MissionThe mission of the Office of Campus Safety and Emergency Management is to provide a safe and secure environment for students, faculty/staff, and visitors.
Goal
The Office of Campus Safety and Emergency Management will support student learning by assuring a safe and secure environment on campus.
Campus Safety and Security is open 24/7, 365 days a year.
It is comprised of security guards and certified armed police officers. The office enforces policies including parking on all campuses of the University along with laws of the City of Findlay and State of Ohio. The office also monitors the Code Blue Emergency Phones around campus. Code Blues are activated by pushing the “PUSH FOR HELP” button on the blue light phones. Campus Safety and Security also takes reports anonymously of violent acts or threats”
If you need assistance, call security at 419-434-4799. On any University of Findlay property, a campus safety and security officer (Police or Security ) will be dispatched to take the report. If you need law enforcement assistance in the City of Findlay but not on University of Findlay property, contact the City of Findlay Police Department at 419-424-7163. If you need law enforcement assistance outside City of Findlay limits and not on University of Findlay property, contact The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 419-422-2424.
Services include:
- Escorts – medical and safety
- Locking/Unlocking doors on campus
- Vehicle unlocks
- Vehicle jumpstarts
- Vehicles tire inflation
- Bicycle Theft Program – offering free bike locks
- Welfare checks
- Response to all emergency situations
Residence halls are locked at 9 p.m., allowing for key access by residents only.
They are unlocked again at approximately 7 a.m. During non-visitation hours all guests of the opposite sex in a residence hall must be escorted by a resident of that hall. Lack of an escort helps identify those individuals who may not have any reason to be in the halls and who may cause a security problem.
Student Resident Assistants and Resident Directors help monitor the presence of visitors, particularly during the evening hours. They also report all infractions of University residence hall policy to the Office of Student Affairs. The Residence Life Staff is trained in the policies for reporting crime to both the campus security personnel and to the local law enforcement agencies. These policies are reviewed with the Residence Life Staff each year and are part of their official training manuals.
Fire drills are held twice each year by the Residence Life Staff.
Residence halls are equipped with hallway smoke detectors and pull stations which are connected to a central system in order to notify all residents of an alarm. In addition, individual rooms are equipped with non-system smoke detectors for the safety of those within the room. All students must leave the building when an alarm sounds.
The Office of Campus Safety and Emergency Management welcomes all guests to campus. To make your visit more friendly, we offer free guest parking passes for all campus lots.
Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., guests are required to display a pass to park in all campus lots. Passes are available at the security office and at the Info Center at the Alumni Memorial Union. Guest spaces are located in lot 1, and may also park in any regular faculty/staff, resident, or commuter space with the pass.
Your Responsibility
While the University staff will do everything in its power to provide a safe environment for the students and employees, we need your help as well. Please adhere to the following precautions to help protect yourself and your property:
- Keep your room door locked at all times, even if you will be gone for a short time or will be just down the hall. Also lock your door when asleep. The relatively few thefts which occur on University of Findlay campus are usually the result of unlocked residence hall rooms.
- Identify your belongings by engraving, recording serial numbers and even taking pictures. Record this information in a safe place.
- Do not prop doors open which should be shut and locked. If you see a propped door, please shut it.
- Question the presence of unescorted strangers in hallways. Call Campus Security or a Residence Life Staff member for assistance.
- Walk in groups, especially at night. Security escorts are available from Campus Security upon request.
- Do not burn candles or incense, use electric heaters of any type, use open element cooking appliances or overload electrical outlets in order to prevent fires.
- Do not tamper with fire equipment, including room smoke detectors, hallway smoke detectors and pull stations or fire extinguishers. Students found guilty of such tampering are subject to immediate suspension.
- Vehicles - Keep valuables locked in the trunk.
- Bicycles - Use a heavy duty lock, i.e., Master Lock Secure-Fit U Lock or heavy cable with a Master Lock.
Contact Us
Security Team | 201 Frazer St., Findlay, OH 45840 | 419-434-4601 | [email protected]
Emergency - 419-434-4799 or 911