20 2023 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT individuals who are permitted in the living areas of the residence halls. All residents and staff are responsible for challenging or reporting individuals who cannot be identified as residents or the guests of residents. Guests are not provided with room keys or door access cards. When KUPD receives a report of an unescorted person in a residence hall, a police officer is dispatched to identify that person. If an exterior door is left ajar, an audible alarm is activated. Building staff will check the door to ensure that it is secure. All exterior doors of residence halls are locked 24 hours per day. Most secondary exits have internal crash bar mechanisms and no outside door handles. These doors allow for a quick emergency exit. The loading zone doors are locked 24 hours a day and are alarmed from 4:00 PM to 6:30 AM Monday-Friday and 24 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday. All first-floor windows are equipped with security screens. During the summer when groups who are not regularly associated with KU are using the University residence halls, exterior doors are locked twenty-four hours a day. Each guest is issued an electronic key that allows them to gain access to their assigned building via the electronic access control system. Residence halls are staffed twenty-four hours a day. KUPD/security officers are responsible for checking and securing doors when necessary and conducting regular checks of the common areas in residence halls. Each room is equipped with a lockable door. Lock changes are ordered when students report a lost key/pin code. The staff supervises a file key and Master Key system that is used to gain entry to the student’s room under extraordinary circumstances only. When a door is malfunctioning, Facilities personnel are summoned for immediate repair. All residence halls are equipped with an automatic fire alarm system that is monitored by the KUPD Communications Center. Notification of any safety and security measures that have changed are updated annually and announced via use of University media. SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF CAMPUS FACILITIES Kutztown University is strongly committed to the maintenance of campus security and safety through regular inspection of the buildings, grounds and utility systems for the campus. The Facilities Department is responsible for the maintenance of these systems. Security service needs (including, but not limited to, inoperable doors, burned out lights, malfunctioning smoke alarms, and broken windows) receive priority response. Emergencies and after-hours safety issues are reported to KUPD. Landscaping and outdoor lighting are designed for safety and security. Sidewalks are designed to provide well-traveled, lighted routes from parking areas to buildings and from building to building. Police and security officers from KUPD and employees of the Facilities department routinely survey the facilities and grounds to note and correct deficiencies that may exist inclusive of landscaping, security equipment, grounds-keeping, outdoor lighting and other public safety hazards as they perform their daily duties. If officers notice any safety hazards, they report them to the appropriate department for corrective action. These departments include, but are not limited to, Facilities, via the University’s work order system, Telephone Services, or Information Technology. Other members of the University community are encouraged to participate in ensuring that safety issues are addressed by reporting similar problems to KUPD or Facilities. Live-in Residence Life staff also routinely check residence halls for maintenance problems that may pose a hazard to residents’ safety and security. If a security issue is noticed, the staff reports the issue to Facilities for corrective measures via the University’s work order system. After normal business hours, emergencies and safety issues are reported to the KUPD, which will either contact a Facilities staff member or submit a work order to Facilities. The campus has a number of emergency phones that are located around campus buildings and parking lots. These “blue-light” emergency telephones are surveyed monthly for deficiencies by KUPD. Problems with the phones are reported to and addressed by Telephone Services.
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