Safety Alerts
A Safety Alert (also known as a "Timely Notice") is issued whenever a seriouscrime (or series of less serious crimes) occurs on campus and notification of the community would help community members protect themselves from the same or similar incidents. A Safety Alert may be issued with or without an all-campus email alert via the campus's emergency notification system.
Please see our page on Emergency Notifications and Timely Notices for a full description of all notification systems.
Campus Sexual Assault October 17, 2009
Public Safety received a report that a student was sexually assaulted in a campus residence hall room on October 17. The assailant, described as a white male in his late teens, is well known to the survivor. He left campus after the assault and is not from the local area. Officers are working with the survivor to provide follow-up services. Public Safety is issuing a trespass notice to the assailant.
Officers are on duty twenty-four (24) hours a day to respond to incidents and to give assistance. Crime prevention is everyone's responsibility. Working together we can keep the campus safe.
Please visit the Public Safety Web site at for more crime prevention tips.
Other resources available to help students include:
- Counseling Services, ext 2037
- Dean of Students Office, ext. 2550
- Everywoman's Center, 24 hour Rape Crisis Hotline 888-337-0800
This alert is being provided to our community in compliance with the Jeanne Clery campus safety act.
