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On April 25, the Sarasota Police Department announced a partnership with Ringling College of Art and Design called Blue + You, an initiative that will create programs and events to allow the public to interact with the police force. Ringling students unveiled an improved web- site for the Police Department, sarasotapd. org, and then, on April 26, helped host the showing of a movie for the community, a news release points out. The Police Department has been partner- ing with the college as a client of "The Collaboratory" during this spring semester, the release notes. "The project intends to fortify and reestablish the visual and com- municative aspects of the Sarasota Police Department through design and social media, such as use of our website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram," the release adds. "We're proud to unveil and reveal a new brand for the Sarasota Police Department," said Chief Bernadette DiPino in the release. "When you see Blue + You, it's an extension of our community policing outreach. The color blue represents law enforcement. The plus sign means we work together and we combine with each other," she pointed out in the release. "The 'You' is our community and citizens." The goal, she continued, is to create a safe place to live, work and play. "Any time you see the Blue + You [logo], you'll know it's a Sarasota Police Department event," said DiPino. "We are honored to be partnering with the Sarasota Police Department during our pilot phase in The Collaboratory," said Cynthia Gravino, associate vice president of col- laborative enterprises at the college, in the release. "The Collaboratory provides opportu- nities for Ringling College students to obtain real-life, client-based project experience in a multidisciplinary studio setting," she added in the release. POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES RINGLING COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP Ringling College students created this poster for the first Blue + You movie night. Image courtesy Sarasota Police Department Sarasota News Leader May 2, 2014 Page 77