2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

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Violent or Criminal Behavior

In the event of an imminent threat to personal safety or property, DIAL 911. While reporting the incident, include the following information:

  • Nature of the incident.
  • Location of the incident.
  • Description of person(s) involved.
  • Description of property involved.
  • Contact Campus Security and the Vice President of Administration at the earliest possible opportunity. If the Vice President of Administration is unavailable, notify the Executive Vice President, or the Dean of Students at the earliest possible opportunity.
  • In all other cases, contact Campus Security and the Vice President of Administration. If the Vice President of Administration is unavailable, notify the Executive Vice President or Dean of Students at the earliest possible opportunity.

Everyone is asked to assist in making the campus a safe place by being alert to suspicious situations and promptly reporting them. If you are a witness to any on-campus crime, avoid putting yourself at risk! If you observe a criminal act or whenever you observe a suspicious person on campus, immediately call Campus Security and report the incident.

Assist the officers when they arrive by supplying them with all additional information.

Should gunfire or discharged explosive hazard the campus, take cover immediately and DIAL 911 as soon as possible.

If taken hostage:

  • Be patient and remember that time is on your side. Avoid drastic action and remain calm.
  • The initial 45 minutes are the most dangerous. Follow instructions, be alert and stay alive.
  • Don’t speak unless spoken to and then only when necessary. Don’t talk down to the captor who may be in an agitated state. Avoid appearing hostile. Maintain eye contact with the captor at all times, if possible, but do not stare. Treat the captor like royalty.
  • Try to rest. Avoid speculating. Comply with instructions as best as you can. Avoid arguments.
  • Be observant. You may be released or escape. The personal safety of others may depend on your memory.
  • Be prepared to answer the police on the phone. Be patient and wait. Attempt to establish rapport with the captor. If medications, first aid, or restroom privileges are needed by anyone, say so. The captors in all probability do not want to harm persons held by them. Such direct action further implicates the captor in additional offenses.