The Department of 公共安全 is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 除了全职保安人员, the Department utilizes work-study students to assist in parking enforcement and during special events on campus. Mount Mercy operates an administrator-on-duty call system to ensure that administrative support and decision-making capacity is always available. 所有公共安全人员都接受过心肺复苏术/急救/AED培训, 应急响应, 疏散程序, 人际交往能力.