At least one security person is on duty 24 hours a day. Each dormitory has a card-entry system, and the police will provide an escort for students requesting one at any time of the day or night. In general, students are not shy about calling security or filing reports with a college dean. Then we know we have to keep our eyes open. The accessibility of college personnel is very important, said Cynthia Patterson, vice president of academic affairs and dean of the college.
Familiarity happens on a lot of levels.
There are very few people who are invisible here. Students need to feel we want them to utilize services, that they are not putting anyone out. If they have a situation they are concerned about, we want to hear from them. The values the college stresses are equally important, Patterson said, and also play a role in making the campus a safe one. The code of conduct for students cites the principles of honor, integrity, responsibility and respect for others, she said.