Clery Act: Residence Halls

Administration, Safety, and Security
The residence hall system administration falls under the responsibility of the Office of the Dean of Students. Each hall is directed by a full-time staff member, supported by several student resident assistants. All residents are responsible for maintaining good safety procedures and avoiding actions that may endanger themselves or others. To protect themselves and their property, residents are advised not to circumvent safety procedures by propping doors open, leaving rooms unattended and unlocked, using emergency doors for routine exits, opening exit doors to admit guests, or lending room/ residence hall keys to others. Safety violations, unsafe conditions, and unidentified persons in a residence hall should be reported to hall staff or campus police personnel immediately. University police check exterior doors and public areas of residence halls during their rounds.

Residence Hall/ Room Access
Each resident is issued a key that unlocks the residence hall room, interior hallway, and main entrance doors. All residence hall doors are locked 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Lock Cores, Keys, and Personal Property
Residents are issued keys at no charge, but a fee is charged for replacement. Keys should not be loaned to other persons or left unprotected. It is a violation of University policy for students to duplicate University-issued keys. Cores to room locks may be changed on request and at the resident’s expense. Cores to the main entrance door locks are changed during vacation periods; access is then limited to university personnel. The original lock cores are returned at the conclusion of the vacation period. Residents bring personal property to campus at their own risk. The University does not insure nor guarantee security of personal property. For their safety and protection of property, residents are encouraged to keep room doors locked and to carry their room keys at all times.

Safety Education & Programming
During each school year, knowledgeable persons with regard to crime prevention and personal safety are included in the University’s lecture/performance series or at special programs. Security procedures and concerns are also discussed on a regular basis at in-service meetings of residence hall directors and student residence assistants. Safety and security reminders are published regularly in the student newspaper.

New students are made familiar with safety and security procedures via information provided each year during student orientation. Crime alerts are issued to notify the community of crime trends and precautions. Officers instruct students on drug and alcohol abuse in Wellness and other classes several times during the school year.

Policies and procedures described herein are subject to change at any time as deemed necessary by University authorities. Direct questions or information requests to the Campus Police office.

Alcohol & Drug Awareness Programming
The University Police and Residence Life staffs have performed alcohol and drug awareness programs for students on an annual basis. University police officers conduct alcohol and drug awareness programs for all sections of the wellness classes conducted by the University. Officers also conduct sessions of New Student Affairs departments conducting alcohol and drug awareness programs are the Student Success Center, Residence Life, and the Health and Counseling Center. More information is available in the Biennial Review of Drug and Alcohol Prevention Programs at the University of Indianapolis, available in the Residence Life Office.

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