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Safety and Security
Location: Lower Level, Somerset Hall Phone: 908-231-8800
Confidential TIPS hotline: 908-231-8806
(Call to report suspicious people, behavior or packages, someone in distress or threats of violence. All calls are confidential. You do not need to give your name.)
Red emergency phones located on each floor in every campus building and blue emergency phones located in parking lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and the basketball courts, all connect directly to the Campus Safety Office. Security cameras are strategically located inside all campus buildings and exterior parking areas. With walking patrols on campus, and mobile patrols throughout campus parking areas, the Department of Campus Safety seeks to ensure a safe and secure environment for everyone. Campus Safety provides a variety of services regarding medical and fire emergencies, pedestrian and vehicular safety, property protection, parking enforcement, vehicular mechanical problems, lost and found property and informational assistance.
Crime, medical and fire emergencies, motor vehicle accidents, threatening behavior, suspicious activity and safety hazards should be reported to Campus Safety immediately. Contact Campus Safety by responding to the Security Office, calling the direct telephone line, 908-231-8800, or by use of red and blue emergency phones.
In case of emergency for Fire or Smoke in a building, a Threatening Person on Campus, Environmental Emergencies or a Power Outage, follow direction provided by Campus Safety staff and College staff members. Students should familiarize themselves with Emergency Procedures listed in this handbook.
Service Learning
Location: Somerset Hall Room S-147 Phone: 908-526-1200 ext. 8284
Enables you to use community service as part of your academic studies and to receive credit
for the experience. You will serve at various non-profit organizations, government agencies and public schools doing an activity that relates to the course content. Upon successful completion of the service learning activity, you can receive a Student Engagement Transcript documenting your participation in the program, which is used to enhance your resume and transfer applications. Service Learning offers many advantages to students. Among the top reasons why you should participate are the opportunities to: explore a career or academic major, develop job contacts
and occupational skills for future employment, apply academic knowledge in a practical way, form realistic ideas about the world of work, improve communication skills, time management and self- motivation, gain satisfaction from helping others, build good leadership skills and meet people of different ages and diverse backgrounds.