Security and Safety
Emergency Notification
The University maintains a system to notify the campus immediately of a “significant emergency or dangerous situation” unless issuing such notification will compromise efforts to contain the emergency. Emergency response procedures and evacuation procedures will be prepared, published, and publicized annually in a manner designed to reach students, faculty, and staff. Emergency response and evacuation procedures will be tested at least on an annual basis.
Campus Security
Security Officers maintain campus security but do not have authority to arrest on the campus. However, Blue Mountain Christian University maintains a close working relationship with local, county, and state law enforcement officials.
University safety is a responsibility of every student; therefore, students are asked to use good judgment while they are residents of the campus community. All suspicious activity should immediately be reported to the Resident Director, the Business Office, or the Security Officer on duty. Information about campus emergency procedures is published in the Blue Mountain Christian University Undergraduate Student Handbook. Students are advised to keep residence hall room doors locked whenever they are out of the room. For the protection of all residents, no residence hall outside doors are permitted to be propped open. In the event of an emergency, students should follow the directions of the Resident Director.
Each resident student is given the opportunity to provide emergency contact information to University officials. This information is provided on a voluntary basis for individuals over the age of 18 and is required for individuals under the age of 18 who are not emancipated individuals. Blue Mountain Christian University will use this contact information in the case of emergencies such as severe illness, severe injury, matters of life and death, missing persons, etc. The contact will be made no later than 24 hours after the emergency has been determined. In the case of a missing person, the University will contact law enforcement officials when the missing student has been missing for more than 24 hours if the student is over 18 and chose not to provide confidential contact information to University officials or if the missing student is under the age of 18 and is an emancipated individual.
Blue Mountain Christian University will annually prepare and publish a fire safety report including statistics on the number of fires in each on-campus housing facility, fire safety measures taken and plans for future improvements in fire safety if determined necessary. The College will make, keep, and maintain a log recording all fires in on-campus housing.
Upon written request, Blue Mountain Christian University will disclose to the alleged victim of any crime of violence, or nonforcible sex offense, the report on the results of any disciplinary proceeding conducted by the institution against a student who is the alleged perpetrator. If the alleged victim is deceased as a result of the crime or offense, the next of kin of the victim shall be treated as the alleged victim for purposes of reporting the disciplinary action taken.