Community Review Board Invites Campus Community to Join in Its Work
Members of the University community are invited to engage with the Community Review Board (CRB) and its work through several opportunities this spring by attending its open forum or applying to become a CRB member.
The CRB was created following an independent review of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) by former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch in 2020-21. It is responsible for the following:
- reviewing appeals of civilian complaints regarding DPS officer conduct;
- reviewing and commenting on prospective new DPS policies, procedures and trainings;
- reviewing key community-facing functions of DPS; and
- issuing to the University community a public annual report of findings and recommendations.
Spring Open Forum
During their annual spring open forum on Tuesday, April 2, from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Falk College, White Hall, room 335, or online via Zoom, members of the CRB will share the work being completed by the board based on their responsibilities listed above. Additionally, the forum will serve as a listening session where members of the campus community can share about their experiences or ask thoughtful questions related to DPS and policing on campus.
For those attending in person, Communications Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided. To request additional accommodations, please contact crb@syr.edu.
Join the CRB
CRB membership is on a rotating schedule. Currently, the board is seeking to fill four seats with one undergraduate student, one graduate student, a staff member and an administrator.
For those interested in being considered, please complete the application and submit it to the specific individual designated for your constituent group:
- Undergraduate Students: One undergraduate student will be selected by the Student Association (SA); please submit your application to Will Treloar, president of SA.
- Graduate Students: One graduate student will be selected by the Graduate Student Organization (GSO); please submit your application to Daniel J. Kimmel, president of GSO.
- Staff: A staff member will be selected by the Office of Human Resources; please submit your application to Andrew Gordon, senior vice president and chief human resource officer.
- Administrators: An administrator will be selected by Chancellor Kent Syverud; please submit your application to Souher Cosselman, director for strategic initiatives, Chancellor’s Office.
Are you considering becoming a member of the CRB? Wondering why you should apply for membership? SU News asked that question of La’Kesa Allen, staff member representative for the CRB and coordinator in the Community Standards Office, Linda Baguma, undergraduate student representative on the CRB and student in the College of Arts and Sciences and Avva Boroujerdi, also an undergraduate representative and student in the Whitman School of Management. The representatives say they wanted to join the CRB to engage collaboratively with other University members and help make a difference. Baguma and Boroujerdi also wanted to represent student voices and bring those insights to these important issues/conversations.
Read more about their experiences and why they think you, too, should join the CRB:
