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Security

The Office of Residence Life knows that safety and security are important issues. We believe it takes a partnership between Residence Life procedures, our staff and students to maintain our reputation as a safe campus. Below are highlights of the multiple security measures in the residence halls.

Hall Access

• Most front doors are locked at 9 p.m., but some halls are locked 24/7. In order to enter the hall after the front doors lock, residents must use their hall key or a student ID for card-access halls.
• Interior hallway doors leading to residential areas are locked 24 hours a day and require a key or student ID for access.
• After 9 p.m., all guests must be signed in at the front desk.

Staff

• Staff is accessible 24 hours a day.
• Each hall has two resident assistants on duty every night. During the evening they walk the building to be attentive to safety and security concerns.
• Each night there is a hall director and graduate assistant on duty for campus. They are there to consult with resident assistants on duty and assist with major events.

Fire Safety

• Each room is equipped with a smoke detector that is checked in August, December and April.
• Fire extinguishers and fire alarm pull stations are located in multiple locations in each hall.
• On the back of each room door is a schematic showing the nearest exit and identifying the reassembly location for residents should they need to evacuate the hall.
• Unannounced fire drills are conducted at least once a semester.

Other

• Video cameras are located in elevators and in some hallways and stairwells.
• Tornado shelters are located throughout the residence hall system.
• We maintain a close working relationship with the Department of Public Safety, the campus police.

How Students Can Do Their Part

• Lock your room door when not at home and at night while sleeping.
• Keep your keys with you at all times.
• Do not loan your keys to others.
• Report lost room keys immediately.
• Report suspicious people to hall staff.
• Do not prop doors.
• Do not let individuals you do not know into the building.
• Look out for one another.