General Policies and Procedures

Listed below are brief descriptions of the Colleges efforts to provide a safe environment to live and work.

Telephones: Most campus building are equipped with telephone in public areas that have 911 emergency access (remember to dial 9-911 from campus phones). Each residence hall has a telephone located near its parking lot entrance. Individual student rooms in residence halls are equipped with telephones with 911 access.

Emergency Call Boxes: The College has strategically placed emergency call boxes on campus for the purpose of providing a means for a student to seek immediate assistance. The call boxes are connected with the Campus Safety dispatch center by pushing the red button. The black buttons allows the caller to call any campus phone line.

Emergency Notification System (ENS): The College has implemented an emergency notification system designed to send critical information to the campus community in a timely manner. The ENS allows a message to be sent via e-mail, cell phone, land line phone and text messaging at the same time. The ENS will only be used in crisis situations in which the information is deemed vital for the campus community to receive quickly.

Fire Safety: Tampering with fire equipment is a misdemeanor punishable with a fine not exceeding $1000 and/or imprisonment up to one year. A person found guilty of tampering with fire emergency equipment or who refuses to vacate a building during a fire alarm may be referred to the fire and/or police department for prosecution.

Lighting, Shrubbery and Trees: The College has maintained a program of adding exterior lighting to minimize dark areas used by pedestrians on the campus. All facilities on the campus are accessible by sidewalk routes that are well lit. Individuals are cautioned to avoid dark places that may be the shortest distance between two buildings. Stay on lighted sidewalks and walk with another person that you know! Landscaping is trimmed on a regular basis. Maintenance and Campus Safety and Security personnel routinely inspect the campus for potential areas that may be considered unsafe. Please contact Campus Safety and Security (ext. 4014) to report broken lights or landscaping that may need to be trimmed.