The area desk in McElvaney Hall, located in the first-year quad, is staffed 24 hours. A security officer is on duty from midnight to 8 a.m., and a residence life and housing staff member is on duty from 8 a.m. to midnight. All other residence halls are covered at random by patrol 24 hours per day. Residents are encouraged to keep their residence hall room door locked at all times. However, visitors must be accompanied by a resident at all times while in a residence hall.
All residence halls have telephones located inside and outside the front door.