Security

Building Hours are subject to change due to events, holiday breaks and special circumstances.

Dormitory and Student Residence Hours

• All residential buildings are 24/7 card access.
• Open house hours are Weekdays 9am – 12 midnight and weekends 9 a.m. – 2 a.m.
• SJU Residential Life

Academic Buildings

• Quad, Peter Engel and New Science Center is open 06:30 a.m. – 12 midnight
• Art Center is open 6 a.m. – 12 midnight
• Stephen B. Humphrey is open Mon. – Sat. 7 a.m. – 12 midnight and Sun. 9 a.m. – 12 midnight
• Guild Hall/Old Gym is open 5 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Library – Clemens and Alcuin

• Library Hours

Sexton Commons

• Sun. – Thurs. 6:00 a.m. – 12 Midnight
• Fri – Sat. 6:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
• Sexton Commons
• Sexton Dining

Refectory

• Current Hours

Business Office

• Current Hours

Mass

• Abbey Church Hours

Warner Palaestra

• Athletic Hours

General Building Access Information

Life Safety Services strives to work with students, faculty and departments to maintain safety through controlled building, office, dormitory and classroom access. It is the policy of Life Safety Services to work with students, faculty and staff to allow access to authorized individuals.

Offices

Life Safety Services has access to master keys for most every door on campus. By calling Life Safety and requesting assistance, our officer will respond to your office and unlock the door once proper identification has been established. Please note that persons not employed in an office will not be granted access to an office without explicit prior permission form the office occupant.  

Laboratories

Labs on campus have set hours during which student activities and use may occur. Life Safety Services will not unlock any laboratories for students to work in without explicit permission from faculty from the lab’s department. At no times are students to be working by themselves in any lab outside of academic hours.

Many campus buildings have hours of operation during which general access is open to all, but are locked at night. No one shall be granted access to buildings after hours. Life Safety patrols all buildings throughout the night. Should a student be found in a building after hours, the student will be escorted from the building and a report filed.

Dormitories

Access to dormitories is limited to residents and approved guests only outside of “open house” hours. All dormitories open house hours are 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Sunday-Thursday. Friday and Saturday open house hours are extended to 2:00 a.m.

Life Safety Services office in Tommy Basement has loaner keys for all Student residences and dorms. Should you find that you are locked out, be prepared to identify yourself. Ideally a student ID or other photo id is required. Often this is not practical. Other options exist to provide for proper identification, this is to ensure that we are not granting access to your room to people who have no business there.

• Keys must be returned as soon as possible.
• If you have lost your key, Life Safety can sell you a replacement key at a cost of $50.00.
• “Extra” keys are not sold. Students may have only one key at any time.
• Life Safety Officers will not respond to your dorm to unlock your door unless there are no keys available at the Life Safety Office (even in the middle of winter for unfortunate Flynntown residents.)

Vehicle Lockout Information

Our officers are trained in vehicle unlocking. After signing a waiver form, our officers can attempt to unlock you vehicle. Vehicles with side impact airbags or activated alarms pose special problems. It is left to the discretion of the officer whether to attempt to unlock these vehicles.

There is no charge for this service.

Other options include calling locksmiths from neighboring communities.

Thieves look for easy opportunities to steal your valuables. To help you determine the threat of theft to your office, our department has developed an assessment program to help you evaluate your office for theft risk as well as overall office safety. Assessments take approximately 15 minutes for an average sized office.

Let us help you prevent the loss of office and personal property.

Assess your own office using our checklist. If you have any questions or comments feel free to call our office at campus extension x2144.

Office Security/Safety Checklist

Date: _______________

Office:_______________

Officer:______________

• Locks
  • adequate number
  • working order
• Doors
  • overall integrity
  • jams
  • glass condition
• Transom
  • securable
• Windows
  • securable
  • glass condition
  • overall integrity
• Keys
  • access control
  • extra keys secure
  • known location of all keys
• Computer security
  • passwords
  • turn off when not in use
• Document security
  • paper shredder (incinerator)
  • locking file cabinets
  • located away from general public access
• Valuables in plain sight
• Locking cabinet, drawer, lock box
• Adequate lighting
• Operation ID
• 911/ 2144 Stickers by phones
• Fire Extinguisher
  • adequate number
  • charged
  • staff know how to operate

Are you planning a special event…we can help!

If you are planning a special event such as a conference, concert, dance or sporting event, please contact Life Safety Services as early as possible prior to the event. This communication will help your visitors have a more pleasant experience as well as aid our department in providing for the safety of your guests and the community.

• Professional Conference
• Student Dance
• Sports Event
• Product/Retail Exposition
• Concert
• Guest Speaker
• Movie
• Theatrical Performance

Services Offered

• General Information and Assistance
• Money Escorts
• Dignitary Escorts
• Parking Regulations and Maps
• Parking Arrangements for Event Participants
• Officers for Security and/or Crowd Control
• Officers to Direct Traffic
• Crime Prevention and Safety Information
• Medical Stand-by coordinated with the SJU EMT Squad

Bicycle Registration Form Coming Soon