2026 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT 21 two students who have a disagreement, there may be no ongoing threat to other KU community members and a TWN would not be issued. If, however, a student was assaulted walking across campus late at night by an unknown assailant, a TWN would be issued since there is a risk of similar crimes and other community members may be at risk. When the issuance of a Timely Warning Notice is warranted, the KU Police Department will provide University Relations (UR) with the content of the message. UR will send the notices to the community as instructed. This warning may be distributed via the KU Alert Emergency Notification System which will implement some or all or the system options, which includes e-mail messages and text messages (students and others can sign up for this service at www.kutztown.edu/kualert/). Other possible means of communication include: postings on the Kutztown University website, social media sites, on bulletin boards outside the Public Safety Communication Center (15 Old Main) and off the main lobby in the McFarland Student Union and personal contact with students and staff using student leaders, such as Community Assistants (CAs) or other staff members. Kutztown University, through its Chief of Police, verbally communicates with local police authorities and annually requests their cooperation in informing the institution about situations reported to them that may warrant a TWN. The name of the victim of any crime is withheld from any Timely Warning Notices. Testing of KU Alert: Emergency Notification System Kutztown University tests its emergency response procedures each year as listed at www.kutztown.edu/ about-ku/administrative-offices /public-safety-andpolice-services/emergency-response-and-evacuationprocedures.html. Comprehensive testing of the KU Alert Emergency Notification System is conducted once per semester (defined as Spring, Summer and Fall) to ensure functionality and to acclimate the campus community to its use. The University’s Emergency Management Director initiates the process in collaboration with the KUPD, Environmental Health and Safety and Johnson Controls, one of KU’s providers of fire protection and communications systems. The tests include, but are not limited to, the initiation of all critical active delivery methods, select primary delivery methods and select secondary delivery methods as described above. Additionally, residence hall evacuation drills are held twice each semester; drills in academic and generalpurpose buildings are conducted once each semester. Drills may be announced or unannounced. This information is collected and recorded along with the date, time and description of each drill. In conjunction with at least one occurrence of comprehensive testing, emergency response and evacuation procedures are publicized to the University community via email, postings on the University’s webpage, in The Daily Brief, a Kutztown University daily publication emailed to all employees, and Bear Essentials, a weekly newsletter sent to all students. Security of and Access to Campus Facilities Kutztown University is a public educational institution. The administrative and academic buildings are typically open during normal business hours (8:00 am to 4:30 pm during the academic year; 8:00 am- 3:00 pm during the summer months). Administrative and academic buildings are typically locked between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am, unless there is a need to keep them open for extended hours. Some academic buildings are open into the evening hours for night classes and activities. Closing hours vary from semester to semester. Other facilities, such as the Student Recreation Center (11:00 pm), Keystone Hall Pool (10:30 pm), McFarland Student Union (10:00 pm), Multicultural Center (10:00 pm), and the Rohrbach Library (midnight), extend their hours for students during the academic year. Academic and administrative buildings do not have a KUPD officer assigned to them. However, Kutztown University security officers conduct routine security rounds of campus facilities every day. Additionally, the university does have a limited number of security
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