2015 ANNUAL
SAFETY, SECURITY,
2015	
  Annual	
  
afety,	
  Sand
ecurity,	
  Fire	
  
FIRE SSAFETY,
STATISTICS
Safety,	
  &CRIME
	
  Crime	
  
Statistics	
  Report	
  
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	
  the	
  Venango	
  College	
  of	
  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	
  Venango	
  College	
  of	
  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.	
  

VENANGO COLLEGE SAFETY PROTOCOLS
Venango	
  College	
  falls	
  under	
  the	
  jurisdiction	
  of	
  the	
  Oil	
  City	
  Police	
  department,	
  and	
  all	
  emergency	
  calls	
  are	
  handled	
  by	
  
the	
   Oil	
  City	
  Police.	
  Emergency	
  calls	
  are	
  dispatched	
  through	
  the	
  Venango	
  county	
  911	
  system.	
   The	
  college	
  employs	
  a	
  
Security	
   Officer,	
  who	
  is	
  available	
  to	
  provide	
  building	
  security	
  and	
  escort	
  services	
  5	
  days	
  per	
  week.	
   Venango	
  College	
  is	
  
located	
  at	
   1801	
  West	
  First	
  Street,	
  Oil	
  City,	
  Pennsylvania	
  on	
  68	
  acres.	
  

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).	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Police	
  officers	
  are	
  commissioned	
  police	
  officers	
  in	
  the	
  Commonwealth	
  of	
  Pennsylvania	
  
and	
   have	
   arrest	
   authority	
   when	
   investigating	
   incidents	
   related	
   to	
   Venango	
   College.	
   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.	
  

WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES
The	
  Clarion	
   University	
   Department	
  of	
   Public	
   Safety	
   is	
  the	
  primary	
  agency	
  handling	
  	
  criminal	
  	
  incidents	
   on	
  	
  Venango	
  
Campus.	
  The	
  Department	
  is	
  equipped	
  with	
  a	
  telecommunications	
  system	
  to	
  contact	
  and	
  exchange	
  information	
  with	
  Oil	
  
City	
  Police	
  Department.	
  Clarion	
  University	
  maintains	
  a	
  working	
  relationship	
  with	
  the	
  Oil	
  City	
  Police	
  Department.	
  

MONITORING AND RECORDING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OFF-CAMPUS
The	
   University	
   relies	
   on	
   the	
   close	
   working	
   relationship	
   with	
   Oil	
   City	
   Police	
   Department	
   to	
   receive	
   information	
   about	
  
incidents	
  they	
  receive	
  concerning	
  or	
  involving	
  a	
  member	
  of	
  the	
  campus	
  community.	
  	
   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	
  Oil	
  City,	
  
the	
   incident	
  will	
   be	
   referred	
   to	
   Student	
   Affairs	
   for	
  disciplinary	
   action.	
   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	
  community	
  members	
  may	
  avoid	
  similar	
  incidents.	
  

2	
  

REPORTING OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Venango	
   College	
   encourages	
   all	
   members	
   of	
   the	
   campus	
   community	
   and	
   visitors	
   to	
   accurately	
   and	
   promptly	
   report	
   all	
  
on-­‐campus	
   crimes	
   and	
   emergencies	
   to	
   Oil	
   City	
   Police	
   Department	
   by	
   calling	
   “911”,	
   or	
   by	
   using	
   the	
   “blue-­‐light”	
  
emergency	
  telephones	
  located	
  throughout	
  campus.	
   Crimes	
  can	
  also	
  be	
  reported	
  in	
  person	
  at	
  the	
  Frame	
  Administration	
  
Building	
  of	
  Venango	
  College	
  or	
  the	
  Dispatch	
  Center	
  of	
  Thorn	
  1	
  on	
  the	
  Clarion	
  Campus.	
   Clarion	
  University’s	
  Department	
  
of	
   Public	
   Safety	
   investigates	
   all	
   reported	
  on-­‐campus	
   crimes	
   and	
   initiates	
   prosecutions	
   through	
   the	
   legal	
   systems,	
   when	
  
warranted.	
  
