University Police - Shippensburg University

campus. When an incident occurs that causes an immediatethreat to the campus, the first responders to the scene are usuallyUniversity Police. Once they respond, they typically workwith members of the Shippensburg Borough police and firedepartments, and the Pennsylvania State Police to manage theincident. Other local, state, or federal agencies may also be involvedin responding depending on the nature of the incident.General information about the emergency response andevacuation procedures for SU are publicized each year as partof the institution’s Clery Act compliance efforts.All members of the university community are notified onan annual basis that they are required to notify the SUDPS ofany situation or incident on campus that poses a significantemergency or danger that may involve an immediate or ongoingthreat to the health and safety of the campus. SUDPS isresponsible to respond to and summon the necessary resourcesto mitigate, investigate, and document any situation that maycause a significant emergency or dangerous situation. In addition,SUDPS will respond to such incidents to determineif the situation does pose a threat to the community. If it isdetermined that there is a threat, the appropriate universityofficials will immediately notify the campus community or theappropriate segments of the community that may be affectedby the situation.How and when does SU inform the campus aboutan immediate threat and what is the SU policy onnotifying the campus community of an emergency?The Shippensburg University Crisis CommunicationsPlan and the Emergency Notification Systems Protocolscover official mass communication methods to ensure effectiveand efficient communication and provide accurate andtimely emergency notifications and information to the campuscommunity for situations that are considered a danger oran emergency.When SUDPS confirms that an emergency or dangeroussituation poses an immediate threat to the health or safety tosome or all members of the campus community, the Directorof Public Safety will determine the content of the messageand will use some or all of the systems described below tocommunicate to the campus community, or to the appropriatesegment of the community, if the threat is limited to a particularbuilding or segment of the population.A member of the Department of Public Safety will informthe Executive Director for University Communications &Marketing of any dangerous or emergency situation of whichit is aware that may present an ongoing or continuing threat sothat the campus community may be alerted. This notificationincludes any incident that poses a serious threat to the campus7