The Office of Campus Safety works closely with the Physical Plant, the Office of Residence Life and the Dean of Students Office to maintain security in all college buildings and residence halls. Security and safety hazards may be reported to the Office of Campus Safety, local police or to the Physical Plant. Employees of the Physical Plant inspect campus facilities regularly, promptly making repairs affecting safety and security, and responds to reports of potential safety and security hazards, such as broken windows, doors and locks. A code access system is available on some exterior residence hall doors. The exterior hall doors are locked 24 hours a day.
Students gain entry by entering a number code into the lock.
Students living in residence halls should keep their room doors locked at all times and never prop open exterior doors. Guests in the halls should be escorted by a resident at all times. While no system can guarantee a safe environment, overall security is certainly improved by the existence of a lock system. Because we feel that high visibility of uniformed officers is an effective deterrent to criminal activity, Campus Safety Officers actively patrol the campus on foot. We believe that the relatively small number of motor vehicle thefts and burglaries given the nature of our campus is, at least in part, a result of the efforts we make in our Campus Safety operation to have a visible presence.