Campus Residence Safety Tips

Residence:

• Doors and windows to your residence hall should be equipped with quality locking mechanisms. Room doors should be equipped with peep holes and deadbolts. Always lock them when you are absent. Do not loan out your key. Rekey locks when a key is lost or stolen.
  
  
• Card access systems are far superior to standard metal key and lock systems. Card access enables immediate lock changes when keys are lost, stolen, or when housing assignments change. Most hotels and hospitals have changed to card access systems for safety reasons. Higher education institutions need to adopt similar safety features.
  
  
• Always lock your doors and 1st and 2nd floor windows at night . Never compromise your safety for a roommate who asks you to leave the door unlocked.
  
  
• Dormitories should have a central entrance/exit lobby where nighttime access is monitored, as well as an outside telephone which visitors must use to gain access.
  
  
• Dormitory residents should insist that residential assistants and security patrols routinely check for "propped doors" - day and night.
  
  
• Do not leave your identification, wallets, checkbooks, jewelry, cameras, and other valuables in open view.
  
  
• Program your phone's speed dial memory with emergency numbers that include family and friends.
  
  
• Know your neighbors and don't be reluctant to report illegal activities and suspicious loitering.