Linfield College Community Public Safety & Security Department

Motto
Alii Primi Sint
“OTHERS FIRST”

The mission of the Linfield College Community Public Safety & Security Department (hereby referred to as “LC CPS” for College Public Safety) is to enhance the quality of campus life by focusing on solutions and fostering a safe and secure environment for the campus community to pursue a positive work and educational experience.  CPS will endeavor to accomplish this by establishing a partnership with the campus community that encourages mutual respect, understanding, cooperation and a fundamental desire to develop problem-solving strategies to address safety and security on Linfield’s campuses.

Vision
The CPS Department will endeavor to address community security needs, and to provide assistance and service, wherever possible, with impartiality. CPS Department officers will function with the highest degree of professionalism and fairness. This vision will be accomplished through servant leadership and employing contemporary community oriented policing strategies within the highest standards of the campus public safety profession. The LC CPS Department shall focus on creating a campus environment that addresses these issues in full partnership with all campus members and the local community.

The College Public Safety office is located in Cozine Hall

Director’s Message to the Linfield Community

Living and working in a tranquil environment like Linfield can cause us to forget that crime and other problems can impact us just as they do any other community outside of the College.  The purpose of this message is to equip you with the information you need to in order to enhance your safety while at the College. 

The Department of Linfield College Community Public Safety & Security is the primary department at the College charged with creating a safe and secure environment.  This task, however, is not one we can accomplish alone. Crime prevention the anticipation, recognition and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it is everyone’s responsibility. We ask you to join us in these efforts by reading the information provided in our website and referring to it often.
 
The Department motto is “Alii Primi Sint,” which is Latin for “Others First.” Our efforts to maintain a safe and secure environment rely on the ability to develop collaborative relationships with the many communities that make up Linfield.  We believe that through partnering and problem solving, we can continue to make Linfield one of the safest colleges in the nation.

Please always feel free to stop by and visit us at Cozine Hall or contact me at 503-883-2602 or rcepeda@linfield.edu if you have any questions. 

We hope that your stay at Linfield will be both pleasant and safe.
 

Robert A. Cepeda
Director of Linfield College Community Public Safety & Security

Linfield College CPS & Local Law Enforcement

Linfield College CPS maintains close working relationships with several area law enforcement agencies, especially with the McMinnville Police Department.  Our two departments work together on projects of mutual interest.  Any incident requiring assistance is responded to rapidly by McMinnville Police.  McMinnville Police are called in for any arrest relating to violations of city or state laws.

McMinnville Police Department website