2024 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT 24 drugs, and programs available to help the staff and students who may have related problems. For more information visit www.kutztown.edu/Choices. All new employees are introduced to the State Employee Assistance Program (SEAP) through the new employee onboarding materials offered by the Department of Human Resources. SEAP is a free and confidential assessment and referral service for PA State System of Higher Education employees and their family members. It provides referrals and face-to-face sessions with a SEAP counselor for a variety of personal and work-related issues including alcohol/drug problems, family concerns, relationship problems, depression, eating disorders, anxiety and more. Current employees also have access to these services. Firearms and Weapons Policy The Kutztown University Possession of Deadly or Offensive Weapons Policy prohibits the possession or carrying of any deadly or offensive weapon by any person in Kutztown University academic buildings, administrative buildings, student residence halls (both university owned or leased), the McFarland Student Union, dining facilities, athletic facilities, recreation centers, or while attending a sporting, entertainment or educational event on the university property or sponsored by the university. A deadly or offensive weapon is defined as any device designed to produce death or serious bodily injury. For the purposes of this policy, deadly and offensive weapons may include, but are not limited to: firearms, loaded or unloaded; pellet, flare, paint, tranquilizer, stun, spear, or dart guns; knives with blades larger than a small folding pocket knife; any cutting instrument where the blade is exposed in an automatic way; daggers or swords; striking instruments including clubs, truncheons, and blackjacks; martial arts weapons, bow and arrow combinations; explosive devices; and ammunition or components to manufacture ammunitions. The following persons are exempt from this policy: • MPOETC Certified Officers of KUPD • Duly appointed law enforcement officers conducting official business • Members of the U.S. Armed Forces when in uniform and conducting official business • Agents of contractors conducting related official business Persons with a government-issued license to carry a concealed firearm and wish to do so on University property may request an exception to this policy by presenting compelling reasons for their safety by contacting the Kutztown University Chief of Police. Such requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The full text of the Possession of Deadly or Offensive Weapons on the Kutztown University Campus policy is available at: app.kutztown.edu/policyregister/ policy.aspx?policy=A-F-030. Crime Prevention Programs Safety, security, self-defense, theft awareness, security awareness, vandalism reduction, alcohol awareness and crime prevention programs are some of the routine programs conducted annually and throughout the academic year by Public Safety and Police Services. Anyone may request a program offered by Public Safety by calling (610) 683-4002. Incoming students are also advised of safety and security procedures during the fall orientation session and through mandatory meetings held in each residence hall within the first two weeks of the fall semester. These programs are designed to encourage students and employees to be responsible for their own security as well as the security of others. Each residence hall staff conducts two mandatory allhall meetings and two mandatory wing meetings each year to verbally emphasize applicable residence hall policies and procedures as well as safety and security procedures. Additional wing meetings are conducted each month (and sometimes more often) to disseminate and/or follow up on concerns. The following programs are offered at least once per year and as requested by members of the campus community including, but not limited to, the general student body through academic course presentations, professors, Residence Life staff, the Department of International Studies, athletic teams, the Connections Orientation Program, the Admissions Office and the Women’s Center. Rape Aggression Defense (RAD): KUPD provides the
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