To comply with federal law, specifically the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the University is required to report “statistics concerning the occurrence of the following criminal offenses reported to local police agencies, or to any official of the institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities: murder, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft,” according to Gerald Gregg, public safety. In 2015, the Violence Against Women Act added dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking to the list of crimes that must be reported. The University must also report any of these offenses that were hate crimes, as well as any other hate crimes that may have resulted in bodily injury or fear of bodily injury.
For the purposes of the Clery Act, the law broadly defines campus security officials as an employee of the institution who “has significant responsibility for student and campus activities.” Pastoral or professional counselors are exempt from reporting these crimes. Yet, in the interest of providing a more complete picture of campus crimes, pastoral and professional counselors may voluntarily share information with security or police to include in the statistics. They do not need to identify the victim.
Employees who are not exempt from reporting and are aware of any crimes that occurred from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 that were not reported to law enforcement, the health center, Campus Ministry, or public safety must forward that information to Gregg no later than May 13, 2016. Location of the incident must be provided, and date of the incident if possible. A brief description of the incident is needed so it can be properly classified following guidelines established by the FBI Uniform Crime Report program.
For more information contact Gregg at x7161 or gregg@up.edu.
In an effort to make it easier for the University community to reach public safety to make inquiries or provide information, the public safety dispatcher can now receive text messages at any time, day or night. To send a text concerning a non-emergency situation, use the number 971.563.4341. A dispatcher will respond as soon as possible. Please remember that in an emergency situation it is important to call 911 and/or call the public safety emergency number at 503.943.4444.
All full-time employees are asked to complete the Employee Commute Options (ECO) Survey to help keep the University compliant with applicable laws requiring annual surveys of the transportation of UP employees. The ECO Survey is required to be completed every 2 years by the Department of Environmental Quality. This quick survey will help the University understand current commuting options and transportation needs. Thanks in advance for taking a few moments to complete this survey, which is used to help UP build better transportation options for the campus. All who complete the survey by Tuesday, March 29 will be entered into a drawing for one of three Fred Meyer’s gift cards.
On Thursday, March 17, at approximately 10:15 a.m., the University of Portland will conduct an emergency lockdown drill. All members of the UP community are asked to shelter in place for a short period of time. All will receive notification when the emergency drill begins and will also be notified at the end of the drill. The lockdown drill is part of a regular series of emergency preparedness exercises at the University.
