Training & Presentations

U-M students, faculty and staff are invited to take control of their personal safety by learning physical and verbal strategies to counter violence through our empowerment self-defense workshops.

The therapy dog program aims to provide engagement opportunities with our campus community, as well as emotional support for anybody having a stressful experience.

While the program is open to the entire U-M community, it will be particularly beneficial to employees and students who will be working or volunteering on programs or events that host children on campus. This training includes a DPSS Overview as well as how to respond to weather emergencies, medical emergencies, and fire alarm response among other topics.

This one-hour training can be delivered in person or virtually to a group of any size. This training is designed to develop situational awareness skills to keep you safe before, during, and after work. You will learn tips on identifying what is going on around you, understanding baseline observations, and identifying anomalies to make you more alert and able to quickly make informed decisions for your safety.

This training emphasizes situational awareness so you can spot and avoid potential trouble, recognize escalating behaviors, and use techniques for safely intervening and responding when a person is posing a risk.

College students are among those targeted by scammers. This presentation discusses the scams faced by students at college, the warning signs to watch for, and how students can protect themselves.

The DPSS Overview is an introduction to DPSS and the services we provide. This presentation is about 20 minutes and can be added to other presentations. Participants will hear about the different departments at DPSS and the unique role they each play in creating a safe environment as well as how and when to contact us.

Chances are, you'll never face an active attacker situation. However, if you do, you need to be prepared. This presentation aims to educate our community on how to respond to and prevent an active attacker incident.

The officer will give an overview of the Run, Hide, and Fight™ response, as well as the critical thinking involved in making a decision that is right for you.

This crime prevention presentation will give you an overview of the DPSS law enforcement and security services on campus, incidents that should be reported and how to contact us. Personal safety, dealing with threats and suspicious behavior are also discussed in detail. Many units have made this presentation part of their annual staff training.

When a sexual assault is reported, officers with the Division of Public Safety and Security (DPSS) start by believing. Knowing how to respond to a sexual assault is critical—a negative response can worsen the trauma and foster an environment where perpetrators face zero consequences for their crimes. We want our community to know that if they come forward with a report, it will be taken seriously and addressed compassionately.

Our workplace and classroom violence presentation is designed for members of our community to be prepared to deal with escalating behavior and violence in the workplace or classroom. We discuss how to handle escalating or threatening behavior and violence. Prevention and reporting measures are presented within the framework laid out by the U-M Standard Practice Guide and criminal law.