Students	
  and	
  employees	
  should	
  report	
  any	
  potential	
  criminal	
  offenses	
  to	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Department	
  of	
  Public	
  Safety	
  
or	
   a	
   Campus	
   Security	
   Authority	
   at	
   Venango	
   College	
   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.	
  
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”.	
  
Director	
  of	
  Student	
  Affairs	
  

Executive	
  Dean	
  

Director	
  of	
  Marketing	
  &	
  University	
  Relations	
  

Director	
  of	
  Finance	
  and	
  Administration	
  

Assistant	
  to	
  the	
  Executive	
  Dean	
  

Director	
  of	
  the	
  School	
  of	
  Nursing	
   and	
  Allied	
  Health	
  

Chair	
  of	
  Applied	
  Technology	
  

Chair	
  of	
  Department	
  of	
  Humanities,	
  Science	
  and	
  Technology	
  

Coordinator	
  of	
  Intermural	
  and	
  Recreation	
  

Coordinator	
  of	
  Admissions	
  &	
  Financial	
  Aid	
  

Graduate	
  Assistants	
  

Community	
  Assistants	
  

Assistant	
  Coordinator	
  Admissions	
  and	
  Financial	
  Aid	
  

Chair	
  of	
  the	
  Department	
  of	
  Allied	
  Health	
  

Chair	
  Department	
  of	
  Nursing	
  

Coordinator	
  of	
  Career	
  Services	
  

Coordinator	
  of	
  Learning	
  	
  Support	
  

Security	
  Officer	
  Public	
  Safety	
  

Counselor	
  

3	
  

NOTIFICATIONS OF MISSING STUDENTS
If	
   a	
   member	
   of	
   the	
   Venango	
   community	
   has	
   reason	
   to	
   believe	
   that	
   a	
   student	
   who	
   resides	
   in	
   onr campus	
   housing	
   is	
  
missing	
   her/him	
   should	
   immediately	
   notify	
   University	
   Police/Public	
   Safety	
   at	
   814r 393r 2111.	
   University	
   Police	
  
will	
  generate	
   a	
   missing	
   persons	
   report	
   once	
   information	
   is	
   provided	
   and	
   initiate	
   an	
   investigation.	
  After	
   investigating	
  
the	
   missing	
  person	
  report,	
  should	
  Clarion	
  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	
   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	
   accessed	
   at;	
  
http://www.clarion.edu/studentr life/studentr affairs/conductr policiesr andr judicialr services/srrpr 2015r 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	
   circumstance	
   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 & EVACUATION PROCEDURES
Emergency	
  preparedness	
  is	
  the	
  responsibility	
  of	
  the	
  Emergency	
  Management	
  Team	
  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.	
  

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	
  
4	
  

instruments	
   on	
   University	
   property	
   is	
   an	
   attempt	
   to	
   reduce	
   the	
   possibility	
   of	
   injury	
   to	
   the	
   campus	
   population.	
  
Exceptions	
  to	
  this	
  policy	
  include	
  the	
  following:	
  
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.	
  
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.	
   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.	
  

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	
  http://www.clarion.edu/studentrights.	
  Limited	
  numbers	
  of	
  hard	
  copies	
  are	
  also	
  available	
  
at	
  the	
  Office	
  of	
  Judicial	
  and	
  Mediation	
  Services.	
  
Venango	
   College	
   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.	
  

5	
  

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
Venango	
   College	
   provides	
   alcohol	
   and	
   other	
   drug	
   prevention	
   and	
   intervention	
   services	
   to	
   its	
   students	
   and	
   employees	
  
through	
   Counseling	
   Services	
   located	
   in	
   Montgomery	
   Hall.	
   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	
   twor 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	
   http://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	
  (Rape	
  Aggression	
  Defense	
  System	
  or	
  RAD),	
  theft	
  awareness,	
  sexual	
  assault	
  awareness	
  and	
  
prevention,	
  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	
  and	
  Student	
  Affairs	
  
on	
   an	
   annual	
   basis.	
   Additional	
   efforts	
   are	
   utilized	
   during	
   summer	
   orientation	
   sessions,	
   Discovery	
   Weekend	
   Programs,	
  
and	
  through	
  meetings	
  held	
  by	
  Community	
  Assistant	
  staff.	
  
