Watch this 1-minute video to learn useful tips for staying safe while living on TU’s campus.
For additional videos on important campus safety topics, go to TU’s YouTube page. For crime prevention tips and information, visit the TUPD’s Safety website.
RESIDENCE HALL SAFETY
- Do not allow strangers to enter the building with you. If an unauthorized person pushes past you or follows you or anyone else in the door, immediately inform a Housing staff member or University police at 410-704-4444.
- For the safety of ALL residents, do not prop open any exterior residence hall door.
- Always keep your dorm room doors locked, even when you are inside.
- Refrain from posting notes on your door informing others that no one is in the room.
- Do not let unfamiliar people into your room.
- Do not leave valuables like your wallet, checkbook, or jewelry, in open view.
- Register valuables in TUPD’s FREE Personal Property Registration Database here. Items may be registered any time.
- Engrave or mark property with a unique number or symbol so that it can be identified as yours later. Contact TUPD’s Community Policing Unit at 410-704-5622 to schedule engraving.
- Do not loan your keys to anyone.
- Do not mark your key chain with your name or address. Lost keys can lead to theft.
- If you lose your key, report it to the on duty RA immediately.
- If you lose your University identification, report it to Auxiliary Services or TUPD immediately
- Be a good neighbor; look out for suspicious activities or people in the residence halls and report them to the on duty RA or contact TUPD.
- Try to avoid entering an elevator alone with a stranger. Stand near the control panel and note the location of the emergency alarm button. If attacked, hit the alarm button and as many floor buttons as you can.
- When leaving the hall at night, tell your roommate when he/she should expect your return.
