All first-year students must belong to a Dining Plan. Additionally, Flex Accounts allow students the convenience of a cash-free campus. The Flex Account may be used for purchases made in convenience stores, bookstores, computer sales, vending and laundry machines, the Common Market, and copiers. University Security Services Twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, University Security staff work to maintain a safe and secure environment for the University community. Experienced officers, with specialized skills and education, patrol all University properties.
Supervisors wear white shirts.
Special requests for workshops on specific safety issues can also be arranged. Officers provide escort services for individual faculty, staff, and students who might need safe passage through the University. In an emergency, officers will respond within two or three minutes to calls, including fire, accidents, and physical crimes. To get in touch with Security in the event of an emergency, University community members may dial x13 from any University phone, including over 50 service phones located primarily in building entranceways. Also, some 85 blue light emergency phones, with direct access to Security, are located on or near campus walkways and parking lots.