Loyola University Maryland
Annual Security (Clery) Crime and Fire
Safety Reports and Policies
Includes
the Columbia and Timonium Graduate Centers and
The
Loyola Clinical Centers
January – December 2014
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is a copy of
Loyola University’s Annual Security
(Clery), Crime and Fire Safety Reports and Policies for the evergreen campus,
the Graduate Centers at Columbia and Timonium and the Loyola Clinical Centers.
This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning
reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or
property owned or controlled by Loyola University; and on public property within, or immediately
adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
The report also includes institutional policies and procedures
concerning campus security, such as policies concerning sexual assault,
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Title IX and fire safety policies. This year we have incorporated numerous
policy changes based on new law requirements and guidance received from the
Federal government and the Department of Education. Most of the changes are related to the
implementation of the VAWA final regulations signed into law (Pub Law 113-4) on
March 7, 2013 by President Obama. Please
take a few minutes and review these new policies to be aware of how the
university responds to these statutory changes to the Clery Act. You can obtain a copy of this report by
contacting the Department of Public Safety 410-617-2448 or Environmental Health
and Safety at 410-617-1121 or by accessing the following web site:
http://www.loyola.edu/department/publicsafety/reporting/annual-security-report
Some of
the major VAWA changes included in this year’s report are:
·
Collecting
and reporting incidents of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault,
and stalking.
·
Clarify
circumstances in which reports can be removed from the ASR after a finding of
being “unfounded”.
·
Revise
the definitions of “rape” as defined by the Uniform Crime Reporting Summary
Reporting System.
·
Revise
the categories of bias to include gender identity and separate ethnicity and
national origin.
·
Provide
information about the institutions prevention awareness programs, define
“consent” in reference to sexual activity provide positive options for
bystander intervention and also include information on risk reduction.
·
Provide
ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns.
·
Require
prompt, fair and impartial disciplinary proceedings.
·
Explanation
of rights for the complainant when reporting VAWA related crimes.
·
Specify
that compliance with VAWA provisions will not violate FERPA.
The crime and resident hall fire
statistics for 2012, 2013, and 2014 can also be found at the end of this
report.
1.
Overview of Loyola University Maryland Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Enforcement
authority of DPS:
The
Department of Public Safety is the agency charged with the protection and
preservation of peace and good order on the property owned, leased or rented by
Loyola University Maryland. DPS officers are commissioned as special police
officers by the Maryland State Police and are vested under Article 41, Section
4-905 of the Annotated Code of Maryland with full law enforcement powers and
jurisdiction on the property owned, leased, rented or otherwise under the
control of Loyola University Maryland. DPS enjoys an excellent working
relationship with the Baltimore police who patrol the areas surrounding the
Evergreen Campus.
Campus- Agency |
Enforcement Authority |
Relationship w/State and local
police |
Jurisdiction |
Arrest authority |
Evergreen-
Loyola DPS |
Enforces
Loyola University policy and local/state criminal laws |
Maintains
an excellent working relationship with Baltimore police and Maryland State
police |
Jurisdiction
on all property owned, leased or rented by Loyola University |
Full
arrest powers on any Loyola owned, leased or rented property |
Belvedere-
Loyola DPS |
Enforces
Loyola University policy and local/state criminal laws |
Maintains
an excellent working relationship with Baltimore police and Maryland State
police |
Jurisdiction
on all property owned, leased or rented by Loyola University |
Full
arrest powers on any Loyola owned, leased or rented property |
Columbia-
Loyola DPS |
Enforces
Loyola University policy and local/state criminal laws |
Maintains
an excellent working relationship with Howard County police and Maryland
State police |
Jurisdiction
on all property owned, leased or rented by Loyola University |
Full
arrest powers on any Loyola owned, leased or rented property |
Timonium-
Loyola DPS |
Enforces
Loyola University policy and local/state criminal laws |
Maintains
an excellent working relationship with Baltimore County police and Maryland
State police |
Jurisdiction
on all property owned, leased or rented by Loyola University |
Full
arrest powers on any Loyola owned, leased or rented property |
In
cooperation with Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County police
departments, DPS monitors and records all criminal activity occurring on or in
the vicinity of Loyola’s campuses in the respective jurisdictions of the
Baltimore Metropolitan Area.
Loyola
University Maryland DPS currently does not have any memorandums of
understanding regarding the investigation of criminal incidents with Baltimore
City, Baltimore County or Howard County police departments.
In June
2006, DPS entered into an agreement with BPD to hire “off-duty” Baltimore
Police Officers to provide additional coverage in areas frequented by students
in or around campus. BPD officers retain all of their powers and
responsibilities while in this capacity but are working directly for the
leadership Loyola’s Department of Public Safety.
DPS have
complete police authority to apprehend and arrest anyone involved in illegal
activity or its campuses or in the immediate adjacent areas surrounding its
campuses. If offenses violating Loyola University’s rules, regulations or
Community Standards are committed by a student, DPS will refer the individual
to the disciplinary judicial process conducted by Loyola’s Student Development
department. In cooperation with local law enforcement agencies, any criminal
activity engaged in by students at non- campus locations or by student
organizations officially recognized by the institution, is monitored, recorded
and provided to the institution. This information is provided to the Office of
Student Development to administer any judicial processes or follow-up as
required.
The
Director of Public Safety reports directly to the Vice president for Administration
who in turn reports to the Excusive Vice President of the University. The
Director is responsible for the achievement of DPS’s mission and is dedicated
to the implementation of benchmark standards for campus law enforcement as
established by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement
Administrators (IACLEA) in which the Department holds membership.
If a
Loyola student is involved in a non-campus offense, DPS officers may assist
with the investigation in cooperation with the Northern District of the
Baltimore City Police Department (BPD). BPD routinely works and communicates
with DPS officers on any serious incident occurring on campus or in the
immediate neighborhoods or business areas surrounding campus.
Loyola
University does not have any non-campus student organizations affiliated with
the University but currently leases non- campus housing in the Guilford
apartments. Loyola also leases non-campus residences at Katholieke
Universiteit (K.Y. Leuven) in Belgium. Leuven police have the primary
jurisdiction in this area. However, many students live in the neighborhoods
surrounding Loyola. While BPD has primary jurisdiction in these areas, DPS can
and does respond in an administrative capacity to student related incidents which
occur in close proximity to campus.
2. Campus Geography Overview
a.
Loyola University Maryland
Evergreen (Main) Campus
4501 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210-2699
Loyola
University Maryland has been an integral part of higher education in Baltimore
since 1852. The primary campus has been
located in the northern portion of Baltimore City, and is situated on a
well-lit campus surrounded by residential and light commercial properties. The campus has expanded several times, and
now encompasses approximately sixty-five acres of land and more than forty
buildings, ranging from small one-story cottages to two nine-story residential
towers. In 2009, the Ridley Athletic
Complex was opened at 2221 West Cold Spring Lane providing another 80 acres of
land and a 6000 seat capacity stadium.
Public
streets associated with Evergreen campus are; Cold Spring Lane: 100 West to 200
East Charles Street: 4500 North to 4900 North, Millbrook Road: 4600 block,
Wyndhurst Avenue: 100 block, Winston Avenue: 200 to 300 block, Rossiter Avenue:
300 block, Radnor Avenue: 300 block, Notre Dame Lane: 300-400 block, Crowson
Avenue: 5200 block, Underwood Road 4400 block, Kerneway: 4600 block, and East
Old Cold Spring Lane: 200 block.
b.
Loyola University Graduate Center
Columbia
Campus
8890 McGaw Road
Columbia, MD 21045-4743
The
Columbia campus provides administrative and classroom space for graduate
programs in Graduate Business Programs, Montessori, Pastoral Counseling, and
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Loyola occupies thirty-three thousand square feet of this fifty-two
thousand square foot facility. Police
services are provided by the Howard County Police Department who are the first
responders to 911 police emergency calls.
Graduate students provide onsite security during key instructional
periods on the campus and Public Safety dispatchers monitor the electronic door
card-access and closed circuit television (CCTV) in the Public Safety
Communications Center at the Baltimore Evergreen Campus. In cooperation with the Howard County Police
Department, Loyola’s Department of Public Safety conducts follow-up
investigations of reported incidents.
Public
streets associated with Columbia campus is; McGaw Road: 8800 block and Dobbin
Road: 6600 block.
c. Loyola University Graduate
Center
Timonium
Campus
2034
Greenspring Drive
Timonium,
Maryland 21093
The
Graduate Center at Timonium is a 65,000 square foot academic center that
provides administrative offices and classroom space for the programs in
Graduate Business Programs, Education, and Computer Science. Security at the Center is staffed by members
of the Department of Public Safety who have responsibility for on-site
monitoring of the electronic door card-access system and the closed circuit
television. A Campus Police officer has
been added to the daily security mission at Timonium. This officer is the first responder to all
incidents that occur at that campus.
Monitored Access and CCTV control systems are conducted at the Campus
Police Communications Center. The Baltimore
County Police Department responds to 911 emergency calls. The county police and the University’s
Department of Public Safety work in partnership to implement crime prevention
strategies. . In cooperation with the
Baltimore County Police Department, Loyola’s Department of Public Safety
conducts follow-up investigations of reported incidents.
Public
streets associated with Timonium campus is Greenspring Drive: 2000 block.
d.
Loyola University Clinical Centers
Belvedere Square
5911 York Road, Suite
100
Baltimore MD 21212
The Loyola University Clinical
Center at Belvedere Square, located near York Road and Northern Parkway, offers
individuals living in the Baltimore metropolitan area a broad range of services
addressing educational, language, and psychological issues. Individuals requiring these broad range
services will find a comprehensive, affordable and professional environment for
their evaluation and treatment. Public Safety Dispatchers monitor the electronic
door card-access and closed circuit television (CCTV) in the Public Safety
Communications Center at the Baltimore Evergreen Campus.
Public streets associated with
Belvedere campus is York Road: 5900 block and Belvedere Avenue: 500 block.
3.
Reporting Procedures
Community
members, students, faculty, staff, administrators and University guests should
report all crimes, emergencies and public safety related incidents to Loyola’s
DPS in a timely manner. Incidents, suspicious circumstances or any other
police-related information can be reported to a DPS officer on patrol or by
calling 410-617-5911 or 5010.
It is the
policy of the Department of Public Safety to respond to all requests for police
services, to write an incident report and to conduct follow-up investigations
when necessary. The department’s investigators conduct or coordinate any
incidents needing internal or external investigations by local police. All incident reports written by DPS are
forwarded to the Office of Student Development for adjudication and to provide
any follow-up as may be needed.
Timely
crime reporting can be crucial to the prevention or detection of criminal
activity, the Loyola community is encouraged to report offenses promptly and
accurately to DPS and/or local police, when the victim of a crime elects to or
is unable to make such a report. Crimes
should be reported to Loyola’s DPS for the purpose of making timely warnings,
mass notifications and for the collection of statistical data concerning
criminal offenses to be included in this annual report, therefore reports
submitted to DPS will be assessed for these purposes.
DPS issues
periodic Incident Alert bulletins of suspicious or criminal activity occurring
on or around the campus with suggestions of ways to avoid the occurrence of
similar incidents. Alerts are distributed can be distributed to the Loyola
community via text messaging and the University’s email system and are posted
to DPS’s webpage. All members of the Loyola community are urged to read these
notices carefully, and to be guided by the information presented. Anyone with
information warranting a timely warning or mass notification should report the
circumstances to the Department of Public Safety.
If you are victim of a crime and do not want
to pursue action within the University system or the criminal justice system,
you may want to consider making a confidential report. A DPS officer can file a
report on the details of the incident without revealing the victim’s identity.
The purpose of a confidential report s is to maintain confidentially, while
taking steps to ensure the future safety of yourself and others. With such
information, the University can keep and accurate record of the number of
incidents involving students, employees and visitors; determine where there is
a pattern of crime with regard to a particular location, method, or assailant;
and alert the campus community to potential dangers. Reports filed in this
manner are counted and disclosed in the annual crime statistics for the
institution, and when they involve allegations of sexual harassment (including
sexual violence) are made available to the University’s Title IX Coordinator.
You can call Loyola University DPS and ask that information remain
confidential.
Confidential Reporting
If
you have been the victim of sexual misconduct but do not want to report it for
investigation, you may seek out a counselor or psychologist in the Counseling
Center. Reports made to a licensed counselor or health care provider are
confidential and will not be reported for investigation without your permission
unless an imminent threat exists. However, University pastoral and professional
counselors are encouraged to inform students seeking counseling who report
being a victim of a crime to voluntarily report the incident to DPS, Local Police or Loyola’s Title IX
coordinator, either confidentially or anonymously for inclusion in Loyola’s
annual disclosure of crime statistics.
Confidential
resources are available for support and advice on campus. Students may access the Student Wellness and
Promotions Office at 410-617-2928, health services providers in the Student
Health Center at 410-617- 5055, clergy offering pastoral care at 410-617-5881,
and the Sexual Violence Coordinator in the Women’s Center at 410-617-5844.
These resources are not required to report the incident and will keep the
information confidential. Employees can call the Employee Assistance Program
24/7 at 1-800-765-0770. Additional
resources for counseling and assistance, both on and off campus, are listed in
this document.
Anonymous Reporting
If
you are the victim of a crime and do not want to pursue action within the
University’s judicial System or the criminal justice system, you may want to
consider making an anonymous report. Reports filed in this manner are counted
and disclosed in Loyola’s annual security and fire safety report. As noted,
confidential and anonymous reports are extremely valuable in order to prevent
further victimization and to obtain a more accurate portrait of campus crime.
In certain instances, a victim of crime may be reluctant to file a report
fearing the process and/or loss of anonymity. In such circumstances, such crime
victims are encouraged to consider making an anonymous report. Anonymous
reports can be filed by using DPS’s “silent witness” anonymous reporting
system, which is utilized for investigative and statistical purposes. “Silent
witness is available 24/7 on the DPS website at: http://www.loyola.edu/department/publicsafety/silent-witness-form another anonymous reporting option
for all Loyola community members is Ethics Point. Loyola community members are
encouraged to report any behavior which is in violation of law or University
policy. Ethics Point is available 24/7 and can be accessed through The Human
Resources website: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/18799/index.html
4.
Campus Security Authorities (CSA):
“Campus security authority” is a Clery-specific term that
encompasses four groups of individuals and organizations associated with an
institution.
a. A campus police department or a campus
security department of an institution. If your institution has a
campus police or security department, those individuals are campus security
authorities.
1. All members of the Department of Public Safety
2. Graduate Security assistants (working satellite
graduate campuses)
b. Any
individual or individuals who have responsibility for campus security but who
do not constitute a campus police department or a campus security department
(e.g., an individual who is responsible for monitoring the entrance into
institutional property). Including individuals who provide
security at a campus parking kiosk, monitor access into a campus facility, act
as event security, or escort students around campus after dark.
1.
All Loyola student desk attendants
2.
All Transportation and Parking staff and students who work Jenkins parking kiosk
3.
All CSC staff hired to do parking for special events
4.
All S.A.F.E. staff employed to work sporting events
5.
All Absolute Security staff working in Loyola owned/rented/leased buildings
6.
All Loyola students working with the DPS student escort program
c. Any
individual or organization specified in an institution’s statement of campus
security policy as an individual or organization to which students and
employees should report criminal offenses. As mentioned in Chapter 1, your
institution must publish a number of safety- and security-related policy
statements. (These are discussed in Chapters 7 and 8.) If you direct the campus
community to report criminal incidents to anyone or any organization in
addition to police or security-related personnel, that individual or
organization is a campus security authority.
1.
Any Loyola University Administrator
2.
All members of Human Resources
3.
All members of the Office of Student Life
d. An
official of an institution who has significant responsibility for student and
campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student
discipline and campus judicial proceedings. An official is
defined as any person who has the
authority and the duty to take action or respond to particular issues on behalf
of the institution. If
someone has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, he or
she is a campus security authority. Note that whether or not your
institution pays an individual is not a factor in determining whether that
individual can be a CSA.
1.
Loyola Club Moderators
2.
All members of Student Development
Although
Loyola University encourages the reporting of all campus criminal activity
directly to DPS, in some instances members of the Loyola community may choose
to file a report with a Campus Security Authority (CSA). A CSA is an official of the institution who
has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including but
not limited to, student housing, student discipline, and campus judicial
proceedings. An official is defined as any person who has the authority and the
duty to take action or respond to particular issues on behalf of the
institution. These authorities are
obligated to provide any reports of crime to DPS.
Loyola
professional and pastoral counselors are encouraged to tell their clients about
voluntary, confidential and anonymous crime reporting procedures available to
members of the Loyola community, for inclusion in the annual crime statistics
disclosure. Confidential and anonymous reports are extremely valuable in order
to prevent further victimization, access for threat to the entire campus
community, and to obtain a more accurate portrait of campus crime. In certain
circumstances, crime victims may be reluctant to file a report with DPS, fearing
the process and/or loss of anonymity and are encouraged to consider filing an
anonymous or confidential report.
All Loyola
CSA’s are bi-annually notified of their CSA designation and provided in-person
and online training on required reporting procedures on an annual basis.
Additionally, CSA’s are contacted at the end of each academic semester and
required to provide a statement confirming instances of criminal reports which
may have been made to them.
