UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS SECURITY AND SAFETY REPORT
March 20, 2006
This information is being provided to all students and employees as part of Upper Iowa University's commitment to safety and security on campus and in compliance with the Federal Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act (1990), Public Law 101-542, as amended by the Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991, Public Law 120-26, and the Sexual Abuse Bill, House File 2026, which was passed into law by the Iowa General Assembly effective July 1, 1992.
Upper Iowa University is located in Fayette, a small rural community of 1,317 people. The community is situated in the Volga River Basin of Northeast Iowa. In addition to the main campus, the University has centers in Des Moines, Waterloo, and Ankeny, Iowa; Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Polk and Jackson Barracks, Louisiana; and Madison, Wausau, Milwaukee, Prairie du Chien and Janesville, Wisconsin; Vancouver, Canada; Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. A total of 5,799 students were enrolled at the Fayette campus and off-campus centers in the Fall of 2004.
General Philosophy
Upper Iowa University is committed to creating an environment that promotes the intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual or ethical, and physical well-being of its community members. The commitment includes encouraging and reinforcing healthy, responsible living and respect for campus standards and regulations, and community laws.
Reporting of Criminal Actions or Emergencies
The administrative office responsible for security of buildings and grounds is the Office of Campus Security in conjunction with the physical plant. A campus security officer locks and checks buildings. The Director of Physical Plant reports to the President. The administrative office responsible for the general security of residence halls is the Office of Residence Life. The Director of Residence Life reports to the Dean for Student Development.
The University has a cooperative relationship with all local law enforcement. Since the campus is located in a low-crime area, the University relies on the local law enforcement to handle criminal matters. Also, the University has policies and procedures to handle violations of conduct standards and the law by students or employees. The above information is contained in the Student Handbook and Handbook for Administration and Staff.
To report a crime, a student should call the campus security officer, residence hall staff, immediate supervisor or the local law enforcement. An employee should call his/her immediate supervisor or the local law enforcement. The person making the call shall complete the Incident Report Form available at the campus security office, office of student development or front desk located in Garbee Hall Complex. In the event of a fire, the student or employee should call 911. The dispatchers will then dispatch the Fayette Fire Department. The Fayette Fire Department is a well-equipped and well-trained volunteer department.
All buildings on campus have fire alarm systems, accessible fire extinguishers, and some also have smoke detection systems. In addition, fire drills are conducted in residence halls once a semester.
The Fayette Medical Clinic and Fayette Advanced Care Ambulance Service provide professional medical emergency care to the University community. Emergency care is available 24 hours a day at Palmer Lutheran Health Care Center in West Union, only eight miles from campus.
The University contracts its health service for students with CMH Medical Clinic. Students receive illness evaluations at no charge during regular office hours.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
| Fire Department - Fayette | 6-911 |
| Ambulance - Fayette | 6-911 |
| Police - Fayette Emergency | 6-911 |
| Police - Fayette Non-Emergency | 6-425-3500 |
| Sheriff - West Union | 6-1-563-422-3234 |
| Gundersen Clinic - Fayette | 6-425-3381 |
| Gundersen Clinic - West Union | 6-1-800-822-1141 |
| Palmer Hospital - West Union | 6-1-563-422-3811 |
| Mercy Hospital - Oelwein | 6-1-319-283-2314 |
| NE Iowa Mental Health - Oelwein | 6-1-319-283-5774 |
| NE Iowa Mental Health - Decorah | 6-1-563-382-3649 |
CAMPUS TELEPHONE NUMBERS
| Campus Security Officer | 5372 or 6-419-4250 |
| Director of Residence Life | 5765 |
| Residence Area Coordinator | 5207 |
| Office of Student Services | 5215 |
| Director of Counseling Services | 5786 |
| Physical Plant Department | 5796 |
| Front Desk Garbee Hall | 5325 |
| Main Switchboard | 5200 |
Campus Facilities
University facilities are well maintained. Many cultural and athletic events held in University facilities are open to the public. Several facilities, such as the Logo Store, dining hall and Peacock Pizzazz Snackbar are open to the public on a regular basis. Access to academic and administrative facilities on campus is generally limited to students, employees and visitors for the purpose of study, work, teaching and conducting other University business.
Only those who have demonstrated a need are issued keys to a campus building. A record is kept of keys issued, thus identifying each person carrying keys to a particular building.
