Clarion	
  University	
  of	
  Pennsylvania

2015 ANNUAL
SAFETY,
SECURITY,
2015 Annual
Safety,
Security,	
  Fire
FIRE SAFETY, and
Safety,	
  CRIME
& Crime
Statistics Report
STATISTICS
REPORT
1

DEAR CAMPUS COMMUNITY,
The	
  Annual	
  Security	
  Report	
  is	
  generated	
  every	
  year	
  by	
  the	
  university	
  as	
  a	
  tool	
  to	
  promote	
  awareness	
  for	
  our	
  
community.	
  Each	
  year,	
  many	
  prospective	
  students,	
  their	
  families,	
  and	
  potential	
  employees	
  make	
  inquiries	
  as	
  
to	
  the	
  nature	
  of	
  crime	
  on	
  campus	
  and	
  the	
  procedures	
  the	
  university	
  has	
  undertaken	
  to	
  improve	
  the	
  quality	
   of	
  
the	
  experience	
  at	
  Clarion	
  University.	
  
The	
  goal	
  of	
  the	
  Annual	
  Security	
  Report	
  is	
  to	
  increase	
  awareness	
  through	
  education	
  of	
  the	
  types	
  of	
  incidents	
  
reported	
   on	
   the	
   campus,	
   and	
   to	
   bring	
   safety	
   to	
   the	
   forefront	
   of	
   everyone’s	
   daily	
   routine.	
   Safety	
   is	
   a	
  
partnership	
   that	
   we	
   all	
   share,	
   and	
   taking	
   steps	
   to	
   increase	
   your	
   own	
   safety	
   reduces	
   the	
   opportunity	
   for	
   crime	
  
to	
  occur.	
  The	
  annual	
  security	
  report	
  is	
  also	
  a	
  source	
  of	
  practical	
  information	
  that	
  can	
  be	
  utilized	
  in	
  the	
  event	
  
you	
  need	
  to	
  access	
  the	
  university’s	
  resources.	
  
The	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Annual	
  Security	
  Report	
  is	
  compiled	
  in	
  compliance	
  with	
  the	
  Jeanne	
  Clery	
  Disclosure	
  of	
  
Campus	
  Security	
  Policy	
  and	
  Crime	
  Statistics	
  Act	
  of	
  1998.	
  We	
  hope	
  this	
  report	
  will	
  help	
  you	
  to	
  increase	
  your	
  
personal	
  awareness	
  of	
  safety	
  and	
  security	
  on	
  campus.	
  

1	
  

THE CAMPUS SECURITY ACT: LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The	
  Campus	
   Security	
  Act	
   requires	
   colleges	
   and	
   universities	
   to	
   publish	
   an	
   annual	
   report	
   by	
  October	
   1st	
   that	
   contains	
  
three	
   years	
  of	
  campus	
  crime	
  statistics	
  and	
  certain	
  campus	
  security	
  policy	
  statements;	
  disclose	
  crime	
  statistics	
  for	
  the	
  
campus,	
   public	
  areas	
  immediately	
  adjacent	
  to	
  or	
  running	
  through	
  the	
  campus,	
  and	
  certain	
  non campus	
  facilities	
  and	
  
remote	
   classrooms.	
   The	
  statistics	
  must	
  be	
  gathered	
  from	
  campus	
  police	
  and	
  security,	
  local	
  law	
  enforcement	
  and	
  other	
  
University	
   officials	
   who	
   have	
   significant	
   responsibility for	
   student	
   and	
   campus	
   activities;	
   provide	
   “timely	
   warning”	
  
notices	
   of	
   those	
   crimes	
   that	
   have	
   occurred	
   and	
   pose	
   an	
   ongoing	
   threat	
   to	
   students	
   and	
   employees;	
   and	
   disclose	
   a	
  
public	
  crime	
  log	
  of	
  any	
  crime	
  that	
  occurred	
  on	
  campus	
  within	
  the	
  patrol	
  jurisdiction	
  of	
  the	
  campus	
  police	
  or	
  the	
  campus	
  
security	
   department	
  and	
  is	
  reported	
  to	
  the	
  campus	
  police	
  or	
  security	
  departments.	
  
Clarion	
  University	
  Department	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety	
  is	
  responsible	
  for	
  preparing	
  and	
  distributing	
  this	
  report.	
  

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Clarion	
   University	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety	
   operates	
   under	
   the	
   Division	
   of	
   Finance	
   and	
   Administration.	
   The	
  
department	
   has	
   11 full-time	
   commissioned	
   police	
   officers.	
   The	
   campus	
   police	
  section	
   provides	
   law	
   enforcement	
  and	
  
security	
   services	
   on	
   university	
   owned	
   property	
   as	
   well	
   as	
   the	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Foundation	
   property	
   of	
   Reinhard	
  
Villages,	
   west	
   of	
   campus	
   on	
   Route	
   322	
   in	
   Clarion	
   Township.	
  The	
   Clarion	
   Campus	
   is	
   situated	
   on	
   104	
   acres	
   with	
   50	
  
buildings	
  in	
  Clarion	
  Borough.	
   The	
  campus’	
  outer	
  boundaries	
  include	
  Greenville	
  Avenue	
  and	
  8th	
   Avenue	
  as	
  the	
  western	
  
boundaries,	
  Corbett	
  Street	
  as	
  the	
  southern	
  boundary,	
  Wilson	
  Avenue	
  as	
  the	
  eastern	
  boundary	
  and	
  a	
  wooded	
  area	
  to	
  
the	
   north	
  of	
  Main	
  Street	
  as	
  the	
  northern	
   boundary.	
   Additionally,	
  there	
  is	
  a	
   29	
  acre	
  athletic	
  complex	
  at	
  the	
   west	
  end	
  of	
  
Main	
   Street	
   in	
   Clarion	
   Borough.	
   Reinhard	
   Village	
   encompasses	
   75	
   acres	
   with	
   30	
   buildings	
   just	
   east	
   of	
   campus.	
   A	
  
campus	
  map	
   is	
   available	
   at	
   www.clarion.edu/campusmap	
  or	
   upon	
   request	
   from	
   Public	
   Safety	
   (located	
   at	
   Thorn	
   1).	
  
A	
   map	
   of	
   Reinhard	
  Villages	
  is	
  available	
  at	
  http://www.clarion.edu/student-­‐life/living-­‐at-­‐clarion/campus-­‐housing/reinhard-­‐floor-­‐
plans.pdf.	
  
The	
  University's	
  Safety	
  Department	
  is	
  responsible	
  for	
  ensuring	
  that	
  proper	
  safety	
  procedures	
  are	
  followed	
  in	
  all	
  areas	
  of	
  
campus.	
   Departmental	
   safety	
   responsibilities	
   include	
   Fire	
   Safety,	
   Emergency	
   Planning	
   and	
   Preparedness,	
   Hazardous	
  
Material	
  Management,	
  and	
  Occupational	
  Safety.	
  	
  The	
  Public	
  Safety	
  Office	
  is	
  located	
  on	
  Thorn	
  Street.	
   Phone	
  is	
  814-­‐393-­‐	
  
2111	
  or	
  call	
  911	
  for	
  Police	
  or	
  health-­‐related	
  emergencies.	
  
The	
  Dispatch	
   Center	
   within	
  the	
  Department	
   of	
   Public	
  Safety	
   is	
   staffed	
  24	
  hours	
   a	
   day,	
  365	
  days	
   a	
   year.	
   The	
  Dispatch	
  
Center	
   is	
   located	
   in	
   the	
   Public	
   Safety	
   building	
   (Thorn	
   1)	
   on	
   Thorn	
   Street.	
   	
   The	
   dispatchers	
   are	
   trained	
   and	
   upon	
  
receiving	
   a	
  call,	
  immediately	
  dispatch	
  an	
  officer	
  to	
  the	
  area	
  by	
  use	
  of	
  a	
  two-­‐way	
  radio.	
   All	
  complaints	
  received	
  by	
  the	
  
Dispatch	
   Center	
   are	
   thoroughly	
   investigated	
   by	
   the	
   police	
   officers.	
   The	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety,	
   through	
   its	
  
patrols	
   and	
   investigations,	
   consistently	
   enforces	
   all	
   of	
   the	
   laws	
   of	
   the	
   Commonwealth	
   of	
   Pennsylvania	
   including	
  
those	
   related	
   to	
   alcohol	
  and	
  other	
  illegal	
  drugs.	
  

MISSION STATEMENT
The	
   mission	
   of	
   the	
   University	
   Police	
   is	
   to	
   establish	
   an	
   environment	
  where	
   people	
   on	
   the	
   campus	
   may	
   be	
   free	
   from	
   fear	
  
and,	
  thereby,	
  contribute	
  to	
  the	
  quality	
  and	
  excellence	
  of	
  the	
  University.	
   Clarion	
  University	
  Police	
  is	
  committed	
  to	
  the	
  
protection	
  of	
  life	
  and	
  property;	
  the	
  preservation	
  of	
  peace,	
  and	
  safety;	
  the	
  fair	
  and	
  impartial	
  enforcement	
  of	
  state	
  and	
  
federal	
  laws	
  and	
  University	
  rules;	
  and	
  the	
  defense	
  of	
  the	
  Constitution	
  of	
  the	
  Commonwealth	
  of	
  Pennsylvania	
  and	
  the	
  
Constitution	
  of	
  the	
  United	
  States	
  of	
  America.	
  University	
  police	
  officers	
  will	
  exercise	
  law	
  enforcement	
  authority	
  on	
  behalf	
  
of	
  the	
  people	
  of	
  the	
  Commonwealth	
  of	
  Pennsylvania	
  and	
  will	
  faithfully	
  discharge	
  that	
  trust.	
  To	
   fulfill	
   this	
   mission,	
   the	
  
University	
   Police	
   have	
   an	
   obligation	
   to	
   develop	
   and	
   maintain	
   performance	
   standards	
   that	
   will	
   ensure	
   our	
   functions	
  
are	
   performed	
   in	
   an	
   effective,	
   efficient,	
   consistent	
   and	
   fair	
   manner.	
   These	
   standards	
   and	
   programs	
   will	
   reflect	
  
commitments	
   to	
   quality	
   service,	
   ethical	
   behavior,	
   and	
   the	
   rule	
   of	
   law.	
   We	
   recognize	
   that	
   we	
   can	
   accomplish	
   our	
  
mission	
  only	
   with	
  the	
  support	
  and	
  trust	
  of	
  the	
  University	
  community	
   and	
  through	
  collaborating	
  with	
  the	
   community	
   to	
  
2	
  

carry	
   out	
   our	
   programs.	
   The	
   major	
   responsibilities	
   of	
   the	
   University	
   Police	
   in	
   carrying	
   out	
   our	
   mission	
   include	
   the	
  
following.	
  
1. Reduce	
  the	
   opportunities	
  for	
  the	
   commission	
  of	
  some	
  crimes	
  through	
  providing	
  educational	
  programs	
   to
the	
   community	
  and	
  preventive	
  patrol.
2. Identify	
  violators	
  of	
  the	
  law	
  and	
  University	
  policies	
  and,	
  where	
  appropriate,	
  refer	
  such	
  violators	
  to	
  the	
  legal
or	
   administrative	
  systems	
  and	
  participate	
  in	
  subsequent	
  proceedings.
3. Aid	
  individuals	
  who	
  are	
  in	
  danger	
  of	
  physical	
  harm	
  or	
  who	
  cannot	
  care	
  for	
  themselves.
4. Promote	
   the	
   protection	
   on	
   constitutional	
   guarantees	
   to	
   all	
   members	
   of	
   the	
   community	
   while	
   providing
an	
   educational	
  function	
  as	
  to	
  the	
  rights	
  and	
  responsibilities	
  of	
  individuals	
  in	
  the	
  community.
5. Provided	
  a	
  role	
  model	
  of	
  responsibility,	
   accountability,	
  and	
  trustworthiness	
   for	
  the	
  members	
  of	
  the
community	
   through	
  the	
  actions	
  and	
  statements	
  of	
  each	
  member	
  of	
  the	
  department.
6. Assist	
  in	
   the	
   educational	
   mission	
  of	
   the	
   University	
   through	
   cooperation	
  with	
   colleges	
   and	
   by	
   providing
direct	
   instruction	
   to	
   members	
   of	
  the	
   community	
   to	
  enhance	
  safety	
   in	
   the	
   work	
  place,	
   living	
  areas,	
   and
recreational	
   areas.
7. Resolve	
  conflict	
  between	
  individuals	
  or	
  groups	
  that	
  could,	
  escalate	
  to	
  criminal	
  behavior.
8. Facilitate	
  the	
  movement	
  of	
  persons	
  and	
  vehicles.
9. Reduce	
   environmental	
   hazards	
   to	
   persons	
   and	
   property	
   through	
   inspection,	
   investigation,	
  and	
   prevention;
and	
   maintain	
  an	
  effective	
  program	
  for	
  environmental	
  health	
  and	
  safety.
10. Participate	
  in	
  the	
  identification	
  and	
  recovery	
  of	
  lost	
  or	
  stolen	
  property	
  and	
  return	
  to	
  it	
  to	
  the	
  right	
  owner.
11. Identify	
  problems	
  that	
  are	
  potentially	
  serious	
  to	
  law	
  enforcement,	
  safety,	
  or	
  the	
  University.
12. Enforce	
  parking	
  regulations	
  to	
  insure	
  the	
  employees,	
  students	
  and	
  visitors	
  who	
  have	
  parking	
  privileges	
   are
able	
   to	
  use	
  the	
  facilities	
  as	
  assigned.
13. Create	
  and	
  maintain	
  a	
  feeling	
  of	
  safety	
  in	
  the	
  community.
14. Promote	
  and	
  preserve	
  order.
15. Provide	
  other	
  University	
  departments	
  with	
  timely,	
  appropriate	
  information	
  essential	
  to	
  their	
  function.
16. Provide	
  other	
  services	
  on	
  an	
  emergency	
  basis.
17. Provide	
  assistance	
  to	
  victims	
  of	
  crimes.
18. Prevent	
  theft	
  through	
  establishing	
  physical	
  security	
  programs	
  and	
  alarm	
  monitoring.
19. Provide	
  walking	
  escorts	
  to	
  persons	
  in	
  the	
  community	
  during	
  hours	
  of	
  darkness.

ARREST AUTHORITY
In	
   Pennsylvania,	
  the	
  State	
  System	
  of	
  Higher	
  Education	
  Act	
  188	
   of	
  1982,	
   as	
  amended	
   by	
  Act	
  48	
  of	
   2003,	
   establishes	
  and	
  
defines	
   the	
   powers	
   and	
   duties	
   of	
   Campus	
   Police	
   Officers.	
   This	
   act	
   granted	
   campus	
   police	
   officers	
   the	
   authority	
   to	
  
exercise	
  the	
  same	
  powers	
  that	
  are	
  granted	
  to	
  municipal	
  officers	
  under	
  the	
  Statewide	
  Municipal	
  Police	
  Jurisdiction	
  Act	
  
(Title	
   42,	
   8953).	
   All	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Police	
   officers	
   are	
   commissioned	
   police	
   officers	
   in	
   the	
   Commonwealth	
   of	
  
Pennsylvania.	
  All	
  officers	
  carry	
  firearms	
  and	
  are	
  granted	
  powers	
  of	
  arrest	
  through	
  the	
  Governor	
  of	
  the	
  Commonwealth.	
  
The	
   department's	
   sworn	
   police	
   officers	
   have	
   all	
   received	
   police	
   training	
   and	
   regularly	
   attend	
   in-­‐service	
   training.	
  
Uniformed	
  officers	
  patrol	
  the	
  campus	
  24	
  hours	
  a	
  day,	
  seven	
  days	
  a	
  week,	
  365	
  days	
  a	
  year.	
  

WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES
The	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Department	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety	
   is	
  the	
  primary	
  agency	
  handling	
  criminal	
  incidents	
  on	
  campus.	
   The	
  
Department	
  is	
  equipped	
  with	
  a	
  telecommunications	
  system	
  to	
  contact	
  and	
  exchange	
  information	
  with	
  surrounding	
  local	
  
and	
   state	
   police	
   (as	
   the	
   need	
   arises).	
   Clarion	
   University	
   maintains	
   a	
   working	
   relationship	
   with	
   the	
   Clarion	
   Borough	
  
Police	
   Department,	
   the	
   Clarion	
   County	
   Sheriff’s	
   Department,	
   the	
   Pennsylvania	
   State	
   Police	
   and	
   the	
   Clarion	
   County	
  
District	
   Attorney’s	
  Office.	
  

3	
  

MUTUAL AID
The	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Police	
   Department	
   has	
   a	
   written	
   mutual	
   aid	
   agreement	
   with	
   the	
   Clarion	
   Borough	
   Police	
  
Department.	
  University	
  officers	
  often	
  interact	
  with	
  other	
  agencies	
  and	
  provide	
  assistance	
  when	
  requested.	
   University	
  
officers,	
   when	
   requested,	
   assist	
   the	
   Clarion	
   County	
   Drug	
   Task	
   Force	
   to	
   target	
   drug	
   violators	
   on	
   campus	
   and	
   in	
   the	
  
surrounding	
  area.	
  

MONITORING AND RECORDING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OFF CAMPUS
The	
   University	
   relies	
   on	
   the	
   close	
   working	
   relationship	
   with	
   local	
   law	
   enforcement	
   agencies	
   to	
   receive	
   information	
  
about	
   incidents	
  they	
  receive	
  concerning	
  or	
  involving	
  a	
  member	
  of	
  the	
  campus	
  community.	
   If	
  the	
  University	
  is	
  notified	
  
of	
  a	
   situation	
  in	
  which	
  a	
  campus	
  community	
  member	
  is	
  the	
  victim	
  of	
  a	
  crime,	
  the	
  Department	
  may	
  issue	
  a	
  Campus	
  
Safety	
   Alert,	
   detailing	
   the	
   incident	
   and	
   providing	
   tips	
   so	
   that	
   other	
   members	
   of	
   the	
   campus	
   community	
   may	
   avoid	
  
similar	
   incidents.	
   If	
   the	
  Department	
   of	
  Public	
   Safety	
   is	
   notified	
  of	
   a	
   crime	
   or	
  other	
   serious	
   incident	
   that	
  involves	
   a	
  
member	
  of	
  the	
  campus	
  community	
  and	
  occurs	
  in	
  Clarion	
  Borough,	
  the	
  incident	
  will	
  be	
  referred	
   to	
  Student	
  Affairs	
  for	
  
disciplinary	
   action.	
  