5. Timely Warning
Procedures
Loyola
University will issue a Timely Warning Notice if deemed necessary due to an
ongoing or serious threat posed against the Loyola community. Timely Warning Notices are typically issued
for the following Uniformed Crime Reporting Program (UCR)/National Incident
Based Reporting System (NIBRS) crime classifications: major incidents of arson,
aggravated assault, and criminal homicide, robbery, and rape. Cases of aggravated
assault and rape will be considered on a case by case basis depending on when
and where the incident occurred, when it was reported, and the amount of
information known by the Department of Public Safety. For example, if an
assault occurs between two students who have a disagreement, there may be no
on-going threat to other Loyola community members and a Timely Warning Notice
would not be distributed. In cases involving rape, they are often reported long
after the incident occurred, thus there is no ability to distribute a “timely”
warning notice to the community.
Cases
involving property crimes will be assessed on a case by case basis and Timely
Warning Notices will typically be sent if there is a discernible pattern of
crime. Loyola’s Director of Public Safety or designee reviews all reports to
determine if there is an on-going threat to the community and if the
distribution of a Timely Warning Notice is warranted. Timely Warning Notices
may also be posted for other crime classifications and locations, as deemed
necessary.
Timely
Warning Notices are typically written and reviewed by the Director of Public
Safety, the Vice President of Administration, the Vice President of Student
Development or their designee. The Director of Public Safety, Assistant
Director of Support Operations and Access Control Systems, Assistant Director
of Public Safety usually distributes the Timely Warning Notices, through the
University’s E-2 Campus emergency text messaging system and blast email to the
Loyola community. Additionally, the
University’s Alertus system sends emergency messaging to all University desktop
computers and digital signage, which has been placed around campus to notify
the community of serious or ongoing threats. Additional follow-up information
relating to Timely Warnings will be disseminated to the community as needed. Timely Warning Notices shall be provided to
students and employees in a manner that is timely, that withholds the names of
victims as confidential, and that will aid in the prevention of similar
occurrences. The Assistant Director of Support Operations and Access Control is
the authorized backup for creating and sending messages.
System to use PRIMARY |
Primary Message Creator |
Authority for approving & sending
messages |
Primary Message Sender |
E2-Campus Emergency Text Messaging System |
DDPS,
VPA, DEHS |
DDPS,
VPA, VPSD |
DDPS,
ADSOAC |
Siren/Public Address System |
ADSOAC |
DDPS,
VPA |
ADSOAC |
PM Evergreen (Blast email) |
DDPS,
VPA |
DDPS,
VPA, VPSD |
DDPS |
Incident Alert |
DDPS,
VPA, |
DDPS,
VPA, VPSD |
DDPS |
Alertus Emergency Desktop Alert System |
DDPS,
VPA, |
DDPS,
VPA, VPSD |
DDPS |
SECONDARY Face to Face Communication |
DDPS,
VPA |
DDPS,
VPA, VPSD |
DDPS |
DDPS: Director of Public Safety
VPSD: Vice President of Student Development
VPA: Vice President of Administration
ADSOAC: Assistant Director of Support Operations and Access Control
6.
Emergency Evacuation Procedures and Policies
Emergency Response
Loyola
University DPS will take all steps necessary to isolate and mitigate any
emergency or dangerous situation that may affect the campus community. All
emergencies normally get reported through the DPS Support Operations Center by
calling 410-617-5911 or 5010; Support Operations will in turn dispatch an
officer to the situation. DPS officers
as well as members of Student Life will make early assessments to determine the
size and scope of the emergency. If the emergency is confirmed to be present
and an immediate threat to the Loyola community, the Director of Public Safety,
Assistant Director of Support Operations and Access Control or Assistant
Director of Public Safety will be notified and a mass notification will be sent
to the community.
Some types
of immediate threats:
1.
Natural
disasters that will directly and adversely affect the community.
2.
Active
shooter or hostile armed intruder/robber in or around campus.
3.
Bomb
threat or explosion.
4.
Civil
disturbance which could affect the Loyola community.
5.
Terrorist
attack.
6.
Chemical,
biological or norovirus incident or attack.
7.
Gas
leak, water main break or a power loss which could have serious effect on
campus or Loyola’s surrounding communities.
8.
Fire
event.
Emergency evacuation
Loyola
University draws upon a nationally recognized standard of the Incident Command
System (ICS) developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This
system is widely used at the federal, state, local levels and at University
level. This system lends consistency,
efficiency, and effectiveness to the manner in which the University shall
respond to an immediate emergency and/or a situation which may require the evacuation
of all or part of Loyola’s campuses. Specific procedures are in place to
respond to an immediate emergency or dangerous situation involving the health
and safety of the Loyola community to include evacuation. When
buildings are ordered to be evacuated it is University policy that all faculty,
staff and students exit the building to the pre-designated rally points at the
direction of DPS or Student Life members.
These procedures are delineated in Loyola University Maryland’s general
and fire evacuation plan which can be found on Loyola’s emergency preparedness
webpage. Moreover, these guides and
information are distributed to all faculty, administrators, and staff on campus
annually.
Students, faculty, administrators and staff may be directed to assembly
areas after evacuating a building. If
a building evacuation is necessary the following procedures should be followed.
General evacuation procedures include the following directions for
occupants of any University building. If a building evacuation is necessary, DPS will
respond to all emergency situations.
They will notify appropriate first responders as needed. Occupants of all floors will
immediately evacuate the building when requested to do so. In the
event of an emergency evacuation follow all the instructions below:
1. Remain calm and go to the nearest stairwell, walk
on the right side. Walk, do not run. Exit out of the building. Go to the
building’s designated Rally Point.
(Note: Elevators will not be in service during a fire alarm condition.)
2. Assist in the evacuation of the building. Give any disabled occupant information to DPS
or the responding agency upon exiting.
3. Close all doors when leaving rooms.
a. Do not re-enter the building until the all clear has
been announced, this occurs after the responding agency gives their all clear
and DPS has completed a safety survey.
b. Residence Halls:
DPS and the Student Life Staff will assist in the complete evacuation of
the building and control the occupants in the residence hall’s designated rally
point until the emergency has been abated (see specific building evacuation
procedures).
c. Academic Buildings:
DPS will assist in the complete evacuation of the building and control
the occupants in the building’s designated rally point until the emergency has
been abated (see specific building evacuation procedures).
d. In
cases where there may be a prolonged evacuation, students, faculty,
administrators and staff may be directed to
supplementary assembly areas (Fitness and Aquatic Center or Reitz Arena)
after evacuating to the building’s designated rally point. Alternate housing locations will be assigned
to the students at these assembly areas.
e.
In instances in which a campus wide evacuation is required the following
procedure will be followed. Faculty, administrators, and staff members will be
sent home. Off campus, commuter and
students with transportation will be sent home.
Students without transportation will be transported and staged at the
Ridley Athletic Center until arrangements can be made for students to be picked
up by family members.
Emergency Mass Notification /
Loyola Emergency Notification System
Loyola University
uses the systems described in the Timely Warning section matrix to immediately
notify the campus community that a dangerous situation or emergency exists
involving and immediate threat to the health or safety of students or staff on
campus and when immediate action is required by the recipient.
If the
Department of Public Safety confirms (with the assistance of key campus
administrators, local first responders or the National Weather Service) that
there is an emergency or dangerous situation that poses an immediate threat to
the health or safety of some or all members of the Loyola community, the
Director of Public Safety will collaborate with the Vice President of
Administration and the Associate Director of Media Relations and Social Media,
the Director of Environmental Health and Safety or their designee to determine the content of the message and
will use some or all of the systems described below to communicate the threat
to the Loyola community or to the appropriate segment of the community, if the
threat is limited to a particular campus, building or segment of the
population.
The University uses e2campus as our mass notification system to disseminate
notice of immediate threats to the Loyola community. Students, staff,
administrators and faculty can easily register or opt into this mass
notification system by visiting the Public Safety web site at http://www.loyola.edu/department/publicsafety/services/loyola-emergency-notification/e2campus. The mass notification system will send a text
message to a cellular phone alerting the registered individual of the immediate
threat. The size of the message that can
be sent to the cellular phone is limited so additional messages will continue
to be passed as the situation develops.
Additionally information / incident alerts will also be disseminated through
the Loyola intranet network and email systems. Augmenting our electronic mass
notification system is Loyola’s external public address system which delivers
critical information externally when appropriate. This system helps reach
community members who may be out on the campus traveling from one place to the
other.
These notification systems will be activated without delay when the
situation becomes known and there is a confirmation of an immediate threat to
the campus. There could be situations when notification might compromise the
efforts of those responding to the event which may dictate holding the message
until an appropriate time later. Loyola University will, without delay, and taking into account the
safety of the community, determine the content of the notification and initiate
the notification system, unless issuing a notification will, in the
professional judgment of responsible authorities, compromise efforts to assist
a victim or to contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate the emergency.
After the initial immediate threat alerts have been disseminated
additional information will be updated as the situation develops. We anticipate a series of alert messages will
be used as the situation evolves and as additional information becomes available. A chronology of events and procedures will
generally follow this sequence:
1. Event or incident.
2. First responders (Campus Police) dispatched.
3. Expansion of the situation and security needs
(local perimeters if needed).
4. Calls for additional support BPD / BFD.
5. Assistant Directors or Director notified.
6. Analysis of the critical information if serious
and continuing threat remains send the warning(s).
7. Begin e2campus or PM Evergreen notification if
there is a serious or continuing threat.
8. Use Public Address systems (if appropriate).
9. Establish command post (if appropriate).
10. React, coordinate, implement, and mitigate the
effect.
11. Continue operations and disseminate additional
messages as needed.
The key positions at the University
who interact throughout this process are:
1. Shift Commanders, Sergeants and the Officers in
Charge.
2. Assistant Directors of Public Safety.
3. Director of Public Safety.
4. Vice President of Administration.
5. Executive Vice President
6. Vice President of Student Development.
7. Associate Director Media Relations and Social
Media
7. Any designated representative by the Vice
Presidents
The mass notification systems that we use; e2campus, outdoor public
address system, and incident alert, are messages that can be stratified by
population and or location.
Undergraduate students, faculty, staff and administrators, and alumni
can be reached by using the proper group addresses. The dissemination of emergency information to
the larger community is a collaborative effort between the Vice President of
Administration, Director of Public Safety and the Associate Director Media
Relations and Social Media.
Discussions then take place about the impact of a message release and
what information needs to be released.
Follow up information pertaining to a significant emergency or dangerous
situation on campus will be sent using some or all of the systems listed below.
The
primary responsibility for initiating the Mass Notification System belongs to
the Director of Public Safety in collaboration with the Vice President of
Administration, the Director of Environmental Safety and the Associate Director
Media Relations and Social Media.
The University tests its mass notification systems
every first Monday of the month. This
1:00 pm test, exercises our e2campus, public address and email systems. Each standalone system is tested and
evaluated to see if they will be able to perform their intended functions when
needed. Our “Blue Light” distress
stations in and around campus are tested each semester. DPS personnel are provided a designated
number of duress stations to test; they record the results and submit work
orders for those units that do not function properly. These
tests are designed to assess and evaluate the emergency response plans and
capabilities of the institution. These
tests may be announced or unannounced.
The Department of Public Safety Officers have received training in
Incident Command and Rapid Response.
General information about the emergency response and evacuation
procedures is publicized each year as part of the University’s Clery Act
compliance efforts and is available on the Loyola University Department of
Public Safety website:
http://www.loyola.edu/department/publicsafety/reporting/annual-security-report
7. Local Police
Departments
If a
Loyola student is involved in a criminal incident, DPS officers may assist with
the investigation in cooperation with the Local Police Departments. BPD
routinely works and communicates with DPS departmental personnel on any serious
incident(s) occurring on campus or in the immediate neighborhoods or business
areas surrounding the Evergreen and Belvedere campuses. Loyola University does
not currently recognize any non - campus student organizations. However, many
students live in the neighborhoods surrounding Loyola. While BPD has primary
jurisdiction in these areas, DPS can and does respond in an administrative
capacity to student related incidents which occur in close proximity to campus.
Baltimore City PD responds to any 911 emergency calls for service.
If a
Loyola graduate student is involved in a criminal incident, DPS officers may
assist with the investigation in cooperation with the Local Police Departments.
Howard County PD routinely works and communicates with DPS departmental
personnel on any serious incident(s) occurring on campus or in the immediate
neighborhoods or business areas surrounding the Columbia campus. Howard County
PD responds to any 911 emergency calls for service.
If a
Loyola graduate student is involved in a criminal incident, DPS officers may
assist with the investigation in cooperation with the Local Police Departments.
Baltimore County PD routinely works and communicates with DPS departmental
personnel on any serious incident(s) occurring on campus or in the immediate
neighborhoods or business areas surrounding the Timonium campus. Baltimore
County PD responds to any 911 emergency calls for service.
If a
Loyola student studying abroad at Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven Belgium is
involved in a criminal incident, Leuven police are the jurisdictional police
authority and answer emergency calls made to 112. Loyola in Leuven is a single
semester or full year program. The resident faculty director for the program
provides administrative support, guidance and public safety advice to students
participating in this program.
8.
Access and Maintenance of Campus Facilities
Access to Campus Facilities
During
normal business hours the administrative and academic facilities at Loyola are
open and accessible to students, staff, faculty and visitors of the University.
After normal business hours and during breaks, these facilities are locked and
only accessible to authorized individuals. DPS personnel conduct routine
security and safety patrols of the academic and administrative buildings to
monitor conditions and report any unusual circumstances.
The
Evergreen campus located in Northern Baltimore City is open to visitors during
normal business hours. Individual office suites and offices spaces within
Beatty, Cohn, Donnelly, Jenkins, Knott, Maryland, Sellinger, Xavier Halls, the
Alumni Chapel and the Andrew White College Center are accessed by Evergreen
cards or conventional keys. Staff members are encouraged to secure their office
spaces and personal belongings within their respected work areas.
The
Evergreen campus offers traditional residence halls, high-rise residence
complexes, and suite/apartment type complexes which provide on-campus housing
for approximately 4000 students. Access to residence halls is restricted to
residents, their approved guest, and other authorized staff members of the
Loyola community. Security safeguards within residence halls include
electronically restricted access, guest registration, closed circuit camera
coverage, residence hall lobby desk attendants, individually keyed residences
with dead bolt internal locks, and external door prop alarm systems. Selected
rooms in the residence halls are equipped with panic buttons that report
directly to Public Safety. Emergencies occurring on campus can be reported to
DPS by calling 410-617-5911 or 410-617-5010 (non-emergency.)
Each
resident’s Evergreen card allows entrance into approved residence halls.
Additionally, students are provided with individual residence hall room keys
which provide an added layer of security. Evergreen cards and individual room
keys may not be loaned to friends or roommates and are expected to be kept in
their possession at all times. Guests of residents must be accompanied at all
times by the resident they are visiting and residents are responsible for their
guest behavior while on campus. Residents are cautioned against permitting
strangers to enter buildings and are encouraged to contact DPS immediately
regarding suspicious or unauthorized individuals in residence halls.
DPS
officers patrol residence halls on a regular basis and work with Student Life
employees to enforce security measures. Entry is monitored on a 24 hour basis
through a combination of access control systems, closed circuit television at
most entrances and on-duty Student Life Staff members working at entrance hall
lobby desk. Student room doors should be locked at all times even when
occupied. Residents are reminded to observe all building security procedures
and to notify either Student Life staff or DPS when unfamiliar individuals or
unusual occurrences transpire within residence halls or apartments.
Professional residence hall directors, graduate resident coordinators and
student resident advisors, who are members of Loyola’s Student Life Office,
live on campus within residence halls and provide 24 hour staff coverage.
To enhance
safety on the Evergreen Campus, each officer is assigned a particular patrol
designed to maximize visibility. Campus security is enhanced by intrusion and
panic alarms, and closed circuit security cameras. Access control systems are
used to regulate access into residence halls, academic and administrative
buildings on campus.
Over 90
emergency blue light phones are strategically placed throughout campus,
providing a direct line to our Public Safety personnel who will dispatch a
Campus Police Officer. All residence hall laundry rooms are equipped with
emergency call phones that only require the caller to push the red button on
the yellow phones to contact Public Safety.
The Loyola
Notre Dame Library is open to visitors during normal business hours but proper
ID must be shown to gain access. The Library’s hours vary during the year and
it is best to check the Library’s schedule to determine the operating hours.
Loyola’s Fitness and Aquatic Center is open to members during operating
business hours and proper ID must be shown to gain entrance. These buildings
are secured after normal business hours and are routinely patrolled by members
of DPS and in some instances can be accessed by authorized visitors after hours
via Evergreen cards.
The
Belvedere Clinical Center Campus is also located in Northern Baltimore and is
only accessible to students, staff and clients. The building can only be
accessed with an Evergreen card. Clients are required to be buzzed into the
building by the clinic receptionist via the ground floor entrance. Office
suites and student work/study areas within the building are secured by
electronic room access and conventional keys. The Belvedere Clinical Center
hours vary and it is best to contact the Center (410-617-1200) for hours prior
to visiting. The building is secured after normal business hours and is routinely
patrolled by members of DPS, in some instances the Belvedere Center can be
accessed by authorized visitors after hours via Evergreen card. The Belvedere
Clinical Center is equipped with CCTV surveillance which is monitored by our Public
Safety Communications Center.