Administrative buildings are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and academic buildings generally are open from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. In the residence halls, the hallway entrances are locked at 12 midnight and unlocked at 8 a.m. Evening hours for the library and certain laboratories are posted. Otherwise, buildings are closed after regular daytime working hours. Access to individual classrooms and laboratories are limited to those enrolled in courses meeting there. A faculty or staff member may request that a student receive a building access card by completing the proper authorization form. Forms may be obtained from the Office of Student Development. Upon receipt of the form, the Administrative Assistant will type an access card for each student. The card(s) is given to the faculty/staff member for distribution to the student(s). Students are asked to return the access card to the faculty member when they no longer have a need to be in the building. The faculty/staff member will inform the student of his/her responsibilities and to report any unusual activity or concern. Likewise, access to most programs is limited to those enrolled in the program. Access to residence halls is restricted to include only residents and their invited guests, as explained in the Student Handbook, Residence Hall Room and Board Contract, and other directives.
Residence Halls
Residence halls are supervised by the Director of Residence Life, Residence Area Coordinator, and Assistant to the Residence Area Coordinator. The Residence Area Coordinator and Assistant to the Residence Area Coordinator live in the residence hall. In addition, residence halls are staffed by trained, undergraduate Student Resident Assistants (R.A.s). One Resident Assistant lives on each floor of the residence hall. The Director of Campus Security provides the housing staff with appropriate information about safety and security at staff training sessions.
The housing staff discusses policies and procedures, including safety and security, with students living in residence halls at the beginning of the fall semester. Each student receives a Student Handbook and other printed material at the beginning of each year, which includes information on safety and security. In addition, programs offered by the professional staff throughout the year include: "Crime Prevention," "Date Rape," "OWI & The Law," "Alcohol Awareness," "Self Defense," and "Abusive Relationships."
All students are required to live in residence halls unless exempted under categories listed in the University housing policy. Only residents and their invited guests are permitted in the living areas of the residence halls. It is the resident's responsibility to inform his or her guest of the University and residence hall policies.
The Law and University Policies - Alcohol, Drugs and Sex Offenses
To provide for the safety of members of the University community and its property, Upper Iowa University has set standards of conduct for members of the community and for those seeking admission to the University. These University standards are included in the Handbook for Faculty, Handbook for Administration and Staff, Student Handbook, University Catalog, and Residence Hall Room & Board Contract.
The standards of conduct do not replace or relieve persons from complying with the requirements of civil or criminal laws. Unlawful behavior may result in criminal prosecution as well as disciplinary action.
A variety of educational alcohol, drug and sexual assault programs are planned each year by the student services division. Speakers, brochures, campus newspaper, videos and orientation meetings are used to inform and educate students about crime and substance abuse. Many programs are open to all employees of the University.
The policies relating to alcoholic beverages, drugs and sexual assaults are found in the Student Handbook and Handbook for Administration and Staff. As part of the education process, members of the University community are informed about University expectations and consequences when an individual violates alcohol, drug and sexual assault policies and related laws. In consideration of federal, state and local laws, the possession, use or sale of illicit drugs is prohibited on the University campus. The possession, use or sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on the University campus unless otherwise stated in writing by the University. Students of legal age (21) living in residence halls may consume alcoholic beverages inside their room on a personal basis. The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages is not permitted at any campus social activity, athletic event, intramural activity, student campus organizational activity, student activity for prospective students and recreational areas of the University. Sexual harassment or assault is not tolerated on campus. Specific programs and procedures are in place to deal with those concerns.
The University reserves the right to expel a student or terminate an employee who is involved in the use, possession, sale or distribution of illegal drugs on University property or at University functions.
Crime Information and Statistics
After December 21, 1999, crime statistics will be maintained on a calendar year basis by this University and all universities across the country. These statistics are published and distributed to current faculty, staff, students and prospective students. This is in compliance with the Campus Security Act. The Campus Security Act covers the following areas, which are based upon the Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting/National Incident-Based Reporting System Crime Definitions.
Crime Definitions
Arson - Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.
Criminal Homicide - Manslaughter by Negligence - The killing of another person through gross negligence.
Criminal Homicide - Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter - The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another.
Robbery - The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.
Aggravated Assault - An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. (It is not necessary that injury result from an aggravated assault when a gun, knife, or other weapon is used which could and probably would result in serious personal injury if the crime were successfully completed.)
