On Union College s campus, there has been much ambiguity with regard to campus safety and how to reach them. All three of these extensions reach the same switch board operator at campus safety. These calls are dealt with in order of their importance. In addition to controlling three phone lines, this operator also deals with all walk in requests and complaints. A fifth task is to dispatch all officers and report to them.
Officers also radio back reports to the dispatcher.
Finally, this one person must keep track of all computer systems, which display fire and building alarms. Not only students are upset with the lack of organization and speediness of this system, but so are Student Forum President Mike Winn and Head of Campus Safety Bill Sickinger. Mike had repeatedly requested the President Hull look making the current system a more efficient one, perhaps by hiring another dispatcher. At this point, President Hull will not be hiring another staff member. Winn feels that this lack of effiency and slow response time to calls comprimises students safety.