Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASR) means the report containing University policy statements and procedures addressing campus security and fire safety. This report also contains statistics of Clery Crimes and certain fire safety statistics for the three most recent calendar years occurring on University Clery Geography.
Campus Community means, for the purposes of Clery Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications, all current students, faculty, and staff who have been issued a University email account, members of the public who have opted into the UAlert/Emergency alert system, and campus visitors present at a University location who are required to be notified when a safety or security threat, including an emergency, occurs.
Campus Security Authority (CSA) means specific individuals, groups of individuals, and organizations/offices designated the role of CSA as a result of their institution related function(s) based upon their position or due to official job duties, ad hoc responsibilities, volunteer agreements or similar. CSAs are required to facilitate the collection of accurate crime statistics by formally notifying the University of Clery Crimes observed by them or reported to them by another individual and to provide VAWA crime victims with information on crime reporting and victim support resources (i.e., Victim Rights and Options).
Clery Act means The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, a federal statute codified at 20 U.S.C. §1092(f) with implementing regulations in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations at 34 C.F.R 668.46.
Clery Crimes means the following crimes which are designated as reportable under the Clery Act:
Primary Criminal Offenses - murder and non-negligent manslaughter, manslaughter by negligence, sexual assault (rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape), robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Hate Crimes – any Primary Criminal Offenses and any incidents of larceny-theft, simple assault, intimidation, or destruction/damage/vandalism to property that were motivated by bias.
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Offenses – dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
Weapons, Drug, and Liquor Law Violations – arrests and/or referrals for disciplinary action for: a) liquor law violations, b) drug law violations, and c) carrying or possessing illegal weapons.
Clery Geography means buildings and properties owned or controlled by the University including those on each separate campus and considered to be:
“on campus” buildings or property owned or controlled by the University within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area; or buildings or property within the same reasonably contiguous areas, owned by the institution but controlled by another person, frequently used by students, and supporting educational purposes. This category includes on campus student housing facilities.
“noncampus” buildings or property owned or controlled by the University used in direct support of, or in relation to, the University’s educational purposes, frequently used by students, and not within the reasonably contiguous geographic area of the University; or buildings or property owned or controlled by a registered student organization.
“public property” thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities that are within the campus or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
“separate campus” buildings or property that are an additional location that: (a) the institution owns or controls, (b) is not reasonably geographically contiguous with the main campus, (c) has an organized program of study, and (d) there is at least one person on-site acting in an administrative capacity.
Emergency Notification means notification to the Campus Community upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation occurring on campus, involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students, employees, or visitors.
Timely Warning means notification to the Campus Community of a reported Clery Crime(s) that occurred on specified geography and represent a serious or continuing threat to the safety of students, employees, or visitors.
Title IX means Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) a federal civil rights law codified at 20 U.S.C § §1681-1688.
University Community means, for the purpose of this Policy, all University employees, students, designated campus colleagues, invited guests, and members of the public present on University property for legitimate and lawful purposes, including vendors, contractors, and volunteers.
University Official means any individual who has the authority and duty to take action or respond to particular issues on behalf of the University; these individuals document any fire reported to them which occurs in an on campus student housing facility.
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) means the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 which amended the Clery Act to require certain policies, procedures and programs related to sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.