The University Police Department has a Crime Prevention Unit, staffed by officers who are state certified as Crime Prevention Specialists. Security of Campus Facilities Campus buildings and grounds are well maintained, and their security is given constant attention. The campus is open to visitors who attend athletic, cultural and educational events and to those who tour the campus. Limits access to academic, administrative and residence areas to students or employees who need such access Requires keys and access cards for many areas. Residents and Residence Hall staff are responsible for reporting unaccompanied individuals who cannot be identified to the University Police Department.
Police make monthly reports on lock problems and unsecured outside doors.
An electronic card access system has been installed on all residence hall exterior doors. A Hall Director or Graduate Hall Director supervises each hall, assisted by undergraduate Residence Hall Advisors, who have been instructed about safety and security by the police. Resident Advisors discuss security at the beginning of each semester and pass out printed materials. Uniformed security officers patrol residence hall complex areas on foot after dark. Exterior doors are kept locked 24 hours a day except for Corps of Cadet housing.