REPORTING OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES
The	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety	
   and	
   University	
   Police	
   encourages	
   all	
   members	
   of	
   the	
   campus	
  
community	
   and	
  visitors	
  to	
   accurately	
  and	
  promptly	
   report	
  all	
  on-­‐campus	
  crimes	
  and	
  emergencies	
  to	
  the	
  department	
  at	
  
extension	
   2111	
   or	
   814-­‐393-­‐2111,	
   or	
   by	
   using	
   the	
   “blue-­‐light”	
   emergency	
   telephones	
   located	
   throughout	
   campus.	
  
Crimes	
  can	
  also	
  be	
   reported	
   in	
  person	
  at	
   the	
   Dispatch	
   Center	
  of	
  Thorn	
   1.	
  The	
  Public	
   Safety	
  department	
  investigates	
  all	
  
reported	
  on-­‐campus	
  crimes	
  and	
  initiates	
  prosecutions	
  through	
  the	
  legal	
  systems,	
  when	
  warranted.	
  
Crimes	
   that	
   occur	
   off	
   University	
   property	
   may	
   be	
   reported	
   to	
   either	
   the	
   Clarion	
   Borough	
   Police	
   Department	
   or	
   the	
  
Pennsylvania	
  State	
  Police.	
   Both	
  of	
  these	
  agencies	
  can	
  be	
  contacted	
  by	
  dialing	
  911.	
   The	
  Public	
  Safety	
  Department	
  works	
  
in	
   conjunction	
   with	
   the	
   Clarion	
   Borough	
   Police	
   and	
   the	
   Pennsylvania	
   State	
   Police	
   to	
   investigate	
   crimes	
   and	
   other	
  
emergencies	
  involving	
  students	
   both	
  on	
  and	
  off	
   campus.	
   Public	
  Safety	
  officers	
  also	
  provide	
  assistance	
   off	
  campus	
  when	
  
requested	
  by	
  another	
  police	
  agency.	
  
Students	
   and	
   employees	
   should	
   report	
   any	
   potential	
   criminal	
   offenses	
   to	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
  
Safety	
   or	
   a	
   Campus	
   Security	
   Authority	
   for	
   the	
   purpose	
   of	
   making	
   timely	
   warning	
   reports	
   and	
   inclusion	
   in	
   the	
   annual	
  
statistical	
   disclosure.	
  

VOLUNTARY CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING
If	
  you	
  are	
  the	
   victim	
  of	
  a	
  crime	
  and	
  do	
   not	
  want	
  to	
   pursue	
  action	
  within	
  the	
   University’s	
  student	
  conduct	
  system	
   or	
   the	
  
criminal	
  justice	
  system,	
  please	
  consider	
  making	
  a	
  confidential	
  report.	
   With	
  your	
  permission,	
   the	
  Chief	
  or	
  designee	
  of	
  
Clarion	
  University’s	
  Police	
  force	
  can	
  make	
  a	
  report	
  on	
  the	
  details	
  of	
  the	
  incident	
  without	
  revealing	
  your	
  identity.	
   The	
  
purpose	
   of	
   a	
   confidential	
   report	
   is	
   to	
   comply	
   with	
   your	
   wish	
   to	
   keep	
   the	
   matter	
   confidential,	
   while	
   taking	
   steps	
   to	
  
ensure	
  the	
  future	
  safety	
  of	
  yourself	
  and	
  others.	
   With	
  such	
  information,	
  the	
  University	
  can	
  keep	
  an	
  accurate	
  record	
  of	
  
the	
  number	
  of	
  incidents	
  involving	
  students,	
  employees	
  and	
  visitors;	
  determine	
  where	
  there	
  is	
  a	
  pattern	
  of	
  crime	
  and	
  
alert	
  the	
  campus	
  community	
  to	
  potential	
  danger.	
   Reports	
  filed	
  in	
  this	
  manner	
  are	
  counted	
  and	
  disclosed	
  in	
  the	
  required	
  
Annual	
  Security	
  Report.	
  
Anonymous	
  crime	
  tips	
  can	
  be	
  reported	
  by	
  using	
  the	
  Anonymous	
  Tips	
  Reporting	
  form	
  found	
  on	
  the	
  police	
  web	
  page	
  at	
  
www.clarion.edu/policetip.	
  

4	
  

Professional	
  Counselors	
  are	
  not	
  required	
  to	
  report	
  crimes	
  to	
  be	
  included	
  in	
  the	
  Annual	
  Security	
  Report	
  statistics;	
  unless	
  
mandated	
  under	
  scope	
  of	
  license	
  or	
  law.	
   They	
  are	
  encouraged,	
  however,	
  to	
  inform	
  the	
  person	
  being	
  counseled	
  of	
  the	
  
procedures	
  to	
  report	
  crimes	
  on	
  a	
  voluntary	
  basis	
  for	
  inclusion	
  in	
  the	
  annual	
  crime	
  statistics.	
  

CAMPUS SECURITY AUTHORITIES
As	
   required	
   by	
   the	
   Jeanne	
   Clery	
   Disclosure	
   of	
   Campus	
   Security	
   Policy	
   and	
   Campus	
   Crime	
   Statistics	
   Act,	
   or	
   Clery	
   Act,	
  
colleges	
  and	
  universities	
  must	
  annually	
   compile	
  and	
   publish	
  crime,	
  fire	
  and	
  security	
  information	
   about	
  their	
  campuses.	
  
Under	
   this	
   law,	
   “Campus	
   Security	
   Authorities”	
  are	
  mandated	
   to	
   report	
  crimes	
   brought	
   to	
   their	
   attention	
   for	
   inclusion	
   in	
  
Clarion	
   University’s	
   Annual	
   Security	
   and	
   Fire	
   Safety	
   Report	
   and	
   for	
   the	
   purpose	
   of	
   issuing	
   Timely	
   Warning	
   Notices	
   if	
  
deemed	
   necessary.	
   If	
   you	
   or	
   someone	
   you	
   know	
   wishes	
   to	
   report	
   a	
   crime;	
   you	
   may	
   contact	
   any	
   of	
   the	
   following	
   of	
  
“Campus	
  Security	
  Authorities”.	
  
University	
  President	
  
Director	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety/Chief	
  of	
  Police	
  
University	
  Police	
  Officers	
  
Department	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety	
  Management	
  Technician	
  
Public	
  Safety	
  Students	
  
Dean	
  of	
  College	
  of	
  Arts	
  &	
  Sciences	
  
Dean	
  of	
  College	
  of	
  Education	
  
Dean	
  of	
  University	
  Libraries	
  
Assistant	
  to	
  President	
  for	
  Social	
  Equity	
  
Admission	
  Counselors	
  
Dean	
  of	
  Students	
  
SOAR	
  Director	
  
Director	
  Student	
  Leadership	
  &	
  Involvement	
  
Director	
  Student	
  Recreation	
  Center	
  
Health	
  Center	
  Director	
  
Health	
  Educator	
  
Counseling	
  Center	
  Director	
  
Advising	
  Center	
  Coordinator	
  
Assistant	
  Director(s)	
  of	
  Resident	
  Life	
  
Residence	
  Life	
  Coordinator	
  
Community	
  Assistants	
  
Associate	
  Director	
  of	
  Athletics	
  
Student	
  Organization	
  Advisors	
  

Vice	
  President	
  for	
  Finance	
  &	
  Administration	
  
Associate	
  VP	
  for	
  Finance	
  &	
  Administration	
  
University	
  Police	
  Dispatchers	
  
University	
  Safety	
  Inspector	
  
Provost	
  
Dean	
  of	
  College	
  of	
  Business	
  Administration	
  
Dean	
  of	
  Enrollment	
  Management	
  
Registrar	
  
Student	
  Advocate	
  
Vice	
  President	
  for	
  Student	
  Affairs	
  
Director	
  of	
  Athletics	
  
Reinhard	
  Villages	
  Director	
  
Athletic	
  Training,	
  Sports	
  &	
  Wellness	
  
Greek	
  Student	
  Life	
  Coordinator	
  
Health	
  Center	
  Nurses	
  
Woman’s	
  Studies	
  Program	
  Director	
  
Counseling	
  Center	
  Counselors	
  
Director	
  of	
  Residence	
  Life	
  
Associate	
  Director	
  of	
  Residence	
  Life	
  
Graduate	
  Assistants	
  
Athletics	
  Events	
  &	
  Promotions	
  
Athletic	
  Coaches	
  

NOTIFICATIONS OF MISSING STUDENTS
If	
   a	
   member	
   of	
   the	
   university	
   community	
   has	
   reason	
   to	
   believe	
   that	
   a	
   student	
   who	
   resides	
   in	
   onr campus	
   housing	
   is	
  
missing	
   they	
   should	
   immediately	
   notify University Police/Public	
   Safety	
   at	
   814-393-2111.	
   University	
   Police	
   will	
  
generate	
   a	
   missing	
   persons	
   report	
  once	
   information	
   is	
   provided	
   and	
   initiate	
   an	
   investigation.	
   After	
   investigating	
   the	
  
missing	
   person	
   report,	
   should	
   University	
   Police determine	
   that	
   the	
   student	
   is	
   missing	
   and	
   has	
   been	
   missing	
   for	
  
more	
   than	
   24	
   hours,	
   Clarion	
   University	
   will	
   notify	
   the	
   student’s	
   Missing	
   Person	
   Contact	
   no	
   later	
   than	
   24	
   hours	
  
after	
   the	
   student	
   is	
   determined	
   to	
   be	
   missing.	
   If	
   the	
   missing	
   student	
   is	
   under	
   the	
   age	
   of	
   18	
   and	
   is	
   not	
   an	
   emancipated
individual,	
  Clarion	
  University	
  will	
  notify	
  the	
  student’s	
  parent	
  or	
  legal	
  guardian	
  immediately	
  after	
  University	
  Police	
  has	
  
determined	
   the	
   person	
   has	
   been	
   missing	
   for	
   more	
   than	
   24	
   hours. The	
   local	
   law	
   enforcement	
   agency	
   with	
  
jurisdiction	
  will	
  also	
  be	
  notified	
   no	
   later	
   than	
   24	
   hours	
   after	
   the	
   student	
   is	
   determined	
   to	
   be	
   missing.	
   The	
   student’s	
  
Missing	
   Person	
   Contact	
   information	
   is	
   collected	
   at	
   the	
   MyClarion	
   area	
   of	
   the	
   www.clarion.edu	
   website.	
  
This information	
  is registered	
   as	
   confidential	
  and	
  is	
  only	
  accessible	
  to	
  Clarion	
  University Police	
  in	
  furtherance	
  of	
  an	
  official	
  
5	
  

investigation	
   where	
   a	
   student	
   is	
   determined	
   to	
   have	
   been	
   missing	
   for	
   24	
   hours	
   or	
   more.	
   The	
   complete	
   Clarion	
  
University	
  of	
  Pennsylvania	
  Policy	
  on	
  Missing	
  Students	
  is	
  listed	
  as	
  “Appendix	
  O”	
  in	
  the	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Judicial	
  Policy	
  
Handbook	
   and	
   can	
   be	
   access	
   at	
   http://www.clarion.edu/student-­‐life/student-­‐affairs/conduct-­‐policies-­‐and-­‐judicial-­‐
services/srrp-­‐2015-­‐16.pdf.	
  

MISSING STUDENT EMERGENCY CONTACT
The	
  Center	
  for	
  Residence	
  Life	
  Services	
  will	
  provide	
  annual	
  notice	
  to	
  all	
  students	
  in	
  University	
  Housing	
  regarding	
  this	
  
policy.	
   Students	
   are	
   given	
   an	
   opportunity	
   at	
   the	
   beginning	
   of	
   the	
   fall	
   semester	
   to	
   designate	
   an	
   individual	
   to	
   be	
  
contacted	
   by	
  the	
  University	
  if	
  the	
  student	
  is	
  determined	
  to	
  be	
  missing.	
  The	
  designation	
  remains	
  in	
  effect	
  until	
  changed	
  
or	
  revoked	
   by	
  the	
  student.	
  
The	
   online	
   form	
   provided	
   for	
   designation	
   states	
   the	
   circumstances	
   in	
   which	
   the	
   designated	
   emergency	
   contact	
  
information	
  will	
  be	
  used,	
  and	
  will	
  include	
  a	
  statement	
  that	
  the	
  University	
  is	
  required	
  by	
  law	
  to	
  also	
  notify	
  the	
  student's	
  
custodial	
  parent	
  or	
  guardian	
  if	
   the	
  student	
  is	
  under	
  18	
  at	
  the	
  time	
  he	
  or	
  she	
  is	
  discovered	
  to	
  be	
  missing.	
  Students	
  are	
  
advised	
   that	
   their	
   contact	
   information	
   will	
   be	
   registered	
   confidentially,	
   will	
   be	
   accessible	
   only	
  to	
   authorized	
   university	
  
officials,	
  and	
  will	
  not	
  be	
  disclosed	
  to	
  any	
  third	
  party	
  except	
  to	
  law	
  enforcement	
  personnel	
  in	
  furtherance	
  of	
  a	
  missing	
  
person	
  investigation.	
  

EMERGENCY RESPONSE & CAMPUS EVACATION PROCEDURES
Emergency	
  preparedness	
  is	
  the	
  responsibility	
  of	
  the	
  Office	
  of	
  Emergency	
  Management	
  and	
  done	
  under	
  the	
  direction	
  of	
  
the	
   Director	
   of	
   Public Safety.	
   Members	
   of	
   the	
   team	
   include	
   the	
   Vice	
   President	
   of	
   Finance	
   &	
   Administration,	
  
the	
  Vice	
  President	
  of	
  Student	
  Affairs,	
  the	
  Director	
  of	
  Facilities	
   Maintenance,	
  and	
  the	
  Director	
   of	
  University	
  Relations.	
  
The	
  Office	
  of	
  Emergency	
  Management	
  works	
  to	
  develop	
  an	
  Emergency	
  Operations	
  Plan	
  (EOP)	
  and	
  a	
  Campus	
  Evacuation	
  
Plan	
   to	
   address	
   response	
   to	
   emergency	
   incidents/situations	
   related	
   to	
   all	
   types	
   of	
   hazards	
   (natural,	
   man-­‐made,	
  
utilities,	
   and	
   technological)	
   that	
   may	
   arise.	
   The	
   campus	
   EOP	
   is	
   National	
   Incident	
   Management	
   Systems	
   (NIMS)	
  
compliant	
   and	
   incorporates	
   the	
   principles	
   of	
   the	
   Incident	
   Command	
   System	
   (ICS)	
   as	
   required	
   by	
   State	
   and	
   Federal	
  
law.	
   Both	
  the	
  EOP	
   and	
   Campus	
   Evacuation	
   Plans	
   provide	
   responders	
   with	
   guidelines	
   for	
   documentation,	
   sheltering	
  
-­‐in-­‐place	
   and	
   other	
   pertinent	
  information	
  for	
  managing	
  emergencies.	
  
All	
  Clarion	
  Department	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety	
  Officers	
  are	
  trained	
  in	
  ICS	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  all	
  members	
  of	
  the	
  Critical	
  Incident	
  Team	
  
(CIT)	
   and	
   Emergency	
   Management	
   Team.	
   If	
   an	
   incident	
   causing	
   an	
   immediate	
   threat	
   to	
   the	
   campus	
   occurs,	
   the	
   first	
  
responders	
   to	
   the	
   scene	
   are	
   the	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Police.	
  If	
   the	
   Director	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety	
   determines	
   the	
   need	
   for	
  
mutual	
   aid	
   assistance,	
   the	
   Clarion	
   Borough	
   Police,	
   Pennsylvania	
   State	
   Police,	
   Clarion	
   Emergency	
   Medical	
  
Services,	
   Clarion	
  Sheriffs	
  Department	
  and	
  Clarion	
  Fire	
  Department	
  will	
  be	
  requested	
  to	
  respond.	
  
Emergency	
   response	
   and	
   evacuation	
   procedures	
   will	
   be	
   tested	
   on	
   an	
   annual	
   basis.	
  To	
   view	
   the	
   procedures	
   Clarion	
  
University	
  will	
  follow	
  in	
  the	
  event	
  of	
  an	
  emergency	
  click	
  the	
  following	
  link	
  www.clarion.edu/oem.	
  

FIREARMS/WEAPONS POLICY
Clarion	
   University	
   of	
   Pennsylvania	
   is	
   an	
   institution	
   of	
   Higher	
   Education.	
   As	
   an	
   academic	
   environment	
   there	
   is	
   no	
  
legitimate	
   purpose	
   to	
   possess	
   or	
   control	
   weapons,	
   firearms	
   or	
   dangerous	
   devices	
   on	
   University	
   property.	
   Weapons,	
  
firearms	
   and	
   dangerous	
   devices	
   are	
   instruments	
   capable	
   of	
   causing	
   harm	
   and	
   injury	
   to	
   the	
   campus	
   population.	
  
Accordingly,	
  it	
  shall	
  be	
  prohibited	
  for	
  anyone	
  to	
  possess	
  or	
  control	
  weapons,	
  firearms	
  or	
  dangerous	
  devices	
  at	
  Clarion	
  
University	
   of	
   Pennsylvania,	
   except	
   as	
   provided	
   for	
   in	
   the	
   following	
   paragraph.	
   Prohibition	
   of	
   such	
   devices	
   and	
  
instruments	
   on	
   University	
   property	
   is	
   an	
   attempt	
   to	
   reduce	
   the	
   possibility	
   of	
   injury	
   to	
   the	
   campus	
   population.	
  
Exceptions	
  to	
  this	
  policy	
  include	
  the	
  following;	
  	
  
6	
  

1.)	
   Small	
  canisters	
  of	
  pepper	
  spray	
  as	
  those	
  sometimes	
  carried	
  on	
  key	
  chains	
  for	
  personal	
  protection.	
  
2.)	
   Pocketknives	
  and	
  other	
  similar	
  devices.
3.)	
   Tools	
  carried	
  by	
  maintenance	
  employees	
  in	
  furtherance	
  of	
  their	
  assigned	
  jobs.	
  