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.	
  

6	
  

SAFETY ESCORTS
Venango	
   campus	
   security	
   officer	
   provides	
   on-­‐campus	
   safety	
   escorts	
   during	
   specified	
   hours	
   and	
   can	
   be	
   scheduled	
   by	
  
contacting	
  the	
  security	
  officer	
  at	
  814-­‐393-­‐1238.	
  

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

NOTIFICATION OF DAILY CRIME LOGS
Venango	
  campus	
  is	
  not	
  required	
  to	
  maintain	
  a	
  daily	
  crime	
  log	
  but	
  any	
  crime	
  that	
  is	
  reported	
  to	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Police	
  
at	
   Venango	
   campus	
   would	
   be	
   entered	
   in	
   Clarion	
   daily	
   crime	
   log	
   and	
   is	
   available	
   at	
   the	
   Public	
   Safety	
   office,	
   Clarion	
  
Campus	
  24	
  hours,	
  seven	
  days	
  a	
  week.	
  

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.	
  
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	
  
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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	
   test	
   its	
   emergency	
   notification	
   system-­‐Eagle	
   Alerts.	
   The	
   process	
   is	
   collaboration	
  
between	
   Finance	
   and	
   Administration,	
   Marking	
   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.	
  

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	
  
Venango	
   College	
   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.	
   Security	
  Officer	
  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.	
  

STAFFING IN THE APARTMENTS
The	
   Student	
   Apartments	
   at	
   Venango	
   College	
   are	
   privately	
   owned	
   and	
   operated	
   by	
   the	
   Clarion	
   University	
   Foundation,	
  
Inc.,	
  are	
  staffed	
  with	
  graduate	
  and	
  student	
  staff	
  members	
  hired	
  by	
  the	
  Foundation	
  and	
  directly	
  supervised	
   by	
  the	
  Direct	
  
of	
   Student	
   Affairs	
   at	
   Venango	
   College.	
   Staff	
   members	
   undergo	
   a	
   screening	
   and	
   interview	
   process	
   prior	
   to	
   official	
  
commencement	
   of	
   duties	
   assigned.	
   The	
   Graduate	
   Assistant	
   for	
   Student	
   Life	
   and	
   Housing	
   resides	
   at	
   the	
   complex	
   and	
  
provides	
  oversight	
   to	
   three	
   student	
   paraprofessionals,	
   referred	
   to	
   as	
   Community	
   Assistants.	
   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	
   to	
   for	
   both	
  
informational	
  and	
  training	
  purposes.	
  Training	
  topics	
  include	
  but	
  are	
  not	
  limited	
  to	
   policies,	
  procedures,	
  referral	
  systems,	
  
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emergency	
  	
   systems,	
  	
   and	
  	
   fire/safety	
  	
   training	
  	
   as	
  	
   well	
  	
   as	
  	
   training	
  	
   regarding	
  	
   active	
  	
   shooters	
  	
   and	
  	
   other	
  	
   emergency	
  
preparedness.	
  

TYPE OF AVAILABLE HOUSING
Students	
  residing	
  in	
  the	
  Student	
  Apartment	
  Complex	
  are	
  live	
  in	
  four	
  bedroom,	
  two	
  bathroom	
  apartments.	
  Each	
  unit	
  has	
  
an	
  outside	
  entrance	
  accessible	
  with	
  a	
  key	
  card,	
  and	
  each	
  student	
  has	
  a	
  private	
  bedroom	
  accessible	
  with	
  a	
  hard	
  key.	
  In	
  
addition	
   to	
   general	
   lease	
   policies,	
   students	
   are	
   expected	
   to	
   abide	
   by	
   the	
   rights	
   and	
   regulations	
   outlined	
   in	
   the	
   Clarion	
  
University	
  Student	
  Code	
  of	
  Conduct	
  

POLICIES FOR ASSIGNMENT & ON-CAMPUS HOUSING CHANGES
Students	
   can	
   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.	
   Assignments	
   are	
   not	
   made	
   with	
   regard	
   to	
   race,	
   creed,	
   color,	
   religion,	
   or	
   sexual	
   orientation.	
   	
