Safety and Security
Residence hall staff members work with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and residents to
identify and resolve security problems. Your safety and security starts with you. Crime prevention strategies
are learned behaviors. Safe behaviors learned at college will serve you well now, as well as when you set
up households of your own. We urge you to practice safety precautions as soon as you move in!
Treat Your Hall Like You Would Your Apartment or House
Do not let people into your hall or complex unless you know them.
Remember that residents are responsible and accountable for the conduct not only of themselves
but also of their guests. If someone is here to visit a resident, only that resident should be
allowing access into the residence halls. You wouldn't want someone letting an unwelcome guest into your house, so please
give your neighbors the same courtesy.
Tips on how to say "no" to unaccompanied/unescorted persons:
- Be polite and courteous.
- Be firm.
- Point the person in the direction of the call box and explain how to use it.
- If the person forgot the room owner's phone number, point the person in the direction of the Area Desk for assistance or call the campus operator at 6-1000.
- If you see someone suspicious, do not be confrontational, instead call DPS or contact a Resident Assistant.
- If you experience difficulties with a stranger tell a Resident Assistant or a DPS officer.
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- One-way peepholes in each resident room door
- Doors that lock to all rooms and halls
- Security through the Department of Public Safety (DPS)
- DPS provides patrol services to the campus 24/7, utilizing commissioned public safety officers
- A public safety officer routinely patrols the residence halls with staff members and students
- DPS offers free self-defense classes for women
- Student patrols (students hired and trained by DPS who patrol outside the residence halls) equipped with two-way radios so that they can stay in touch with the DPS
- Official name tags for the University Housing maintenance staff members
- Lighting surveys at night to assess illumination levels on campus and improve lighting
- Trimming of shrubs and trees around buildings for more visibility
- Campus telephones at the entrance of each residence hall
- Emergency call boxes
(pdf 1.2mb) located throughout the campus
- Safety and security awareness programs in residence halls, as well as for other university populations
- Opportunities for students to restrict their campus directory information
- A shuttle service during limited evening hours, 7:00 p.m. to midnight, Sunday through Thursday, and 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., Friday through Saturday.
For reservation requests, students can call (541) 346-RIDE, ext. 2, or AOL Instant Message APShuttle. Any person who feels threatened can contact the DPS for assistance
- Trained staff members living in each residence hall
- Resident Assistants (RAs) who are on duty from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. weekdays and twenty-four hours a day on weekends
- Complex Directors (CDs) are on duty 24/7
- The main housing office is an available safety resource from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays
- DPS officers who perform rounds with student staff members on weekdays and weekend
- Lock room doors at night, when asleep, or whenever out of the room
- Refrain from propping open building doors
- Refrain from allowing strangers into residence halls
- Travel with others when going to remote areas of buildings or traveling on campus at night
- Report suspicious activity or people to the
Department of Public Safety (541) 346-6666 (emergencies) or (541) 346-5444 (non-emergencies), or to residence hall staff members immediately
- Report crime immediately
- Report lost keys immediately so room lock changes can be made if necessary
- Not lend keys or ID to anyone
- Make responsible decisions concerning alcohol and other drugs
- Be of legal age and responsible should they choose to consume alcohol. If you are intoxicated, you are incapable of protecting yourself
- Always ask who the person is and look out of the one-way peephole before answering the door
- Take appropriate steps to secure personal property such as bikes, cars, jewelry, cash, or
electronic equipment
- Remove opportunities for crime by being informed, alert, and conscientious community members
- Read, understand, and abide by the Residence Hall Rules and Regulations,
including fire safety regulations
- Provide input to the university about how the campus can be made safer
- Cooperate with university and police officials when they are investigating
suspicious activity or criminal incidents
- Make sure they have fire/theft insurance, either through their parent's home-owners
insurance, or through renter's insurance
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- Pull Alarm to evacuate building.
- Report fire location to Department of Public Safety by dialing (541)346-6666.
Pulling the fire alarm automatically calls Eugene Fire Department.
A false alarm is unlawful in the Eugene City Code with penalties up to 100 days imprisonment and/or $500 fine.
The University Housing Department offers a $100 reward to anyone supplying information which leads to the arrest and
conviction of a person causing a false alarm or tampering with fire safety equipment.
- Test the detector weekly by holding the test switch button in for up to 10 seconds until the alarm sounds.
The alarm may not sound immediately when you press the button.
- If the power-on indicator light on the cover glows red, the detector is receiving power.
- Notify your RA or the area desk if the indicator light is not glowing or the
alarm does not sound.
- Alternate devices for the hearing impaired are available upon written request to University Housing.
City of Eugene regulations require University Housing to provide a smoke detector in each sleeping room and to service the detector each year.
The resident is responsible for the periodic testing of the detector and for reporting any malfunction in writing
to University Housing.
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