Personal Safety on Campus

Need assistance?  Call our Emergency Security Number, 503.720.0635, for help any time you're on campus. Our resident security service means that someone is available to help you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Though Western Seminary provides security personnel for the purpose of student safety, we encourage all students to take responsibility for their own personal safety and security by observing a few suggestions:

• After dark, please walk to your vehicles, between buildings, or any other outdoor location in groups of two or more. If needed, you may call for a security escort by using the Emergency Security Number.
• Avoid being alone in a classroom or other indoor “semi-private” area for extended periods of time. If at any time of day you ever find yourself feeling unease in an empty room or around another individual you do not recognize as a student, or feel personally violated by another person, leave the area immediately and report the incident or encounter to Security.
• Avoid walking in areas on campus, both inside and outside, which present a slipping or falling danger (areas of mud or pooling water, areas of spilled liquids or food). Please report the location of the area in question to Security as soon as possible.
• Keep your vehicle locked at all times.
• If leaving valuable (or non-valuable but tempting) items in your car, place them in an area where they are not immediately visible. Your best option is to put them in the trunk. Police authorities also advise to not leave personal or identifying information in the vehicle glove compartment to prevent identity theft.
• Do not leave personal items of value lying around campus (in classrooms, Student Center, etc.) unattended. Western Seminary is not responsible for lost or stolen item.
• Western Seminary offers help, but cannot guarantee success, in the following services related to vehicle problems on campus property: dead batteries, flat tires, and locked-in keys.

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