   The	
  
University	
   and	
   the	
   Foundation	
   reserve	
   the	
   right	
   to	
   make	
   assignments,	
   temporary	
   assignments,	
   consolidations,	
   and	
  
reassignments.	
   The	
   University	
   and	
   the	
   Foundation	
   reserve	
   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	
  

VISITATION POLICY
Students	
  may	
  have	
  overnight	
  guest	
  no	
  more	
  than	
  three	
  consecutive	
  nights	
  and	
  no	
  more	
  than	
  seven	
  nights	
  per	
  month.	
  

HOUSING WHILE THE UNIVERSITY IS ON RECESS
Students	
  are	
  able	
  to	
  remain	
  in	
  their	
  apartments	
  over	
  breaks	
  and	
  recesses.	
  

SEXUAL OFFENSE PROGRAMS
Venango	
   College,	
   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	
   and	
   other	
   sexual	
   offenses.	
   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	
   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	
  advises	
  all	
  victims	
  to	
  
first	
   report	
  directly	
  to	
  Public	
  Safety.	
   If	
  the	
  assault	
  occurred	
  off	
  campus,	
  dial	
  911	
   and	
  the	
  appropriate	
   police	
   agency	
  will	
  
respond.	
  
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.	
   PPC,	
   The	
   Violence	
   Free	
   Network,	
  
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.	
  
9	
  

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	
   sex	
  u	
  a	
  l	
   h	
  a	
  r	
  a	
  s	
  s	
  m	
  e	
  n	
  t	
   p	
  o	
  l	
  i	
  c	
  y	
   and	
   Students	
   Rights,	
   Regulation	
   and	
  
Procedures	
  found	
  at	
  http://www.clarion.edu/studentrights.	
  
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	
   (University	
   Police)	
   and	
   the	
   Judicial	
   and	
   Mediation	
   Services	
   in	
   addressing	
   complaints	
  
regarding	
   	
   sexual	
   	
   assault,	
   	
   and	
   	
   sexual	
   	
   violence.	
   	
   Please	
   	
   visit	
   	
   our	
   	
   website	
   	
   for	
   	
   the	
   	
   institution’s	
   	
   sex	
  u	
  a	
  l	
   	
   h	
  a	
  r	
  a	
  s	
  s	
  m	
  e	
  n	
  t	
  
p	
  o	
  l	
  i	
  c	
  y,	
  including	
  a	
   copy	
  of	
  grievance	
  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.

10	
  

• 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	
   http://www.clarion.edu/studentrights	
   .	
   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	
   a	
   complainant	
   (the	
   person	
   who	
   is	
   bring	
   the	
  
charge)	
   and	
   a	
   respondent	
   (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.	
  
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	
   s	
   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	
  
Department	
   of	
   Human	
   Resources.	
   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.	
  

CHANGING LIVING AND ACADEMIC SITUATIONS
If	
  a	
  Venango	
  College	
  student	
  who	
  is	
  a	
  survivor	
  of	
  sexual	
  assault	
  or	
  relationship	
  violence	
  requests	
  a	
  change	
  in	
  her	
  or	
  his	
  
living	
  arrangements	
  or	
  academic	
  schedule	
  Student	
  Affairs	
  and/or	
  Office	
  of	
  Academic	
  Affairs	
  will	
  assist	
  the	
  student.	
  

