Campus protection and patrol by Public Safety field personnel carefully selected for skills, knowledge and training. Public Safety personnel are CPR and first aid trained and utilizes this expertise frequently regarding campus occupant illnesses and injuries. Although these are usually minor in nature, on occasion some are serious enough for coordination with the HPD Clinic, campus nurses and local EMS caregivers. Public Safety Officers activate facility burglar alarm protection during off-hours, overnight and weekends. Public Safety Officers observe, record and facilitate remedy of safety and security hazards.
Officers respond to incidents of crime, disturbance or incident on the campus.
Specific and comprehensive investigative reports are prepared by officers to provide for records and future protection planning. Officers control pedestrian and vehicular traffic on campus. They specifically provide assistance at pedestrian crossings for smaller children and during special events for all traffic. The NSU Public Safety Crime Prevention Officer provides an on-going analysis of threat and crime on campuses. Safety and security lectures are conducted for incoming students and employees on personal and campus protection through employee and student orientation programs.