4.)	
   Weapons	
  carried	
  by	
  Law	
  Enforcement	
  officers	
  in	
  the	
  performance	
  of	
  their	
  duties.	
  
Other	
  exceptions	
  to	
  this	
  policy	
  may	
  be	
  granted	
  in	
  appropriate	
  circumstances	
  by	
  the	
  Director	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety.	
  
A	
   facility	
   to	
   temporarily	
   store	
   weapons	
   is	
   located	
   at	
   the	
   Public	
   Safety	
   Office,	
   Thorn	
   1.	
   Failure	
   to	
   comply	
   with	
   the	
  
Weapons,	
   Firearms	
   and	
   Dangerous	
   Devices	
   Policy	
   will	
   result	
   in	
   campus	
   administrative	
   or	
   judicial	
   actions	
   by	
   the	
  
Department	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety.	
  
	
  This	
   policy	
   complies	
   with	
   Clarion	
   University	
   of	
   Pennsylvania	
   President’s	
   authority	
   under	
   Act	
   188	
   to	
   adopt	
   policies	
  	
  	
  
governing	
  the	
  use	
  of	
  institutional	
  facilities	
  and	
  property,	
  and	
  to	
  do	
  and	
  perform	
  those	
  things	
  necessary	
  and	
  required	
  for	
  
the	
  orderly	
  operation	
  of	
  the	
  institution.	
  	
  

ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR ALCOHOL AND ILLEGAL DRUGS
The	
   University	
   will	
   not	
   tolerate	
   the	
   use,	
   possession,	
   and/or	
   distribution	
   of	
   alcohol	
   or	
   illegal	
   drugs.	
  These	
   activities	
  
present	
  a	
  danger	
  to	
  the	
  University	
  community	
  and	
  detract	
  from	
  the	
  educational	
  mission	
  of	
  the	
  institution.	
   Students	
  may	
  
be	
  denied	
  admittance	
  into	
  University	
  facilities	
  if	
  it	
  is	
  believed	
  they	
  are	
  under	
  the	
  influence	
  of,	
  or	
  in	
  possession	
  of,	
  alcohol	
  
or	
  illegal	
  drugs.	
   Negative	
  behavior	
  that	
  results	
  from	
  the	
  use	
  of	
  alcohol	
  and/or	
  other	
  drugs	
  will	
  not	
  be	
  tolerated	
  in	
  the	
  
university	
   community.	
  All	
   instances	
   of	
   drug	
   and	
   alcohol	
   usage	
   will	
   be	
   formally	
   adjudicated	
   by	
   the	
   office	
   of	
   Student	
  
Affairs	
  and,	
   wherever	
   possible,	
   police	
   authorities.	
   The	
  university	
  reserves	
  the	
  right	
  to	
  provide	
  alcohol	
  amnesty	
  to	
  the	
  
person	
   reporting	
   the	
   act	
   of	
   sexual	
   violence	
   and/or	
   to	
   the	
   reported	
   survivor	
   of	
   sexual	
   violence	
   in	
  efforts	
   to	
   increase	
   the	
  
likelihood	
  of	
  reporting	
  such	
  incidents.	
  

DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY
No	
  persons	
  regardless	
  of	
   age	
  are	
  permitted	
  to	
  possess,	
  transport,	
  or	
  consume	
  alcoholic	
  beverages	
   on	
  campus	
  with	
  the	
  
exception	
  of	
  certain	
  presidential	
  legally	
  approved	
  non-­‐student	
  activities.	
  
It	
  is	
  unlawful	
  to	
  sell,	
  furnish	
  or	
  provide	
  alcohol	
  to	
   a	
  person	
  under	
  the	
  age	
  of	
  21.	
  The	
  possession,	
  sale,	
  use,	
  manufacture,	
  
or	
  distribution	
  of	
  any	
  controlled	
  substance	
  (drugs)	
  is	
  illegal	
  under	
  both	
  state	
  and	
  federal	
  law	
  and	
  prohibited	
  by	
  university	
  
policy	
   as	
   denoted	
   in	
   the	
   Code	
   of	
   Conduct	
   contained	
   within	
   the	
   Student	
   Rights,	
   Regulations,	
   and	
   Procedures	
   Online	
  
handbook	
  which	
  is	
  available	
  at	
  www.clarion.edu/studentrights.	
   Limited	
  numbers	
  of	
  hard	
  copies	
  are	
  also	
  available	
  at	
  the	
  
Office	
  of	
  Judicial	
  and	
  Mediation	
  Services.	
  
Clarion	
   University	
   Police	
   strictly	
   enforces	
   all	
   drug	
   law	
   and	
   liquor	
   law	
   violations.	
  Violators	
   of	
   the	
   law	
   are	
   subject	
   to	
  
criminal	
   prosecution	
   under	
   state	
   and/or	
   federal	
   laws	
   as	
   well	
   as	
   under	
   the	
   student	
   conduct	
   system	
   as	
   outlined	
   in	
  
the	
   Student	
  Rights,	
  Regulations,	
  and	
  Procedures	
  Online	
  handbook.	
  
Clarion	
   University	
   has	
   developed	
   a	
   program	
   to	
   prevent	
   the	
   illicit	
   use	
   of	
   drugs	
   and	
   abuse	
   of	
   alcohol	
   by	
   students	
   and	
  
employees.	
   The	
   program	
   services	
   related	
   to	
   drug	
   use	
   and	
   abuse	
   include	
   dissemination	
   of	
   information	
   materials,	
  
educational	
  programs	
  through	
  Wellness	
  Programs,	
  counseling	
  services,	
  referrals,	
  individualized	
  meetings,	
  and	
  by	
  way	
  of	
  
disciplinary	
  actions.	
  

7	
  

DRUG FREE LEGISLATION
In	
   addition	
   to	
   this	
   publication	
   and	
   in	
   accordance	
   with	
   the	
   Drug-­‐Free	
   Schools	
   and	
   Campuses	
   Act	
   and	
   Drug-­‐Free	
  
Workplace	
  Act,	
  the	
  University	
  makes	
  available	
  and	
  distributes,	
  on	
  an	
  annual	
  basis,	
  a	
  Student	
  Rights,	
  Regulations,	
  and	
  
Procedures	
  Online	
  handbook	
  brochure	
  which	
  contains	
  specific	
  information	
  concerning	
  the	
  use	
  and	
  abuse	
  of	
  alcohol	
  and	
  
illegal	
  drugs,	
  and	
  programs	
  available	
  both	
  on	
  and	
  off	
  campus.	
   The	
  Student	
  Rights,	
  Regulations,	
  and	
  Procedures	
  Online	
  
handbook	
   contains	
   a	
   compliance	
   manual	
   section	
   which	
   details	
   information	
   regarding	
   drug	
   use	
   and	
   sale	
   as	
   well	
  
as	
   information	
  related	
  to	
  alcohol.	
  

DRUG AND ALCOHOL INTERVENTION SERVICES
Clarion	
  University	
  provides	
  alcohol	
  and	
  other	
  drug	
  prevention	
  and	
  intervention	
  services	
  to	
  its	
  students	
  and	
  employees	
  
through	
   the	
   Office	
   of	
   Health	
   Promotions	
   and	
   Programs	
   located	
   in	
   the	
   Keeling	
   Health	
   Center.	
  Some	
   of	
   the	
   services	
  
provided	
   include	
  alcohol	
  education/intervention	
  workshops.	
  The	
  Office	
  of	
  Health	
  Promotions	
   and	
  Programs	
  supports	
  a	
  
Clarion	
   University-­‐Clarion	
   Community	
   Coalition	
   on	
   the	
   prevention	
   of	
   alcohol	
   abuse	
   and	
   violence	
   task	
   force.	
   The	
   staff	
  
offers	
  presentations	
  to	
  university	
  groups,	
  classes,	
  treatment	
  referral	
  service,	
  student	
  field	
  experiences,	
  and	
  literature	
  
distribution.	
  
Clarion	
   University,	
   in	
   conjunction	
   with	
   all	
   Pennsylvania	
   State	
   System	
   of	
   Higher	
   Education	
   institutions	
   provides	
  
Brief	
   Alcohol	
   Screening	
   and	
   Interactions	
   (BASICS)	
   for	
   all	
   known	
   first-­‐time	
   offenders	
   of	
   the	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Alcohol	
  
Policy.	
   BASICS	
  is	
  a	
  two-­‐session	
  preventative	
  alcohol	
  program	
  offered	
  to	
  Clarion	
  University	
  students	
  who	
  want	
  to	
  further	
  
explore	
   their	
  alcohol	
  use.	
  

CRIME PREVENTION AND SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAMS
The	
   Office	
   of	
   Emergency	
   Management	
   is	
   dedicated	
   to	
   the	
   safety	
   of	
   employees	
   and	
   students	
   and	
   offers	
   training	
   in	
  
A.L.I.C.E. (Active	
   Shooter),	
   bomb	
   threat	
   and	
   severe	
   weather	
   emergencies.	
   This	
   training	
   is	
   held	
   periodically	
   through	
  
out	
   the	
   academic	
   year	
   to	
   introduce	
   students	
   and	
   employees	
   to	
   campus	
   security	
   procedures	
   and	
   practices.	
  
Information	
   regarding	
   all	
   emergency	
   plans	
   is	
   located	
   on	
   the	
   Office	
   of	
   Emergency	
   Management’s	
   website	
   and	
   all	
  
employees	
   and	
   students	
   are	
   encouraged	
   to	
   personally	
   prepare	
   themselves	
   for	
   a	
   campus	
   emergency	
   by	
   attending	
  
training	
  events	
  and	
   familiarizing	
  themselves	
  with	
  the	
  information	
  on	
  the	
  website.	
  
The	
   Student	
   Rights,	
   Regulations,	
   and	
   Procedures	
   Online	
   handbook	
   is	
   available	
   online	
   for	
   student	
   use	
   and	
   public	
  
viewing/inspection	
   at	
   www.clarion.edu/studentrights.	
   A	
   brochure	
   version	
   is	
   sent	
   to	
   all	
   new	
   students	
   and	
   new	
  
employees	
  and	
  information	
  is	
  conveyed	
  electronically	
  to	
  the	
  campus	
  community	
  on	
  the	
  Wednesday	
  prior	
  to	
  the	
  start	
  of	
  
fall	
   and	
   spring	
   classes.	
   The	
   Student	
   Rights,	
   Regulations,	
   and	
   Procedures	
   Online	
   handbook	
   contains	
   information	
  
regarding	
  University	
  policies,	
  procedures,	
  and	
  information	
  on	
  personal	
  safety,	
  fire	
  safety,	
  and	
  other	
  policies.	
  
Each	
   student	
   is	
   responsible	
   for	
   familiarizing	
   him/herself	
   with	
   the	
   information	
   contained	
   in	
   this	
   document.	
  Students	
  
must	
  carry	
  their	
  University	
  identification	
  card	
  at	
  all	
  times	
  and	
  must	
  present	
  it	
  to	
  a	
  University	
  Official	
  upon	
  request	
  in	
  
accordance	
  with	
  the	
  Student	
  Rights,	
  Regulations,	
  and	
  Procedures	
  Online	
  handbook.	
  
Safety,	
   security,	
   self-­‐defense,	
   theft	
   awareness,	
   sexual	
   assault	
   awareness	
   and	
   prevention	
   including	
   domestic	
   violence,	
  
dating	
  violence	
  and	
  stalking,	
   sexual	
   harassment	
   training,	
   security	
  awareness,	
  vandalism	
  reduction,	
  alcohol	
  and	
  other	
  
drug	
   awareness	
   and	
   education,	
   and	
   overall	
   crime	
   prevention	
   are	
   some	
   of	
   the	
   programs	
   implemented	
   by	
   University	
  
Police,	
  the	
  Center	
  for	
  Residence	
  Life	
  Services,	
  Wellness	
  Programs,	
   Judicial	
   and	
   Mediation	
   Services,	
   and	
   the	
   Office	
   of	
  
Social	
   Equity	
   on	
   an	
   annual	
   basis.	
   Two	
   university	
   police	
   officers	
   are	
   certified	
   as	
   Rape	
   Aggression	
   Defense	
   (RAD)	
  
Instructors.	
   RAD	
   is	
   a	
   nationally	
   recognized	
   self-­‐defense	
   course	
   for	
   women	
   that	
   teaches	
   practical	
   crime	
   prevention	
  
skills.	
   Additional	
   efforts	
   are	
   utilized	
   during	
   summer	
   orientation	
   sessions,	
   Discovery	
  Weekend	
  Programs,	
  and	
  through	
  
meetings	
  held	
  by	
  Residence	
  Life	
  staff.	
  

8	
  

Each	
   Community	
   Assistant	
   provides	
   a	
   minimum	
   of	
   two	
   mandatory	
   meetings	
   each	
   school	
   year	
   to	
   verbally	
  
emphasize	
   applicable	
  residence	
  hall	
  policies	
  and	
  procedures	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  safety	
  and	
  security	
  procedures.	
  Other	
  meetings	
  
are	
  held	
  as	
   needed	
   to	
   disseminate	
   information	
   or	
   follow	
   up	
   on	
   concerns.	
   Community	
   Assistants	
   are	
   also	
   required	
  
to	
   complete	
   programs	
  for	
  students	
  in	
  their	
  building/floor/wing	
  
Student	
  Affairs	
  maintains	
  contact	
  with	
  recognized	
  fraternity	
  and	
  sorority	
  organizations	
  through	
  the	
  Office	
  of	
  Leadership	
  
and	
  Involvement’s	
  Fraternity	
  and	
  Sorority	
  Affairs.	
  	
   University	
  Police	
  does	
  not	
  provide	
  law	
  enforcement	
  service	
  to	
  off-­‐	
  
campus	
   residences	
   of	
   recognized	
   fraternity	
   or	
   sorority	
   organizations.	
   All	
   offr campus	
   events	
   are	
   required	
   to	
   register	
  
with	
  the	
   University’s	
   Leadership	
   and	
   Involvement	
   office	
   if	
   alcohol	
   will	
   be	
   present.	
  Criminal	
   activity	
   at	
   such	
   off
campus	
   locations	
   is	
   addressed	
   by	
   either	
   Clarion	
   Borough	
   Police	
   or	
   Pennsylvania	
   State	
   Police,	
   depending	
   on	
   the	
  
jurisdiction	
  of	
  the	
  activity.	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Police	
   has	
   a	
   close	
   working	
   relationship	
   with	
   both	
   entities	
   and	
   offers	
  
assistance	
   when	
   requested	
  

SAFETY ESCORTS
On-­‐campus	
   safety	
   escorts	
   are	
   available	
   24	
   hours	
   a	
   day	
   by	
   contacting	
   Public	
   Safety	
   at	
   814-­‐393-­‐2111.	
  The	
   blue	
   light	
  
emergency	
  phones,	
  located	
  throughout	
  campus	
  may	
  be	
  used	
  to	
  request	
  an	
  on-­‐campus	
  Safety	
  escort.	
  

EMERGENCY PHONES
The	
  Emergency	
  Phones	
  have	
  been	
  installed	
  for	
  safety.	
   All	
  students,	
  faculty,	
  staff	
  and	
  visitors	
  are	
  encouraged	
  to	
  activate	
  
the	
   phones	
  if	
  they	
   encounter	
   any	
   situation	
   that	
   makes	
   them	
   feel	
   uncomfortable.	
   Some	
   situations	
  when	
   the	
   Emergency	
  
Phones	
  may	
  be	
  used:	
  
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

If	
  a	
  crime	
  is	
  in	
  progress	
  or	
  being	
  witnessed.
If	
  emergency	
  assistance	
  is	
  needed.
If	
  you	
  are	
  being	
  harassed/feeling	
  threatened.
If	
  you	
  are	
  ill	
  or	
  require	
  medical	
  attention.
If	
  you	
  require	
  assistance	
  or	
  directions.

UNIVERSITY BUS SERVICE
The	
   Clarion	
   Area	
   Transit	
   (CATA)	
   bus	
   offers	
   free	
   transportation	
   to	
   University	
   students	
   who	
   need	
   to	
   travel	
   locally	
   on	
  
campus	
  and	
  to	
  the	
  Clarion	
  Mall,	
  Wal-­‐Mart	
  and	
  the	
  Clarion	
  Hospital	
  areas.	
   Non-­‐students	
   may	
  also	
   utilize	
  the	
  bus	
  service	
  
for	
  a	
  small	
  fee.	
   There	
  are	
  two	
  buses	
  with	
  individual	
  loops;	
  one	
  travels	
  only	
  from	
  Reinhard	
  Villages,	
  Eagle	
  Park	
  to	
  Campus	
  
and	
  the	
  other	
  goes	
  to	
  the	
  mall	
  area.	
   To	
  access	
  the	
  bus	
  schedule;	
  see	
  www.clarion.edu/bus.	
  

NOTIFICATION OF DAILY CRIME LOGS
The	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety	
  maintains	
   a	
   Daily	
   Crime	
   Log	
   that	
   includes	
   all	
   crimes	
   reported	
   to	
   University	
   Police.	
   The	
  
Daily	
  log	
  is	
  posted	
  each	
  business	
  day	
  in	
  the	
  lobby	
  of	
  the	
  Public	
  Safety	
  office	
  in	
  Thorn	
  1.	
  
The	
  Daily	
  Crime	
  log	
  is	
  available	
  for	
  public	
  inspection	
  at	
  the	
  Public	
  Safety	
  office,	
  24	
  hours	
  per	
  day.	
   The	
  Daily	
  Crime	
  log	
  
includes	
  the	
  nature	
  of	
  crime,	
  date	
  and	
  time	
  crime	
  occurred,	
  date	
  and	
  time	
  crime	
  reported	
  and	
  the	
  general	
  location	
  of	
  
each	
  crime	
  reported	
  to	
  the	
  department	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  the	
  disposition	
  of	
  the	
  complaint	
  if	
  the	
  information	
  is	
  known	
  at	
  the	
  
time	
  the	
  log	
  is	
  created.	
  	
  
The	
   department	
   posts	
   specific	
   incidents	
   in	
   the	
   Daily	
   Crime	
   log	
   within	
   two	
   business	
   days	
   of	
   receiving	
   a	
   report	
   of	
   an	
  
incident	
  and	
  reserves	
  the	
  right	
  to	
  exclude	
  reports	
  from	
  the	
  log	
  in	
  certain	
  circumstances.	
  