11	
  

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	
   head,	
   designated	
   housing	
  
personnel,	
  Residence	
  Life	
  and	
  Dining	
  Services	
  staff,	
  advisors	
   to	
   students/student	
  organization,	
  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	
  on	
  line	
  at	
   http://www.clarion.edu/crimestats.	
  

HATE CRIMES
No	
  hate	
  crimes	
  were	
  reported	
  for	
  Clarion	
  University	
  at	
  the	
  Venango	
  College	
  in	
  2012,	
  2013,	
  or	
  2014.	
  

CRIME STATISTICS
Statistical	
  data	
  for	
  this	
  report	
  is	
  compiled	
  by	
  the	
  Public	
  Safety	
  Department.	
  	
   Information	
  about	
  crime	
  is	
  obtained	
  from	
  
Public	
  Safety	
  crime	
  statistics,	
  University	
  employees,	
  campus	
  judicial	
  records,	
  Oil	
  City	
  Police	
  and	
  West	
  Penn	
  Hospital	
  
Security	
   Department.	
  	
   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	
  e ncourages	
  t he	
  reporting	
  of	
  crimes	
  and	
  other	
  emergencies.	
  Individuals	
  w ho	
  r eport	
  c rimes	
  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.	
  

12	
  

Crimes	
  reported	
  to	
  the	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Public	
  Safety	
  Department,	
  Campus	
  Officials	
  or	
  other	
  Law	
  Enforcement	
  Agencies	
  
that	
  occurred	
  at	
  the	
  Venango	
  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	
  

On	
  Campus	
  Property	
  
2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
Murder/Non-­‐Negligent	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
Manslaughter	
  
Negligent	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
Manslaughter	
  
Forcible	
  Sex	
  Offenses	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
Non	
  Forcible	
  Sex	
  
0	
  
0	
  
Offenses	
  
Domestic	
  Violence	
  *	
  
-­‐	
  
0	
  
0	
  
Dating	
  Violence	
  *	
  
-­‐	
  
2	
  
0	
  
Stalking	
  *	
  
-­‐	
  
1	
  
0	
  
Robbery	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
Aggravated	
  Assault	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
Motor	
  Vehicle	
  Theft	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
Arson	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
Burglary	
  
1	
  
0	
  
0	
  

On	
  Campus	
  Student	
  
Housing	
  Facilities	
  
2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

Non-­‐Campus	
  Property	
  
2012	
   2013	
   2014	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

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	
  

ARRESTS	
  
Liquor	
  Laws	
  
Drug	
  Laws	
  
Weapon	
  Laws	
  

2012	
  
0	
  
1	
  
0	
  

2013	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

2014	
  
0	
  
1	
  
0	
  

2012	
  
1	
  
1	
  
0	
  

2013	
   2014	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  
0	
  

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

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

REFERRALS	
  
Liquor	
  Laws	
  
Drug	
  Laws	
  
Weapon	
  Laws	
  

2012	
  
0	
  
1	
  
0	
  

2013	
  
6	
  
0	
  
0	
  

2014	
  
2	
  
3	
  
0	
  

2012	
  
0	
  
1	
  
0	
  

2013	
   2014	
  
6	
  
2	
  
0	
  
3	
  
0	
  
0	
  

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

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

DEFINITIONS	
  AND	
  CAVEATS	
  
Public	
  Property	
  is	
  considered	
  the	
  roads	
  and	
  sidewalks	
  adjacent	
  to,	
  but	
  not	
  part	
  of	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Property	
  at	
  the	
  Venango	
  College.	
  
Statistics	
   for	
   Liquor	
   Law	
   Referrals	
   and	
   Drug	
   Law	
   Referrals	
   reflect	
   incidents	
   where	
   arrests	
   were	
   not	
   made	
   for	
   those	
   violations	
   but	
  
where	
  instead	
  handled	
  through	
  the	
  Student	
  Disciplinary	
  system.	
  
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.	
  
The	
  crime	
   statistics	
  information	
  year	
   2013	
   as	
  shown	
   above	
  does	
  include	
  data	
  that	
  was	
   collected	
  by	
   the	
  Oil	
   City	
   Police	
  Department	
  
and	
  West	
  Penn	
  Hospital.	
  West	
  Penn	
  hospital	
  had	
  no	
  reportable	
  crimes.	
  

