Student Safety
Your child’s safety is of upmost concern to us at Park University. And, you’ll be glad to know that our campus is very safe. The Parkville campus has a “small-town” feel, where people look out for one another and the campus community as a whole.
Residence Halls
If your son or daughter is living on campus (and we hope they are!), you
are aware that access to the residence halls is limited to only
residential students. Students must use their Park IDs to enter the
building and starting in Fall, 2008 there will be a 24-hour desk
monitoring the main entrance to the Copley Quad. There are also
security cameras at the building entrances and on each floor - which are
viewed by Public Safety staff on a 24-hour basis. For additional
information about Residence Life, please check the Campus Housing
website or
call Residence Life (816)584-6463.
Guardian Feature on PirateConnect
This enhanced safety feature is available through PirateConnect – to students on the Parkville campus. Students with PirateConnect can utilize this application if they are concerned about their safety. If they are walking from Breckon Sports Center to their car, for instance, they can set the Guardian feature for an expected 10-minute walk. If your student doesn’t press the button signifying that they are safely at the next location – Public Safety can immediately track them by way of the GPS on their PirateConnect phones. In addition, their photo and vital information is sent to the hand-held devices of all the Public Safety staff – so they can assist with the search and be alerted as to a possible problem. Although we don’t anticipate problems where the Guardian feature would be utilized, we are glad to offer this as part of the PirateConnect package. For additional information about PirateConnect, please check the website at: http://www.park.edu/deals/pirateconnect.html or call the PirateConnect Store at: (816)584-6755.
Escort Service, Registration of Property, Special Safety Programs, and More
The Public Safety department is open 24 hours a day, every day, to provide safety and assistance to the campus community. On their website, you can learn about the Escort Service available to your students, if they’d prefer to have a staff person walk them to class, their car, or their residence hall. The website also includes tips and information about special “personal safety” classes available to students. We also encourage students to utilize the Registration of Property forms available through the website, to register the specific information about their laptop computer, camera, or other personal equipment. Their website also includes the Campus Crime Report, so you can see for yourself just how safe the Parkville campus is! Please check out the Public Safety website for information about the many different personal safety programs and services available at: http://www.park.edu/safety/ or call Public Safety staff at: (816)584-6444.
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