The Point Park Police Department announced the creation and launch of their police blotter via Facebook January 16.

“Our department is dedicated to keep our community informed of the activity that happens on our campus,” the Facebook post said. “We not only send out Point Alerts but we have initiated a new way to keep you informed of our departments activity.”

The Department of Education’s Campus Security Act of 1990 requires campuses to keep a daily log of incidents.

Point Park Police decided to take it a step above by having internet access to that log, according to Officer and Department Social Media Coordinator Jeremy Bogdanski. The blotter is located on the Public Safety page of Point Park’s website and is updated weekly.

According to Bogdanski, the log follows the Clery Act, a requirement for campus police and public safety departments to maintain a daily crime log of all reported crimes that fall within their jurisdiction. This crime log must be made available to the public during daily business hours, according to the Clery Center website.

Point Park is also interacting with the university community through the United Student Government (USG) Student Concerns Committee.

Senior english major and USG Senator Matt Bauman also serves as a committee member for student concerns. The majority of input students submit to the committee regards bus fares, filling the swimming pool in the Student Center, CulinArt, Information Technology and security.

According to Bauman, there have been increased concerns reported with “catcallers”  between the library and main center of campus. USG is considering posting signage throughout university property with reminders to look out for each other.

“Any concern will be taken seriously,” Bauman said.

Bauman says that USG is optimistic about the future of handling security concerns.

“The main priority of USG is to enrich the lives of students and listen to the concerns they have about Point Park,” USG Press Secretary Josh Croup said. “We strive to make the student’s experience better for them.”

Bogdanski said Facebook serves as the police department’s forefront which makes it a great tool for the department.

“We don’t want to be seen just as enforcers of the law,” Bogdanski said. “We are here as part of the community and want to be seen as such. Safety is our number one goal.”

Disclosure: Josh Croup also serves as The Globe’s co-sports editor.