9	
  

TIMELY WARNING NOTICES AND EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS
In	
   accordance	
   with	
   the	
   Clery	
   Act,	
   Clarion	
   University	
   will	
   immediately	
   notify	
   the	
   campus	
   community	
   upon	
   the	
  
confirmation	
  of	
  a	
  significant	
  emergency	
  or	
  dangerous	
  situation	
  involving	
  an	
  immediate	
  threat	
  to	
  the	
  health	
  or	
  safety	
  of	
  
students	
   or	
   staff	
   occurring	
   on	
   campus.	
   The	
   University	
   will,	
   without	
   delay,	
   and	
   taking	
   into	
   account	
   the	
   safety	
   of	
   the	
  
community,	
  determine	
  the	
  content	
  of	
  the	
  notification	
  and	
  initiate	
  the	
  notification	
  system,	
  unless	
  issuing	
  a	
  notification	
  
will,	
   in	
   the	
   professional	
   judgment	
   of	
   the	
   responsible	
   authorities,	
   compromise	
   efforts	
   to	
   assist	
   a	
   victim	
   or	
   to	
  
contain,	
   respond	
   to,	
   or	
   otherwise	
   mitigate	
   the	
   emergency.	
   Such	
   authorities,	
   include,	
   but	
   are	
   not	
   limited	
   to,	
   the	
  	
  
Clarion	
   University	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety,	
   the	
   office	
   of	
   the	
   President,	
   the	
   office	
   of	
   the	
   Vice	
   President	
   of	
  
Finance	
   and	
   Administration	
  and	
  University	
  Relations.	
  

The	
  University	
  will	
  send	
  a	
  Timely	
  Warning	
  Notice	
  to	
  the	
  campus	
  community,	
  notifying	
  of	
  any	
  crimes	
  that	
  pose	
  a	
  serious	
  
and	
  continuing	
  threat	
  to	
  the	
  community	
  in	
  an	
  attempt	
  to	
  aid	
  in	
  the	
  prevention	
  of	
  similar	
  crimes	
  on	
  campus	
  or	
  in	
  Clarion	
  
University	
  owned	
  or	
  controlled	
  property	
  off	
  campus.	
   Timely	
  Warning	
  Notices	
  are	
  usually	
  distributed	
  for	
  the	
  following	
  
Uniformed	
   Crime	
   Reporting	
   Program	
   (UCR)/National	
   Incident	
   Based	
   Reporting	
   System	
   (NIBRS)	
   classifications:	
  arson,	
  
criminal	
  homicide,	
  and	
  robbery.	
   Cases	
  of	
  aggravated	
  assault	
  and	
  sex	
  offenses	
  are	
  considered	
  on	
  a	
  case-­‐by-­‐case	
  basis,	
  
depending	
   on	
   the	
   facts	
   of	
   the	
   case	
   and	
   the	
   information	
   known	
   by	
   the	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety.	
   Cases	
   involving	
  
sexual	
  assault	
  usually	
  are	
  reported	
  long	
  after	
  the	
  incident	
  has	
  occurred,	
  and	
  there	
  is	
  no	
  ability	
  to	
  distribute	
  a	
  “timely”	
  
warning	
   notice	
   to	
   the	
   community.	
   Sex	
   offenses	
   will	
   be	
   considered	
   on	
   a	
   case	
   by	
   case	
   basis	
   depending	
   on	
   when	
   and	
  
where	
  the	
  incident	
  occurred,	
  when	
  it	
  was	
  reported,	
  and	
  the	
  amount	
  of	
  information	
  known	
  by	
  the	
  Department	
  of	
  Public	
  
Safety.	
  	
  The	
  Chief	
  of	
  Police,	
  or	
  designee,	
  will	
  review	
  all	
  reports	
  to	
  determine	
  if	
  there	
  is	
  any	
  ongoing	
  or	
  immediate	
  threat	
  
to	
   the	
  community	
   and	
   if	
   the	
   distribution	
   of	
   a	
   Timely	
  Warning	
   Notice	
   is	
   warranted.	
  Timely	
  Warning	
   Notices	
   may	
   also	
  be	
  
posted	
   for	
  other	
  crime	
  classifications,	
  as	
  deemed	
  necessary.	
  	
  The	
  name	
  of	
  any	
  victim	
  of	
  a	
  crime	
  will	
  be	
  withheld	
  in	
  all	
  
public	
  notices	
  and/or	
  communication.	
  	
  
Public	
  Safety,	
  will	
  issue	
  a	
  campus	
  wide	
  timely	
  warning	
  notice	
  or	
  emergency	
  notification	
  through	
  the	
  Office	
  of	
  University	
  
Relations.	
  Public	
   Safety	
   will	
   provide	
   University	
   Relations	
   with	
   the	
   content	
   of	
   the	
   timely	
   warning	
   and	
   determine	
   the	
  
appropriate	
   segment	
   or	
   segments	
   of	
   the	
   campus	
   community	
   to	
   receive	
   them.	
   University	
   Relations	
   will	
   send	
   the	
  
notifications	
   to	
   the	
   community	
   as	
   instructed.	
   This	
   notification	
   will	
   consist	
   of	
   information	
   being	
   disseminated	
   via	
   the	
  
Eagle	
   Alerts	
   System;	
   which	
   includes	
   email	
   messages,	
   emergency	
   text	
   messages	
   and	
   inner-­‐office	
   voice	
   messages.	
  
Students	
  and	
  employees	
  can	
  sign	
  up	
  at	
  http://www.clarion.edu/alert.	
   Students	
  may	
  also	
  include	
  family	
  members	
  to	
  be	
  
notified	
  when	
  an	
  alert	
  is	
  issued	
  during	
   their	
  registration	
  for	
  this	
  service.	
   Active	
  crime	
  alerts	
   are	
  found	
  on	
  the	
  Clarion	
  
University	
  Police	
  webpage	
  at	
  http://www.clarion.edu/publicsafety	
  .	
  
Any	
   person	
   with	
   information	
   about	
   a	
   crime	
   or	
   other	
   situation	
   that	
   may	
   warrant	
   a	
   timely	
   warning	
   should	
   report	
  
it	
  immediately	
  to	
  Public	
  Safety	
  at	
  814-­‐393-­‐2111	
  or	
  2111	
  from	
  a	
  campus	
  phone	
  or	
  in	
  person	
  at	
  Public	
  Safety,	
  Thorn	
  1.	
  

TESTING OF THE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
Each	
  semester,	
   Clarion	
  University	
   tests	
  its	
   emergency	
   notification	
  system	
   –	
   Eagle	
   Alerts.	
   The	
  process	
   is	
   collaboration	
  
between	
  Finance	
  and	
  Administration,	
  Marketing	
  and	
  Communication	
  and	
  Computing	
  Services.	
   The	
  Eagle	
  Alert	
  system	
  is	
  
designed	
  to	
  provide	
  time-­‐sensitive	
  information	
  to	
  university	
  students,	
  faculty	
  and	
  staff	
  in	
  the	
  event	
  of	
  life	
  threatening	
  
events.	
   The	
  system	
  will	
  also	
  be	
  used	
  to	
  let	
  participants	
  know	
  if	
  the	
  campus	
  will	
  be	
  closed	
  for	
  any	
  reason,	
  or	
  if	
  classes	
  are	
  
delayed	
  or	
  cancelled.	
  	
  The	
  information	
  you	
  enter	
  into	
  this	
  system	
  will	
  not	
  be	
  shared	
  with	
  any	
  outside	
  vendors,	
  nor	
  will	
  it	
  
be	
  retained	
  by	
  the	
  university	
  beyond	
  the	
  opt-­‐out	
  date.	
   Register	
  for	
  eagle	
  alerts	
  at	
  http://www.clarion.edu/alert.	
  

10	
  

CAMPUS	
  FACILITIES	
  AND	
  ON-­‐CAMPUS	
  STUDENT	
  HOUSING	
  
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF CAMPUS FACILITIES
Each	
   semester	
   the	
   Campus	
   Safety	
   Inspector,	
   within	
   the	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety,	
   and	
   various	
   members	
   of	
   the	
  
campus	
  community	
  participate	
  in	
  a	
  Safety	
  Walk	
  of	
  the	
  campus	
  grounds	
  to	
  conduct	
  regular	
  inspections	
  of	
  the	
  facilities	
  
and	
   grounds	
   to	
   note	
   and	
   correct	
   deficiencies	
   that	
   may	
   exist	
   inclusive	
   of	
   landscaping,	
   grounds-­‐keeping	
   and	
   outdoor	
  
lighting.	
   Police	
  Officers,	
  on	
  routine	
  patrols,	
  report	
  any	
  safety	
  hazards	
  that	
  are	
  noticed	
  and	
  submit	
  work	
  orders	
  for	
  the	
  
necessary	
  corrections	
  to	
  be	
  made	
  by	
  the	
  Facilities	
  Management	
  Department.	
  

SECURITY OF AND ACCESS TO CAMPUS FACILITIES
Clarion	
   University	
   is	
   a	
   public	
   educational	
   institution.	
  	
  	
   The	
   academic	
   and	
   administrative	
   buildings	
   are	
   typically	
   open	
  
during	
   normal	
   business	
   hours	
   and	
   into	
   the	
   evening	
   hours	
   for	
   night	
   classes	
   and	
   activities.	
  	
   Most	
   facilities	
  have	
   individual	
  
hours	
   which	
   may	
   vary	
   at	
  different	
   times	
   of	
   the	
   year.	
   Access	
   to	
   some	
   campus	
   buildings	
   is	
   controlled	
   by	
   a	
   card	
   access	
  
system;	
   which	
   has	
   various	
   levels	
   of	
   access	
   to	
   authorized	
   individuals.	
   There	
   are	
   various	
   areas	
   of	
   the	
   campus	
   that	
   are	
  
posted,	
  in	
  a	
  manner	
  prescribed	
  by	
  law,	
  to	
  serve	
  notice	
  not	
  to	
  intrude,	
  under	
  penalty	
  of	
  law.	
   These	
  areas	
  include,	
  but	
  are	
  
not	
   limited	
   to	
   hazardous	
   and	
   utility	
   areas,	
   residence	
   halls	
   and	
   academic	
   buildings	
   that	
   are	
   closed	
   after	
   normal	
  
operating	
   hours.	
   Administrative	
   and	
   academic	
  buildings	
  are	
  typically	
  locked	
  between	
   11	
  p.m.	
   and	
  7	
  a.m.,	
   unless	
  there	
  
is	
   a	
   need	
   to	
   keep	
   them	
   open	
   for	
   extended	
   hours.	
   Unauthorized	
   persons	
   are	
   not	
   permitted	
   in	
   the	
   buildings	
   during	
  
these	
   hours.	
   In	
   most	
   buildings	
   on	
   campus,	
   a	
   building	
   authorization	
   form	
   must	
   be	
   completed	
   and	
   signed	
   by	
   faculty,	
  
department	
   head	
   and	
  dean.	
   To	
  gain	
  admittance	
  to	
  a	
  building	
   that	
  is	
  closed,	
  proper	
  identification	
  must	
  be	
  present	
  to	
  
Public	
  Safety	
  after	
   the	
  proper	
  authorization	
  has	
  been	
  verified	
  by	
  dispatch.	
  

SECURITY AND ACCESS TO RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
Front	
   doors	
   are	
   locked	
   24	
  hours	
   daily	
   in	
  traditional	
   and	
   suite	
   style	
  housing.	
  Givan	
   Hall	
   main	
  front	
   entry	
  door	
   is	
   open	
   to	
  
the	
   public	
   to	
   allow	
   access	
   to	
   the	
   service	
   desk.	
  	
   	
  Givan	
   Hall	
   doors	
   leading	
   to	
   residential	
   housing	
   are	
  locked	
   24	
   hours	
  
per	
  day.	
  Students	
  enter	
  residential	
  buildings	
  via	
  the	
  students	
  ID	
  Card.	
  Resident	
  students	
  and	
  their	
   guests	
   are	
   required	
  
to	
  use	
  main	
  doors	
  to	
  enter	
  and	
  exit	
  their	
  residential	
  facility	
  and	
  not	
  use	
  first	
  floor	
  windows.	
  Access	
  to	
  the	
   residence	
  
halls	
   is	
   restricted	
   to	
   residents	
   and	
   their	
   approved	
   guests,	
   and	
   other	
   approved	
   members	
   of	
   the	
   University	
  
community.	
   Residents	
  gain	
  entrance	
  by	
  swiping	
  their	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Eagle	
  ID	
  card	
  in	
  the	
  card	
  access	
  readers	
  at	
  the	
  
main	
   entrance.	
   The	
   Givan	
   service	
   desk	
   is	
   staffed	
   afternoon/evening/late	
   night	
   hours	
   during	
   the	
   fall	
   term	
   and	
   spring	
  
term.	
   All	
   residential	
   facilities	
   are	
   equipped	
   with	
   an	
   automatic	
   fire	
   alarm	
   system	
   that	
   is	
   monitored	
   by	
   Public	
   Safety.	
  
Notification	
   24	
   hours	
   per	
   day	
   of	
   any	
   safety	
   and	
   security	
   measures	
   that	
   have	
   changed	
   will	
   be	
   updated	
   annually	
   and	
  
changes	
  are	
  ordered	
  when	
  students	
  report	
  a	
  lost	
   key.	
   Each	
   professional	
   staff	
   member	
   who	
   lives	
   in	
   supervises	
   a	
   key	
  
box	
   and	
   a	
   sub	
   master	
   and	
   master	
   key	
   system	
   for	
   her/his	
   area	
   of	
   campus	
   and	
   a	
   system	
   are	
   in	
   place	
   for	
   accessing	
   the	
  
master	
  key	
  under	
  special	
  circumstances	
  only.	
  

STAFFING IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS
The	
   residence	
   halls	
   and	
   suites	
   are	
   staffed	
   with	
   professional,	
   student	
   and	
   custodial	
   staff	
   members.	
   Staff	
   members	
  
undergo	
   a	
   screening	
   and	
   interview	
   process	
   prior	
   to	
   official	
   commencement	
   of	
   duties	
   assigned.	
   All	
   professional	
   staff	
  
designated	
  as	
  Assistant	
  Directors	
  or	
  Residence	
  Life	
  Coordinators	
  live	
  on	
  campus	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  all	
  the	
  student	
  staff.	
   There	
  
are	
   two	
  Assistant	
   Directors	
  and	
  one	
  Residence	
  Life	
  Coordinator.	
  Community	
  Assistants	
  are	
   the	
  student	
  staff	
  members.	
  
There	
  is	
  one	
  full	
  time	
  24-­‐hour	
  desk	
  staff	
  employee	
  who	
  does	
  not	
  live	
  in	
  the	
  residence	
  halls	
  and	
  the	
  remainder	
  of	
  the	
  
staffing	
  is	
  from	
  work	
  study	
  students.	
  

11	
  

Student	
   staff	
   receives	
   two	
   weeks	
   of	
   intensive	
   training	
   in	
   August	
   and	
   three	
   days	
   of	
   intensive	
   training	
   in	
   January	
   with	
  
other	
  staff	
  development	
  trainings	
  occurring	
  throughout	
  the	
  course	
  of	
  the	
  semester.	
   Weekly	
  staff	
  meetings	
  are	
  also	
  held	
  
and	
   all	
   new	
   student	
   staff	
   complete	
   New	
   Staff	
   Support	
   which	
   assists	
   in	
   the	
   ongoing	
   training	
   of	
   new	
   student	
   staff.	
  
Training	
   topics	
   include	
   but	
   are	
  not	
  limited	
   to	
  policies,	
   procedures,	
  referral	
  systems,	
  emergency	
  systems,	
   and	
  fire/safety	
  
training	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  training	
  regarding	
  active	
  shooters	
  and	
  other	
  emergency	
  preparedness.	
  
Custodial	
  personnel	
  are	
  clearly	
  identified	
  in	
  each	
  building	
  with	
  staff	
  ID	
  cards.	
  	
  Other	
  maintenance	
  personnel	
  and	
  outside	
  
contractors	
  are	
  required	
  to	
  wear	
  ID	
  badges	
  or	
  uniforms	
  that	
  authorize	
  them	
  to	
  work	
  within	
  the	
  residence	
  halls.	
  

TYPES OF ON-CAMPUS HOUSING
Students	
   residing	
   in	
   on-­‐campus	
   housing	
   have	
   options	
   between	
   co-­‐educational	
   traditional	
   halls,	
   single	
   sex	
   traditional	
  
halls,	
  and	
  co-­‐educational	
  suite	
  style	
  housing.	
  Visitation	
  Policies	
  and	
  guest	
  policies	
  are	
  listed	
  in	
  the	
  Rights,	
  Regulations,	
  
and	
   Procedures	
   Online	
   Handbook	
   and	
   the	
   Residence	
   Hall	
   handbook	
   which	
   are	
   available	
   at	
   either	
  
www.clarion.edu/placestolive	
  or	
  http://www.clarion.edu/judicial.	
   Co-­‐education	
  housing	
  in	
  traditional	
  halls	
  allow	
  men	
  
and	
  women	
  to	
   live	
  on	
  the	
  same	
   floor	
  of	
  the	
  residence	
  hall	
  but	
  on	
  different	
   wings.	
   A	
  Community	
   Assistant,	
  student	
  staff	
  
member,	
   is	
  assigned	
   to	
  each	
   wing.	
  Co-­‐education	
  housing	
   is	
  also	
   available	
   in	
  suite	
   style	
  housing	
   which	
   utilizes	
  single	
  sex	
  
suites.	
  	
   These	
  suites	
  may	
  be	
  next	
  to	
  a	
  suite	
  of	
  the	
  opposite	
  sex.	
  	
   Most	
  rooms	
  in	
  traditional	
  halls	
  are	
  standard	
  double	
  
rooms;	
   however,	
   there	
   are	
  a	
   number	
   of	
   single	
   occupancy	
  rooms.	
  Common	
   single	
  gender	
  assigned	
   baths	
   are	
   located	
  on	
  
each	
  wing	
  or	
  single	
  gender	
  floor	
  in	
  traditional	
  housing.	
   Suite	
  style	
  housing	
  has	
  an	
  internal	
  bathroom.	
   Please	
  contact	
  the	
  
Center	
  for	
  Residence	
  Life	
  Services	
  at	
  814-­‐393-­‐2352	
  with	
  questions.	
  