The
Columbia Graduate Center located in Howard County is open to visitors during
normal business hours. After hour access is provided to approved students and
staff via Evergreen cards. Office suites, individual offices and student work/study
areas within the building are secured by electronic access and conventional
keys. Staff members are encouraged to secure their office spaces and personal
belongings within their respected work areas. The Columbia Graduate Center is
staffed by a public safety desk in the entrance lobby. The building is secured
after normal business hours and is routinely patrolled by members of DPS. The
Columbia Graduate Center can be accessed by authorized students and staff
members after hours via Evergreen cards. The Columbia Graduate Center is
equipped with security technology including CCTV surveillance, and electronic
access.
The
Timonium Graduate Center, located in Baltimore County is open to visitors
during normal business hours. After hour access is provided to approved
students and staff via Evergreen cards. Office suites, individual offices and
student work/study areas within the building are secured by electronic access
and conventional keys. Staff members are encouraged to secure their office
spaces and personal belongings within their respected work areas. The Timonium
Graduate Center is staffed by a public safety desk in the entrance lobby. The
building is secured after normal business hours and is routinely patrolled by
members of DPS, in some instances the Timonium Graduate Center can be accessed
by authorized students and staff members after hours via ID prox cards. The
Timonium Graduate Center is equipped with security technology including CCTV
surveillance, electronic access and emergency blue light phones in the parking
lots.
Maintenance of Campus Facilities
Loyola
University maintains campus facilities in a manner that minimizes hazardous and
unsafe conditions. Parking lots and pathways are illuminated with lighting. DPS
works closely with Facilities Management to address burned out lights promptly
as well as other physical conditions to enhance safety and security.
Request
and/or routine maintenance for employee/ student residences are coordinated
through the Facilities Department. Facilities will attempt to schedule a
mutually agreeable time for the maintenance to be completed. All maintenance is
completed by either a University employee or an approved contractor. Procedures
for gaining entrance into a campus residence will be facilitated through DPS,
who in turn will dispatch personnel to unlock and disarm the residence and
admit the individual(s) into the residence requesting/needing maintenance and
then return after the work order has been completed to secure and rearm the
residence.
9. Educational Programs
Ongoing Prevention
and Awareness Campaigns:
Educational programs to promote the awareness of
rape, acquaintance rape, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking are offered at New Student Orientation, in new employee orientation,
in residence hall floor meetings, and on campus throughout the academic year.
Such prevention and awareness programs include a statement that the University
prohibits all forms of sexual misconduct, provides definitions of the various
types of prohibited sexual misconduct as well as the definition and meaning of
consent, safe and positive options for bystander intervention, and information
on risk reduction to recognize warning signs of abusive behavior and how to
avoid potential attacks.
Subject Codes:
CP |
Crime
Prevention |
SA |
Sexual
Assault |
FS |
Fire
Safety |
AS |
Active
Shooter |
LENS |
Loyola
Emergency Notification System |
ST |
Stalking |
DV |
Domestic
Violence |
DAV |
Dating
Violence |
BI |
Bystander
Intervention |
SM |
Sexual
Misconduct |
GE |
Gender
Equality |
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) conducts “in
service” training twice a year. Once
during the months of May and June and once over the Christmas holiday in
December. Our summer training includes
exercises to put our emergency responders, Public Safety officers, Student
Life, Baltimore Police and other appropriate internal and external departments
/ divisions through procedures we expect to use during a crisis event.
Department
of Public Safety: Annual in-service training
Date/ Location |
Topic(s) |
1/6,7/14 5104 York Road |
Sexual Assault,
Domestic Violence, S.A.F.E |
5/20-22/14 Flannery O’Conner Classroom |
Active Shooter,
Individual Building Evacuations |
5/28-30/14 Flannery O’Conner Classroom |
Active Shooter,
Individual Building Evacuations |
Additionally, the University conducted an exercise during late summer to
evaluate and train the leadership of the Loyola community.
University
Emergency Training Exercises
Date |
Topic |
8/11, 12/14 McGuire Hall |
Table Top
Exercise Active Shooter Recovery |
Primary Prevention
and Awareness Programs for 1st Year Students
Name of Program |
Date of Program |
Location |
Prohibited Behavior
Covered |
Summer
Orientation |
06/16
– 07/01/14 |
McGuire
Hall |
CP |
Realities
of University |
06/16
– 07/01/14 |
McManus
Theater |
SA/SM/CP |
Think
About it |
All
Summer 2014 |
Online |
SA/SM/CP/DAV/ST/DV |
First
year Orientation |
08/28-31/2014 |
Main
Campus various |
SM/DAV |
International
Students |
8/29 |
Sellinger
Hall |
SA/DAV/ST/SM |
Safety
on Campus for incoming International students |
8/28 |
Sellinger
Hall |
CP/FS |
Residence hall floor meetings |
Beginning
of Fall semester |
Residence
Halls |
SA/DAV/ST/SM/DV |
Messina |
1st
Year |
Residential
Halls |
SA/SM/DAV |
Personal Safety Abroad |
4/4 |
McGuire
Hall |
CP/FS |
Primary Prevention
and Awareness Programs for New Employees
Name of Program |
Date of Program |
Location |
Prohibited Behavior
Covered |
Employee
Orientation |
Weekly
|
5000
York Road |
New
Employee Orientation |
Sexual
Harassment |
1/22;
5/1; 8/18; 11/18 |
McGuire
Hall |
SM |
Ongoing Awareness and
Prevention Programs for Students
Name of Program |
Date of Program |
Location |
Topics Covered |
Red
Flag Campaign |
4/2014 |
Quad,
and Poster Program |
SA/
DAV/ST |
Take
Back the Night |
4/10/2014 |
Hopkins
Court |
SA |
Green
Dot Bystander Training |
4/5;
10/10-11; 11/7-8 |
Sellinger
VIP, Hopkins Lounge’ Flannery O’Connor Hall |
SA |
Green
Dot Overview Speech |
1/26;
2/3; 3/7; 8/20/ 8/26 |
Cohn
Hall, Knott Hall, McGuire Hall |
SA |
Graduate
Student Orientation |
Prior
to each Semester |
E-mail |
SA/DV/DAV/ST |
It’s On
Us |
10/3;
10/10; 10/24 |
Distributed
resource cards and t-shirts |
SA/DV/DAV/ST |
One Love |
4/27 |
Messina
classrooms |
SA/DV/DAV/ST |
Raising Ms. President |
3/18/2014 |
Hopkins
Court |
GE |
How
to Love a Survivor |
4/8/2014 |
Hopkins
Court |
SA |
Women
and Alcohol |
4/14/2014 |
Hopkins
Court |
SA |
1
is 2 Many |
Ongoing |
Online
Video |
SA |
Breaking
the Silence of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault |
10/2014 |
Women’s
Center |
DV/SA |
Ongoing Awareness and
Prevention Programs for Employees
Name of Program |
Date of Program |
Location |
Topics Covered |
Red Flag |
4/2014 |
Poster Program |
SA/DAV/ST |
Take
Back the Night |
4/10/2014 |
Hopkins Court |
SA |
Green
Dot |
3/4; 5/12 |
Sellinger VIP |
SA |
Green
Dot Facilitator Training |
12/8-11/2014 |
Sellinger VIP |
SA |
Warning Signs |
8/2014 |
5104 Conference Room |
Safety and Security/CP |
Responsible Employee Booklet |
Ongoing |
Campus wide mailing |
Title IX: Responsible Employee Information |
Run, Hide, Fight |
1/13,15 |
Various locations throughout all campuses |
AS |
Campus Security Authority |
12/3 |
Humanities |
SA/DV/DAV/SM |
Workplace Violence |
1/9 |
College Center |
CP/DV |
Workplace Safety |
3/13; 12/9 |
College Center; Seton Court |
CP |
Crime
prevention is a cooperative effort requiring the entire Loyola community to
actively participate in identifying conditions for criminal opportunity. The
Department of Public Safety, The Department of Student Development and/or the
Office of Student Life, the Women’s Center, and the Office of Student Support
and Wellness offer a variety of safety, security and crime prevention programs
throughout the year. Issues of personal safety, residential security and office
safety are the responsibility of the entire Loyola community. Loyola’s “Good
Hound” campaign is an example of Loyola promoting personal and community
responsibility in the Jesuit tradition for self and others.
Crime
prevention, safety education and security awareness programs are conducted by
various Loyola departments throughout the year and average out to about one per
month. These educational programs range from personal safety and self-defense
to sexual assault prevention and awareness. The Department of Public Safety,
the Office of Student Life, the Department of Environmental Health and Safety,
Human Resources and the Office of Support and Wellness provide primary
prevention, risk reduction, and ongoing awareness programs to address topics
such as personal safety, alcohol and drug abuse awareness, fire safety and
sexual assault prevention available to students and staff member throughout the
year. As part of the security awareness programs, students and employees are
encouraged to be responsible for their own security and the security of others.
The
Department also offers “Operation Identification” which is a program designed
to help protect valuables, by engraving the personal driver’s license number of
owners onto such items as televisions, computers, bikes as well as other items
of property and creating a written inventory (including model and serial
numbers.) Additionally, DPS’s recommends a free app called “My Property Locker”
which is a cloud based secure database, Loyola community members can utilize to
keep a record of ownership for all personal belongings. The primary
focus of the website and mobile application is to allow users to store and
access their personal property’s serial numbers in a safe place. By having your
property’s serial number along with a detailed description of the property,
police departments around the nation become enabled to accurately track
recovered goods and get them returned to their rightful owners. Visit the My
Property locker website at www.mypropertylocker.com
Overview of Education Programs:
Throughout
every year, various Loyola departments offer numerous programs on sexual
assault prevention and awareness open to all members of the Loyola community.
Every year during the month of April, the Women’s Center, Health Center, DPS,
and members of the student government co-sponsor Sexual Assault Awareness
Month. Programs on sexual assault prevention and awareness are conducted
throughout the month. Numerous programs
on safety awareness and crime prevention are offered annually for students and
employees.
1. Think about it: All 1st year students
are required to complete “Think About it” prior to their arrival on campus.
Think About It prepares college students for the unique challenges and
responsibilities of college life. Focusing on minimizing risks associated with
alcohol, drugs, and sexual violence, Think About It takes a harm reduction
approach that resonates with students and results in a healthy campus culture. The program uses the latest prevention
techniques and science-based research to educate students about the impact of
alcohol on the mind and body and on the importance of healthy relationships.
Whether or not you drink alcohol, Think About It will empower you to make
well-informed decisions and to better cope with the drinking behavior of peers.
2. Warning Signs: Warning signs is a 15 minute fast-paced video
presentation on the key aspects of system security for Loyola’s transportation
employee, which takes place every August. The program focuses on increasing
shuttle driver’s awareness of what to look for and what to do regarding
suspicious activity, packages, devices and substances. This program aids in
improving overall security on our shuttle system while helping to reduce
occurrences of crime on campus.
3. Active Shooter Response: Active Shooter Response is a program designed to
provide awareness for students and employees in case they were to ever find
themselves in a hostile situation. The programs highlights steps individuals
need to be aware of in order to increase their chances of survival in an active
shooter incident. The program is presented in three parts, run, hide or fight
and provides participants with tools on way to flee a situation, sheltering in place
and techniques on disarming a shooter as a last resort. This program is offered
to any department or student group upon request and publicly to the community
annually.
4. Run, Hide, Fight Video: Run, hide, fight is an online
video similar to DPS’s active shooter presentation on how to react in the event
of an active shooter incident. The video is available 24/7 by accessing a link
from the DPS website.
5. RAD: Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) program for the women of the
University. R.A.D. is a system of realistic, self-defense tactics and
techniques combined with instruction on risk reduction, prevention and
avoidance of sexual assault. The program, conducted each semester, provides
women with the knowledge to make educated and informed decisions about sexual
assault prevention.
6. Title IX Responsible Employee
Training: A
“responsible employee” has the duty to report harassment or other types of
misconduct, is someone a student could reasonably believe has this authority or
responsibility to react to reported sexual harassment and/or misconduct and could be any Loyola community member
including faculty, administrators, staff, GAs, RAs, coaches, and trainers, in
other words, this is YOU. As such, the University is obligated to ensure
that you are trained regarding your obligation to report sexual
harassment/assault/ or misconduct. Title
IX responsible employee is a one hour online course all employees of the Loyola
community is required to take annually.
7. Workplace Violence Training: Workplace Violence training is a one
training session provided for supervisors and employees annually. This training
presents, Loyola University’s policy on workplace violence, provides
definitions of various aspects of workplace violence, identifies the
supervisor’s role in identifying situations of concern, outlines reporting
procedures for supervisors and staff members and provides techniques for crisis
resolution and de-escalation processes as well as counseling available to
members of the Loyola community.
8. Green Dot: Green Dot is a bystander intervention program built on
the premise that in order to measurably reduce power-based personal violence,
including sexual violence, partner violence, or stalking, a cultural shift is
necessary. In order to create a cultural shift, a critical mass of people will
need to engage in a new behavior or set of behaviors that will make violence
less sustainable within any given community. The “new behavior” is a green dot.
The only two choices facing each of us in keeping
our community safe, are (1) to do something, or (2) to do nothing. Both of
these choices have profound implications. A choice to do nothing is a choice to
allow the violence to continue on our campus.
Our training is based on the belief that the greatest power is in the
bystander – each one of us. Through our choices, we can define the norms and
ultimately decide what we will accept and not accept in our community. Green
Dot training will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed in order to
be an active bystander and ultimately keep our campus safe.
9. Raising
Ms. President:
looks at why women don't run for office, where political ambition starts, and
provides reasons we as parents, teachers, and voters should support women in
leadership roles. The United States ranks right in the middle when it comes to
the number of women we have in elected office. We are behind nations we have
criticized for being anti-women’s rights. Raising Ms. President provides
reasons why we should elect more women; now it is your turn to ask a woman to
lead, to encourage your daughters to envision themselves as leaders, and to
teach your boys that women can and should be CEOs, senators and yes even
president. Without more women at the decision making table we are missing out
on the expertise, experience, and innovation of over half of our population.
10. How
to Love a Survivor: Members
of the Loyola community will share how their lives were impacted by sexual
assault and what it is like to love a survivor. Following their stories, the
event will open into a discussion so that the Loyola community can learn how to
support those affected by sexual assault.
11. Women
and Alcohol: Elaine
Pasqua, four-time nominee for Best Speaker of the Year for Campus Activities
Reader’s Choice Awards, interactively presents on women and alcohol.
12. Take
Back the Night: Loyola’s
annual Take Back the Night Rally: join various speakers from the Loyola
community as they share their stories of survival and empowerment. A
candlelight vigil will be held to honor those who have experienced sexual
violence as well as an open mic portion.
13. 1
is 2 Many: President Barack Obama’s public service announcement on rape and
sexual assault awareness.
14. Breaking
the Silence of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Being physically or
emotionally abused by a spouse/partner is a frightening and lonely experience. You may feel that you
are the only person to whom this is happening. In reality, millions of people
of all ages, gender, cultural and economic backgrounds in the United States
experience domestic violence every year. Knowing that you are not the only one experiencing violence in
an intimate relationship can help to free you from the shame and embarrassment
you may be feeling. It also may help you understand that the abuse does not occur
because you are doing something “wrong,” or that you do something to cause it
to happen.
15. Red Flags: Loyola poster campaign for sexual assault
awareness.
16. Consent Campaign: Student Government
developed and promoted a consent campaign during April 2014. The campaign
culminated in a panel of students and staff members discussing the definition
of consent and raising awareness of consent as necessary for any sexual
encounters. The panel was held on April 23, 2014.
17. It’s On Us: Student Government
participated in “It’s On Us,” a national campaign to raise awareness about
sexual assault on college campuses. Student government representatives
distributed resource cards and t-shirts and created a video to encourage
students to join the campaign and sign the pledge. The SGA President attended
the launch of the campaign at the White House.
18. Sexual Assault Awareness Week: April
7-11 A week of programs designed to bring awareness to issues of sexual
assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The week culminates
in the annual Take Back The Night Program.
Bystander and Risk Reduction
information
Bystander Intervention
Loyola
University Maryland strives to promote a culture of community accountability
where bystanders are actively engaged in the prevention of violence without
causing further harm. We may not always
know what to do, even if we want to help. Listed below are some ways to be an
active bystander. If you or someone is in immediate danger, dial 911. This
could be when a person is yelling at or being physically abusive towards
another and it is not safe for you to interrupt.
Bystanders
play a critical role in the prevention of sexual and relationship violence.
Bystanders are “individuals who observe violence or witness the conditions that
perpetuate violence. Bystanders are not directly involved but have the choice
to intervene, speak up, or do something about it.” Loyola University Maryland
strives to promote a culture of community accountability where bystanders are
actively engaged in the prevention of violence without causing further harm. We
may not always know what to do, even if we want to help. Listed below are some
ways to be an active bystander. If you or someone is in immediate danger, dial
911. This could be when a person is yelling at or being physically abusive
towards another and it is not safe for you to interrupt.
·
Watch out for your friends and fellow
students/employees. If you see someone who looks like they could be in trouble
or need help, ask if they are okay.
·
Confront people who seclude, hit on, and
try to make out with, or have sex with people who are incapacitated.
·
Speak up when someone discusses plans to
take sexual advantage of another person.
