety campaign encourages Trojans to look out for one another
Student-driven campaign is part of the university’s ONE USC Safety Vision, which aims to create a safe and inclusive environment for all members of the USC community….Continue Reading Pedestrian safety campaign encourages Trojans to look out for one another - Law enforcement veteran Lauretta Hill to lead USC Department of Public Safety
The new DPS leader has been chief of police at Dallas College — one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with nearly 75,000 undergraduate students — for six years….Continue Reading Law enforcement veteran Lauretta Hill to lead USC Department of Public Safety - Student Health expands counseling services
USC students now have access to UWill, a virtual program that will provide quick access to mental health professionals, officials announced Nov. 3. …Continue Reading Student Health expands counseling services - Governor names USC’s Erroll Southers to Commission on the State of Hate
The panel will review data on hate crimes in California, provide resources for victims and make policy recommendations to better protect people’s civil rights….Continue Reading Governor names USC’s Erroll Southers to Commission on the State of Hate - Keck Hospital of USC nationally recognized with sixth consecutive ‘A’ hospital safety grade
USC Keck’s rating places the hospital once again among the safest in the United States….Continue Reading Keck Hospital of USC nationally recognized with sixth consecutive ‘A’ hospital safety grade - MHART pilot program launches to help students experiencing mental health crises
USC Mental Health Assistance and Response Team to provide mental health intervention for students starting in Fall 2022….Continue Reading MHART pilot program launches to help students experiencing mental health crises - 3 things we want you to know about safety
As students move in and live on campus, here are three tips to ensure your personal security….Continue Reading 3 things we want you to know about safety - Q&A: Getting to know USC Department of Public Safety Chief Lauretta HillThough she’s been on the job for a little over a month, USC’s new Department of Public Safety Chief Lauretta Hill already considers this university to be home. With nearly three decades in law enforcement under her belt, including the last six years as police chief at Dallas College — a community college system of…Continue Reading Q&A: Getting to know USC Department of Public Safety Chief Lauretta Hill