Anonymous Tip Form

Resident Hall

• Always lock your door- no matter how long you expect to be gone.
• Don’t let strangers into your room.
• If a stranger is in your room, keep the door wide open.
• Don’t leave valuables in plain sight.
• Don’t leave large amounts of cash in your room, even if it’s “hidden” in your sock drawer.
• Keep your blinds pulled at night and when you’re out.

Personal Items

• Engrave valuable items such as computers, stereos, TV’s, bikes, etc.  Record the engraved information for easy tracking if an item is stolen.  The Campus Safety Office has an engraver that may be checked out.  Please contact the office for more details.
• Place identifying marks on your textbooks.  Mark a certain page in a textbook with your name and a number such as driver license number or Student ID number. Record this information for future reference if needed.
• If bringing a bike onto campus, remember to lock it up.  Also you may register your bike with the Campus Safety Office.

Parking Lots & Vehicles

• Have your car key in hand, ready to put in the lock, as you’re walking toward your car.
• Look underneath your car as you are approaching it.
• Check the backseat before getting into your car.
• Park as close to your destination as possible.  If you are unable to find a close spot, utilize the Campus Safety escort service to escort you to and from your location.
• Always keep your car locked, whether you are in it or not.

Personal Info

• Don’t post on your memo board where you are and what your schedule is. Leave a message for your roommate inside your room.
• Be aware of what your outgoing voicemail message says.  Avoid saying your name and extension on your message and do not inform a caller that you are not in your room right now.
• Don’t give out information about yourself over the phone.

Obscene Phone Calls & Threatening E-mails:

• Don’t continue talking with someone who makes obscene comments.  Save answering machine or voice mail messages.
• Turn this information over to Campus Safety immediately so that your caller can be tracked.
• Save threatening e-mail messages and print them out.  Turn this information over to Campus Safety immediately. 

Hate/Bias- Related Incidents: 

• If someone threatens you based on your race, religion, gender or other characteristics, seek help immediately.  This should not be tolerated by you or anyone else.

Campus Community Safety:

• DO NOT prop doors, especially those leading into the residence halls.  They are locked for you and your neighbors safety.
• Report the presence of strangers to residence hall staff and/or Campus Safety.
• Don’t let strangers into your hall, even if they tell you they are visiting a friend.  All halls have a phone at the entrance that the person can use to call the person they wish to visit.
• Let someone know about the “little things” - such as bathroom leaks, slippery floors, broken furniture, missing screen, etc.
• If you see that a light is burned out or a piece of emergency equipment is missing or has been tampered with, report it to Campus Safety or your RA immediately.

Always be aware of your surroundings and make note of and report unusual or suspicious activity.

Information provided in partnership with PaperClip Communications “Staying Safe on Campus.”