·
Believe someone who discloses sexual
assault, abusive behavior, or experience with stalking.
·
Refer people to on or off campus
resources listed in this document for support in health, counseling, or with
legal assistance.
Risk Reduction awareness
With
no intent to victim blame and recognizing that only abusers are responsible for
their abuse, the following are some strategies to reduce one’s risk of sexual
assault or harassment taken from Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, www.rainn.org)
·
Be aware of your surroundings. Knowing
where you are and who is around you, may help you to find a way to get out of a
bad situation.
·
Try to avoid isolated areas. It is more
difficult to get help if no one around.
·
Walk with purpose. Even if you don’t
know where you are going, act like you do.
·
Trust your instincts. If a situation or
location feels unsafe or uncomfortable, it probably isn’t the best place to be.
·
Try not to load yourself down with
packages or bags as this can make you appear more vulnerable.
·
Make sure your cell phone is with you
and charged and that you have cab money. Loyola DPS recommends establishing an
Uber or Lyft account. Links to both organizations can be found on the Loyola transportation and parking
webpage.
·
Don’t allow yourself to be isolated with
someone you don’t trust or someone you don’t know.
·
Avoid putting music headphones in both
ears so that you can be more aware of surroundings, especially if you are
walking alone.
·
When you go to a social gathering, go
with a group of friends. Arrive together, check in with each other throughout
the evening, and leave together. Knowing where you are and who is around you
may help you to find a way out of a bad situation.
·
Trust your instincts. If you feel unsafe
in any situation, go with your gut. If you see something suspicious, contact
law enforcement immediately (local authorities can be reached by calling 911 in
most areas of the U.S.).
·
Don’t leave your drink unattended while
talking, dancing, using the restroom, or making a phone call. If you’ve left
your drink, just get a new one.
·
Don’t accept drinks from people you
don’t know or trust. If you choose to accept a drink, go with the person to the
bar to order it, watch it being poured, and carry it yourself. At parties,
don’t drink from punch bowls or other large common containers.
·
Watch out for your friends and vice
versa. If a friend seems out of it, is way too intoxicated for the amount of
alcohol they’ve had, or is acting out of character, get her or him to a safe place immediately.
·
If you suspect you or a friend has been
drugged, contact local law enforcement immediately (local authorities can be
reached by calling 911 in most areas of the U.S.). Be explicit with doctors so
they can give you the correct tests (you will need a urine test and possibly
others).
·
If you need to get out of an
uncomfortable or scary situation here are some things that you can try:
·
Remember that being in this situation in
not your fault. You did not do anything wrong, it is the person who is making
you uncomfortable that is to blame.
·
Be true to yourself. Don’t feel
obligated to do anything you don’t want to do. “I don’t want to” is always a
good enough reason. Do what feels right to you and what you are comfortable
with.
·
Have a code word with your friends or
family so that if you don’t feel comfortable you can call them and communicate
your discomfort without the person you are with knowing. Your friends and
family can then come to get you or make up an excuse for you to leave.
·
Lie. If you don’t want to hurt the
person’s feelings it is better to lie and make up a reason to leave than to
stay and be uncomfortable, scared or worse. Some excuses you could use are:
needing to take care of a friend or family member, not feeling well, having
somewhere else that you need to be, etc.
·
Try to think of an escape route. How
would you try to get out of a room? Where are the doors and windows? Are there people around who might be able to
help you? Is there an emergency phone nearby?
·
If you and/or the other person have been
drinking, you can say that you would rather wait until you both have your full
judgement before doing anything you may regret later.
The
University engages in comprehensive, intentional, and integrated programming,
initiatives, strategies, and campaigns intended to end dating violence,
domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking that: are culturally relevant,
inclusive of diverse communities and identities, sustainable, responsive to
community needs, and informed by research, or assessed for value,
effectiveness, or outcome; and consider environmental risk and protective
factors as they occur on the individual, relationship, institutional, community
and societal levels.
10. Alcohol and Drug
Policies
Loyola University
Student (Alcohol) Policy (found in Community Standards Handbook) provides:
Maryland law states it is unlawful for any
person under the age of 21 to purchase, possess, transport or consume alcohol
beverages. Additionally, it is unlawful for any person to purchase alcoholic
beverages for consumption by an individual who is known to be under the age of
21. It is also unlawful for any person under the age of 21 to knowingly and
willfully make a misrepresentation or false statement as to his/her age in
order to obtain alcoholic beverages or to induce the illegal sale or to
furnishing of alcoholic beverages. DPS will enforce the unlawful possession,
use, and sale of alcoholic beverages and enforce Maryland underage alcohol
laws.
Only
those students who are 21 years of age are permitted to have a reasonable
amount of alcohol in their residence hall apartments. Guests that are 21 years
of age or older may not bring alcohol to a room/apartment/suite/ townhouse
where at least one person is under the age of 21. Drug and alcohol policies for
faculty, staff and administrators are contained in the Drug and Alcohol
Policies, Health Information, Services and Benefits document issued annually to
all Faculty, Staff and Administrators.
Staff and Administrators (Alcohol)
Policy (found in Faculty, Administrators, and Staff policy manual) provides:
All members of the
University community are to act in a manner consistent with the alcohol policy
of the University. This policy is to be observed in the planning and hosting of
functions, both public and departmental, on the campus or at University
sponsored activities.
1. Alcohol-free events are to be encouraged.
2. Persons under the age of 21 and visibly intoxicated persons may
not be served alcoholic beverages. All alcoholic beverages should be served by
a bartender(s); the bartender(s) should be over the age of 21 and should be
instructed to ask for proof of age.
3. Food and non-alcoholic beverages should be provided and made
easily available to all guests.
4. The quantity of alcohol offered and the length of time during
which alcohol is offered should be monitored by the host or hostess.
5. Persons who are visibly intoxicated may not be served.
6. Announcements and advertising of such events should not feature
nor promote alcoholic beverages as the focus of the event.
7. The unlawful possession, use, or distribution of alcoholic
beverages is strictly prohibited on University property or as part of its
activities.
Loyola University Student
(Drug) Policy (found in Community Standards
Handbook) provides:
Loyola
University Maryland fully supports and requires compliance with federal and
state laws regarding illegal drugs and paraphernalia. For purposes of this
policy, the term “drug” also included any other substance that is used to
change mood or alter reality and is not used in accordance with a medical
prescription and “look alike” substances.
Maryland law states that it is unlawful for any
person to administer or distribute to another, or to possess (except for physician-prescribed
medication), any controlled dangerous substance or controlled paraphernalia
(Md. Ann. Code, Art. 27, Sec. 287).
Violations
of the drug policy, including but not limited to the use, sale, possession and
distribution of any controlled substance; the manufacture, sale, distribution,
possession or use of any controlled substance on the property of the University
and on non-University property used in the performance of University-related
activities is prohibited; possession of drug paraphernalia, may subject a
student to sanctions that include suspension or expulsion from the University.
The
drug and alcohol policy of the University is contained in a document entitled
Loyola University Alcohol and Drug Program: Standards and Sanctions, Health,
Information and Services. The University's official written Drug and Alcohol
Policy is also contained in the Student Community Standards Handbook and issued
annually to all students.
Loyola
University is in compliance with the Federal Drug Free Schools and Communities
Act as Amendments of 1989
(Public Law 101-229)
signed into law by President Bush on December 12, 1989. The University abides by all Federal, State
and/or Local Laws relating to alcohol and drugs. http://www.loyola.edu/department/studentlife/studentconduct
Staff and
Administrators (Drug) Policy (found in Faculty, Administrators, and Staff
policy manual) provides:
All persons employed by the University are responsible for
performing their duties effectively and safely for the community’s health and
safety. Therefore, it is imperative that Loyola as a community operate in an
environment free from illegal drugs and other controlled substances,
specifically:
1. The manufacture, sale, possession, distribution, or use by
employees in the workplace of a controlled substance or drug not medically
authorized is strictly prohibited.
2. An employee may not be under the influence of a controlled
substance, alcohol, over-the-counter medication or prescription drug which
affects job performance or poses a hazard to the safety and welfare of the
employee or other employees.
3. Employees are required to report his/her criminal drug statute
conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace to his/her immediate
supervisor/department chair within five days after such conviction. As
applicable, the University will, in turn, also notify the appropriate federal
granting/contracting agency of such conviction within 10 days after receiving
notice from the employee.
4. Information on the dangers of drug abuse and the availability
of counseling and rehabilitation assistance is provided through the Health Services
Center, the Counseling Center, alcohol and drug education and support services
or the human resources office and is distributed annually to each employee.
5. Certain staff positions require pre-employment physicals
involving a drug/alcohol screen. Additional required screens include but are
not limited to: reasonable suspicion, reliable information, post-accident,
random, return-to-duty, and follow-up.
Compliance
with this policy is a condition of employment. Any violation of this policy
will result in disciplinary action, including, but not necessarily limited to
required participation in a rehabilitation program, suspension from duties or
dismissal from employment.
11. Crime Statistics and
Definitions
Policy
for Reporting the Annual Disclosure of Crime
Statistics:
The Departments of Public Safety and Environmental Health and Safety prepare “The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report” ASFSR (Clery) to comply with the 1990 Congressional approved Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act which amended the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Jeanne Clery Act requires higher education institutions to make public their campus security policies, and it requires that crime and fire data are collected, reported, and disseminated to the campus community. The Clery Act is intended to provide prospective students and employees, current students and their families, and the rest of the Loyola community accurate, complete, and timely information about safety on campus so that they can make informed decisions. The full text of this report can be located on our website at http://www.loyola.edu/department/publicsafety/reporting/annual-security-report
This report is prepared in cooperation with Baltimore Police Department,
Howard County Police Department, and the Baltimore County Police
Department. Additionally, our internal
organizations: Student Life, Student Development, Counseling Center, and
Student Support and Wellness Center, all contribute greatly to the overall
judicial process and its success. Each
entity provides updated information on their efforts and programs to comply
with the Act. Campus crime, arrest and
referral statistics include those matters reported to the Campus Police,
designated campus officials and local law enforcement agencies. A procedure is in place to anonymously
capture crime statistics disclosed confidentially. Each year by October 1st, an email
notification, and a Loyola Today notice announce the location of where to view
or receive the completed report. These
alert notifications are made to students, faculty, staff and
administrators. Prospective students and
employees at Loyola receive information where they can view the statistics from
the Admissions Office and the Human Recourses Department respectively.
Loyola University Department of Public Safety compiles
crime statistics in accordance with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s
Uniform Crime Reporting Program by using definitions from the following
required sources: Primary
criminal offense incidents (Murder/non-negligent Manslaughter, Negligent
Manslaughter, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Motor Vehicle theft
and Arson) definitions were referenced from the FBI “Summary Reporting System
User Manual” [SRS User Manual 6/2013] The definitions for fondling, incest and
statutory rape were excerpted from the “National Incident-Based Reporting
System (NIBRS) User Manual 1/2013.) The Hate-Bias definitions were referenced
from the “Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines and Training Manual
12/2012.” Loyola University Liquor Law,
Drug Law and Weapons Possession Policy were referenced from the Loyola
University Community Standards Handbook 2014-2015.
Reportable Clery Offense Definitions:1. Murder/Non-Negligent
Manslaughter: the
willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. Any death caused
by injuries received in a fight, argument, quarrel, assault, or commission of a
crime is classified as Murder and Non-negligent manslaughter. NOTE: Traffic
deaths, fetal deaths, deaths caused by negligence, attempts to murder, assaults
to kill, suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides are excluded.
2. Negligent Manslaughter: the
killing of another person through gross negligence. Any death caused by gross
negligence of another. Gross negligence is the intentional failure to perform a
manifest duty in reckless disregard of the consequences as affecting the life
or property of another.
3. Rape:
Is the penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with
any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person,
without the consent of the victim. This
definition includes either gender of victim or offender. Sexual penetration
means the penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any
body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, or
by a sex-related object. This definition also includes instances in which the
victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental
or physical incapacity 9including due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or
because of age. Physical resistance is not required
on the part of the victim to demonstrate lack of consent.
4.
Fondling: The
touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual
gratification, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the
victim is incapable of giving consent because of her/his age or because her/his
temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.
5.
Incest: Sexual intercourse between persons who are
related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by
law.
6.
Statutory Rape: Sexual
intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent. The statutory age of consent for Maryland is
16 years of age. Maryland also follows the Age Gap provision, which states the
gap in age between consenting participants is not more than 4 years.
7. Robbery: the taking or attempting to take anything from value
of the care, custody or control of a person or persons by force or threat of
force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.
8. Aggravated Assault: an unlawful attack by one person
upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury.
This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means
likely to produce death or great bodily harm. The categories of aggravated
assault include assaults or attempts to kill or murder, poisoning, assault with
a dangerous or deadly weapon, maiming, mayhem, assault with explosives, and
assault with disease (as in cases when the offender is aware that he/she is
infected with a deadly disease and deliberately attempts to inflict the disease
by biting, spitting, etc.) It is not
necessary that injury result from an aggravated assault when a gun, knife or
other weapon is used which could or probably would result in a serious
potential injury if the crime were successfully completed.
9. Burglary: The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony
or a theft. For reporting purposes this definition includes: unlawful entry
with intent to commit a larceny or a felony; breaking and entering with intent
to commit a larceny; housebreaking; safecracking; and all attempts to commit
any of the aforementioned. A structure is defined as four walls, a roof and a
door. Burglary-Forcible Entry is defined as all offenses where force of any
kind is used to unlawfully enter a structure for the purpose of committing a
theft or felony. Burglary- Unlawful Entry-No Force is defined as achieved by
the use of an unlocked door or window. The element of trespass to the structure
is essential to show no lawful access. Burglary-Attempted Forcible Entry is
defined as situations where a forcible entry burglary was attempted but
unlawful entry was not achieved.
10. Motor Vehicle Theft: The theft or attempted theft of a
motor vehicle. (Classify as motor vehicle theft all cases where automobiles are
taken by persons not having lawful access, even though the vehicles are later
abandoned - including joy riding)
11.Arson: The
willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to
defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, or
personal property of another kind.
12.Weapon Law/Policy Violations: The violation of laws or ordinances
prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession,
concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary
devices, or other deadly weapons. Also, included in this classification is the
manufacture, sale, or possession of deadly weapons; carrying deadly weapons,
concealed or openly; using, or manufacturing, of silencers, furnishing deadly
weapons to minors; aliens possessing deadly weapons; all attempts to commit any
of the aforementioned.
Loyola University Weapons Policy: Unauthorized use, possession, or
storage of any weapon or ammunition on University premises or at University
sponsored activities is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited
to firearms, BB guns, air rifles, slingshots, paintball guns, swords, knives,
tasers of any kind, etc.
13. Drug Law Violations: The violation of laws prohibiting the production,
distribution, and/or use of certain controlled substances. The unlawful
cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, use, possession, transportation,
or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic substance. Drug law violations are also state and local
laws relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing,
and making of narcotic drugs. The relevant substances include: opium or cocaine
and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine); marijuana; synthetic
narcotics (Demerol, methadone); and dangerous non-narcotic drugs (barbiturates,
Benzedrine).
Loyola University Drug Policy: Loyola University Maryland fully
supports and requires compliance with federal and state laws regarding illegal
drugs and paraphernalia. For purposes of this policy, “drug” also includes any
other substance that is used to change mood or alter reality and is not used in
accordance with a medical prescription, and “look alike” substances.
a.
Drug use or possession (e.g. marijuana, heroin, LSD, cocaine, mushrooms,
ecstasy, ketamine, unauthorized use or abuse of prescription drugs, etc.)
b.
Drug paraphernalia possession. The student social host will be considered
serving/providing drugs to anyone if he/she possesses drugs or if drugs are
available in the room. Thus, the host is also responsible for misconduct if
he/she passively allows drug use to occur within his/her room.
c.
Sale, potential for sale, facilitation in the sale, distribution, or providing
drugs to others.
Controlled
substances, illegal drugs, and drug paraphernalia are subject to confiscation.
The University reserves the right to refer potential criminal violations to
local law enforcement authorities.
d.
Manufacturing, making, or possessing ingredients in sufficient quantities to
manufacture drugs.
14. Liquor Law Violations: The violation of laws or ordinance
prohibiting: the manufacture, sale, transporting, possessing, or use of
alcoholic beverages. Manufacture, sale, transporting, furnishing, possessing of
intoxicating liquor; maintaining unlawful drinking places; bootlegging;
operating a still; furnishing liquor to minor or intemperate person; underage
possession; using a vehicle for illegal transportation of liquor; drinking on a
train or public conveyance; open containers; all attempts to commit any of the
aforementioned. (Drunkenness and driving under the influence are not included
in this definition.)
Loyola Liquor Law Policy: Loyola
University Maryland fully supports and requires compliance with Maryland’s
alcoholic beverage laws. These laws include prohibitions on the possession or
consumption of alcohol by persons under age 21; furnishing alcohol to or
obtaining alcohol for a person under age 21; and misrepresenting one’s age in
order to obtain alcohol. Only those students who are 21 years of age and older
are permitted to have alcohol in their apartments. Guests who are 21 years of
age and older may not bring alcohol to a room/apartment/suite where at least
one person is under the age of 21. Students 21 years of age or older may
possess and consume alcohol in the privacy of their rooms, suites, or
apartments in single-serving containers only. All students are expected not to
abuse alcohol, but rather to drink responsibly or abstain.