POLICIES FOR ASSIGNMENT & ON-CAMPUS HOUSING CHANGES
All	
   non-­‐ exempted	
   First	
   Year	
   Students	
   and	
   sophomore	
   students	
   reside	
   in	
   University	
   or	
   University	
   Affiliated	
  
Housing.	
   Students	
   select	
   their	
   room	
   and	
   may	
   select	
   a	
   roommate	
   or	
   roommates	
   using	
   our	
   online	
   housing	
   system.	
  
Students	
   who	
   do	
   not	
   select	
   a	
   roommate	
   will	
   be	
   automatically	
   assigned	
   a	
   roommate	
   based	
   upon	
   a	
   roommate	
  
preferences	
   questionnaire.	
   The	
   University	
   does	
   not	
   assign	
   with	
   regard	
   to	
   race,	
   creed,	
   color,	
   religion,	
   or	
   sexual	
  
orientation.	
   The	
   University	
   reserves	
   the	
   right	
   to	
   make	
   assignments,	
   temporary	
   assignments,	
   consolidations,	
   and	
  
reassignments.	
  The	
   University	
  reserves	
  the	
  right	
  to	
  cancel	
  any	
  housing	
  agreement	
  and	
  terminate	
  a	
  student’s	
  housing	
  
if	
   the	
   conduct	
   of	
   the	
   student	
   disrupts	
   others,	
   disregards	
   the	
   rights	
   of	
   others,	
   or	
   is	
   in	
   violation	
   of	
   the	
   terms	
   of	
   the	
  
Housing	
   Agreement,	
   local,	
   state,	
   or	
   federal	
   law.	
   Involuntary	
   moves	
   may	
   also	
   occur	
   in	
   regards	
   to	
   a	
   request	
   of	
   a	
  
victim/survivor.	
   Room	
   changes	
   and	
   specific	
   instructions	
   for	
   room	
   changes	
   begin	
   during	
   August	
   and	
   January	
   with	
   a	
  
$150	
  room	
  change/transfer	
  fee	
   associated.	
  

VISITATION POLICY
All	
  non-­‐residents	
  of	
  a	
  building	
  must	
  be	
  escorted	
  at	
  all	
  times	
  by	
  a	
  resident	
  host.	
  

HOUSING WHILE THE UNIVERSITY IS ON RECESS
Limited	
  housing	
  is	
  available	
  to	
  students	
  during	
  breaks	
  throughout	
  the	
  fall	
  and	
  spring	
  semester.	
  NCAA	
  Athletic	
  programs	
  
competing	
  or	
  practicing	
  additionally	
   have	
  limited	
  housing	
  available	
  during	
  break	
  periods.	
   All	
  policies	
  and	
  prohibitions	
  
apply	
  during	
  break	
  periods.	
  

12	
  

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY ORGANIZATIONS
While	
  Clarion	
  University	
  does	
  not	
  recommend,	
  inspect,	
  or	
  otherwise	
  approve	
  off-­‐campus	
  housing,	
  the	
  university	
  expects	
  
the	
   operation	
   and	
   activities	
   of	
   general	
   fraternities	
   and	
   sororities,	
   and	
   their	
   members,	
   to	
   comply	
   with	
   all	
  
applicable	
   federal,	
   state	
   and	
   local	
   laws,	
   as	
   well	
   as	
   all	
   university,	
   governing	
   council	
   and	
   inter/national	
   organization	
  
policy	
  while	
  on	
   chapter	
  premises,	
  during	
  a	
  fraternity	
  event,	
  in	
  any	
  situation	
  sponsored	
  or	
  endorsed	
  by	
  the	
  chapter,	
  or	
  
at	
  any	
  event	
  or	
   residence	
  that	
  an	
  observer	
  would	
  associate	
  with	
  a	
  chapter.	
  

SEXUAL OFFENSE PROGRAMS
Clarion	
   University,	
   through	
   Orientation,	
   Discovery	
   Weekend,	
   student	
   activities,	
   Counseling	
   Services,	
   residence	
   hall	
  
programming	
   and	
   academic	
   departments,	
   produces	
   a	
   wide	
   array	
   of	
   programs	
   and	
   services	
   which	
   promote	
   the	
  
awareness	
   of	
   rape,	
   acquaintance	
   rape,	
  domestic	
  violence,	
  dating	
  violence	
  and	
  stalking.	
   Public	
   Safety	
   provides	
   crime	
  
prevention	
   and	
   self	
   defense	
  instruction	
  through	
  the	
  RAD	
  (Rape	
  Aggression	
  Defense)	
  program	
  throughout	
  the	
  academic	
  
year.	
  
An	
  education	
   brochure	
   entitled	
   ”Have	
   You	
   or	
  Someone	
   You	
  Care	
   About	
   Survived	
  an	
  Incident	
  of	
   Sexual	
  Violence”	
   is	
  a	
  
campus	
   resource	
   that	
   is	
   provided	
   in	
   print	
   and	
   digital	
   forms.	
   This	
   brochure	
   is	
   available	
   online.	
   The	
   resource	
   provides	
  
information	
   about	
   sexual	
   misconduct	
   policies,	
   relationship	
   violence,	
   educational	
   information,	
   safety	
   tips,	
   victim	
  
resources	
  and	
  information	
  about	
  how	
  to	
  respond	
  and	
  report	
  sexual	
  violence.	
  
If	
   you	
  are	
   the	
   victim	
  of	
   a	
   sexual	
   assault	
  you	
  are	
  encouraged	
  to	
  report	
   to	
   the	
   Public	
   Safety	
   office,	
   Thorn	
   1,	
   or	
   call	
  
814-­‐393-­‐2111.	
   Because	
   all	
   allegations	
  of	
  sexual	
  assault	
  have	
  the	
  potential	
  to	
  involve	
  criminal	
  conduct,	
  the	
  university	
  
strongly	
   e ncourages	
   all	
   victims	
   to	
   first	
   report	
   directly	
  to	
   Public	
   Safety.	
  If	
  the	
   assault	
   occurred	
  off	
   campus,	
   dial	
  911	
   and	
  
the	
   appropriate	
   police	
   agency	
   will	
   respond.	
  Victims	
  may	
  report	
  or	
  be	
  asked	
  by	
  the	
  university	
  to	
  report	
  a	
  sexual	
  assault.	
  
The	
  victim	
  may	
  elect	
  not	
  to	
  report	
  being	
  a	
  victim	
  of	
  sexual	
  assault.	
  
You	
   should	
   seek	
   medical	
   attention	
   immediately	
   because	
   you	
   could	
   be	
   injured,	
   internally	
   or	
   externally.	
   A	
   medical	
  
examination	
   could	
   also	
   provide	
   important	
   evidence	
   of	
   assault	
   that	
   is	
   vital	
   for	
   the	
   prosecution	
   of	
   the	
   offender.	
   It	
  
is	
   possible	
   that	
   you	
   could	
   become	
   pregnant	
   or	
   contract	
   a	
   sexually	
   transmitted	
   disease.	
   PASSAGES	
   (814-­‐226-­‐7273)	
  
can	
   provide	
   trained	
   support	
   staff	
   to	
   assist	
   you.	
   Don’t	
   bathe	
   until	
   you	
   have	
   had	
   a	
   medical	
   exam;	
   you	
   literally	
  
could	
   be	
   washing	
  away	
  valuable	
  evidence.	
   Save	
  the	
  clothing	
  you	
  were	
  wearing;	
  place	
  in	
  a	
  paper	
  bag	
  to	
  preserve	
  for	
  
evidence	
  as	
   well.	
  

NOTICE OF NON DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Clarion	
  University	
  is	
  committed	
  to	
  cultivating	
  a	
  learning,	
  teaching	
  and	
  working	
  environment	
  that	
  is	
  free	
  of	
  discrimination	
  
on	
   any	
   basis,	
   which	
   includes	
   discrimination	
   of	
   the	
   basis	
   of	
   sex	
   in	
   accordance	
   with	
   Title	
   IX	
   of	
   the	
   Education	
   Amendments	
  
Act	
   of	
   1972,	
   which	
   prohibits	
   discrimination	
   on	
   the	
   basis	
   of	
   sex	
   in	
   educational	
   programs	
   and	
   activities	
   at	
   institutions	
   that	
  
receive	
   federal	
   financial	
   assistance.	
   	
   Title	
   IX	
   prohibits	
   sexual	
   offenses	
   in	
   all	
   collegiate	
   aspects	
   and	
   requires	
   a	
   prompt	
   and	
  
equitable	
  resolution	
  of	
  complaints.	
  	
  Sexual	
  harassment,	
  which	
  includes	
  acts	
  of	
  sexual	
  violence	
  (including,	
  but	
  not	
  limited	
  
to	
   rape,	
   sexual	
   assault,	
   sexual	
   harassment	
   and	
   sexual	
   exploitation	
   as	
   well	
   as	
   domestic	
   violence,	
   dating	
   violence	
   and	
  
stalking)	
  is	
  a	
  form	
  of	
  sexual	
  discrimination	
  prohibited	
  by	
  Title	
  IX.	
  	
  In	
  the	
  context	
  of	
  Clarion	
  University	
  of	
  Pennsylvania’s	
  
Sexual	
   Harassment	
   Policy	
   and	
   Procedures,	
   sexual	
   assault,	
   or	
   violence	
   occurs	
   when	
   there	
   are	
   physical	
   sex	
   acts	
  
perpetrated	
   against	
   the	
   will	
   of	
   a	
   student	
   or	
   employee	
   when	
   that	
   student	
   or	
   employee	
   is	
   incapable	
   of	
   giving	
   consent.	
  
Acts	
   of	
   rape,	
   sexual	
   assault,	
   sexual	
   battery,	
   and	
   sexual	
   coercion	
   all	
   constitute	
   sexual	
   violence.	
   	
   Allegations	
   of	
   sexual	
  
harassment	
   involving	
   employees	
   or	
   students	
   will	
   be	
   investigated	
   pursuant	
   to	
   the	
   process	
   outlined	
   in	
   the	
   University’s	
  
Sexual	
   Harassment	
   Policy	
   and	
   Procedures	
   found	
   at	
   sexual	
   harassment	
   policy	
   and	
   Students	
   Rights,	
   Regulation	
   and	
  
Procedures	
  found	
  at	
  www.clarion.edu/studentrights.pdf.	
  

13	
  

The	
   University	
   offers	
   many	
   resources	
   for	
   addressing	
   complaints	
   of	
   sex	
   discrimination.	
   	
   Inquiries,	
   concerns	
   or	
  
complaints	
   of	
   faculty,	
   staff	
   and	
   students	
   regarding	
   sex	
   discrimination	
   should	
   be	
   directed	
   to	
   the	
   attention	
   of	
  
University’s	
  Title	
  IX	
  coordinator	
  by	
  phone	
  814-­‐393-­‐2109.	
  The	
  Office	
  of	
  Social	
  Equity	
  (Carrier	
  207)	
  works	
  closely	
  with	
  the	
  
Offices	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety	
   (campus	
   police)	
   and	
   the	
   Judicial	
   and	
   Mediation	
   Services	
   in	
   addressing	
   complaints	
   regarding	
  
sexual	
   assault,	
   and	
   sexual	
   violence.	
   Please	
   visit	
   our	
   website	
   for	
   the	
   institution’s	
   sexual	
   harassment	
   policy,	
  
including	
  a	
   copy	
  of	
  complaint*	
  procedures	
  or	
  Title	
  IX	
  and	
  the	
  Clery	
  Act.	
  	
  
Clarion	
  University,	
  upon	
  written	
  request,	
  will	
  disclose	
  to	
  the	
  alleged	
  victim	
  of	
  a	
  crime	
  of	
  violence	
  or	
  a	
  non-­‐forcible	
  sex	
  
offense,	
  the	
  report	
  of	
  the	
  results	
  of	
  any	
  disciplinary	
  proceeding	
  conducted	
  by	
  the	
  institution	
  against	
  a	
  student	
  who	
  is	
  the	
  
alleged	
  perpetrator	
  of	
  such	
  crime	
  or	
  offense.	
  If	
  the	
  alleged	
  victim	
  is	
  deceased	
  as	
  a	
  result	
  of	
  such	
  crime	
  or	
  offense,	
  the	
  
next	
  of	
  kin	
  of	
  such	
  victim	
  shall	
  be	
  treated	
  as	
  the	
  alleged	
  victim	
  for	
  purposes	
  of	
  this	
  paragraph.	
  
Throughout	
  the	
  entire	
  on-­‐campus	
  student	
  conduct	
  process,	
  both	
  the	
  complainant	
  and	
  respondent	
  will	
  have	
  access	
  to	
  
the	
  same	
  rights	
  including	
   the	
  opportunity	
   to	
  have	
  an	
  advocate	
  present	
  during	
  the	
  process	
  and	
  to	
  be	
  informed	
  of	
  the	
  
outcome	
   without	
   condition.	
  The	
   complainant	
   will	
   be	
   afforded	
   certain	
   rights	
   while	
   the	
   university	
   hearing	
   process	
   is	
  
ongoing	
   as	
  defined	
  in	
  the	
  Sexual	
  Offenses	
  Policy.	
  Some	
  of	
  the	
  rights	
  include,	
  but	
   are	
   not	
   limited	
  to,	
  changing	
  academic	
  
and/or	
   living	
   situations,	
   if	
   those	
   changes	
   are	
   requested	
   by	
   the	
   victim	
   and	
   are	
   reasonably	
   available,	
   protection	
  
against	
   discussion	
   of	
   past	
   sexual	
   history,	
   and	
   to	
   be	
   free	
   from	
   intimidation	
   and	
   harassment.	
   All	
   sexual	
   offenses	
   are	
  
considered	
   major	
   violations	
   of	
   the	
   Student	
   Code	
   of	
   Conduct.	
   A	
   student	
   found	
   responsible	
   by	
   the	
   student	
   conduct	
  
process	
  is	
  subject	
   to	
  disciplinary	
  probation,	
  suspension	
  or	
  dismissal.	
  

REPORTING OPTIONS
FILING	
  A	
  REPORT	
  WITH	
  THE	
  DEPARTMENT	
  OF	
  PUBLIC	
  SAFETY	
  
If	
  the	
  victim	
  of	
  a	
  sexual	
  assault	
  elects	
  to	
  contact	
  the	
  Department	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety	
  to	
  file	
  a	
  report,	
  an	
  officer	
  trained	
  to	
  
investigate	
   sexual	
   assault	
   will	
   work	
   with	
   the	
   victim	
   to	
   gather	
   information.	
   The	
   victim	
   always	
   retains	
   the	
   right	
   to	
  
decide	
   whether	
   or	
   not	
   to	
   participate	
   in	
   any	
   criminal	
   prosecution.	
   The	
   officer	
   will	
   ensure	
   that	
   the	
   survivor	
   gets	
   the	
  
counseling	
  and	
  other	
  assistance	
  they	
  need.	
  
CONTACTING	
  ANOTHER	
  LAW	
  ENFORCEMENT	
  AGENCY	
  
Victims	
  may	
  also	
  contact	
  local	
  law	
  enforcement	
  agencies	
  to	
  report	
  a	
  sexual	
  assault	
  or	
  other	
  crime.	
   Members	
  of	
  the	
  
Department	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety	
  and	
  other	
  University	
  officials	
  will	
  assist	
  the	
  victim	
  in	
  notifying	
  the	
  appropriate	
  agency	
  in	
  
the	
  applicable	
  jurisdiction.	
  
FILING	
  AN	
  INTERNAL	
  COMPLAINT	
  WITHIN	
  THE	
  UNIVERSITY	
  
If	
   you	
  have	
  been	
  sexually	
  assaulted,	
  you	
  have	
   several	
  options	
  to	
  address	
  your	
  situation.	
  You	
   may	
  simply	
  wish	
  to	
  speak	
  
with	
  a	
  counselor	
  or	
  member	
  of	
  the	
  Student	
  Affairs	
  staff	
  privately.	
  To	
  file	
  a	
  formal	
  written	
  complaint,	
  you	
  should	
   go	
   to	
  
www.clarion.edu/judicial	
   to	
   submit	
   an	
   incident	
   report	
   or	
   contact	
   the	
   Office	
   of	
   Judicial	
   and	
   Mediation	
   Services	
  
directly.	
  
The	
   University’s	
   judicial	
   procedures	
   and	
   policies	
   are	
   fully	
   detailed	
   in	
   the	
   “Guide	
   to	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Judicial	
   Policy	
  
Manual”	
   found	
   at	
  www.clarion.edu/studentrights.pdf.	
   	
   These	
   procedures	
   are	
   sensitive	
   to	
   the	
   rights	
   of	
   all	
   concerned	
   in	
  
the	
  matter.	
  	
  The	
  accused	
  and	
  accuser	
  are	
  each	
  entitled	
  to	
  have	
  a	
  person	
  accompany	
  them	
  to	
  the	
  hearing	
  and	
  all	
  related	
  
proceedings.	
   	
   Attorney(s)	
   will	
   not	
   be	
   allowed	
   to	
   address	
   the	
   University	
   Judicial	
   Board,	
   but	
   may	
   serve	
   in	
   an	
   advisory	
  
capacity.	
   	
   Both	
   the	
   accused	
   and	
   the	
   accuser	
   shall	
   be	
   informed	
   of	
   the	
   outcome	
   of	
   the	
   proceedings	
   involving	
   alleged	
   sex	
  
offenses.	
  
Clarion	
   University’s	
   response	
   system	
   is	
   designed	
   to	
   afford	
   the	
   accuser	
   (the	
   person	
   who	
   is	
   bring	
   the	
   charge)	
   and	
   the	
  
accused	
  (the	
  person	
  who	
  is	
  answering	
  the	
  charge)	
  a	
  fair,	
  prompt	
  and	
  appropriate	
  resolution.	
  	
  The	
  process	
  is	
  designed	
  
to	
   help	
   persons	
   who	
   need	
   support	
   as	
   they	
   address	
   these	
   incidents,	
   and	
   incorporates	
   both	
   informal	
   resolutions	
   and	
  
formal	
  disciplinary	
  procedures.*	
  
14	
  

The	
  resolution	
  of	
  a	
  formal	
  sexual	
  assault	
  complaint	
  is	
  handled	
  by	
  the	
  appropriate	
  University	
  judicial	
  system.	
  	
