Campus Safety and Security Information

Services Provided:

  • An officer on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week
  • After hours dispatch/call center
  • Safety education
  • Campus escort service
  • Campus Safety Shuttle (CSS)
  • Crime and safety alerts
  • Motor vehicle registration
  • Bicycle registration
  • Lock out service
  • Automobile battery jump

Campus Safety Tips (Adapted from: Security On Campus, Inc.)

  • Share your class/activities schedule with parents and a network of close friends (like your roommate), effectively creating a type of “buddy” system. Give network telephone numbers to your parents, advisers and friends.
  • Always travel in groups.
  • Use the shuttle service after dark.
  • Never walk alone at night and avoid "shortcuts."
  • Always lock your door when absent, even when you just "run down the hall."
  • Immediately call Campus Safety and Security at 1400
    when in any situation on campus you feel unsafe.
  • Immediately call Richmond Police Department at 911
    when in any situation off campus you feel unsafe.
  • Carry a cellular phone with both above numbers programmed.
  • Do not openly display money or valuables while walking in public.
  • Report suspicious loitering or following to Campus Safety and Security.
  • Watch for the yellow flashing lights of the Campus Safety and Security truck.
  • If you lock your keys in a vehicle or need a battery jump while on campus, contact Campus Safety and Security and wait inside a building until an officer arrives.
  • Lock your residence hall room and house first and second floor windows.

Contacting Campus Safety and Security

First dial 1400.

If no answer, call an officer directly on the radio by dialing (from campus) 9-939-0129.

From a cell phone dial: 765/939-0129

The caller should stay on the line until the security dispatcher terminates the call — do not hang up. Each incident is documented by a written report. Follow-up counseling services are arranged by Student Development as needed for the victim.

Contacting the Earlham Safety Shuttle (ESS)

The Earlham Safety Shuttle (ESS) operates nightly from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The shuttle is designed to transport you when you are unable to travel with a group to a location. The shuttle transports to and from both on campus and off campus locations.

To dispatch the ESS, please dial 1400.
In emergency transportation situations that occur outside of 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., you may request an escort from a Campus Safety and Security Officer. Contact Campus Safety and Security to arrange.

Campus Safety and Security Educational Opportunities

The Campus Safety and Security team offer safety presentations throughout the school year. Campus Safety and Security team members are available to answer any questions you may have regarding safety and security.

The team partners with various areas around campus to assist all members of the Earlham community in working together to create an environment of safety.

Approved Drivers

Students may reserve Earlham College vehicles to provide transportation for Earlham related events. Students wishing to reserve a vehicle must first be registered with Campus Safety and Security as an "approved driver." A complete list of approved driver guidelines may be picked up at the Campus Safety and Security Office.

Emergency Preparedness

Everyone has a part in emergency preparedness. Your responsibility first is to verify that the Earlham Urgency Network has your most current contact information entered. You may check and update this information by selecting the “contact information” link at Earlham's online Self Service Web site.

In an emergency (an event that requires immediate personal action to preserve life safety) you will be notified through the use of the Earlham Urgency Network to:

EVACUATE: Leave your building or area and go to a location a minimum of 1,000 feet away from the area you are leaving. Remain in that location until you have been contacted by Campus Safety and Security.

OR

SHELTER WITHIN: Move to an area of your building with no windows or glass and wait for “all clear” from Campus Safety and Security.

The most likely emergencies that could occur at Earlham include: fire, tornado, chemical spill, gas leak and violent person.

In a fire your response is: EVACUATE.

In a gas leak your response is: EVACUATE.

In a chemical spill your response is: EVACUATE, upwind from the spill area.

In a tornado your response is: SHELTER WITHIN; move to an interior room or hallway with no glass panels or windows.

In a violent person incident: SHELTER WITHIN; move to a room you can secure, only move if you can do so safely.