The safety of our students and the entire campus community is of the highest priority at 黑料视频, and we have developed comprehensive programs and procedures to help every member of the University community remain safe. Our safety efforts touch all facets of our students' daily lives, whether in a residence hall, classroom, dining facility, office or out and about on campus.
Campus Safety Measures
Safety in residence halls
- All residence hall doors are locked on a 24-hour basis, requiring key-card access. Security access telephones are located outside the main entrance of each residence hall. Guests, visitors or delivery persons can call students to let them know they are waiting outside the hall. Residents are responsible for meeting such callers and escorting them while they are in the building.
- Residential Life staff are trained to identify and seek solutions to safety and security issues between roommates, floor mates, friends, classmates, etc., as well as to properly respond to emergency situations. They work closely with residential directors and our Office of Residential Life, the University Counseling Center, University Police, Environmental Health and Safety, Emergency Management, emergency medical services and local first-responders including , our award-winning student volunteer ambulance service.
Safety on our campus
- From midnight to 5 a.m., all gates except the main entrance to campus are closed to vehicular traffic.
- 82 highly visible, blue-light phones are located outdoors all over campus; these phones connect users directly to the University Police.
- Several areas across campus, including women's locker rooms, are equipped with panic alarm buttons that permit direct, immediate communication with University Police.
Safety Crossing Campus
- On-campus escorts are available to all members of the University community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by calling University Police at 607-777-2393.
Safety Communications in Emergency Situations
Binghamton uses an alert system (B-Alert) that sends text messages to cell phones. To register, login to BUBrain or go to the and click the "Register Now" button. Your username is your current 黑料视频 email address. This system will only be used for emergency purposes, and you will never receive any messages other than official 黑料视频 communications. Learn more about emergency text and email alerts.
- Key entrances to the campus, as well as dining facilities, are equipped with electronic message boards that can display emergency messages to students.
- Messages can also be sent on the student listserv, , and posted to the University's homepage.
- Additionally, in an emergency, toll-free phone lines are dedicated to keeping external audiences updated, and the external media is contacted and kept up to date.
Safety Programs for Students
- University Police offers safety programs throughout the school year, including self-defense, crime prevention, and drug and alcohol education.
- Many campus offices offer educational programs on issues including alcohol and other substance abuse, fire safety, other dimensions of personal safety and related topics.
Safety Support Services
- University Police are fully empowered, state law enforcement officers trained to address the unique needs of the University campus. They work with faculty, staff and students in residential colleges and across campus to promote understanding and to educate about crime prevention.
- Several University offices, including the University Counseling Center, offer student support services to assist students with conflict management, stressors and personal issues with other students.