  The	
  full	
  
text	
  of	
  the	
  protocol	
  for	
  handling	
  informal	
  and	
  formal	
  complaints	
  is	
  available	
  from	
  the	
  Dean	
  of	
  Student	
  Development.	
  
The	
   full	
   context	
   by	
   which	
   the	
   alleged	
   sexual	
   incident	
   occurred	
   must	
   be	
   considered	
   in	
   determining	
   whether	
   the	
   alleged	
  
conduct	
   constitutes	
   sexual	
   harassment	
   or	
   assault.	
   	
   	
   Procedures	
   for	
   resolving	
   complaints	
   regarding	
   sexual	
   assault	
   or	
  
harassment	
   are	
   handled	
   through	
   the	
   Office	
   of	
   Judicial	
   Mediation	
   Services	
   or	
   the	
   Office	
   of	
   Social	
   Equity	
   and	
   the	
   Title	
   IX	
  
Coordinator*.	
   	
   In	
   any	
   case,	
   both	
   the	
   accuser	
   and	
   the	
   accused	
   are	
   entitled	
   to	
   the	
   same	
   opportunity	
   to	
   have	
   others	
  
present	
  during	
  the	
  disciplinary	
  processing.	
  
Clarion	
   University	
   has	
   a	
   wide	
   range	
   of	
   latitude	
   when	
   determining	
   sanctions	
   involving	
   sexual	
   assault	
   complaints	
  
proceedings.	
  	
  Those	
  sanctions	
  may	
  range	
  from	
  probation	
  to	
  expulsion	
  from	
  the	
  university.	
  
Complainants	
  may	
  file	
  a	
  confidential	
  report	
  with	
  the	
  Office	
  of	
  Judicial	
  Mediation	
  Services	
  or	
  University	
  Police.	
  

INTERIM MEASURES
If	
  a	
  Clarion	
  University	
  student	
  who	
  is	
  a	
  survivor	
  of	
  sexual	
  assault	
  or	
  relationship	
  violence	
  requests	
  a	
  change	
  in	
  her	
  or	
  his	
  
living	
  arrangements,	
  academic	
  schedule,	
  working	
  arrangements,	
  and/or	
  transportation	
  arrangements,	
  the	
  Office	
  of	
  
Student	
   Affairs	
   and/or	
   Office	
   of	
   Academic	
   Affairs	
   will	
   assist	
   the	
   student.	
   	
   In	
   addition,	
   the	
   university	
   may	
   issue	
   “no	
  
contact”	
  letters	
  and	
  provide	
  assistance	
  for	
  the	
  victim	
  to	
  obtain	
  a	
  Protection	
  from	
  Abuse	
  order.	
  	
  	
  

SERVICES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AT THE UNIVERSITY
The	
   victim	
   of	
   a	
   sexual	
   assault	
   may	
   have	
  another	
   person	
   accompany	
   him/her	
  through	
   the	
   process	
   of	
   filing	
   a	
   report.	
  The	
  
Coordinator	
  for	
  Judicial	
  Mediation	
  Services	
  will	
  advise	
  the	
  victim	
  on	
  the	
  student	
  conduct	
  process.	
  The	
  Office	
  of	
  Social	
  
Equity,	
  also	
  the	
  Title	
  IX	
  Coordinator,	
  will	
  offer	
  guidance	
  concerning	
  allegations	
  of	
  sexual	
  harassment.	
  

OFF CAMPUS VICTIM ASSISTANCE
The	
   following	
   off-­‐campus	
   organizations	
   offer	
   assistance	
   to	
   victims	
   of	
   sexual	
   offenses.	
  	
  	
   The	
   University	
   will	
   assist	
  
the	
   victim	
  in	
  contacting	
  these	
  support	
  organizations,	
  should	
  he/she	
  request	
  such	
  assistance.	
  
PASSAGES:	
  	
  	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   1300	
  East	
  Main	
  Street	
  Clarion,	
  PA:	
   814-­‐226-­‐7273	
  
Stop	
  Abuse	
  for	
  Everyone	
  (SAFE):	
  	
   1302	
  East	
  Main	
  Street,	
  Clarion,	
  PA:	
   800-­‐992-­‐3039	
  or	
  814-­‐226-­‐SAFE	
  
Clarion	
  County	
  Counseling	
  Center:	
  	
  	
   214	
  South	
  7th	
  Avenues,	
  Clarion,	
  PA:	
   800-­‐672-­‐7116	
  or	
  814-­‐226-­‐8252	
  

ON CAMPUS VICTIM ASSISTANCE
The	
   University	
   provides	
   assistance	
   to	
   any	
   individual	
   who	
   is	
   reported	
   to	
   be	
   a	
   victim	
   of	
   sexual	
   assault	
   or	
  
relationship	
   violence	
   through	
   Counseling	
   Services.	
   Victim	
   services	
   are	
   also	
   available	
   from	
   local	
   women’s	
   support	
  
groups	
  SAFE	
  and	
   PASSAGES.	
   (Contact	
  information	
  listed	
  in	
  previous	
  paragraph).	
  

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY
The	
   Campus	
   Sex	
   Crimes	
   Prevention	
   Act	
   (CSCPA)	
   of	
   2000	
   is	
   a	
   federal	
   law	
   that	
   provides	
   for	
   the	
   tracking	
   of	
   sex	
  
offenders	
   enrolled	
   at,	
   or	
   employed	
   by,	
   institutions	
   of	
   higher	
   education.	
   A	
   list	
   of	
   all	
   registered	
   sex	
   offenders	
   in	
  
Pennsylvania	
   is	
   available	
  at	
  www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us.	
  

15	
  

REPORTING ANNUAL DISCLOSURE OF CRIME STATISTICS
Campus	
   crime,	
   arrest	
   and	
   referral	
   statistics	
   are	
   compiled	
   from	
   statistics	
   reported	
   to	
   the	
   Public	
   Safety	
   office	
   and	
   to	
  
Campus	
   Security	
   Authorities,	
   (including	
   but	
   not	
   limited	
   directors,	
   deans,	
   department	
   heads,	
   designated	
   housing	
  
personnel,	
   Residence	
   Life	
   and	
   Dining	
   Services	
   staff,	
   advisors	
   to	
   students/student	
   organizations,	
   athletic	
   coaches,	
  
trainers,	
   and	
   local	
   law	
   enforcement	
   agencies).	
  University	
   Counseling	
   Services	
   staff	
   is	
   encouraged	
   to	
   inform	
  their	
   clients	
  
of	
  the	
  procedures	
  to	
  report	
  crime	
  to	
  the	
  Public	
  Safety	
  Department	
  on	
  a	
  voluntary	
  or	
  confidential	
  basis,	
  should	
  they	
  feel	
  
it	
  is	
  in	
  the	
  best	
  interest	
  of	
  the	
  client.	
  
In	
   accordance	
   with	
   applicable	
   State	
   and	
   Federal	
   Regulations,	
   the	
   University	
   publishes	
   and	
   distributes	
  crime	
   statistics	
   to	
  
all	
   current	
   students,	
   faculty	
   and	
   staff	
   on	
   an	
   annual	
   basis.	
   The	
   crime	
   statistics	
   are	
   also	
   available	
   upon	
   request	
   to	
   all	
  
applicants	
  for	
  enrollment	
  or	
  employment.	
  View	
  the	
  crime	
  statistics	
  report	
  online	
  at	
  http://www.clarion.edu/crimestats.	
  

16	
  

UCR STATEMENT
Crime	
   statistics	
   and	
   arrest	
   information	
   for	
   offense	
   occurring	
   on	
   campus,	
   as	
   required	
   by	
   state	
   criminal	
   history	
   record	
  
retention	
  laws,	
  are	
  reported	
  monthly	
  to	
  the	
  Pennsylvania	
  State	
  Police	
  for	
  use	
  in	
  the	
  Uniform	
  Crime	
  Report.	
  
Murder	
  

2012	
  
0	
  

2013	
   2014	
  
0	
  
0	
   Vandalism	
  

2012	
  
27	
  

2013	
  
24	
  

2014	
  
26	
  

Negligent	
  Manslaughter	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Weapons	
  Possession	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Rape	
  
Robbery	
  

1	
  
0	
  

2	
  
0	
  

4	
  
0	
  

Prostitution	
  
Other	
  Sex	
  Offenses	
  

0	
  
1	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

Aggravated	
  Assault	
  
All	
  Other	
  Assaults/	
  Non	
  
Aggravated	
  Assaults	
  
Burglary	
  

0	
  
19	
  

0	
  
18	
  

0	
  
22	
  

Drug	
  Laws	
  
Gambling	
  

12	
  
0	
  

11	
  
0	
  

16	
  
0	
  

5	
  

3	
  

4	
  

Offenses/Family-­‐Children	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Theft	
  

26	
  

28	
  

22	
  

DUI	
  

4	
  

2	
  

2	
  

Vehicle	
  Theft	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Liquor	
  Law	
  

38	
  

20	
  

21	
  

Arson	
  

2	
  

1	
  

	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  1	
  

Public	
  Drunkenness	
  

7	
  

4	
  

4	
  

Forgery	
  

0	
  

1	
  

0	
  

Disorderly	
  Conduct	
  

22	
  

5	
  

7	
  

Embezzlement	
  

0	
  

1	
  

0	
  

Vagrancy	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Receiving	
  Stolen	
  Property	
  

3	
  

7	
  

4	
  

5	
  

5	
  

Fraud	
  

1	
  

2	
  

0	
   	
  	
  	
  All	
  Other	
  Offenses	
   Not	
  
Including	
  Traffic	
  
0	
  

CRIME STATISTICS
Statistical	
  data	
  for	
  this	
  report	
  is	
  compiled	
  by	
  the	
  Public	
  Safety	
  Department.	
   Information	
  about	
  crime	
  is	
  obtained	
  from	
  
Public	
   Safety’s	
   crime	
   statistics,	
   University	
   employees,	
   campus	
   judicial	
   records,	
   Clarion	
   Borough	
   Police	
   and	
  
Pennsylvania	
   State	
   Police.	
   Individuals	
   who	
   wish	
   to	
   report	
   crimes	
   for	
   inclusion	
   in	
   the	
   Annual	
   Security	
   Report	
   may	
  
contact	
   the	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety	
   at	
   814-­‐393-­‐2111.	
   In	
   seeking	
   to	
   maintain	
   a	
   safe,	
   secure	
   educational	
  
setting,	
   the	
   Public	
   Safety	
   department	
   encourages	
   the	
   reporting	
   of	
   crimes	
   and	
   other	
   emergencies.	
   Individuals	
   who	
  
report	
   crimes	
   are	
   not	
   compelled	
   to	
   seek	
   criminal	
   prosecution	
   of	
   suspects.	
   University	
   policy	
   requires	
   all	
   employees,	
  
except	
   professional	
   and	
   pastoral	
   counselors,	
   to	
   report	
   certain	
   serious	
   crimes	
   to	
   Public	
   Safety	
   for	
   inclusion	
   in	
   the	
  
annual	
   report.	
   The	
   identity	
   of	
   the	
   person	
   reporting	
   the	
   crime	
   to	
   the	
   employee	
   does	
   not	
   have	
   to	
   be	
   disclosed	
   to	
  
Public	
   Safety.	
  Information	
   about	
   selected	
  serious	
  crimes	
  can	
  be	
  found	
  in	
  the	
  statistical	
  report	
  below.	
   This	
  publication	
  is	
  
available,	
  upon	
  request,	
  from	
  the	
   Department	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety	
  or	
  can	
  be	
  found	
  at	
  http://www.clarion.edu/crimestats.	
  	
  

17	
  

Crimes	
   reported	
   to	
   the	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Public	
   Safety	
   Department,	
   Campus	
   Officials	
   or	
   other	
   Law	
   Enforcement	
  
Agencies	
  that	
  occurred	
  at	
  the	
  Clarion	
  Campus.	
  	
  These	
  reports	
  of	
  crime	
  are	
  compiled	
  in	
  accordance	
  with	
  the	
  provisions	
  of	
  
the	
  Jeanne	
  Clery	
  Disclosure	
  of	
  Campus	
  Security	
  Policy	
  and	
  Crime	
  Statistics	
  Act.	
  

Reported	
  Crimes	
  
Murder/Non-­‐Negligent	
  
Manslaughter	
  
Negligent	
  Manslaughter	
  

On	
  Campus	
  Property	
  
2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

On	
  Campus	
  Student	
  
Housing	
  Facilities	
  
2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

Non-­‐Campus	
  Property	
   Public	
  Property	
  
2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

1	
  
0	
  

5	
  
0	
  

4	
  
0	
  

1	
  
0	
  

5	
  
0	
  

4	
  
0	
  

1	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
3	
  

2	
  
0	
  
1	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
1	
  
3	
  

1	
  
3	
  
3	
  
0	
  
0	
  
1	
  
1	
  
4	
  

-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
3	
  

1	
  
0	
  
1	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
3	
  

1	
  
2	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
3	
  

-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
1	
  
3	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
0	
  
0	
  
1	
  
0	
  
5	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

ARRESTS	
  
Liquor	
  Laws	
  
Drug	
  Laws	
  
Weapon	
  Laws	
  

2012	
  
49	
  
13	
  
0	
  

2013	
  
29	
  
9	
  
1	
  

2014	
  
40	
  
13	
  
0	
  

2012	
  
36	
  
12	
  
0	
  

2013	
   2014	
  
28	
  
35	
  
8	
  
11	
  
1	
  
0	
  

2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
27	
  
0	
  
0	
  
4	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
18	
  
0	
  
0	
  
2	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

REFERRALS	
  
Liquor	
  Laws	
  
Drug	
  Laws	
  
Weapon	
  Laws	
  

2012	
  
34	
  
15	
  
0	
  

2013	
  
29	
  
8	
  
0	
  

2014	
  
29	
  
33	
  
0	
  

2012	
  
31	
  
12	
  
0	
  

2013	
   2014	
  
28	
  
29	
  
7	
  
33	
  
0	
  
0	
  

2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
6	
  
0	
  
0	
  
3	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
1	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

Forcible	
  Sex	
  Offenses	
  
Non	
  Forcible	
  Sex	
  
Offenses	
  
Domestic	
  Violence	
  *	
  
Dating	
  Violence	
  *	
  
Stalking	
  *	
  
Robbery	
  
Aggravated	
  Assault	
  
Motor	
  Vehicle	
  Theft	
  
Arson	
  
Burglary	
  

DEFINITIONS	
  AND	
  CAVEATS	
  
RESIDENCE	
  HALLS	
  includes	
  offenses	
  occurring	
  inside	
  University-­‐Owned	
  residence	
  halls.	
  	
  This	
  data	
  is	
  a	
  subset	
  of	
  on-­‐campus	
  property.	
  
NON-­‐CAMPUS	
  PROPERTY	
  includes	
  off	
  campus	
  fraternity	
  or	
  sorority	
  houses,	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  any	
  off	
  campus	
  housing	
  that	
  has	
  a	
  contract	
  
with	
  the	
  University	
  to	
  provide	
  housing.	
  The	
  university	
  has	
  previously	
  treated	
  Reinhard	
  Villages	
  as	
  non	
  campus	
  because	
  it	
  determined	
  
the	
  property	
  was	
  not	
  reasonably	
  contiguous	
  to	
  campus.	
  	
  Guided	
  by	
  a	
  recent	
  interpretation	
  of	
  on	
  campus	
  for	
  another	
  PASSHE	
  
university,	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  changes	
  in	
  the	
  university’s	
  procedures	
  regarding	
  this	
  property,	
  the	
  university	
  has	
  reclassified	
  this	
  property	
  as	
  
on	
  campus	
  for	
  reporting	
  purposes.	
  	
  Statistics	
  for	
  Reinhard	
  Villages	
  are	
  included	
  in	
  Non	
  Campus	
  Property	
  for	
  2012	
  and	
  in	
  On	
  Campus	
  
and	
  On	
  Campus	
  Residence	
  Halls	
  for	
  2013	
  &	
  2014.	
  
PUBLIC	
  PROPERTY	
  is	
  considered	
  the	
  roads	
  and	
  sidewalks	
  adjacent	
  to,	
  but	
  not	
  part	
  of,	
  the	
  University’s	
  property.	
  
Statistics	
  for	
  Liquor	
  Law	
  and	
  Drug	
  Law	
  Referrals	
  reflect	
  incidents	
  where	
  arrests	
  were	
  not	
  made	
  for	
  those	
  violations	
  but	
  were	
  instead	
  
handled	
  through	
  the	
  University’s	
  disciplinary	
  system.	
  
The Crime statistics for the calendar year 2013, as above, only includes data that was collected by the University Police.
Clarion Borough Police and Pennsylvania State Police did not report any crimes for activity in their jurisdictions.

18	
  

HATE CRIMES
HATE	
  CRIMES	
  
Reported	
  Crimes	
  
Murder/Non-­‐Negligent	
  
Manslaughter	
  
Forcible	
  Sex	
  Offenses	
  
Non	
  Forcible	
  Sex	
  
Offenses	
  
Domestic	
  Violence	
  *	
  
Dating	
  Violence	
  *	
  
Stalking*	
  
Robbery	
  
Aggravated	
  Assault	
  
Burglary	
  
Larceny-­‐Theft	
  
Motor	
  Vehicle	
  Theft	
  
Arson	
  
Simple	
  Assault	
  
Threats	
  
Harassment	
  
Vandalism	
  
•
•

ON	
  CAMPUS	
  
2012	
   	
  2013	
   	
  2014	
  

	
  ON	
  CAMPUS	
  
RESIDENCE	
  
2012	
   	
  2013	
   	
  2014	
  

NON	
  CAMPUS	
  
PROPERTY	
  
2012	
   	
  2013	
   	
  2014	
  

PUBLIC	
  PROPERTY	
  
2012	
   	
  2013	
   	
  2014	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  

-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
	
  	
  0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
-­‐	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

Domestic	
  Violence,	
  Dating	
  Violence	
  and	
  Stalking	
  are	
  Crimes	
  that	
  have	
  been	
  added	
  to	
  the	
  Clery	
  Statistics	
  as	
  a
requirement	
  of	
  the	
  Violence	
  against	
  Women	
  Act.	
  2013	
  is	
  the	
  first	
  year	
  the	
  stats	
  were	
  included.
In	
  the	
  event	
  a	
  Hate	
  Crime	
  is	
  reported	
  the	
  nature	
  of	
  the	
  Bias	
  Category	
  would	
  be	
  disclosed	
  here	
  for	
  each	
  incident.

