University Police - Shippensburg University

Residence hall access is restricted 24 hours per day via acard access system. Residents are provided access to the hallthey live in via their student identification card at the designatedentrances. Guests are given access to the building by theresident they are visiting and the resident is responsible for theguest while they are in the building. University policy states allemployees, contractors, vendors shall display University identificationwhen in an occupied residence hall.What SU programs are available to inform studenthousing residents about housing security andenforcement procedures?At the beginning of each semester during new studentorientation, students are informed of housing security andenforcement procedures by Department of Public Safety personnel.Public Safety personnel also participate in ResidenceLife staff training. Throughout the academic year, police officersconduct crime prevention and safety seminars in the residencehalls. Residence Directors conduct hall meetings withstudents during the first week of each semester in regard tosecurity issues and additionally, Resident Assistants conductperiodic resident floor meetings to inform students of campuspolicies and procedures.What type of student housing is available?University owned on-campus housing consists of sevenresidence halls. Most rooms are double occupancy; howeversome single rooms are available under specific circumstances.All residence halls house both male and female students.There is also a leased apartment complex that is part of universityhousing. This complex is located just off campus andis owned by the Shippensburg University Foundation. InJanuary 2013, the university opened new suite-style housingon campus and some of the current residence halls will close.Please check the university website for these updates.What fire safety measures are in place?Every residence hall is equipped with an automaticsmoke/heat detection system monitored 24 hours a day byuniversity police. The system also includes strobe light units tonotify students who are hearing impaired. An alarm promptsimmediate evacuation of the building. The system also selftestsfor tampering and reduces the chance for false alarms.Each individual residence hall room has an AC poweredsmoke detector with battery back-up which resident assistantscheck during monthly room inspections. Fire drills are conductedmonthly in all residence halls. Students who fail toevacuate as required are referred to the judicial system.11