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Sergeant Eliana Decker, one of two specialists at the University of Texas at Austin Police Department (UTPD) who provide emergency response to sexual assault survivors on campus, is now in the position to be there for students and employees at higher education entities throughout the state. The seven-year UTPD veteran recently accepted a nomination to join the Campus Working Group for the Governor’s Sexual Assault Survivors’ Task Force.

As more students and employees return to campus, it is a good time to revisit what to do if you see suspicious behavior within university buildings.

Beginning October 1, 2021, the Austin Police Department will implement changes to its response to calls for service. We want to assure our community that this change will have no impact on how UTPD responds to calls in its service area. We will continue to respond to all 911 calls as usual and support our partners at APD.

We encourage our community members who live in the City of Austin to follow the below safety advice:

Thank you to the 4,500 people who participated in the UTPD biennial Community Survey. Your answers provided much insight into how you view our quality of service and where to direct our efforts as we continue our caretaking mission. For those of you who took the time to write in answers, we want you to know that we read every response.