13	
  

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.	
  
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.	
  
14	
  

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.	
  

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	
  
actual	
  or	
  perceived	
   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.	
  

15	
  

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	
  Venango	
  Campus.	
  Campus	
  student	
  housing	
  (not	
  
owned	
  by	
  Clarion	
  University	
  at	
  the	
  Venango	
  Campus)	
  would	
  be	
  included	
  as	
  on-­‐campus.	
  

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	
  Venango	
  College:	
  streets,	
  alleys	
  and	
  sidewalks	
  that	
  are	
  adjacent	
  to	
  campus	
  or	
  that	
  bisect	
  campus,	
  would	
  
be	
  included	
  as	
  public	
  property.	
  

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.	
  West	
  Penn	
  Hospital	
  would	
  be	
  considered	
  non-­‐campus.	
  

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	
  Venango	
  College	
  students
3. The	
  crime	
  represents	
  a	
  continuous	
  threat	
  to	
  the	
  Venango	
  College	
  campus	
  community.

16	
  

17	
  

QUICK REFERENCE NUMBERS
University	
  Police	
  (24	
  hours	
  a	
  day)	
  ........................................................................................	
  814-­‐393-­‐2111	
  
EMERGENCY	
  	
  ..................................................................................................................................	
  911	
  
Parking	
  and	
  Transportation	
  ..................................................................................................	
  814-­‐393-­‐2111	
  
PPC	
  Violence	
  Free	
  Network	
  ..................................................................................................	
  800-­‐243-­‐4944	
  
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	
  (Wellness)	
  Center	
  ......................................................................................................	
  814-­‐393-­‐2121	
  
Provides	
  medical	
  treatment	
  at	
  the	
  Clarion	
  University	
  Main	
  Campus	
  
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	
  

18	
  

CLARION UNIVERSITY-VENANGO COLLEGE
2015 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.	
  

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	
  Venango	
  College	
  campus.	
  	
  	
  	
  
Reported	
  Fires	
  

FIRES	
  

INJURIES	
  

DEATHS	
  

2012	
  

2013	
  

2014	
  

2012	
  

2013	
  

2014	
  

2012	
  

2013	
  

2014	
  

Black	
  Hall	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Hughes	
  Hall	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Barnes	
  Hall	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Leadership	
  Hall	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

Peters	
  Hall	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

0	
  

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

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.
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.
DO	
  NOT	
  USE	
  ELEVATORS.
Alert	
  others	
  as	
  you	
  leave.
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	
  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.	
  	
  
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•

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,	
  Venango	
  College	
  Student	
  Affairs	
  conducts	
  fire	
  drills	
  (evacuations)	
  a	
  minimum	
  of	
  four	
  
times	
  annually.	
  In	
  addition,	
  Venango	
  College	
  conducts	
  one	
  fire	
  drill	
  per	
  semester	
  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.	
   All	
   building	
   occupants	
   are	
   required	
   to	
   evacuate	
   during	
   fire	
   drills.	
   Individuals	
   who	
   ignore	
   fire	
   alarms	
   and	
   required	
  
evacuations	
  may	
  face	
  disciplinary	
  action	
  or	
  criminal	
  charges.	
  Fire	
  drill	
  documentation	
  will	
  be	
  maintained	
  in	
  Frame	
  Hall.	
  	
  

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	
  the	
  situation	
  has	
  
been	
  assessed.	
  	
  	
  	
  
	
  

	
  

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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.	
  	
  
Automatic	
  Sprinkler	
  System	
  Information	
  	
  	
  
The	
  sprinkler	
  systems	
  installed	
  in	
  the	
  apartments	
  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.	
  	
  

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•

	
  
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.	
   	
   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	
  Faculty	
  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	
  Frame	
  Administrative	
  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	
  and	
  Venango	
  College	
  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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