Violations
of the alcohol policy include, but are not limited to, the following:
a.
Having open containers of alcoholic beverages or consumption of alcohol in any
public area on Loyola owned or leased property, regardless of age (e.g.,
lounges, corridors, outdoors, etc.)
b.
Unauthorized possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages. “Possession”
means having an alcoholic beverage under one’s charge or control. Students
under age 21 may not possess or consume alcoholic beverages at any time.
Students age 21 or older generally may not possess or consume alcoholic
beverages in the presence of persons under age 21; however, they may consume or
possess alcoholic beverages in the presence of their roommates in their own
residence unit.
c.
Selling, furnishing, or giving any beverage containing alcohol to any person
under 21 years of age. The student social host policy will apply if alcohol is
available in the room. Thus, the host is also responsible for misconduct if
he/she passively allows prohibited alcohol use to occur within his/her room.
d.
Using or possessing excessive amounts or prohibited sources of alcohol (e.g.,
kegs, beerballs); using or possessing items or devices that encourage excessive
drinking (e.g., bars, beer bongs, funnels); or organizing or participating in
activities that encourage excessive drinking (e.g., beer pong, drinking games,
or contests).
e.
Charging a fee when hosting parties.
f.
Being intoxicated or exhibiting behaviors associated with intoxication or
impairment.
g.
Providing false identification:
1.
Possessing, conspiring to obtain, or using false identification.
2.
Manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification.
h.
Multiple or repeated violations of the Alcohol Policy.
i.
Possession of empty alcohol containers.
Hate/Bias-related
Offenses
a. Bias-Hate Crime: a committed
criminal offense that is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias(es)
against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity,
nationality, gender or gender identity; also known as hate crime.
b. Bias definition: a preformed
negative opinion or attitude toward a group based on their race, gender,
religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality or gender
identity. We are also required to report
statistics for bias-related (hate) crimes by the type of bias as defined below
for the following classifications: murder/non-negligent manslaughter, negligent
manslaughter, sex offenses (forcible and non-forcible), robbery, aggravated
assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny-theft,
destruction/damage/vandalism of property, intimidation, and simple assault (see
definitions below).
c. Larceny:
The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the
possession or constructive possession of another. Larcenies are also thefts,
shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article which
is not taken by force and violence or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are
included.
d. Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property: To willfully or maliciously
destroy, injure, disfigure, or deface any public or private property, real or
personal, without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control
by cutting, tearing, breaking, marking, painting, drawing, covering with filth,
or any other such means as may be specified by local law.
e. Intimidation: To unlawfully place another person
in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words and/or
other conduct, but without displaying a weapon or subjecting the victim to
actual physical attack.
f. Simple Assault: An unlawful physical attack by one person upon
another where neither the offender displays a weapon, nor the victim suffers
obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones,
loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration or loss of
consciousness.
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
The
reauthorization of the federal Violence Against Women Act of 2005 requires that
states (including Maryland) provide survivors (anonymously) with a medical
forensic examination free of charge or with full reimbursement without
requiring the victim to report to law enforcement and/or participate in the
criminal justice system as a condition of the payment or reimbursement. 42
U.S.C.A. § 3796gg-4(a) (1)As
time passes, evidence may dissipate or become lost or unavailable, thereby
making investigation, possible prosecution, disciplinary proceedings, or
obtaining protection from abuse orders related to the incident more difficult.
If a victim chooses not to make a complaint regarding an incident, he or she
nevertheless should consider speaking with DPS or other law enforcement to
preserve evidence In the event that the victim decides to report the incident
to law enforcement or the University at a later date to assist in proving that
the alleged criminal offense occurred or that may be helpful in obtaining a
protection order.
Dating Violence: There
is no Maryland law definition of dating violence (it is not distinguished from
general crimes of violence, such as assault).
Dating Violence: Violence committed by a person who
is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with
the victim.
The existence of such a relationship shall be based on the reporting party’s
statement and with consideration of the length of the relationship, the type of
relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in
the relationship.
For the purposes of this definition-
Dating violence includes, but is not limited to, sexual or physical abuse or
the threat of such abuse.
Dating violence does not include acts covered under the definition of domestic
violence.
Domestic Violence: is defined by the State of
Maryland as domestic violence “abuse” as the occurrence of
one or more of the following acts between “family or household members”:
Assault
An act that places a person in fear of imminent serious bodily harm
An act that causes serious bodily harm
Rape or sexual offense
Attempt rape or sexual offense
Stalking
False imprisonment, such as interference with freedom, physically keeping you
from leaving your home or kidnapping you.
Domestic Violence: The
term ‘‘domestic violence’’ includes felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence
committed by a current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with whom
the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or
has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse, by a person similarly situated to
a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the
jurisdiction receiving grant monies, or by any other person against an adult or
youth victim who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or
family violence laws of the jurisdiction.
Stalking: is defined by the State of
Maryland as: (Criminal Law
Article § 3-801)
(a) In
this section, “stalking” means a malicious course of conduct that includes
approaching or pursuing another where the person intends to place or knows or
reasonably should have known the conduct would place another in reasonable
fear: of serious bodily injury; of an assault in any degree; of rape or sexual
offense as defined by §§ 3–303 through 3–308 of this title or attempted rape or
sexual offense in any degree; of false imprisonment; or of death; or that a
third person likely will suffer any of the acts listed in item(1) of this
subsection.
In this
subtitle, “course of conduct” means a persistent pattern of conduct, composed
of a series of acts over time that shows a continuity of purpose.
Stalking - The term ‘‘stalking’’ means
engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause
a reasonable person to:
1. Fear for
his or her safety or the safety of others; or
2. Suffer
substantial emotional distress.
For the
purposes of this definition:
Course of conduct means two or more
acts, including, but not limited to, acts which the stalker directly,
indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means
follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about,
a person, or interferes with a person’s property.
Reasonable person means a reasonable
person under similar circumstances and with similar identities to the victim.
Substantial emotional distress means
significant mental suffering or anguish that may, but does not necessarily,
require medical or other professional treatment or counseling.
Sexual Assault Offense definitions:
Sexual Assault: An offense that meets the
definition of rape, fondling, incest, or statutory rape as used in the FBI’s
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program.
Sex Offenses: any sexual act directed against
another person, without the consent of the victim, including instances where
the victim is incapable of giving consent. The actions constituting sexual
assault are set forth in Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland and include, but are not limited to the following
acts committed by an acquaintance or stranger (“Actor”): Rape forcible sodomy,
or forcible sexual penetration, however slight, of another person's anal or
genital opening; touching of an unwilling person's intimate parts (defined as
genitalia, groin, breast, or buttocks, or clothing covering them); or, forcing
an unwilling person to touch another's intimate parts. To constitute sexual
assault these acts must be committed either by force, threat, intimidation or
through the use of the victim's mental or physical helplessness of which the
Actor was aware or should have been aware.
Consent: There is
no Maryland law definition of consent (it is not distinguished from general
crimes of violence, such as assault).
Consent: currently defines by
the Loyola University as: An affirmative indication of a
voluntary agreement to engage in the particular sexual act or conduct in
question. Consent for one sexual act or conduct does not constitute consent to
all sexual acts or conduct. Consent can be withdrawn at any time, and once withdrawal
of consent has been expressed, sexual activity must cease. Consent cannot be
obtained through the use of force, threat, intimidation, or coercion. Consent
cannot be given by someone who is not able to effectively communicate or to
understand the nature of the conduct being engaged in as a result of
incapacitation due to consuming drugs or alcohol or for any other reason
(including but not limited to being unconscious, being asleep or otherwise
unaware that sexual activity is occurring). Incapacitation may also exist
because of a mental or development disability. Incapacitation is a state where
an individual cannot make rationale or reasonable decisions because they lack
the capacity to give consent (i.e. to understand who, what, where, when, why, and
how of a sexual interaction.) Silence or absence of resistance on the part of
an individual does not constitute his or her consent.
12. Sexual Assault Policies for Students and
Faculty, Administrators and Staff (FAS)
According to the Loyola Community Standards Handbook and Faculty,
Administrators and Staff Handbook, Loyola University Maryland strives to create
a safe educational and working environment for all members of the Loyola
community including students, faculty, administrators and staff. Violence or
threats of violence of any kind, including domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking, will not be tolerated. Loyola University fully
supports and complies with all local, state, and federal criminal laws
prohibiting sexual misconduct. Information about Loyola University’s
non-discrimination student policy, which includes sexual harassment, sexual
violence, and reporting procedures, can be found in the student community
standards handbook. Loyola University Maryland issues this statement of policy
to inform the campus community of our programs to address domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as well as the procedures for
institutional disciplinary action in cases of alleged dating violence, domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, which will be followed regardless of
whether the incident occurs on or off campus when it is reported to a
University official.
Sexual
misconduct is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by federal and state
discrimination laws, including Title IX and the Education Amendments of 1972
and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. In addition, some forms of sexual
misconduct violate the criminal laws of the state of Maryland. Loyola
University is committed to providing an environment free from sex-based
discrimination and harassment.
The
University engages in comprehensive, intentional, and integrated programming,
initiatives, strategies, and campaigns intended to end dating violence,
domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking that:
1.
Are
culturally relevant, inclusive of diverse communities and identities,
sustainable, responsive to community needs, and informed by research, or
assessed for value, effectiveness, or outcome; and
2.
Consider
environmental risk and protective factors as they occur on the individual,
relationship, institutional, community and societal levels.
If a report of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault
or stalking is reported to the University, the below are the processes
and procedures that the University will follow
as well
as a statement of the standard of evidence that will be used during any grievance proceeding on campus arising from such a report:
Loyola University Maryland will provide written
notification of the rights and options available to students and employees who have been the victim
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking. The Notification of Rights and Options is
below. Included in the notice is
information about a
medical forensic examination free of charge or with full reimbursement without
requiring the victim to report to law enforcement and/or participate in the
criminal justice system as a condition of the payment or reimbursement,
discussion of the importance of evidence collection, information about interim
measures, information about accommodations and protective measures and how to
obtain them, and options for resources and reporting.
Notice of Rights and Options
Sexual Misconduct Incidents
Loyola
University Maryland is committed to a working and learning environment free
from sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual
discrimination. Sexual misconduct is a
form of sex discrimination prohibited by federal law, including Title IX, state
law, and University policies. Violence
or threats of violence of any kind, including sexual assault, dating violence,
domestic violence, sexual exploitation, and stalking, will not be
tolerated. Reports of such offenses,
including acquaintance rape and other types of sexual assault, are taken very
seriously. This document provides a list
of rights and options.
The
complete Loyola University Maryland policy on sexual misconduct is contained in
the “Harassment and Discrimination Policy and Procedures” and is available
online at www.loyola.edu/department/title-ix/policy.
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The
University is committed to providing a fair, prompt and impartial investigation
and resolution of complaints. Parties to
a complaint have the right to present documents, names of witnesses, and other
evidence to the investigators.
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Confidential
resources are available for support and advice on campus. Students may access professional counselors
in the Counseling Center at 410-617-2273 or the Student Wellness and Promotions
Office at 410-617-2928, health services providers in the Student Health Center
at 410-617- 5055, clergy offering pastoral care at 410-617-5881, and the Sexual
Violence Prevention Coordinator in the Women’s Center at 410-617-6769. These
resources are not required to report the incident and will keep the information
confidential. Employees can call the Employee Assistance Program 24/7 at
1-800-765-0770. Additional resources for
counseling and assistance, both on and off campus, are listed in this document.
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To
encourage reporting, a student who reports sexual misconduct, either as a
complainant or a third-party witness, will not be subject to disciplinary
action by the University for his/her own personal consumption of alcohol or
drugs at or near the time of the incident.
The University may, however, initiate an educational discussion or
pursue other educational remedies regarding alcohol or other drugs.
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Title
IX prohibits retaliation and University officials will take steps to prevent
retaliation and take strong responsive action if retaliation occurs. If retaliation occurs, you may contact the
Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Students, Katsura Kurita at 410-617-5646, Title
IX Deputy for Public Safety and Crimes, Timothy Fox at 410-617-2863, Title IX
Deputy for Faculty and Staff, Maryalice Meister at 410-617-1345, Title IX
Coordinator for the University, Kathleen Parnell at 410-617-1350, or the
Director of Student Life, Christina Spearman, at 410-617-2488.
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Disciplinary
action may be limited if confidentiality is requested. However, the University will pursue other
steps to limit the effects of the alleged harassment and prevent its
reoccurrence. Additionally, the
University has to evaluate other factors, such as, the responsibility to
provide a safe and non-discriminatory environment for all community members
when determining next steps.
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There
are interim measures that may be offered to victims (“complainants”), which may
include but are not limited to: no contact order; new housing assignment;
changes to class schedules; assistance with rescheduling an academic assignment
(paper, exam, etc.); tutoring support; changes to work schedules/situations;
transportation assistance and escorts to and from campus locations; medical
leave of absence including financial impacts; interim suspension for the
respondent; and other measures for safety as necessary. These requests should
be made through the appropriate Title IX Coordinator.
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In
a report of sexual misconduct, mediation will not be used.
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University
officials are required to document the reports of sexual misconduct for general
Clery Act statistics. There will be no personally identifiable information
about the complainant shared in that report. Your identity will remain
anonymous.
Privacy and discretion will be
exercised in every incident. If a complainant requests privacy
or asks that the complaint not be pursued, the University will take all
reasonable steps to investigate and respond to the complaint, consistent with
the request. If a request that the
complainant’s name or other identifiable information not be disclosed to the
alleged perpetrator (“respondent”), the University's ability to respond may be
limited.
Each party
may disclose information to persons who need to know it in order to participate
in or administer the process, and/or to provide support and assistance. Parents or guardians of students will not be
contacted by the University except at your request or in the case of a health
and safety emergency. If the University
is required to notify the community of the incident, including recording the
assault in the campus crime log, no identifying information will be included,
to the extent permissible by law.
Medical Recommendations:
It is strongly encouraged that complainants seek medical assistance in
cases of sexual assault or misconduct.
Maryland regulations provide that the Sexual Assault Forensics
Examination (SAFE) be performed free of charge if seen within 120 hours of the
alleged offense.
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Public
Safety can provide transportation to Mercy Hospital located on 300 St. PaulsStreet
at the Emergency Department at 410-332-9477, which is designated as the city's
rape treatment centers. Mercy has
trained nurses who perform the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE)
program and will provide victim services. An on-call University staff member will
also accompany and assist a student at the hospital.
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It
is recommended that the complainant not take a shower or wash or discard
clothing he or she was wearing at the time of the assault. All clothing (including underwear) should be
put into a paper bag and brought to the hospital.
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You
do not have to decide whether or not to
file charges before obtaining a forensic exam.
The exam is free and the evidence will be retained for one year and one
day in Baltimore City. If you wish to
remain anonymous you can have the exam listed as a Jane Doe/John Doe name for
confidentiality. Having a forensic exam
is an important step to preserve evidence for a criminal offense if charges are
filed.
Counseling Services:
Reports made to a licensed counselor or health care provider are
confidential and will not be reported for investigation without the
complainant's permission unless an imminent threat exists.
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The
Counseling Center is located in Humanities 150 and students can reach them at
410-617-2273 (CARE). You can also access
REACT on-line at http://www.loyola.edu/department/counselingcenter .
The Office of Student Support and Wellness
Promotions is located in Seton 02B, and students can schedule appointments with
an alcohol and other drug counselor at 410-617-2928. Employees
can call the Employee Assistance Program 24/7 at 1-800-765-0770.
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You
may also seek assistance off campus by contacting TurnAround (sexual assault
and domestic violence support services) at 443-279-0379 (24 hour helpline), the
House
of Ruth (domestic violence only) 24 hours a day at 410-889-7884, Hopeworks for Howard County (24
hour hotline) at 410-997-2272, or the Sexual Assault /Domestic
Violence 24-hour hotline for Baltimore and Carroll Counties at 410-828-6390.
Options for Reporting: You can change your mind about the type of
report you wish to file at any time, to do so contact the Title IX Coordinators,
Public Safety or Student Life.
You may file a complaint via the on-campus disciplinary
process through the Student
Conduct process and/or with the Baltimore City, Baltimore County or Howard
County Police for criminal prosecution depending on the location of the
incident. You can enact both processes,
as they are different, and they can proceed at the same time. Alternately, you do not have to choose either
process at this time. The University
does, however, have to take action to limit the effects of the alleged incident,
prevent reoccurrence and may need to inform and notify the community via PM
Evergreen if a threat still exists in such cases when the alleged respondent is
not able to be located. These notices
will not include dentifying information.
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Student Conduct Process (on-campus):
You can initiate the student conduct process by reporting the incident
to Public Safety or the Director of Student Life. The sexual misconduct section of the Student
Conduct process is outlined on pages 35-42 of the Community Standards, and is
online at http://www.loyola.edu/department/studentlife/studentconduct.
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Public
Safety can be reached at 410-617-50I0.
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The
Director of Student Life can be reached at 410-617-2488.
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After
hours, you can call Public Safety 410-617-5010 or 5911 and ask for an officer
to respond or ask to be connected to the Student Life Assistant Director who is
“on call.” An Officer, a Student Life
representative, and a counselor or the Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator
will respond and speak with the student(s).