Burglary - The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. For reporting purposes this definition includes: unlawful entry with intent to commit a larceny or felony; breaking and entering with intent to commit a larceny; housebreaking; safecracking; and all attempt to commit any of the aforementioned.
Motor Vehicle Theft - The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. (Classify as motor vehicle theft all cases where automobiles are taken by persons not having lawful access even though the vehicles are later abandoned, including joyriding).
Weapon Law Violations - The violation of laws or ordinances dealing with weapon offenses, regulatory in nature, such as: manufacture, sale, or possession of deadly weapons; carrying deadly weapons, concealed or openly; furnishing deadly weapons to minors; aliens possessing deadly weapons; and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned.
Drug Abuse Violations - Violations of State and local laws relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs. The relevant substances include: opium or cocaine and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine); marijuana; synthetic narcotics (Demerol, methadones); and dangerous nonnarcotic drugs (barbiturates, Benzedrine).
Liquor Law Violations - The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting: the manufacture, sale, transporting, furnishing, possessing of intoxicating liquor; maintaining unlawful drinking places; bootlegging; operating a still; furnishing liquor to a minor or intemperate person; using a vehicle for illegal transportation of liquor; drinking on a train or public conveyance; and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned. (Drunkenness and driving under the influence are not included in this definition.)
Sex Offenses Definitions
Sex Offenses-Forcible - Any sexual act directed against another person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim in incapable of giving consent.
Forcible Rape - The carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim in incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of his/her youth).
Forcible Sodomy - Oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or not forcibly against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.
Sexual Assault with an Object - The use of an object or instrument to unlawfully penetrate; however slightly, the genital or anal opening of the body of another person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim in incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.
Forcible Fondling - The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or, not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim in incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental incapacity.
Sex Offenses-Non-forcible - Unlawful, nonforcible sexual intercourse.
Incest - Nonforcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.
Statutory Rape - Nonforcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent.
NOTE: Colleges and universities are now required to inform students and employees of where they can learn of individuals who have been convicted of sex crimes. If you are interested in this information, you can visit the Fayette County Sheriff's Department on Highway 150 just south of West Union. You must appear in person and make a request in writing. There is also on online registry (http://www.iowasexoffenders.com/) of those convicted of sex crimes. It only contains those individuals labeled "at-risk to re-offend," not everyone convicted of a sex crime.
In addition to the above mentioned and defined criminal acts, the Campus Security Act covers various hate crimes, the hate crimes that are covered are based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity and disability.
Campus - Any building or property owned or controlled by an institution of higher education within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes, including residence halls; and property within the same reasonably contiguous geographies area of the institution that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is used by students, and supports institutional purposes (such as food or retail vendor).
Residential Facilities - Dormitories or other residential facilities that students reside in while living on campus.
Non-Campus Building or Property - Any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization recognized by the institution; and any building or property (other than a branch campus) owned or controlled by an institution of higher education that is used in direct support or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.
Public Property - The term "public property" means all property that is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution, such as a sidewalk, a street, other thoroughfare, or parking facility, and is adjacent to a facility owned or controlled by the institution if the facility is used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to the institution's educational purposes.
Crime Statistics
| Category | 1/1-12/31 2004 |
1/1-12/31 2005 |
1/1-12/31 2006 |
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| O | R | N | P | O | R | N | P | O | R | N | P | |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forcible Sex Offense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-Forcible Sex Offense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor Law | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug Related | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons Possession | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hate Crimes | ||||||||||||
| Race | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Religion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual Orientation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethnicity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disability | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O = On campus - includes incidents in/on residential facilities, buildings and property.
R = Residential Facilities - includes incidents in residential facilities only.
N = In or on non-campus building or property
P = On public property
After December 31, 1991, crime statistics will be maintained on a calendar year basis in compliance with the Campus Security Act.
Campus Security Committee
The Campus Security Committee serves as the coordinating body for campus security. The committee is composed of administrators, faculty, staff and students. The purpose of the committee is: (1) to make recommendations for change or revision of campus security policies and procedures; and (2) to oversee the education effort to inform the University community about problems related to crime and campus security. Reports and recommendations will be made to the Council of Residential Studies and the Senior Vice President for Residential University.
Anyone having questions about the Campus Security and Safety Report may contact the Senior Vice President for Residential University at 425-5348 or the Dean for Student Development at 425-5214.
