Security and Safety
The following is a general description of Northland International University’s current security policies and procedures. This information is provided to you in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (as amended through 2000 and codified at 20 USC 1092 (f) as part of the Higher Education Act of 1965), and is available upon request to any applicant for enrollment or employment.
Reporting Criminal Activity
Any criminal actions or other emergencies occurring on the campus of Northland International University should be immediately reported to the director or supervisor in the Safety/Security Office or to the personnel on duty at the Security Booth/Welcome Center.
The Security Booth/Welcome Center is staffed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week during the regular semester and may be reached by dialing ext. 5900 or 5911. In the immediate absence of security personnel in either of the above locations, initial reports may be made to the office of the dean of students.
Security staff will advise and assist the complainant by notifying the appropriate college and/or county authorities. College personnel are sensitive to the seriousness and importance of each report of criminal activity or concern about security and will give priority to addressing each instance completely and responsibly.
Safety or security problems occurring after the regular semester is over should be reported to the director of safety and security, the Dean’s Office, or the switchboard operator.
Sex offenses such as rape, date-rape, etc. are reprehensible sins and also constitute criminal activity. A student who has been sexually assaulted in any way should report the offense immediately to the County Sheriff’s Department or to a student life dean or both. The student should be careful to preserve all evidence of the assault. A dean will assist a student with counsel and advice relative to the incident or refer the student for counsel.
A student who perpetrates sexual assault is subject to both criminal charges and immediate expulsion from Northland.
Changes in the academic or living situation of a victim of sexual assault will be made if requested and if such changes are reasonably available.
Campus Security Procedures
Security officers make regular rounds of the campus from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily during regular semesters. Someone is available on call during the day as well to assist those who need help.
Campus buildings are secured each night by rounds personnel. Prior to being locked, these buildings are monitored by security and other college personnel.
Unless working or otherwise authorized, all dormitory students must be in the dorms by 10:30 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 p.m. on Friday, and 11:00 p.m. on Saturday. Women’s residence halls are secured at curfew each night by security personnel.
Timely Warning Policy
In an emergency situation, various methods of mass notification will be used to alert everyone on campus. Means of notification include but are not limited to the following: mass e-mails, recorded messages to phones or voice mailboxes, air horns, two-way radio, mass media (public radio or TV announcements), personal phone calls, individual building alarm systems, or NOAA weather radio alerts.
These means will especially be utilized if there is an ongoing situation which could pose an immediate threat to individuals and the community.
Voluntary Confidential Reporting
If you are the victim of a crime and do not want to pursue action through the Student Life Office or the Sheriff’s Department, you may still want to consider making a confidential and/or anonymous report. A report can be made with the Dean of Students' Office, by calling the Security Office, or by filling out an Incident-Accident Report found on the public security drive. Should the victim choose to press charges later, a report to the Dean’s Office or Security Office will increase the possibility of successful prosecution.
The university cannot take disciplinary action solely on this report. The purpose of a confidential report is to comply with your wish to keep the matter confidential, while taking steps to ensure the future safety of yourself and others. With such information, the college can keep accurate records of the number of incidents involving students, determine where there is a pattern of crime with regard to particular location, method, or assailant, and alert the campus community to potential danger. Reports filed in this manner are counted and disclosed in the annual crime statistics for the institution.
Security Personnel and Programs
Security personnel have no formal police training and no special powers of arrest or search and seizure. Criminal incidents are referred to the County Sheriff’s Department which has jurisdiction on campus. The Security Department’s working relationship with law enforcement personnel is in the capacity of private citizens and as representatives of the Northland administration. Due to the nature of our institution and the nature of the area in which Northland is located, serious crime on campus is extremely rare. Consequently, formal policies to encourage accurate and prompt reporting of campus crimes have not been necessary, nor have formal programs been implemented to inform students about security procedures and programs about crime prevention. However, students are reminded periodically in meetings about how they can enhance their own safety and security.
Northland security personnel do have the authority to ask people for identification and to determine whether individuals have lawful business on campus. Northland security officers also have the authority to issue parking tickets which are billed to the financial accounts of students, faculty, and staff.
Crime Statistics
Crime statistics are kept by the security department which receives reports from all campus security authorities. Contents of the daily crime log for the previous sixty days are available to members of the public and may be viewed at the Security Office during office hours. (Older files can be made available within forty-eight hours.) Petty thefts reported in the course of each school year are documented and investigated as far as possible. Student offenders are disciplined and, depending on the circumstances, may be expelled from Northland.
A log of campus crime is maintained by the director of safety and security and may be reviewed upon request during normal business hours.
Information concerning registered sex offenders is available through the Marinette County Sheriff’s Department. To obtain this information contact the Marinette County Sheriff’s Department at 715.732.7600 and ask to speak to a supervisor. This individual will help you obtain the requested information. Current information on registered sex offenders may also be found on the Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ website.
Because Northland has no off-campus student organizations, policies for monitoring or recording criminal activities at off-campus organizations are not necessary.
Northland maintains a policy of zero tolerance for alcohol and drug use. Students guilty of drinking alcoholic beverages or using drugs will be dismissed.
Northland willingly answers inquiries concerning these or other policies. Questions may be directed to the director of safety and security or to the office of the dean of students.