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Employee Complaint Process
(on-campus): You
can initiate a formal complaint by contacting Human Resources at 410-617-2354.
The process is outlined in Policy 8.7.4 of the Staff and Administrator Policy
Manual.
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Criminal Process (off-campus): You have the right to file a report with Baltimore City,
Baltimore County or Howard County Police.
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Public
Safety can help you contact the appropriate law enforcement officials and work
with the officials to pursue criminal charges against the alleged respondent.
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If
you would like to file criminal charges, a Sexual Assault Forensic Examination
(SAFE) is recommended and must be collected within 120 hours of the incident in
order for it to be admissible in court.
The SAFE examination is used to medically evaluate the incident and collect
evidence from the body. You should also expect the Baltimore Police Crime Scene
Unit to secure the site and collect evidence from student rooms, common areas
and other areas that may produce evidence from the incident. Evidence collection is very important when
pursuing criminal charges.
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The
University’s Title IX website provides definitions for rape, domestic violence,
stalking, and other sexual offenses under Maryland criminal law at http://www.loyola.edu/department/title-ix.
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Information
regarding legal assistance and attorneys who can help to secure a protective
order or peace order, may be found at obtained by contacting MCASA’s Sexual
Assault Legal Institute (SALI) at 301-565-2277 or toll-free at
1-877-496-SALI. The following link from
the Maryland Judiciary provides information on how to file for a peace or
protective order at http://mdcourts.gov/courtforms/joint/ccdcdvpo001br.pdf. The University does not recommend
particular private attorneys, but you may wish to use the referral service of
the Maryland State Bar Association at 800-492-1964, or online at http://www.rn
sba.org which can also provide referrals to attorneys for visa and immigration
services. The State’s Attorney’s office
can be reached at 443-984-6096 or 443-984-6094.
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External Complaints (off-campus): You have the right to file
complaints of sex discrimination with an external governmental agency. This may
happen before, after or during an on-campus and/or off-campus grievance process. Complaints may filed with the Office of Civil
Rights, U.S. Department of Education, The Wanamaker Building, Suite 515, 100
Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA
19107, telephone at 1-800-421-3481, or 215-656-8541, or by email at OCR.Philadelphia@ed.gov.
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The right to have an advisor of choice
to support and accompany you through the University’s investigation and
resolution of the complaint. In matters involving sexual
assault, stalking and dating and domestic violence incidents, advisors may
assist a party with understanding the investigation process and preparing for
meetings and interviews; attend meetings and interviews with the party; review
any statements prepared by the party; and provide assistance and support to the
party as the party moves through the process.
Advisors may not speak on behalf of the party at any meetings or
interviews or through any written documents.
Advisors should consult with the appropriate Title IX Coordinators on
any questions that arise during the process.
The Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Students maintains a list of staff
advisors who have been specifically trained in the policy and processes,
including available support services related to sexual misconduct, relationship
violence, and stalking. An advisor can be
recommended upon request. Note employees
of the University who serve as investigators, adjudicators, or witnesses for a
particular incident are not able to serve as advisors to avoid a conflict of
interest.
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Regular updates on the status of a
complaint will be provided to both parties.
The
complainant and respondent will be simultaneously informed in writing of the
outcome of the investigation, and, if the incident is referred to the
disciplinary process, both parties will be notified in a timely manner of the
date, time, and location of the hearing along with the documents obtained
during the investigation. Further, both
parties will be simultaneously advised of a) the decision of the hearing panel,
b) procedures to appeal the decision, c) any change that occurs to the outcome
prior to the time that it becomes final, and d) when the results become
final.
Note
that different procedures apply when an employee or faculty member is accused
of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct.
Refer to the Harassment and Discrimination Policy at www.loyola.edu/department/title-ix/policy.
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Potential sanctions that may be
imposed if the respondent is found responsible for a violation of sexual
misconduct under the Student Conduct Process in the Community Standards. Violations of the sexual misconduct
section are serious and although there are no standard sanctions outlined for
these violations, a range of sanctions may include the following: written
reprimand; fine; restitution; educational project; alcohol and drug screening/education/treatment;
civility hours; parental notification; restricted access or privileges such as
attendance at senior week events; loss of room selection privileges; relocation
to another residence; restricted contact; social restrictions; residence hall
probation; disciplinary probation; deferred suspension from the residence
halls; deferred suspension from the University; suspension from the residence
halls; suspension from the University; expulsion; student development
assessment and evaluation; periodic drug testing; postponement of activity
participation and conferring of honors and degrees; mentoring with an
administrator; Jesuit reflection; and continuation/modification or interim
measures.
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Title IX Coordinators
Title IX Coordinator for the University: Kathleen Parnell, Assistant Vice
President for Human Resources 5000 York Road 410-617-1350 kparnell@loyola.edu |
Title IX Deputy for Faculty, Staff &
Administrators: Maryalice Meister, Director for Human
Resources Generalists Services 5000 York Road 410-617-1345 |
Title IX Deputy for Students: Katsura Kurita, Assistant Vice President
for Student Development 110 Jenkins Hall 410-617-5646 (direct) 410-617-5171 (main) |
Title IX Deputy for Public Safety and
Crimes: Timothy Fox Director for Public Safety 5104 York Road 410-617-2853 |
Protective and Peace Orders
Type
Of Order |
Rights
of Victims |
Institution’s
Responsibilities |
Orders
of protection |
A Final Protective
Order: (a) may be in effect for as long as one (1) year, and the court for
good cause may extend the term of the Final Protective Order for an
additional six (6) months after a further hearing; or (b) may be extended for
a period not to exceed two (2) years, if a judge finds the Respondent has
committed a subsequent act of abuse against the Petitioner or a protected
person; or (c) may last for as long as two (2) years, if there is a finding
that this is a subsequent act of abuse committed within one (1) year after
the date that a prior Final Protective Order issued against the same
Respondent on behalf of the same person eligible for relief expires, and the prior
Final Protective Order was issued for a period of at least six (6) months. |
The
director of public safety or her/his designee can assist the victim in
contacting the appropriate law enforcement officials and in working with
these officials to pursue criminal charges against the alleged respondent. |
Peace
Orders |
A peace order is
similar to a domestic violence protective order in that they both require you
to be a victim of abuse and they both offer you similar forms of protection
from the abuser. However, if your relationship to the abuser falls under the
category for a domestic violence protective order, you would NOT be eligible
for a peace order. |
The
director of public safety or her/his designee can assist the victim in
contacting the appropriate law enforcement officials and in working with
these officials to pursue criminal charges against the alleged respondent. |
Type of Order: |
Who Can File For One: |
Court: |
Based On: |
Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order A
final protective order will generally last up to one year, however,
it can last for up to two years, if the same person abused
you again within 1 year of your old order |
Family or household members including : -
Spouses, former spouses -
Parent, child, foster parent -
People who have kids together -
Intimate partners who lived together
for at least 90 days during the 1 year period before filing for
order |
You can get a “petition for protection,
from the court clerk at any circuit or district court, or from a district
court commissioner in your city/county. District court commissioners are
available anytime if the courts are closed |
Causing or trying to cause injury or placing someone in fear of imminent serious harm (Courts use different requirements for how recent the incident must be) |
Stalking Protection Order A
final protective order will generally last up to one year, however,
it can last for up to two years, if the same person abused
you again within 1 year of your old order |
Any person who is a
victim of Stalking
a relationship with stalker is required. |
You can get a “petition for
protection, from the court clerk at any circuit or district court, or from a
district court commissioner in your city/county. District court commissioners
are available anytime if the courts are closed |
Pattern of conduct (2 |
Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order A
final protective order will generally last up to one year, however,
it can last for up to two years, if the same person abused
you again within 1 year of your old order |
Any person who was a
victim of a sexually oriented offense (see ORC 2950.01). No relationship with respondent is required. Case does not have to be criminally prosecuted. |
You can get a “petition for
protection, from the court clerk at any circuit or district court, or from a
district court commissioner in your city/county. District court commissioners
are available anytime if the courts are closed |
Sexual assault or unwanted sexual contact (see ORC 2950.01) |
Juvenile Protection Order – until abuser reaches age 19 |
Victim of abuse by a person who is under age 18, or the victim’s parent or other household member, or other parties the Court approves. |
Juvenile Court –
where victim lives |
Assault, stalking, sexual offenses, threats of harm or aggravated trespass |
Protective
and peace orders may be sought through the court system by visiting the State
of Maryland District Court Commission building at 500 North Calvert Street, by
contacting a court commissioner or by calling 410-767-5774. Protective orders and peace orders may be sought
through the court system; DPS will provide assistance in obtaining orders of
protection upon request.
Loyola University
Maryland complies with Maryland law in recognizing orders of protection, any
person who obtains an order of protection from Maryland or any reciprocal state
(Under the Federal Full Faith and Credit Act, every state in the union has to
enforce MD Protection Orders and Maryland does the same for the other 49
states). Complainants who have acquired
protective measures should provide a copy to DPS and/or the Office of the Title
IX Coordinator. A complainant can then choose to meet with DPS to develop a
Safety Action Plan, which is a plan for DPS and the complainant to reduce risk
of harm while on campus or coming and going from campus. This plan may include,
but is not limited to: escorts, special parking arrangements, providing a
temporary cellphone, changing classroom location or allowing a student to
complete assignments from home, etc.) The University cannot apply for a legal
order of protection, no contact order or restraining order for a complainant
from the applicable jurisdiction(s), but will provide guidance to complainants
on how to obtain protective orders.
Two
types of protective orders are available to complainants in the State of
Maryland:
Complainants
are required to apply directly for these services by filing for petitions (forms)
for protective orders which can be obtained from any circuit or District Court
clerk or District Court commissioner. Petitions for peace orders must be
obtained from a District Court clerk or commissioner. All forms are available
at: www.mdcourts.gov/courtforms.
How Can I File for a
Protective Order?
1.
Complete a Petition for Protective Order (CC-DC/DV1)
2.
File at the right location
Maryland
On and Off Campus services for
Victims:
Upon
receipt of a report of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, Loyola University will provide written notification to students and
employees about existing assistance with and/or information about obtaining
resources and services including counseling, health, mental health, victim
advocacy, legal assistance, visa and immigration assistance, student financial
aid and assistance in notifying appropriate local law enforcement. These
resources include the following:
ON CAMPUS |
Type of Services Available |
Service Provider |
Contact Information |
Pastoral
Care |
Spiritual Accompaniment |
Campus
Ministry |
Cohn Hall, Room 100 |
Health |
Confidential
Health Care |
Loyola
University Student Health and Education Services |
4502 A
Seton Court 410-617-5055 |
Mental
Health |
Professional
Counselors |
Loyola
University Counseling Center |
Humanities, Room 150 410-617-CARE (2273) |
Victim
Advocacy |
Advocacy |
Loyola
University Women’s Center |
4504 A
Seton Court 410-617-2699 |
Visa and
Immigration Assistance |
Referral
|
Loyola
University Office of International Programs |
Humanities,
Room 132 410-617-2910 |
Student
Financial Aid |
Financial
Aid Services |
Loyola
University Student Administrative Services |
Maryland
Hall Room 140 410-617-5047 |
Other |
Support and Wellness Promotion offering individual
support services and counseling |
Loyola
University Office of Student Support and Wellness Promotion |
4502 B
Seton Court 410-617-2928 |
Off Campus |
Types of Services Available |
Service Provider |
Contact Information |
Forensic
Nurses Baltimore
City |
Forensic
exam |
Mercy
Hospital |
Mercy
Medical Center |
Victim
Advocacy |
Advocacy (domestic violence) |
TurnAround |
Baltimore
City: |
Victim
Advocacy |
Advocacy (sexual
assault/domestic violence) |
Sexual
Assault Abuse/Domestic Violence 24 –hour hotline |
410-828-6390 |
Victim
Advocacy Howard
County |
Advocacy (domestic violence) |
Hopeworks |
410-997-0304 |
State of
Maryland District Court Commission |
Orders
of Protection Peace
Orders |
State of
Maryland District Court Commission |
500 N.
Calvert Street |
Victim
Services |
Victim
Abuse Services |
House of
Ruth |
24 hour
hotline: |
Employee
Assistance Program (EAP) |
Counseling
Services |
EAP |
1-800-765-0770 |
Employee
Assistance Program: Legal Assistance |
Legal
Consultation and Referral Services |
EAP |
1-800-765-0770 |
Other
resources available to persons who report being the victim of sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence or stalking include:
http://www.rainn.org – Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/sexassault.htm - Department of Justice
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html Department of
Education, Office of Civil Rights
Filing a Complaint and Procedures
for Adjudicating Charges of Sexual Misconduct
What follows are: the steps; anticipated timelines;
decision-making process; how to file a disciplinary complaint; and, how the
institution determines which type of proceeding to use based on the
circumstances of an allegation of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual
assault or stalking.
If you believe that you have been the victim of sexual
misconduct on University property, at a University-sponsored event regardless
of location, or in the administration of any of Loyola’s educational programs
or activities, you are encouraged to report the incident to one of the
following individuals:
Title IX Coordinator for the University:
Kathleen Parnell, Assistant Vice President for Human
Resources
5000 York Road
410-617-1350
kparnell@loyola.edu
Title IX Deputy for Students:
Katsura Kurita, Assistant Vice President for Student
Development
110 Jenkins Hall
410-617-5646 (direct)
410-617-5171 (main)
kkurita@loyola.edu
Title IX Deputy for Faculty, Staff,
and Administrators:
Maryalice Meister, Director for Human Resources
Generalists Services
5000 York Road
410-617-1367
mlmeister@loyola.edu
Title IX Deputy for Public Safety
and Crimes:
Timothy Fox, Director for Public Safety
5104 York Road
410-617-2853
tfox@loyola.edu
Reports of sexual misconduct also can be made to any
“responsible employee”, defined as any University administrator, campus police,
coach, trainer, resident assistant, or non-confidential first responder who has
the authority to take action to redress the sexual misconduct or whom a student
could reasonably believe has such authority or duty. Campus Police and the
student life on-call staff can be reached at 410-617-5010.
You will be asked to provide a statement to the
investigating campus police officer and an assistant or associate director of
student life. It is important to give as much information as possible as your
statement will serve as the basis for further investigation of any case and any
resulting campus charges. You will be provided with a written explanation of
your rights and options as described in this policy. If you or any witnesses
report sexual misconduct, you will not be subject to disciplinary action for
your own personal consumption of alcohol or drugs at or near the time of the
incident. The University may initiate an educational discussion or pursue other
educational remedies regarding alcohol or other drugs. The University
encourages any student who has been a victim of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking to consult their parents/guardians and to
report the incident to the Baltimore City Police. The director of public safety
or their designee can assist the complainant in contacting the appropriate law
enforcement officials and in working with these officials to pursue criminal
charges against the respondent. Complainants also have the option to decline to
notify law enforcement authorities. Protective orders and peace orders may be
sought through the court system. Baltimore City Police can be reached by calling
911.
If you have been the victim of sexual misconduct but
do not want to report it for investigation, you may seek out a counselor or
psychologist in the Counseling Center. The Counseling Center can be reached at 410-617-2273.
Reports made to a licensed counselor, clergy acting in their pastoral role, or
treating health care provider are confidential and will not be reported for
investigation without your permission unless an imminent threat exists. The
Student Health Center can be reached at 410-617-5055. If you would like to seek
counseling assistance off campus, you may contact TurnAround 24 hours a day at
443-279-0379, House of Ruth 24 hours a day at 410-889-7884, or the Sexual
Assault /Domestic Violence 24-hour
hotline for Baltimore and Carroll Counties at
410-828-6390.
Students are encouraged to seek medical assistance in
cases of sexual misconduct. Upon request, campus police will provide
transportation to Mercy Hospital, designated as one of the city’s rape treatment
centers. This hospital is equipped to perform the Sexual Assault Forensics Exam
(SAFE) and provide victim services. It is important to preserve evidence for
proof of a criminal offense if charges may be filed.
Interim measures may be offered to a student who has
been the victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking,
or sexual exploitation. These interim measures may include but are not limited
to: no contact order, new housing assignment, changes to class schedules, assistance
with rescheduling an academic assignment (paper, exam, etc.), tutoring support,
changes to work schedules/situations, transportation assistance and escorts to
and from campus locations, interim suspension for the respondent, and other
measures for safety as necessary.
Procedures for Adjudicating Charges
of Sexual Misconduct for Accused Students
The University’s procedures provide for prompt, fair,
and impartial investigation and resolution of all reports of sexual misconduct.
Investigations and hearings will be conducted by officials who have received
annual training on the issues related to domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking and on how to conduct an investigation and hearing
process that protects the safety of complainants and promotes accountability. The
timeframe for conducting the investigation and resolving the complaint is
usually less than 60 days, not including the appeal process. However, this
timeframe may be extended for good reason. In cases where law enforcement is
involved, the University will cooperate with all investigative efforts and will
promptly resume its own investigation of the case when permitted to do so.
Due to the usually private nature of these actions,
the University may not be able to pursue charges of sexual misconduct unless
the complainant acts as the accuser and primary witness. However, in cases
where there may be a witness to the alleged violation, or in cases where the
complainant requests that the University pursue the case even though she/he is
unwilling to act as the accuser, or in cases in which pursuing the case is in
the best interest of the University, the University reserves the right to
pursue a case to its conclusion.
