Our goal is to provide our students, staff, and visitors every possible resource to make
University of Charleston (UC) a safe and enjoyable campus.
In addition to routine police and security-related functions, our department endeavors to provide students,
staff, and visitors a variety of other helpful services such as:
Vehicle lockout assistance (signed release required)
Battery booster jumps (signed release required)
Handicapped assistance
Home security checks
Personal safety escorts
Local travel and campus information
"Operation ID" with engravers and inventory forms
Room lockout assistance (must contact RA or RD). Security will respond to room lockouts for emergencies only.
Campus parking decals to staff and students
Lost and found center
Bank escorts
Other related services
R.A.D. Rape Aggression Defense training (for women only)
A.L.I.C.E. Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate training
History of the Department
The first official UC campus Department of Safety and Security was organized in 1986. Since that time,
the department has been striving to keep pace with all current training, technology, and issues dealing with
campus crime, including crime reporting laws regulated by the U. S. Department of Education.
We are pleased to report that our crime statistics are very favorable, and crime prevention continues
to be our primary goal as we proactively move forward. Campus crime statistics are published annually and
made available to all staff and students.
Questions
For additional information about campus safety, you can:
Call our main office during normal business hours (304) 357-4857
Call our Duty Carry Cell Phones (304) 859-2755 or (304) 859-2757
For emergencies dial 911