DEFINITION OF REPORTABLE CRIME
Clarion	
  University	
  is	
  required	
  to	
  report	
  crime	
  statistics	
  as	
  defined	
  by	
  the	
  Clery	
  Act	
  for	
  the	
  following	
  crimes	
  which	
  
are	
   reported	
  and	
  may	
  have	
  occurred	
  in	
  a	
  geographic	
  location	
  as	
  detailed	
  below.	
  

Criminal Homicide
Murder	
  and	
  Non-­‐negligent	
  manslaughter:	
   The	
  willful	
  (non-­‐negligent)	
  killing	
  of	
  one	
  human	
  being	
  by	
  another.	
  
Negligent	
  Manslaughter:	
  The	
  killing	
  of	
  a	
  person	
  through	
  gross	
  negligence.	
  

Forcible Sex Offenses
Forcible	
   Rape:	
   The	
   carnal	
   knowledge	
   of	
   a	
   person,	
   forcible	
   and/or	
   against	
   the	
   person’s	
   will;	
   or	
   not	
   forcible	
   or	
  
against	
   the	
   person’s	
   will,	
   where	
   the	
   victim	
   is	
   incapable	
   of	
   giving	
   consent	
   because	
   of	
   his/her	
   temporary	
   or	
  
permanent	
  mental	
  or	
  physical	
  incapacity	
  (or	
  because	
  of	
  his/her	
  youth).	
  
Forcible	
  Sodemy:	
  Oral	
  or	
  anal	
  sexual	
  intercourse	
  with	
  another	
  person,	
  forcibly	
  and/or	
  against	
  the	
  person’s	
  will;	
   or	
   not	
  
forcible	
   or	
   against	
   the	
   person’s	
   will	
   where	
   the	
   victim	
   is	
   incapable	
   of	
   giving	
   consent	
   because	
   of	
   his/her	
   youth	
  or	
  
because	
  of	
  his/her	
  temporary	
  or	
  permanent	
  mental	
  or	
  physical	
  incapacity.	
  
19	
  

Sexual	
   Assault	
   with	
   an	
   Object:	
   The	
   use	
   of	
   an	
   object	
   or	
   instrument	
   to	
   unlawfully	
   penetrate,	
   however	
   slightly,	
   the	
  
genital	
   or	
   anal	
   opening	
   of	
   the	
   body	
   of	
   another	
   person,	
   forcibly	
   and/or	
   against	
   that	
   person’s	
   will;	
   or	
   not	
   forcibly	
  or	
  
against	
   the	
   person’s	
   will	
   where	
   the	
   victim	
   is	
   incapable	
   of	
   giving	
   consent	
   because	
   of	
   his/her	
   youth	
   or	
   because	
   of	
  
his/her	
  temporary	
  or	
  permanent	
  mental	
  or	
  physical	
  incapacity.	
  
Forcible	
   Fondling:	
   The	
   touching	
   of	
   the	
   private	
   body	
   parts	
   of	
   another	
   person	
   for	
   the	
   purpose	
   of	
   sexual	
   gratification,	
  
forcibly	
   and/or	
   against	
   the	
   person’s	
   will;	
   or	
   not	
   forcibly	
   or	
   against	
   the	
   person’s	
   will	
   where	
   the	
   victim	
   is	
   incapable	
  
of	
   giving	
   consent	
   because	
   of	
   his/her	
   youth	
   or	
   because	
   of	
   his/her	
   temporary	
   or	
   permanent	
   mental	
   of	
   physical	
  
incapacity.	
  

Non-Forcible Sex Offenses
Incest:	
   Non-­‐forcible	
   sexual	
   intercourse	
   by	
   persons	
   who	
   are	
   related	
   to	
   each	
   other	
   within	
   the	
   degrees	
   wherein	
  
marriage	
  is	
  prohibited	
  by	
  law.	
  
Statutory	
  Rape:	
   Non-­‐forcible	
  sexual	
  intercourse	
  with	
  a	
  person	
  who	
  is	
  under	
  the	
  statutory	
  age	
  of	
  consent.	
  
Domestic	
  Violence:	
  	
  Felony	
  or	
  misdemeanor	
  crimes	
  of	
  violence	
  committed	
  by	
  a	
  current	
  or	
  former	
  spouse	
  of	
  the	
  victim,	
  
by	
  a	
  person	
  with	
  whom	
  the	
  victim	
  shares	
  a	
  child	
  in	
  common,	
  by	
  a	
  person	
  who	
  is	
  cohabitating	
  with	
  or	
  has	
  cohabitated	
  
with	
   the	
   victim	
   as	
   a	
   spouse,	
   by	
   a	
   person	
   similarly	
   situated	
   to	
   a	
   spouse	
   of	
   the	
   victim	
   under	
   the	
   domestic	
   or	
   family	
  
violence	
   laws	
   of	
   the	
   jurisdiction	
   receiving	
   grant	
   monies,	
   or	
   by	
   any	
   other	
   person	
   against	
   an	
   adult	
   or	
   youth	
   victim	
   who	
   is	
  
protected	
  from	
  that	
  person’s	
  acts	
  under	
  the	
  domestic	
  or	
  family	
  violence	
  laws	
  of	
  the	
  jurisdiction.	
  
Dating	
   Violence:	
   	
   Violence	
   committed	
   by	
   a	
   person	
   who	
   is	
   or	
   has	
   been	
   in	
   a	
   social	
   relationship	
   of	
   a	
   romantic	
   or	
   intimate	
  
nature	
   with	
   the	
   victim	
   and	
   where	
   the	
   existence	
   of	
   such	
   a	
   relationship	
   shall	
   be	
   determined	
   based	
   upon	
   a	
   consideration	
  
of	
   these	
   factors:	
   the	
   length	
   of	
   the	
   relationship,	
   the	
   type	
   of	
   relationship,	
   the	
   frequency	
   of	
   interaction	
   between	
   the	
  
persons	
  involved	
  in	
  the	
  relationship.	
  
Stalking:	
  	
  Engaging	
  in	
  a	
  course	
  of	
  conduct	
  directed	
  at	
  a	
  specific	
  person	
  that	
  would	
  cause	
  a	
  reasonable	
  person	
  to	
  fear	
  for	
  
his/her	
  safety	
  or	
  the	
  safety	
  of	
  others,	
  or	
  suffer	
  substantial	
  emotional	
  distress.	
  
Robbery:	
   The	
   taking	
   or	
   attempting	
   to	
   take	
   anything	
   of	
   value	
   from	
   the	
   care,	
   custody,	
   or	
   control	
   of	
   a	
   person	
   or	
  
persons,	
  by	
  force	
  or	
  threat	
  or	
  violence	
  and/or	
  by	
  putting	
  the	
  victim	
  in	
  fear.	
  
Aggravated	
   Assault:	
   An	
   unlawful	
   attack	
   by	
   one	
   person	
   upon	
   another	
   for	
   the	
   purpose	
   of	
   inflicting	
   severe	
   or	
  
aggravated	
   bodily	
   injury.	
   This	
   type	
   of	
   assault	
   usually	
   is	
   accompanied	
   by	
   the	
   use	
   of	
   a	
   weapon	
   or	
   by	
   means	
   likely	
   to	
  
produce	
   death	
   or	
   great	
   bodily	
   harm.	
   (It	
   is	
   not	
   necessary	
   that	
   injury	
   result	
   from	
   an	
   aggravated	
   assault	
   when	
   a	
   gun,	
  
knife,	
   or	
   other	
   weapon	
   is	
   sued	
   which	
   could	
   or	
   probably	
   would	
   result	
   in	
   a	
   serious	
   potential	
   injury	
   if	
   the	
   crime	
  were	
  
completed	
  successfully	
  
Burglary:	
   The	
   unlawful	
   entry	
   of	
   a	
   structure	
   to	
   commit	
   a	
   felony	
   or	
   a	
   theft.	
   For	
   reporting	
   purposes,	
   this	
   definition	
  
includes:	
   unlawful	
   entry	
   with	
   intent	
   to	
   commit	
   a	
   larceny	
   or	
   a	
   felony,	
   breaking	
   and	
   entering	
   with	
   intent	
   to	
   commit	
   a	
  
larceny,	
  housebreaking,	
  safecracking,	
  and	
  all	
  attempts	
  to	
  commit	
  any	
  of	
  the	
  aforementioned	
  acts.	
  
Motor	
   Vehicle	
   Theft:	
  	
   The	
  theft	
   or	
  attempted	
   theft	
  of	
   a	
  motor	
   vehicle.	
  	
   (Classify	
   as	
  motor	
   vehicle	
  theft	
   all	
   cases	
   where	
  
taken	
  by	
  persons	
  not	
  having	
  lawful	
  access,	
  even	
  though	
  the	
  vehicles	
  are	
  abandoned;	
  including	
  joy	
  riding.	
  	
  
Arson:	
  The	
   willful	
  of	
   malicious	
  burning	
   or	
  attempt	
  to	
  burn	
  ,	
   with	
  or	
  without	
  intent	
   to	
  defraud,	
  a	
  dwelling	
  house,	
   public	
  
building,	
  motor	
  vehicle	
  or	
  aircraft,	
  or	
  personal	
  property	
  of	
  another	
  kind.	
  

20	
  

Other Offenses
Liquor	
   Law	
   violations:	
   The	
   violations	
   of	
   laws	
   or	
   ordinances	
   prohibiting:	
   the	
   manufacture,	
   sale,	
   transporting,	
  
furnishing	
   of	
   intoxicating	
   liquor;	
   maintaining	
   unlawful	
   drinking	
   places;	
   bootlegging,	
   operating	
   a	
   still,	
   furnishing	
   liquor	
  
to	
   a	
   minor	
   or	
   intemperate	
   person;	
   using	
   a	
   vehicle	
   for	
   illegal	
   transportation	
   of	
   liquor;	
   drinking	
   on	
   a	
   train	
   or	
   a	
   public	
  
conveyance;	
   all	
   attempts	
   to	
   commit	
   any	
   of	
   the	
   aforementioned	
   activities.	
   (Drunkenness	
   and	
   driving	
   under	
   the	
  
influence	
  are	
  not	
  included	
  in	
  this	
  definition).	
  
Drug	
   Abuse	
   violations:	
   Violations	
   of	
   state	
   and	
   local	
   laws	
   relating	
   to	
   the	
   unlawful	
   possession,	
   sale,	
   use,	
   growing,	
  
manufacturing,	
   and	
   making	
   of	
   narcotic	
   drugs.	
   The	
   relevant	
   substances	
   include	
   opium	
   or	
   cocaine	
   and	
   their	
  
derivatives	
   (morphine,	
   heroine,	
   codeine);	
   marijuana;	
   synthetic	
   narcotics	
   (Demerol,	
   methadone);	
   and	
   dangerous	
   non-­‐
narcotic	
  drugs	
  (barbiturates,	
  Benzedrine).	
  
Weapon	
   Law	
   violations:	
  The	
   violation	
   of	
  laws	
   regulatory	
   in	
   nature,	
   such	
   as:	
  manufacture,	
  sale	
   or	
   possession	
   of	
   deadly	
  
weapons;	
   carrying	
   deadly	
   weapons,	
   concealed	
   or	
   openly;	
   furnishing	
   deadly	
   weapons	
   to	
   minors;	
   aliens	
   possessing	
  
deadly	
  weapons;	
  all	
  attempts	
  to	
  commit	
  any	
  of	
  the	
  aforementioned	
  acts.	
  

Hate Crimes
A	
  hate	
  crime	
  is	
  a	
  criminal	
  offense	
  committed	
  against	
  a	
  person	
  or	
  property	
  which	
  is	
  motivated	
  in	
  whole	
  or	
  in	
  part,	
  by	
  the	
  
offender’s	
   bias.	
   Bias	
   is	
   a	
   pre-­‐formed	
   negative	
   opinion	
   or	
   attitude	
   toward	
   a	
   group	
   of	
   persons	
   based	
   on	
   their	
  
a c t u a l 	
   o r 	
   p e r c e i v e d 	
   race,	
   gender,	
   disability,	
   religion,	
   sexual	
  orientation,	
   gender	
   identity,	
   ethnicity	
   or	
   national	
  
origin.	
  

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION REQUIRED
The	
   following	
   is	
   a	
  statement	
  of	
   the	
   geographic	
  location	
   for	
  which	
   the	
  University	
   is	
   required	
  to	
   report	
  crime	
   statistics	
  
and	
  issue	
  timely	
  warnings	
  under	
  the	
  Clery	
  Act.	
  
The	
  University	
  is	
  required	
  to	
  report	
  crime	
  statistics	
  for	
  Clery-­‐designated	
  crimes	
  and	
  to	
  issue	
  timely	
  warnings	
  for	
  those	
  
crimes	
  that	
  represent	
  a	
  severe	
  and	
  continuing	
  threat	
  in	
  the	
  following	
  geographic	
  locations:	
  on	
  campus,	
  public	
  property	
  
and	
  non-­‐campus	
  buildings	
  and	
  property.	
  

On-Campus
Any	
   building	
   or	
   property	
   owned	
   or	
   controlled	
   by	
   an	
   institution	
   within	
   the	
   same	
   reasonably	
   contiguous	
   geographic	
  
area	
   and	
   used	
   by	
   the	
   institution	
   in	
   direct	
   support	
   of,	
   or	
   in	
   a	
   manner	
   related	
   to,	
   the	
   institution’s	
   educational	
  
purposes,	
  including	
  residents	
  halls;	
  and	
  any	
  building	
  or	
  property	
  that	
  is	
  within	
  or	
  reasonably	
   contiguous	
   to	
   paragraph	
  
(1)	
   of	
   this	
   definition,	
   that	
   is	
   owned	
   by	
   the	
   institution	
   but	
   controlled	
   by	
   another	
   person,	
   is	
   frequently	
  used	
  by	
  students	
  
and	
  supports	
  institutional	
  purposes.	
  
Definition	
  for	
  Clarion	
  University:	
  campus	
  buildings	
  and	
  property	
  on	
  the	
  Main	
  Campus.	
  Campus	
  student	
  housing	
  would	
  
be	
  included	
  as	
  on-­‐campus.	
  	
  	
  Beginning	
  with	
  the	
  2013	
  reporting	
  period,	
  Reinhard	
  Villages	
  will	
  be	
  included	
  in	
  On-­‐Campus	
  
and	
  On-­‐Campus	
  Residence	
  Halls	
  and	
  not	
  in	
  Non-­‐Campus	
  property	
  as	
  was	
  done	
  previously.	
  

Public Property	
  
All	
  property,	
  including	
  thoroughfares,	
  streets	
  and	
  sidewalks	
  that	
  are	
  within	
  the	
  campus,	
  or	
  immediately	
  adjacent	
   to	
  and	
  
accessible	
  from	
  the	
  campus	
  is	
  considered	
  public	
  property.	
  
Definition	
  for	
  Clarion	
  University:	
  streets,	
  alleys	
  and	
  sidewalks	
  that	
  are	
  adjacent	
  to	
  campus	
  or	
  that	
  bisect	
  campus,	
  
would	
   be	
  included	
  as	
  public	
  property.	
  
21	
  

Non-Campus buildings or Property
Any	
   building	
   or	
   property	
   owned	
   or	
   controlled	
   by	
   a	
   student	
   organization	
   that	
   is	
   officially	
   recognized	
   by	
   the	
  
institution;	
   or	
   any	
   building	
   or	
   property	
   owned	
   or	
   controlled	
   by	
   an	
   institution	
   that	
   is	
   used	
   in	
   direct	
   support	
   of,	
   or	
   in	
  
relation	
   to,	
   the	
   institution’s	
   purposes,	
   is	
   frequently	
   used	
   by	
   students,	
   and	
   is	
   not	
   within	
   the	
   same	
   reasonably	
  
contiguous	
  geographic	
  area	
  of	
  the	
  institution.	
  
The	
  university	
  has	
  previously	
  treated	
  Reinhard	
  Village	
  as	
  non	
  campus	
  because	
  it	
  determined	
  the	
  property	
  was	
  not	
  
reasonably	
  contiguous	
  to	
  campus.	
  	
  Guided	
  by	
  a	
  recent	
  interpretation	
  of	
  on	
  campus	
  for	
  another	
  PASSHE	
  university,	
  as	
  
well	
  as	
  changes	
  in	
  the	
  university’s	
  procedures	
  regarding	
  this	
  property,	
  the	
  university	
  has	
  reclassified	
  this	
  property	
  as	
  on	
  
campus	
  for	
  reporting	
  purposes.	
  	
  	
  
Reinhard	
  Villages	
  statistics	
  were	
  classified	
  as	
  non-­‐campus	
  property	
  through	
  (and	
  including)	
  2012.	
  	
  	
  Reinhard	
  Village	
  
statistics	
  will	
  be	
  included	
  in	
  On-­‐Campus	
  and	
  On-­‐Campus	
  Residence	
  Housing	
  for	
  2013	
  and	
  forward.	
  

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATON NOT REQUIRED
The	
   following	
   is	
   a	
   statement	
   of	
   the	
   geographic	
   locations	
   for	
   which	
   the	
   University	
   is	
   NOT	
   required	
   to	
   report	
   crime	
  
statistics	
  or	
  issue	
  timely	
  warnings.	
  
The	
  University	
  is	
  NOT	
  required	
  to	
  report	
  crime	
  statistics	
  or	
  issue	
  timely	
  warnings	
  for	
  Clery-­‐designated	
  crimes	
  that	
  occur	
  
off	
  campus,	
  with	
  the	
  exception	
  of	
  those	
  crimes	
  committed	
  on	
  public	
  property	
  or	
  in	
  (on)	
  non-­‐campus	
  buildings	
  and/or	
  
properties,	
  as	
  defined	
  and	
  described	
  above.	
   However,	
  the	
  University	
  recognizes	
  that	
  in	
  certain	
  cases	
  timely	
  warnings,	
  
even	
  if	
  not	
  required	
  by	
  the	
  Clery	
  Act,	
  may	
  benefit	
  the	
  campus	
  community.	
   The	
  following	
  criteria	
  must	
  be	
  met	
  for	
  the	
  
University	
  to	
  issue	
  a	
  timely	
  warning	
  for	
  an	
  off-­‐campus	
  crime	
  that	
  does	
  not	
  require	
  a	
  timely	
  warning	
  under	
  the	
  Clery	
  Act.	
  