Upon becoming aware of an allegation of sexual
misconduct against a student, the Office of Student Life and the Department of
Public Safety, in consultation with the Title IX Deputy Coordinator, will
initiate an investigation and take actions deemed necessary to protect the
emotional well-being of the individuals involved, as well as the educational
environment of the University community. These actions may include, but are not
limited to, relocating residence hall assignments, restricting access to
certain campus buildings, prohibiting contact between the respondent, the complainant,
or witnesses, or suspending the respondent from campus pending the hearing. All
hearings, also known as proceedings, involving sexual misconduct will be
conducted in accordance with the normal rules and procedures of the student conduct
process with special sensitivity to the nature of the charges and the best interests
of all parties involved. All participants are expected to maintain confidentiality
regarding the proceedings, except that the complainant and the respondent may
not be required to maintain confidentiality as to the outcome of the proceedings.
In recognition of the unique nature of sexual misconduct cases, the procedures
specified in this section supersede any conflicting provisions of the University
student conduct process. Actions by the police or criminal courts do not in any
way preclude a student from pursuing charges through the University’s student
conduct system. Similarly, pursuit of charges through the University’s student
conduct system does not preclude the pursuit of criminal charges.
i. The sexual misconduct hearing panel will be comprised
of one faculty member, one administrator, and the Associate Director of Student
Life for Student Conduct or their designee. All panel members will receive
special training on sexual misconduct cases.
ii. If, in the judgment of the Associate Director of Student
Life for Student Conduct or their designee, the timing of the charges precludes
the participation of a faculty member, the Associate Director of Student Life
for Student Conduct and a student development administrator will serve as
hearing officers for the case.
iii. The respondent and complainant may each have an
advisor present throughout the entire process, including the hearing. The advisor
is not allowed to address the investigators, address the hearing panel, or
question witnesses. The advisor cannot serve as a witness. Both the complainant
and the respondent can have an advisor of choice, which can include parents,
attorneys, or others who are not fulltime members of the University community.
Disruptive advisors will be removed from the process, and the process will
continue. Students are required to notify the Office of Student Life 24 hours
in advance of the hearing date if a student plans to bring an advisor. Advisors
can request an outline of their role and expectations for their participation
in the student conduct process.
iv. Under Title IX, both the respondent and complainant
have a right to similar and timely access to information that will be used at
the hearing. Although hearing materials become part of a charged student’s educational
record under FERPA, the University reserves the right to share relevant case
materials with both parties.
v. The respondent and the complainant each have the right
to bring witnesses to the hearing to testify on their behalf. There is no limitation
placed on the number of fact witnesses; however, students are limited to two
character witnesses to testify on their behalf. Students are encouraged to
notify the hearing officer of witnesses attending the hearing at least 24 hours
in advance of the hearing. In the event that a witness cannot attend a hearing,
the witness may email or personally deliver a signed written statement directly
to the hearing officer in advance of the scheduled hearing.
vi. The hearing will begin with the panel chair going
over the student rights and responsibilities for the respondent, and then
reading their charges. The respondent will have the opportunity to present an
opening statement to the panel that describes their involvement and/or
responsibility in the incident. The complainant will then have an opportunity
to present their statement to the panel. The complainant may choose to present
her/his testimony outside of the presence of the respondent but the respondent
will be able to listen to the testimony by intercom. The complainant has the right
to be present for or listen to all testimony given during the hearing, if
he/she so chooses. The panel will then call witnesses and has the ability to
recall the respondent and any witness, including the complainant, for
clarification. The complainant has the right to provide a written impact
statement that describes how the incident has affected them. The impact
statement is reviewed by the hearing panel only if a determination of
responsibility is made and before a sanction is determined. If an impact
statement was submitted and reviewed by the hearing panel, a copy will be
provided to the respondent with the decision letter.
vii. Statements or questions regarding the past sexual
history of the respondent or complainant generally will not be permissible as
evidence during the hearing except as they relate to the past sexual history of
the respondent with the complainant.
viii. The degree of impairment of the complainant’s
ability to give or withhold consent may be introduced into evidence.
ix. The panel will use a preponderance of evidence standard
to evaluate complaints of sexual misconduct. If the panel determines that the
respondent is responsible for a violation of this policy, the panel will decide
the appropriate sanctions in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. Drug
or alcohol use by the respondent is not a defense to a charge of sexual
misconduct and will not be considered a mitigating factor in assessing an appropriate
sanction. Violations of the sexual misconduct policy are serious and although
there are no standard sanctions outlined for violations of this policy, a range
of sanctions may include the following: written reprimand, fine, restitution, educational
project, alcohol and drug screening/education/treatment, civility hours,
parental notification, restricted access or privileges, senior week, loss of
room selection privileges, relocation to another residence, restricted contact,
social restrictions, residence hall probation, disciplinary probation, deferred
suspension from the residence
halls, deferred suspension from the University,
suspension from the residence halls, suspension from the University, expulsion,
student development assessment and evaluation, periodic drug testing,
postponement of activity participation and conferring of honors and degrees,
mentoring with an administrator, Jesuit reflection, and continuation/modification
or interim measures.
x. The respondent and the complainant will be informed
simultaneously in writing of the outcome of the hearing, also known as the
result, normally within five working days. Both parties will receive written
notice of any sanctions imposed on the respondent, except that in cases of non-violent
sexual harassment the complainant will only receive notice of any sanctions
that relate directly to the complainant. The result must also include the rationale
for the result and the sanctions.
xi. If the respondent is found responsible for a sexual
misconduct violation, he/she may appeal the decision and/or the sanction to the
University Board on Discipline. If the complainant disagrees with the findings
or sanctions given to the respondent, he/she also may appeal to the University
Board on Discipline. Each party is allowed one opportunity for appeal. Appeal
letters should clearly state in the opening paragraph the reasons for a
student’s appeal, based on one of more of the grounds outlined below:
➢ The student alleges that their rights to a fair
hearing were violated.
➢ The student alleges that the decision/outcome is not
supported by or is inconsistent with the evidence.
➢ The student alleges that new evidence that was not
available for the original hearing might impact the decision of responsibility
or determination of sanction.
➢ The student alleges that the sanctions imposed are
grossly disproportionate to the findings of responsibility.
The burden is on the student to provide support for
the asserted grounds in the appeal letter. Failure to follow the guidelines or
to provide sufficient support for the allegations will result in the dismissal
of the appeal without further proceedings. No panel members who were involved
in the original hearing will serve on the University Board on Discipline for
the appeal hearing. For appeals in sexual misconduct cases, the Board is
comprised of two faculty members, one voting administrator, and a non-voting
administrator from the Student Development Division.
xii. When an appeal letter is submitted, the other party
will be given notice of the grounds of the appeal and will be provided the opportunity
to submit a response. In cases where appeals are submitted by both parties,
both appeals will be reviewed by the same board. Each student will have the
ability to present their grounds for appeal and any new evidence, as well as
respond to questions from the board and hear the rationale from the hearing
officer who chaired the panel that made the original decision. The burden is on
each student to present grounds for their appeal to the board that will then
make the final decision regarding the findings and sanction(s) associated with
the case. This decision will be communicated in writing to both the respondent
and the complainant within five working days of the appeal hearing. If only one
party appeals, the other party has the right to attend the hearing and
participate even if he/she chooses not to appeal.
xiii. At any time during the student conduct process
if the complainant or respondent desires to seek the services of the counseling
center or Campus Ministry staff, he/she may contact these offices directly or
through the Director of Student Life.
Retaliation
Any retaliation, reprisal, or intimidation directed
toward a complainant or anyone else as a result of reporting or participating
in an investigation or adjudication of alleged sexual misconduct is strictly prohibited.
Any incidents of retaliation should be reported immediately to Student Life and
are considered a serious violation.
Directory Information
Victims
may request that directory information on file with the University be withheld
by contacting Office of Technology Services.
Objectivity in Hearing Process
At the beginning of the hearing, the accused student
is asked if
there is any reason why a panel member(s) should not serve on the hearing
panel. If yes, the accused student is asked to provide rationale, and the
Hearing Officer will rule if the objection is credible and warranted.
Sexual Assault Policies and
processes for Accused Faculty, Administrators and Staff
The Loyola University sexual assault policies and procedures for
faculty, administrators, and staff are outlined in the Staff and Administrators Policy Manual. The
following are the germane sections of the manual, for the Harassment and Discrimination Policy and Procedures:
a. Policy - Loyola University Maryland does not
discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age,
religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity,
genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected
classification in the administration of any of its educational programs and activities
or with respect to admission or employment. Prohibited discrimination includes
harassment on the basis of a protected classification and harassment based on
participation in any "protected activity." Complaints of domestic
violence, dating violence, stalking (whether or not based on a protected
classification), and sexual exploitation are also addressed under this policy.
Discrimination, harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual exploitation are inconsistent with Loyola's commitment to excellence and respect for all individuals. Loyola is also committed to protecting the academic freedom and freedom of expression of all members of the University community. This policy shall be applied in a manner that protects the academic freedom and freedom of expression of all parties to a complaint. Academic freedom and freedom of expression include but are not limited to the expression of ideas, however controversial, in the classroom, residence hall, and, in keeping with different responsibilities, in workplaces elsewhere in the University community.
b. Scope- This policy prohibits discrimination, harassment, domestic
violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual exploitation of students,
employees or program participants of Loyola University
Maryland by anyone on University property or at University-sponsored
activities. This policy applies to situations in which the person
alleging a violation (the "complainant") or the person accused of a violation (the "respondent") is an
employee, student, or program participant of Loyola University Maryland. Loyola students and employees who are studying or
teaching off-campus (e.g., semester abroad) or are on a leave of absence (e.g., medical leave,
sabbatical) remain covered by this policy.
Allegations
against student employees in
their capacity as employees are resolved through this policy by the director of
student life and the director of human resources generalist services.
Allegations against students in
their capacity as students are resolved
through the student conduct process rather than under this policy. The Community Standards can be found at http://www.loyola.edu/department/studentlife/studentconduct.
Allegations involving individuals who are not current employees or students of Loyola (e.g., applicants for admission or employment, alumni, independent contractors, vendors, recruiters) are addressed on a case-by-case basis using an appropriate procedure as determined by the human resources office.
Harassment
other than on the basis of a protected classification is also prohibited by
University policy and may be the subject of a
complaint using the Grievance Policy and Hearing Procedures (Section 8.18 of the
Staff and Administrator Policy Manual).
c. Compliance- The designated official to ensure Loyola's compliance with
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits sex discrimination
including sexual harassment and sexual violence, is Kathleen M. Parnell, Assistant Vice President for Human
Resources, 5000 York Road, Suite 200, Baltimore,
MD 21212, Phone: 410-617-2354, Email: kmparnell@loyola.edu.
The designated official to ensure
Loyola's compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of handicap/disability, is Katsura Kurita,
Assistant Vice President for Student
Development, 4501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21210, Phone: 410-617-5646,
Email: kkurita@loyola.edu.
Complaints may also be filed with the U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (www.ed.gov).
This policy, the following
Procedures for Resolution of Complaints, and the Community Standards are only part of Loyola's effort to prevent
discrimination and harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking,
and sexual exploitation in our community. In addition to spelling out steps for making and resolving
complaints, the University is also committed to programs of education
and prevention.
d. Definitions-
1. Dating violence encompasses a broad range of behaviors, including sexual assault, physical
abuse, and other forms of violence committed by a person who is or has been in
a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the complainant and
where the existence of such a relationship is determined based on the length of
the relationship, the type of relationship, and the frequency of interaction
between the persons involved in the relationship.
2. Domestic violence includes felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a
current or former spouse of the victim by a person with whom the victim shares
a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with
the victim as a spouse, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the
victim under the domestic or family violence laws of Maryland, or by any other
person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s
acts under the domestic violence laws of Maryland.
3. Harassment
means unwelcome verbal, written or physical conduct based on a protected classification (race, sex, color, national or
ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation,
gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally
protected classification) that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably
interfering with an individual's work or education (including living
conditions) or that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
4. Sexual assault includes any sexual act or sexual contact without consent, including
intercourse; oral sex; unwanted touching of an intimate body part of another
person such as sexual organs, buttocks, or breasts; or an attempt of any of the
above. Rape is a type of sexual
assault. For purposes of this
definition, “consent” means an affirmative indication of a voluntary agreement
to engage in the particular sexual act or conduct in question. Consent for one sexual act or conduct does
not constitute consent to all sexual acts or conduct. Consent can be withdrawn at any time, and
once withdrawal of consent has been expressed, sexual activity must cease. Consent cannot be obtained through the use of
force, threat, intimidation, or coercion.
Consent cannot be given by someone who is not able to effectively
communicate or to understand the nature of the conduct being engaged in as a
result of incapacitation due to consuming drugs or alcohol or for any other
reason (including but not limited to being unconscious, asleep, or otherwise
unaware that sexual activity is occurring. Incapacitation may also exist
because of a physical, mental or developmental disability. Silence or absence of resistance on the part
an individual does not constitute his or her consent. For more information on
the University’s response to sexual assault, refer to the Annual Security
Report found at http://www.loyola.edu/department/publicsafety/reporting/annual-security-report.
5. Sexual exploitation means taking non-consensual or abusive sexual
advantage of another person for one’s own advantage or benefit or for the
advantage or benefit of anyone other than the person being exploited. Examples
include but are not limited to non-consensual photography, video-, or
audio-recording sexual images or activity, distributing images of sexual
activity without consent, allowing others to observe a consensual sexual act
without the prior knowledge or consent of all involved parties, and voyeurism.
6.
Sexual harassment is a form of harassment with specific distinguishing characteristics.
It consists of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for
sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
a. submission to such conduct is made,
explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of an individual's
employment or education; or
b. submission to or rejection of such
conduct is used as a basis for employment or educational decisions
affecting an individual; or
c. such conduct has the purpose or effect
of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work
or education (including living conditions), or
d. creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
7. Sexual misconduct includes sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual exploitation,
dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. Additional procedures and
information specifically related to sexual misconduct are outlined below in
Section 8.8.
8. Stalking
means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would
cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of
others, or suffer substantial emotional distress.
e.
Retaliation - It is a violation of Loyola's harassment and discrimination policy to
retaliate against any person for making an allegation or participating in an investigation
of an alleged violation of this policy. A
complaint of retaliation may be pursued using the steps set forth in this
policy. When necessary, the University will
monitor student grading or faculty/staff reappointment, tenure, promotion,
merit review, or other decisions in
order to ensure that prohibited retaliation does not occur. The University
reserves the right to take immediate
measures to prevent violations pending the outcome of any proceedings
under this policy.
f.
Knowingly Filing False Complaints - Knowingly filing a false
complaint of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, domestic violence, dating
violence, or stalking is a violation of this policy.
Employees who knowingly file a false complaint are subject to disciplinary action.
g.
Intentional Breaches of Confidentiality - Participants in this process, including the complainant and respondent,
witnesses, investigators, supervisors/department
chairs or their designees, and University officers may be directed to maintain
appropriate confidentiality regarding
the proceedings in order to protect the integrity of the investigation, to
protect the privacy rights of the individuals
involved, or for other valid reasons, provided
that a complainant or respondent may not be required to maintain confidentiality as to the outcome of the
investigation. Any questions regarding confidentiality, including who
has a "need to know" in a particular case, should be directed to
human resources.
A complaint
alleging an intentional breach of confidentiality may be pursued using the
procedures set forth below. Such a breach may also constitute an act of
retaliation. A breach of confidentiality
may void the outcome of any previously agreed-upon resolution to a complaint.
h. Procedures for Resolution of
Complaints
1. Introduction - The following Procedures provide
for prompt, fair and impartial investigation and resolution of all reports of harassment and discrimination,
sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking or sexual
exploitation within the Scope of this policy,
whether or not a formal or informal complaint has been made. Investigations
will be conducted by officials who have received appropriate annual training. Loyola will undertake immediate and appropriate
corrective action whenever it determines that a violation of this policy
has occurred.
In
considering a complaint under this policy, the following understandings shall
apply:
a. Harassment must be
distinguished from behavior that, even though unpleasant or disconcerting, is
appropriate to the carrying out of certain instructional, advisory, or
supervisory responsibilities.
b. The conduct alleged to violate this policy should be
evaluated from the perspective of a reasonable person similarly situated to the
complainant and considering all the circumstances.
c.
