Residence Hall Safety and Security
Safety and security are important issues within the residence hall community. Residential Services works hard to provide a secure environment for residents while minimizing inconveniences. Each resident must be aware of and abide by safety and security regulations to protect him or herself and others.
All entrances into the residence halls are locked from 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Residents may use their ID/access card to enter their hall at anytime. Phones are available at the main entrances to accommodate residents who forget their ID and for guests who arrive during the locked hours.
Although our campus is a generally safe place to live and go to school, there are some steps you should take to ensure your safety and the safety of the other people sharing your residence hall community.
They include:
- Keep your room door locked. This is important when you are asleep, when you are going down the hall for a couple minutes, or when you are going to class.
- Never prop open an outside door. Propping open doors allows people who aren't supposed to be in the hall access to your room and everyone else's in the hall.
- Escort guests at all times. Report any suspicious persons or unescorted guests to the residence hall staff or Public Safety.
- Don't keep your ID with your keys. Those key chains with ID holders are a convenient way to carry your things, but if you lose your keys, you lose your ID. Whoever finds them knows where you live.
- Report missing keys immediately. Facilities personnel will change the lock as soon as they can, which ensures you and your property remain safe.
- Leave immediately when a fire alarm sounds. Even though fire drills do occur in residence halls, don't assume the fire alarm is a false alarm. When you hear the fire alarm, leave the building. It's a good idea, and it's the law.
- Report anything suspicious or of concern to you and/or your community to your RA or to Public Safety (7-2216 or 911 emergency).