1. The	
  crime	
  is	
  a	
  murder,	
  rape,	
  or	
  other	
  serious	
  or	
  violent	
  assault;	
  or	
  the	
  local	
  municipality	
  requests	
  that	
  the
University	
  issued	
  a	
  timely	
  warning.
2. The	
  crime	
  occurred	
  in	
  a	
  geographic	
  area	
  frequented	
  by	
  Clarion	
  University	
  students
3. The	
  crime	
  represents	
  a	
  continuous	
  threat	
  to	
  the	
  Clarion	
  University	
  campus	
  community.

22	
  

QUICK REFERENCE NUMBERS
University Police (24 hours a day) 814-393-2111 ............................................................................................. EMERGENCY 911
Parking and Transportation .......................................................................................................................................................... 814-393-2111
PASSAGES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 814-226-7273
Provides free, confidential sexual assault services
Judicial Affairs ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 814-393-1918
Investigates allegations/student code violations; makes referrals to other appropriate agencies
Social Equity ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 814-393-2109
Investigates allegations of sexual harassment; makes referrals to other appropriate agencies
Health (W ellness) Center.............................................................................. ............................................................................... 814-393-2121
Provides medical treatment
Counseling Center......................................................................................... ....................................................................................... 814-393-2255
Provides assessment and intervention to assist in alcohol and drug abuse; provides referrals and other resources	
  
Alcohol & Drug Education............................................................................. ............................................................................... 814-393-1949
Certified sexual assault counselors; makes referrals to other appropriate agencies

23	
  

24	
  

CLARION	
  UNIVERSITY	
  OF	
  PA	
  
2014	
  FIRE	
  SAFETY	
  AND	
  STATISTICAL	
  REPORT*	
  
Clarion	
   University	
   is	
   committed	
   to	
   provide	
   a	
   safe	
   environment	
   for	
   all	
   students,	
   faculty,	
   staff	
   and	
   visitors.	
   It	
   is	
   the	
  
University’s	
  intent	
  to	
  protect	
  members	
  of	
  the	
  campus	
  community	
  against	
  avoidable	
  and	
  undue	
  risks	
  of	
  injury	
  or	
  death	
  
due	
   to	
   fire.	
   Fire	
   prevention	
   measures	
   also	
   minimize	
   loss	
   of	
   property	
   due	
   to	
   fire.	
   It	
   is	
   the	
   intent	
   of	
   the	
   University	
   to	
  
provide	
   a	
   safe	
   environment	
   with	
   respect	
   to	
   fire	
   and	
   emergency	
   safety	
   by	
   following	
  the	
   International	
   Fire	
   Code	
   (IFC).	
  	
  To	
  
request	
  more	
  information	
  or	
  to	
  speak	
  with	
  the	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Safety	
  Inspector,	
   call	
  814-­‐393-­‐2009	
  or	
  visit	
  Thorn	
  1.	
  

FIRE SAFETY STATISTICS
This	
   report	
   complies	
   with	
   the	
   Clery	
   Act	
   and	
   the	
   Campus	
   Fire	
   Safety	
   Right-­‐To-­‐Know	
   Act,	
   and	
   is	
   based	
   on	
   reporting	
  
documents	
  which	
  includes	
  housing	
  affiliated	
  with	
  the	
  Clarion	
  University	
  campus.	
  
Reported	
  Fires	
  

FIRES	
  

INJURIES	
  

DEATHS	
  

2012	
  

2013	
  

2014	
  

2012	
  

2013	
  

2014	
  

Wilkinson	
  Hall	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Nair	
  Hall	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Givan	
  Hall	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Ballentine	
  Hall	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Campus	
  View	
  Suites	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Valley	
  View	
  Suites	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Reinhard	
  Villages	
  
•

2012	
   2013	
  

2014	
  

Reinhard	
  Villages	
  was	
  recognized	
  as	
  “Housing	
  affiliated	
  with	
  the	
  Clarion	
  University	
  campus”	
  in	
  2013.

PROCEDURES IN CASE OF FIRE OR A FIRE ALARM
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

•

If	
  a	
  fire	
  alarm	
  is	
  heard	
  or	
  seen,	
  immediately	
  begin	
  evacuation	
  of	
  the	
  building.
Close	
  all	
  windows	
  and	
  doors	
  behind	
  you.
If	
  a	
  fire	
  or	
  smoke	
  is	
  discovered,	
  sound	
  the	
  building	
  fire	
  alarm.
Notify	
  University	
  Police	
  at	
  814-­‐393-­‐2111	
  or	
  dial	
  911.
Close	
  the	
  window	
  to	
  your	
  room.
Proceed	
  quickly	
  to	
  the	
  nearest	
  exit,	
  closing	
  room	
  and	
  stairwell	
  doors	
  as	
  you	
  leave	
  (do	
  not	
  lock	
  doors).	
   Closing
doors	
  helps	
  to	
  confine	
  the	
  fire	
  by	
  reducing	
  oxygen	
  flow.
Alert	
  others	
  as	
  you	
  leave.	
  DO	
  NOT	
  USE	
  ELEVATORS.
Activate	
  the	
  fire	
  alarm	
  as	
  you	
  leave	
  the	
  building.
If	
  you	
  encounter	
  smoke,	
  stay	
  near	
  the	
  floor	
  and	
  below	
  the	
  smoke.
Exit	
  the	
  building	
  and	
  assemble	
  in	
  the	
  area	
  established	
  by	
  your	
  Residence	
  Staff.	
  	
  Do	
  not	
  leave	
  the	
  area	
  as	
   you	
  must
be	
  accounted	
  for.	
   If	
  you	
  do	
  not	
  know	
  where	
  your	
  designated	
  area	
  is	
  located,	
  contact	
  your	
  GA.
If	
   unable	
   to	
   leave	
   your	
   room	
   due	
   to	
   heat,	
   smoke	
   or	
   fire,	
   call	
   University	
   Police	
   at	
   2111	
   (campus	
   phones)	
   or
814-­‐393-­‐2111;	
   or	
   call	
   911	
   to	
   give	
   your	
   location	
   so	
   firefighters	
   may	
   find	
   you.	
  If	
   possible,	
   hang	
   a	
   brightly
colored	
  towel	
  or	
  article	
  of	
  clothing	
  out	
  your	
  window	
  to	
  signal	
  for	
  assistance.
Do	
  not	
  return	
  to	
  an	
  evacuated	
  building	
  unless	
  told	
  to	
  do	
  so	
  by	
  an	
  authorized	
  university	
  official.
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GENERAL FIRE SAFETY
	
  Smoking	
  and	
  open	
  flames	
  are	
  prohibited	
  in	
  all	
  Residence	
  Halls.	
  The	
  following	
  items	
  are	
  not	
  permitted	
  in	
  Residence	
  Halls:	
  
•
•
•
•
•
•

Halogen	
  Lamps
Candles
Incense
Explosives/	
  Live	
  Ammunition
Unsafe	
  Electrical	
  Devices
Flammable	
  Holiday	
  Decorations	
  (Live	
  Christmas	
  trees,	
  hay	
  bales,	
  corn	
  stalks,	
  etc.)

Refrigerators,	
  microwaves,	
  hot	
  pots,	
  hot-­‐air	
  popcorn	
  poppers,	
  and	
  coffee	
  makers	
  with	
  automatic	
  shut-­‐off	
  features	
  are	
  
allowed	
  in	
  dorm	
  rooms.	
   All	
  other	
  cooking	
  appliances	
  are	
  prohibited.	
   There	
  may	
  be	
  additions	
  to	
  the	
  restrictions	
  placed	
  
on	
  what	
  students	
  may	
  bring	
  into	
  the	
  residence	
  halls	
  as	
  deemed	
  necessary	
  by	
  the	
  Residence	
  Life	
  Services	
  office.	
  
Be	
   aware	
   of	
   the	
   possible	
   primary	
   and	
   secondary	
   emergency	
   exit	
   routes,	
   fire	
   alarm	
   pull	
   stations,	
   and	
   emergency	
  
procedures	
  of	
  your	
  place	
  of	
  residence.	
  Those	
  with	
  physical	
  disabilities	
  should	
  notify	
  Residence	
  Life,	
  in	
  advance,	
  to	
  plan	
  
for	
   an	
   evacuation.	
   If	
   you	
   become	
   temporarily	
   disabled	
   due	
   to	
   an	
   injury	
   or	
   illness,	
   Residence	
   Life	
   should	
   also	
   be	
  
informed.	
  
Become	
  familiar	
  with	
  the	
  fire	
  exits	
  nearest	
  your	
  room	
  and	
  the	
  evacuation	
  plans	
  posted	
  on	
  each	
  floor	
  of	
  your	
  building.	
  
Generally	
   speaking,	
   you	
   should	
  use	
   the	
   closest	
  stairwell	
   to	
   your	
   room;	
   but	
   you	
   should	
   also	
   be	
  aware	
   of	
   a	
   secondary	
   exit	
  
in	
  the	
  event	
  your	
  primary	
  exit	
  becomes	
  unusable.	
  

FIRE DRILLS
In	
   compliance	
   with	
   state	
   regulations,	
   the	
   Department	
   of	
   Public	
   Safety,	
   in	
   conjunction	
   with	
   Student	
   Life/Housing,	
  
conducts	
  fire	
  drills	
  (evacuations)	
  a	
  minimum	
  of	
  four	
  times	
  annually.	
  Each	
  semester,	
  Public	
  Safety	
  also	
  conducts	
  one	
  fire	
  
drill	
  in	
  academic	
  and	
  administrative	
  buildings.	
   Drills	
  shall	
  be	
  held	
  at	
  random	
  and	
  are	
  conducted	
  during	
  all	
  hours	
  of	
  the	
  
day	
  to	
  avoid	
  distinction	
  between	
  drills	
  and	
  actual	
  fires.	
   The	
  University	
  requires	
  all	
  occupants	
  to	
  evacuate	
  the	
  buildings	
  
during	
  the	
  fire	
  drills.	
   Individuals	
  who	
  ignore	
  fire	
  alarms	
  and	
  required	
  evacuations	
  may	
  face	
  disciplinary	
  action	
  or	
  criminal	
  
charges.	
  	
   Fire	
  drill	
  documentation	
  is	
  maintained	
  by	
  the	
  Safety	
  Office.	
  

PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING A FIRE
Students,	
  faculty	
  and	
  staff	
  are	
  instructed	
  to	
  call	
  911	
  to	
  report	
  a	
  fire	
  emergency.	
  
Clarion	
  University	
   is	
   required	
  to	
   disclose	
   statistical	
   data	
   on	
  all	
  fires	
   that	
  occur	
   in	
  on-­‐campus	
   student	
   housing	
   facilities.	
  
The	
  fire	
  should	
  be	
  reported	
  to:	
  
Public	
  Safety	
  Office	
  Dispatch	
  Center	
  

814-­‐393-­‐2111	
  

Safety	
  Inspector	
  

814-­‐393-­‐2009	
  

If	
  you	
  find	
  evidence	
  that	
  a	
  fire	
  may	
  have	
  occurred,	
  after	
  the	
  fact	
  (e.g.	
  evidence	
  that	
  something	
   burned),	
  please	
  notify	
  
Public	
  Safety	
  at	
  814-­‐393-­‐2111	
  as	
  soon	
  as	
  possible.	
  Do	
  not	
  attempt	
  to	
  remove	
  or	
  clean	
  up	
  any	
  debris	
  until	
  an	
  officer	
  has	
  
assessed	
  the	
  situation.	
  

FIRE DETECTION AND PROTECTION
All	
  residence	
  halls	
  and	
  suites	
  are	
  equipped	
  with	
  fire	
  alarm	
  systems,	
  including	
  smoke	
  detectors,	
  manual	
  pull	
  stations	
  and	
  
automatic	
  sprinkler	
  systems.	
  
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Automatic	
  Sprinkler	
  System	
  Information	
  
• The	
  sprinkler	
  systems	
  installed	
  in	
  the	
  residence	
  halls	
  are	
  “wet-­‐pipe”	
  sprinkler	
  systems.	
   This	
  means	
  that	
  there	
   is
enough	
  water	
  throughout	
  the	
  pipes	
  in	
  the	
  system	
  right	
  up	
  to	
  each	
  sprinkler	
  head.	
  
• Sprinkler	
  heads	
  are	
  heat	
  sensing	
  devices.	
   They	
  are	
  set	
  to	
  activate	
  once	
  the	
  area	
  around	
  the	
  sprinkler	
  reaches	
   a
predetermined	
  temperature.	
  Sprinkler	
  heads	
  do	
  not	
  sense	
  smoke.	
  
• Each	
  sprinkler	
  head	
  operates	
  individually.	
  	
  In	
  other	
  words,	
  the	
  activation	
  of	
  one	
  sprinkler	
  head	
  will	
  not	
  cause	
   the
entire	
  system	
  to	
  operate.	
  
• Never	
   hang	
   on	
   sprinkler	
   pipes	
   or	
   hang	
   anything	
   on	
   a	
   sprinkler	
   head.	
  	
   Tampering	
   with	
   sprinkler	
   pipes	
   and
• sprinkler	
  heads	
  can	
  cause	
  significant	
  flooding	
  and	
  water	
  damage.
• Do	
  	
  not	
  	
  cover	
  	
  or	
  	
  otherwise	
  	
  obstruct	
  	
  sprinkler	
  	
  heads,	
  	
  smoke	
  	
  detectors	
  	
  and	
  	
  or	
  	
  other	
  	
  fire	
  	
  detection	
  	
   and
suppression	
  equipment.
• Never	
  tamper	
  with	
  any	
  fire	
  protection	
  equipment	
  or	
  block	
  any	
  fire	
  protection	
  devices	
  or	
  other	
  fire	
  protection.
• Do	
  not	
   open	
  windows	
   during	
  the	
   winter	
  months.	
  	
   Some	
  areas	
   are	
  not	
   heated	
  well	
  enough	
  to	
   prevent	
   water	
   from
freezing	
  in	
  the	
  pipes.	
   This	
  can	
  cause	
  leaks	
  and	
  flooding	
  from	
  broken	
  pipes.
The	
  automatic	
  sprinkler	
  systems	
   and	
  fire	
  detection	
  systems	
   installed	
  in	
  the	
   residence	
  halls	
   are	
  there	
  for	
  your	
  protection.	
  
Please	
   do	
   not	
   tamper	
   with	
   them	
   or	
   use	
   them	
   for	
   any	
   other	
   purpose.	
   Your	
   cooperation	
   is	
   needed	
   to	
   help	
   insure	
   that	
  
these	
   systems are operating properly.	
   Tampering	
  with	
  fire	
  protection/detection	
  equipment	
  is	
  considered	
  to	
  be	
  a	
  crime	
  
and	
  could	
  be	
  subjected	
  to	
  disciplinary	
  action.	
   Your	
  cooperation	
  is	
  appreciated.	
  

USE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Properly	
  	
   trained	
  	
   and	
  	
   competent	
  	
   residence	
  	
   hall	
  	
   staff	
  	
   may	
  	
   attempt	
  	
   to	
  	
   put	
  	
   out	
  	
   fire	
  	
   using	
  	
   fire	
  	
   extinguishers.	
  Fire	
  
extinguishers	
  are	
  not	
  meant	
  to	
  fight	
  large	
  or	
  spreading	
  fires.	
  
Apply	
  the	
  following	
  guidelines	
  when	
  using	
  a	
  fire	
  extinguisher:	
  
• Only	
  trained	
  personnel	
  should	
  use	
  a	
  fire	
  extinguisher.
• Activate	
  a	
  fire	
  alarm	
  prior	
  to	
  using	
  a	
  fire	
  extinguisher.
• Always	
  position	
  yourself	
  with	
  an	
  exit	
  or	
  means	
  of	
  escape	
  at	
  your	
  back	
  before	
  using	
  a	
  fire	
  extinguisher	
  to	
   put	
  out
a	
  fire.
• If	
  the	
  fire	
  is	
  producing	
  large	
  amounts	
  of	
  smoke	
  that	
  you	
  may	
  inhale	
  fighting	
  it,	
  do	
  not	
  try	
  to	
  extinguish	
  it.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Residence	
  Hall	
  Faulty	
  and	
   Staff	
  participate	
  in	
  (live-­‐burn)	
  fire	
  extinguisher	
  training	
  and	
  classroom	
  fire	
  safety	
  training	
  at	
  a	
  
minimum	
  of	
  once	
  a	
  year.	
  
Topics	
  addressed	
  during	
  this	
  training	
  include:	
  
•
•
•
•

Fire	
  prevention	
  in	
  the	
  residence	
  halls
What	
  to	
  do	
  in	
  the	
  event	
  of	
  a	
  fire
How	
  to	
  report	
  a	
  fire	
  or	
  other	
  emergency
How	
  residence	
  hall	
  fire	
  safety	
  systems	
  operate.

Additional	
   fire	
   safety	
   training	
   and	
   education	
   programs	
   for	
   residence	
   hall	
   students	
   are	
   coordinated	
   by	
  
Community	
   Assistants.	
  	
   Students,	
  faculty	
  and	
  staff	
  may	
  request	
  fire	
  training	
  at	
  any	
  time	
  by	
  calling	
  814-­‐393-­‐2009.	
  

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FIRE LOG
A	
  fire	
  log	
  is	
  maintained	
  in	
  the	
  Public	
  Safety	
  office	
  and	
  is	
  available	
  for	
  public	
  inspection.	
   The	
  log	
  includes:	
  
•
•
•
•

Nature	
  of	
  the	
  fire
Date	
  /	
  time	
  fire	
  occurred
Date	
  /	
  time	
  fire	
  reported
General	
  location	
  of	
  the	
  fire

PLANS FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN FIRE SAFETY
Clarion	
  University	
  continues	
  to	
  monitor	
  trends	
  related	
  to	
  residence	
  hall	
  fire	
  incidents	
  and	
  alarms	
  to	
  provide	
  a	
  fire	
  safe	
  
living	
  environment	
  for	
  all	
  students.	
  New	
  programs	
  and	
  policies	
  are	
  developed	
  as	
  needed	
  to	
  help	
  insure	
  the	
  safety	
  of	
  all	
  
students,	
  faculty	
  and	
  staff.	
  	
  

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