Overview

Mission
The University of Dubuque's Safety & Security Department's mission is to promote and maintain a safe and secure campus environment for the University's community of students, faculty, and staff. The following information pertains to current security related policies and procedures at the University of Dubuque. Contact the Safety & Security Department at 589-3333 with any questions regarding safety and security.

The Safety and Security Department at the University of Dubuque provides for the safety and security of students, staff, faculty, visitors, and university property 24-hours-a-day, 365 days a year. The Safety and Security Office is located in Smith Hall, Room 112 at 2205 Grace Street. Regular office hours are 7:00AM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday. If after hours are needed, call on the red phone located on the wall outside of the Security Office and the officer on duty will assist you.

As part of our efforts to promote and maintain a safe and secure campus environment, our Security Officers provide a regular program of prevention services including:

• Conducting routine foot and mobile patrols of campus grounds and monitoring campus environment
• Enforcing campus rules/regulations and issuing parking tickets
• Working with local law enforcement agencies to exchange information and to assist in incidents involving the university community on or off campus
• Responding to calls, disturbances, emergencies, and accidents
• Opening and closing buildings
• Providing crime prevention training programs
• Providing specialized security services for university events
• Providing 24 hours per day escorts
• Speaking at meetings on topics of safety and security

Although not certified law enforcement officers, Security Officers do receive training on campus safety, basic first aid, and CPR and receive continual in-house training to upgrade and professionalize our skills. The Safety and Security Department is the law enforcement authority on the University of Dubuque campus.