Safety and Responsibility

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• Safety and Responsibility
• on Campus
• Michael Schardein
• University Judicial Officer
• Michael Sledge
• University Residences Judicial Officer

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General Behaviors

• Where and when to walk
• Walk with others
• Tell others where you are going and when you will
  be back
• Keep your vehicle locked and take all valuables
  out of it
• Attend parties with others you know

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General Behaviors

• When at a party, watch what you are drinking
• Most sexual assaults are committed by someone the
  victim knows
• Reported sexual assaults usually involves
  alcohol/or drug use
• Carry a whistle or horn
• Always keep your residence hall room locked.
• Dont leave your backpack, purse, etc. unattended
  in a public area.
• Lock up your bike properly and register the bike
  with the police.

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Safety Responsibility in the Residence Halls

• RA (Resident Advisor)
• RD (Resident Director)
• RCH (Residential Community Handbook)
• residential policies and procedures
• available at www.housing.wwu.edu/

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Its Important to Know...

• Safety is a community effort
• We take safety seriously
• We hold students responsible for their own
  actions
• Educational, not punitive, approach

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Fire Safety

• No student deaths or injuries due to fire since
  at least 1992
• All student rooms have smoke alarms
• University police are notified when pull stations
  or heat detectors are activated
• Smoking, candles, other open flames and
  appliances with open heating elements are
  prohibited in the halls.

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Cybersafety

• Online profiles may be the only impression others
  have of your student.
• Use privacy settings to help control who can
  access information.
• Understand that what is posted is public.

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University and the Campus

• The Code Every student is responsible for
  complying with WWU policies
• WWU Police (650-3555)
• Blue Lights
• Parking Regulations
• BE WATCHFUL bikes and other valuables
• Always keep your propertys serial numbers in a
  safe place

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City and miscellaneous

• City Buses a safe alternative
• Violations the Courts
• MIP fine is 300
• Illegal drug fine is 475 up
• Canada the legal age to use alcohol is 19.

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Expectations of Our Students

• Western students observe the highest standards of
  academic integrity in the ethical pursuit of
  truth and learning
• Western students are respectful of the rights,
  welfare, and property of others

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Off-Campus Behavior

• Westerns policies are mainly concerned with the
  behavior of students while on campus, yet the
  University reserves the right to take action for
  student behavior off-campus whenever such
  behavior is a threat to the health, safety,
  and/or property of members of the Western
  community.

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Confidential Student Records

• Student records are protected by the Family
  Educational Right and Privacy Act
• We welcome opportunities to talk with parents,
  but we are required to have the students
  permission to answer questions regarding your son
  or daughter.

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Questions

• Michael Sledge
• michael.sledge_at_wwu.edu
• 360 650-2075
• Michael Schardein
• michael.schardein_at_wwu.edu
• 360 650-3844