University Police - Shippensburg University

“resident” or “commuter” students through the Office ofAdmissions, and those who plan to live on campus are notifiedof their assignments in early August prior to their arrival.The housing application includes a section for studentsto indicate their personal preference regarding quiet hours andsmoking (although all university housing facilities are smokefree).These preferences are met whenever possible. Roomchanges are permitted for all residents during the second weekof each semester if signed by the Residence Director (RD) ofthe hall and approved by the Housing Office. The RD handlesany extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case basis.How are student-housing facilities secured?All exterior doors to the residence halls are locked 24hours a day. The main entrances to each building are equippedwith card readers, which residents can use to gain access to thebuilding. All other entrances are alarmed and set for delayedegress, which will deny the ability to exit the building unlessthe emergency egress glass is broken or the fire alarm systemhas released the doors. Residents must provide access to thebuilding for their guests and applicable guest policies mustbe followed. Each main entrance is also monitored throughvideo camera surveillance. Additional cameras will be placedthroughout common areas of the facilities, such as laundry,kitchen, and study lounges.Doors in the residence halls are equipped with a standardlock and key system. The windows are equipped with screensand will lock in place. Ground-level resident rooms have securityscreens installed on their windows.How many and what types of SU employees areassigned to University housing facilities?Each hall has a live-in Residence Director who overseesall operational aspects of that hall/complex. All halls/complexeshave student Resident Assistants living on each flooror in each apartment building and a student Desk Assistantwho remains at the hall main desk during various hours, sevendays a week. The entire residence life staff, which totals approximately120 persons, receives varying levels of training onsecurity procedures and policies, crisis intervention, confrontation,alcohol and drug abuse, and responding to emergencysituations.What is the SU policy for housing students during lowoccupancy periods, such as holidays and vacations?During vacations and other low occupancy periods fromlate August to mid-May, most residence halls are vacated byresidents and are locked and secured. During these low occupancyperiods, entrance to the occupied residence halls is17