Security Services - Residential Life Security Services Security Services is a function of the Office of Residential Life and assists in developing the total life of the campus community. The primary function is to enforce State and University policies and be of assistance to staff and students. The department's professional staff consists of a director, assistant director, and part-time officers.
Officers are on duty primarily during the evening hours.
The department emphasizes crime prevention by minimizing crime opportunities and encouraging students and employees to be responsible for their own and others' safety. It is University policy to encourage the reporting of all crimes committed on campus and to assist victims of those crimes. Monthly campus crime reports are printed in the UMC Weekly Bulletin and the weekly campus newsletter . Motor Vehicle Operation and Parking Students who bring cars, motorcycles and snowmobiles to the campus should be aware that all Minnesota state statutes and University ordinances are enforced on property owned or operated by the University of Minnesota. Alleged violators are tried by the Polk County court system.