DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) – An alleged assault at an area university has students concerned and school officials changing their approach.
The alleged incident took place on September 14 on 3rd street in De Pere.
That location is technically off St. Norbert campus, but close enough for student Isabelle Robertson to be concerned.
“I think it definitely has affected how I feel on campus safety wise, I definitely don’t feel as safe as I did before,” she says.
St. Norbert has been working with De Pere Police to find who is responsible. Senior Director of Campus Safety Steve Jakups says the school has been proactive since that terrible occurrence.
“We’ve increased campus patrol, and doing a social media campaign to present opportunities for self-defense classes,” he explains.
Isabelle Robertson lists what’s important for her as a student.
“I think just making sure that campus safety is always looking out for us, compliant, and kind,” she explains. “I think that’s a thing I’ve noticed and they should be quick too.”
While campus safety officials have attempted to do more, they still face some challenges.
“It’s hard to be proactive in this,” says Jakups. “You can have a patrol car on one end and something happens on the other.”
If anyone has information pertaining to the September 14 assault they are strongly encouraged to contact the De Pere Police Department.
