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PLU uses phone trees, emergency alert text messaging (sign-up from the Campus Safety website), and outdoor speakers to notify students and employees of emerging incidents that may impact safety. The university also relies on the web, email, voicemail, radios, and word-of-mouth to share information during an emergency incident.

Pacific Lutheran University has an emergency response system, which is composed of qualified Safety Officers and professional staff in Campus Safety, a campus wide emergency number, ext. 7911, and first aid trained personnel in most buildings. The system is a coordinated means of responding to any emergency on campus. Incidents of greater magnitude that may have a larger impact on the university’s academics and operations are coordinated with other campus offices, such as Facilities Management

Campus Safety Officers are First Aid and CPR trained. A complete mobile First Aid kit is located at the Campus Safety Office for response anywhere on campus. First aid kits are available in all buildings on campus. Locations are listed in the Emergency Procedures Handbook. Offices with kits are responsible for maintaining a full supply of materials in the kits by calling Environmental Health and Safety at ext. 7233 (SAFE) for replacements. The university makes available First Aid and CPR

Concern for safety is essential. All employees should be careful in their work habits to avoid injury on the job and should be especially cautious to watch their footing on walks and in hallways during bad weather. To prevent injury, several general rules should be followed: Keep floors clear of debris and liquids. Maintain floor coverings in good condition to avoid tripping hazards caused by loose tile and frayed carpet edging. Keep designated walkways and doorways clear and free of electrical

PLU is concerned about the safety of its employees. Following are some tips that will increase your awareness of precautions to take: Call Campus Safety Emergency ext. 7911 immediately if you hear or see anything suspicious. Call ext. 7441 for a Campus Safety escort to your car, or to another building. Use the buddy system. At night call Campus Safety so that they may check on your welfare as they patrol. When possible, lock your office door whenever you leave. Lock doors and windows when

Creation and Maintenance of Conduct Records:Review Meetings will be audio recorded by the Review Officers for the purpose of a potential appellate officer.  Students are not permitted to make such recordings (audio or video) and are not permitted to bring personal cell phones or other devices that could be used for recordings of the Review Meetings. Review Meeting recordings may not be copied or released. The Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities maintains individual student conduct

Click here to fill out an Incident Report:Incident Report FormHow Incident Reports are GeneratedStudents, as members of the community, have the right to address issues that may be incongruent with university policies, rules, and regulations. Employees of the university have the responsibility to support the policies, rules and regulations of PLU. Therefore, when a student’s conduct appears to be in violation of university policies, rules or regulations, any student, staff, faculty member, or

If the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities determines a threat to self or others, or harm to the community, SRR in conjunction with the Dean of Students has the ability to impose Interim Measures on a student. Interim Measures are meant to provide restrictions while a student waits for their Review Meeting. Interim Measures will work to address any safety concerns, while also minimizing the impact on all parties. Once a student’s determination is made, Interim Measures will no longer

End of Term:Incidents reported during the last 15 working days of each semester, as well as January and Summer terms, may be expedited and have a Review Meeting set within 24-hours of the incident. Incident Reports not reviewed in Review Meetings before the end of the term will be reviewed without the presence of the student(s) named in the report by a Review Officer as determined by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Notification of decisions and sanctions will be sent by email