Filing a complaint under this policy does not
preclude an employee from filing a charge of employment discrimination with the EEOC, or
Maryland Commission on Human Relations, within the time frames established by those
agencies. Filing a complaint under this policy does not preclude a student or employee from filing a written complaint with
the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights within 180 calendar days
of the date of the alleged discrimination.
i. Informal Intervention - Any member of the Loyola community who
believes that he or she has experienced harassment, discrimination, sexual
assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual exploitation
in violation of this policy is encouraged to report the incident(s) as soon as
possible. A complainant may end the informal stage at any time and may initiate
a formal complaint.
j. Options for Informal
Resolutions
Discuss the situation with the assistant vice president for human
resources or other designated individuals
who are available through the following offices:
1. Undergraduate Students:
Office of
Student Development
Dean
of First-Year Students and Academic Services
Dean of Loyola College
Dean of
the School of Education
Dean of
the Sellinger School of Business and Management
Assistant
Vice President Student Development and Title IX Deputy Coordinator
Assistant
Vice President Human Resources and Title IX Coordinator
2. Graduate and Professional
Students:
Dean of
Loyola College
Dean of
the School of Education
Dean
of the Sellinger School of Business and Management
Director of Graduate
Admission
Associate Vice President
Graduate Studies
Assistant
Vice President and Director Athletics
Assistant
Vice President Student Development and Title IX Deputy Coordinator
Assistant
Vice President Human Resources and Title IX Coordinator
3. Faculty:
Human
Resources Office
Office of
the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Associate
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity
4. Deans
Assistant
Vice President Human Resources and Title IX Coordinator
Title IX Deputy
Coordinator for Faculty, Staff and Administrators
5. Staff and Administrators:
Human
Resources Office
Division Vice Presidents
Assistant Vice President
Human Resources and Title IX Coordinator
Title IX Deputy
Coordinator for Faculty, Staff and Administrators
Meet with
the individual whose behavior is disturbing, discuss the situation, and make it
clear that the behavior is unwanted. Such actions may be discussed with human
resources in advance of the meeting. (Note: this option is not appropriate in
cases of alleged sexual assault.)
Contact the supervisor/department chair or dean of the person whose
behavior is disturbing and request
assistance to stop the behavior.
For an
informal interview, request assistance from the human resources office (ext.
2354).
The
University also has three anonymous reporting methods:
·
Silent Witness
Form, found at http://www.loyola.edu/department/publicsafety/silent-witness-form
·
EthicsPoint,
found at https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/18799/index.html
·
Bias Related Behaviors Report, found at
http://www.loyola.edu/department/reportbias.aspx
k. Assistance with Informal Interventions
1. Human
resources may assist an individual who does not wish to file a formal complaint
but who seeks
informal intervention to end conduct that the person believes violates this policy.
2. Human
resources, or another person designated by human resources, may discuss the
alleged conduct with
the respondent, remind him or her of University policies, and seek a commitment by the respondent to comply with
these policies. In addition, appropriate
disciplinary action may be taken, up to and including termination, depending
on the nature and severity of the conduct and the respondent's overall work
history.
3.
After an informal intervention has concluded, human resources will collect and maintain all documentation concerning the
complaint. Such a record will be kept in order to document that an informal complaint was made and
that actions were taken in response to the complaint.
NOTE:
Some forms of behavior that are disturbing to members of the Loyola community
may not
meet the definitions of behavior prohibited by this policy. Such behavior may, nonetheless, be prohibited by other
policies, rules, or procedures. Questions about handling complaints under any
other policies and procedures may be directed to deans and to human
resources staff.
l. Initiating a
Formal Complaint
Formal complaints of harassment or discrimination should be filed with
human resources as soon after the offending conduct as possible, but no later
than 180 calendar days after the most recent
conduct alleged to violate this policy. Human resources may grant a reasonable extension of any other time period
established in these guidelines; however, the 180 calendar day time
limit for filing a formal complaint shall not be extended. The
180-calendar-day statute of limitation on the filing of claims is intended to
encourage complainants to come forward
as soon as possible after the offending conduct and to protect respondents
against complaints that are too old to be effectively investigated. There
may, however, be sound reasons why a complainant does not come forward within 180 calendar days. Although such a complaint
cannot be pursued under the formal complaint procedures, there may still
be options for responding to such complaints through counseling or informal
intervention. If sufficient evidence is available, an investigation can be undertaken by appropriate authorities to determine
if the behavior constitutes misconduct under other conduct processes.
m. Written Complaint and Response - A formal complaint must be submitted in writing to
human resources and signed by the complainant.
This written complaint shall include the names of the complainant and the respondent and the details of the conduct alleged to violate this
policy. Within five calendar days of receiving the written
complaint, human resources will provide
the respondent with a copy of the complaint. The respondent must submit to human resources a response to the charges within
14 calendar days. Upon receipt of the respondent's answer to the
complaint, the human resources office shall forward a copy of the response to
the complainant.
n. Investigation - Within five working days of receiving a copy of the response to the
complaint, a designee of the human resources
office will initiate an investigation to determine whether there is a reasonable basis for believing that the alleged
violation of the policy occurred. During the investigation, the
investigator will interview the complainant, the respondent, and any witnesses who may have direct relevant information
to determine whether the conduct occurred
and whether such conduct violated this policy. (In cases of alleged
sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking, both the
complainant and the respondent shall have the same opportunities to be
accompanied to any meeting or disciplinary proceeding by an advisor of their
choice.) In appropriate cases, including
sexual misconduct investigations, interim measures may be put in place such as
no contact orders, changes to work schedules/situations, interim suspension for
the respondent, and other measures for safety as necessary.
o. Settlement Negotiation - Within seven calendar
days of receiving a copy of the response to the complaint, human resources shall schedule a meeting with each of
the parties, together or separately, to attempt to negotiate a
settlement of the complaint; provided, however, that the parties will not be
requested or permitted to meet together in sexual misconduct cases. A
settlement shall occur when the parties agree to a resolution of the complaint
in writing. A resolution may include,
but is not limited to, withdrawal of the complaint without the right to re-file it; an agreement by
the respondent to terminate or not repeat specific conduct; an apology; or participation in counseling. Human
resources shall review all
settlements to ensure that the parties fully understand the terms. If there is
any sanction agreed to as part of the
resolution, the official responsible for implementing any such sanction
must also agree to the settlement.
p. Finding, Determination, and Sanction - If a settlement is not reached within 30 calendar
days of this initial meeting, human resources
shall make a written determination, using a “preponderance of evidence”
standard, which includes a finding of whether the conduct alleged in the
complaint occurred and whether such conduct violated this policy. The written determination will be completed
within five working days of the end of the settlement period, unless new
information is brought forward during the negotiation period that requires
further investigation. If human resources
determines that the respondent violated this policy, human resources shall consult with the appropriate responsible individual to determine the sanction to
be imposed by the University. Taking into account the nature and
severity of the violation and the respondent's
employment record, sanctions may include: mandatory assessment and
compliance with treatment recommendations; prohibition from participating in
grading, honors, recommendations,
reappointment and promotion decisions, or other evaluations of the complainant;
letter of reprimand and a copy of the complaint and its disposition placed in the respondent's personnel file; restrictions on
the respondent's access to University resources, such as merit pay or other
salary increases for a specific period; written warning or probation; or
suspension or dismissal from the University.
Human
resources shall notify the complainant and the respondent simultaneously, in
writing, of the determination. If it is
determined that the policy was violated, the notice will include the sanction(s) to be imposed.
q. Responsible
Official - In cases in
which the respondent is a member of the faculty, the responsible official shall
be the dean of the school or college to which
the respondent belongs, or the vice president for academic affairs. In cases
in which the respondent is a non-faculty administrator or staff member, the responsible official shall be the appropriate vice
president, or his/her designee. If the respondent
is a non-faculty administrator or staff member in a division that reports directly to the president, the responsible
official shall be designated by the president. If the respondent is the
president, the responsible official shall be the Chairperson of the Board
of Trustees. In cases in which the respondent is a student
employee (graduate or undergraduate); the responsible official shall be the appropriate vice
president of the division or dean of the college in which the student is employed.
r. Appeals to the
President - [Note: In accordance with the
Scope of this Policy, this appeals procedure does not apply to allegations
against students that are resolved through the student conduct process.]
Within 14 days of receiving notice of the determination and the
sanction, if any, the complainant or the respondent, or both, may file an
appeal, in writing, to the president based on one or more of the following
grounds:
1. The determination is
not supported by the evidence.
2. Relevant new evidence
that was not available for consideration prior to the determination has been
discovered.
3. The sanction is
disproportionate to the offense.
4. Procedural error(s)
occurred that materially affected the outcome of the investigation.
The president shall review the appeal based on the written record,
without a hearing. The president may remand
the case to human resources for further investigation and findings. Within 30 days of receipt of the last-filed appeal, the president shall render
a final decision simultaneously, in writing, to the complainant
and the respondent.
s. Sexual Misconduct
Reports
of sexual misconduct also can be made to any “responsible employee,” defined as
any University administrator, faculty member, campus police, coach, trainer,
resident assistant, or non-confidential first responder who has the authority
to take action to redress the sexual misconduct or whom a student could
reasonably believe has such authority or duty.
Campus Police and the student life on-call staff can be reached at
410-617-5010.
You
will be asked to provide a statement to the University investigator(s). It is
important to give as much information as possible because your statement will
serve as the basis for further investigation of any case and any resulting
proceedings. You will be provided with a written explanation of your rights and
options including procedures victims should follow, information as to how
Loyola University Maryland will protect confidentiality of victims and other
necessary parties, notification about services available for victims within the
University and in the community, options for available assistance and interim
measures, and an explanation of the procedures for University disciplinary
action. Pursuant to a policy developed by Student Life, students who report or
witness sexual misconduct will not be subject to disciplinary action for the
student’s own personal consumption of alcohol or drugs at or near the time of
the incident. In such cases, the University may initiate an educational
discussion or pursue other educational remedies regarding alcohol or other
drugs.
The
University encourages any individual who has been a victim of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to report the incident
to the Baltimore City Police. The director of public safety or his/her designee
can assist the victim in contacting the appropriate law enforcement officials
and in working with these officials to pursue criminal charges against the
alleged respondent. Victims also have the option to decline to notify law
enforcement authorities. Protective orders and peace orders may be
sought through the court system. Baltimore City Police can be reached by
calling 911.
Reports made to a licensed counselor, clergy acting in their
pastoral role, or treating health care provider are confidential and will not
be reported for investigation without your permission unless an imminent threat
exists. For students, Loyola’s Counseling Center can be reached at 410-617-2273
and the Student Health Center can be reached at 410-617-5055.
Individuals are encouraged to seek medical assistance in cases
of sexual misconduct. Upon request,
campus police will provide transportation to Mercy Hospital, designated as one
of the city’s rape treatment centers. This hospital is equipped to perform the
Sexual Assault Forensics Exam (SAFE) and provide victim services. It is important to preserve evidence for
proof of a criminal offense if charges may be filed.
Interim measures may be offered to an individual who has been
subjected to sexual misconduct. These interim measures may include but are not
limited to: no contact order, new housing assignment, changes to class
schedules, assistance with rescheduling an academic assignment (paper, exam,
etc.), tutoring support, changes to work schedules/situations, transportation
assistance and escorts to and from campus locations, interim suspension for the
respondent, and other measures for safety as necessary.
t. Monitoring - At the
beginning of each academic year, human resources shall submit a written report
to the president setting forth the number of informal and formal cases filed in
the prior year, and which of these cases, if any, reached mediated solutions.
The
report shall also specify the number of cases in which human resources made
findings of violations of this policy, the types of violations, and the final
disposition of the cases, including any disciplinary action taken. The cases
shall be reported in a manner that protects the privacy of the parties. The
president shall make the annual report available to all members of the University
community.
13.
Sex Offender Registry
The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention
Act (CSCPA) of 2000 is a federal law that provides for the tracking of
convicted sex offenders enrolled at, or employed by, institutions of higher
education. The CSCPA is an amendment to
the Jacob Watterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender
Act. The federal law requires state law
enforcement agencies to make this list available. Maryland’s registry can be reviewed at
http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/socem/default.shtml
The CSCPA further amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
of 1974 (FERPA) to clarify that nothing in the Act can prohibit an educational
institution from disclosing information provided to the institution concerning
registered sex offenders.
14.
Missing Student Notification
Loyola
University has established a missing student policy to report any student who
has been reported missing for 24 hours to local law enforcement authorities and
their designated contact person. Loyola takes the safety of its students very
seriously. If there is reason to believe a student may be missing, it is
incumbent upon members of the University community to come forward with that
information to DPS (410-617 5911).
Students and employees can report students who they believe are missing
to the Dean of Students Office (410-617-2842), the Office of Student Life (410-617-5081)
or Department of Public Safety (410-617-5911).
Any Student Life Staff or DPS associate receiving a report of a missing
student must immediately refer the report to the Director of DPS. The Department of Public Safety
and/or Student Life will notify Baltimore Police when the student has been
missing for more than 24 hours as required by law. The
University’s policy is to report any student who has been missing for 24 hours
to local law enforcement (BPD) authorities and their designated contact. The
Office of Student Life is responsible for reporting the status of a missing
student to DPS who will in turn report the missing student with all appropriate
information to BPD or the local law enforcement with jurisdiction in the
area/campus in which the individual went missing.
Students
living on and off campus are required to provide the University with updated
permanent and local address and emergency contact information on a yearly basis
or when changes occur. Student residents have the option to register a
confidential contact person they want notified in case they are determined to
be missing for 24 hours. Students are
advised about the option to resister a contact person during the room selection
process. All students attempting to register for on-campus housing will be
notified, on an annual basis, of this policy at the time of online housing and
room selection processes. They will have
the option to provide or change their missing person contact information. All information provided concerning this
subject will remain on file and be considered accurate until the student
voluntarily provides different information. This information will be
maintained confidentially and will be accessible only to authorized campus
officials and disclosed to law enforcement personnel in furtherance of a
missing person investigation.
This
policy will be administered in accordance with FERPA and the Higher Education
Opportunity Act of 2008. Additional information about parental notification is
outlined in the Community Standards.
Students residing in campus housing will be informed annually that each
student has the option to identify a person designated as a confidential
missing person contact to be notified by Loyola University Maryland no later
than twenty-four (24) hours after the time the student is determined missing by
the designated University officials authorized to make that determination,
specifically:
Director of Student Life
Director of Public Safety
Vice President for Student Development/ Dean of Students
Assistant Vice President for Student Development
The confidential contact may be a person designated by the student in
addition to the declared emergency contact. Should the student not formally
declare a separate missing person contact, the emergency contact on record will
be notified. Loyola University students are advised that their contact
information will be registered confidentially, and that this information will
be accessible only to authorized campus officials and law enforcement and this
information will not be disclosed outside of a missing person investigation.
A
student will be considered missing if not located within 24 hours of the
initial report made to the University and after a residence hall room search, a
review of closed circuit cameras, the student’s access control card, class
attendance, email, social network sites, and discussions with friends and
roommates. Parents and/or guardians will be notified when reliable information
about their son or daughter is available and within 24 hours of the initial
report.
If the student is under the age of 18 and is not an emancipated
individual, the University will notify the student’s parent or guardian and any
other designated contact person within 24 hours.
15. Crime Log
The
crime log is updated on a daily basis. It provides details about crimes that
have been reported to the Department of Public Safety. Crime logs are listed in
chronological order with the most recent occurrences located at the top of the
list for each month. Hard copies of the crime log are available at the 5104 York
Road Facility (room 103), or the Facilities building (room 200) during normal
business hours. Electronic copies can be requested by emailing police@loyola.edu
and will be received within 48 hours.
Five
areas are disclosed in the crime log: Classification, Case Number, Date/Time
Occurred, Date/Time Reported, General Location, and Disposition. According to
Federal Law, an institution may withhold any of the required fields of entry,
i.e. the classification, date, time, location and/or disposition if any of the
following conditions apply:
In
accordance with the Higher Education Act and the Student Fire Safety Act,
Loyola’s campus fire safety log is available for viewing on our Environmental
Health & Safety (EHS) website at http://www.loyola.edu/department/ehs/fire-safety/loyola%20university%20maryland%20annual%20fire%20log or upon request. To receive
a hardcopy, requests should be made in person or by contacting our EHS office
at ehs@loyola.edu or by calling (410)
617-2972. In person requests can be made Monday through Friday from 7:30
am - 4:00 pm (excluding Holidays or when the University is closed).
Anytime
there is an incident of fire on campus, the information is recorded in the fire
log. The logs are organized chronologically by year. Within each
log, the incidents are organized chronologically by date, and the most recent
occurrence is located at the bottom of the list. Six items are typically
disclosed in the fire log (Nature of Fire, Date/Time Occurred, Date reported,
General Location, Incident Number and Property Value).
16. Annual Fire Safety Report – Policies and Procedures
a. General Fire Evacuation
Procedures:
General
fire evacuation procedures include the following directions for occupants of
any University building. When the fire
alarm system is activated the Department of Public Safety (DPS) will
immediately notify the Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD) and respond to all
fire alarms and emergency situations.
1. If
the fire alarm sounds:
Occupants of all floors will immediately evacuate the building.
Remain calm and go to the nearest stairwell. Walk; DO NOT run on the
right hand side. Do not use elevators they will not be in service during a fire
alarm condition.
Exit out of the building. Go to the designated Rally Point and tell
leaders you are out of the building.
Follow instructions from DPS from there.
2. In
the event you discover a fire:
Remain calm and pull the nearest red manual pull station (usually on
the wall near stairwells and exits). This will activate the building’s fire
alarm system and the alarm will sound.
Close all doors when leaving rooms and walk to the nearest stairwell.
Walk; DO NOT run on the right hand side.
Remember to take your keys.
Keep low and crawl in any smoke filled areas.
Do not use elevators they will not be in service during a fire alarm
condition.
Exit out of the building and go to the designated Rally Point.
Report the fire (regardless of size) to DPS at (410)-617-5911 once you
are out of the building. Give the following info: Your Name, Location of fire
(Building name, Apt, Room # or area) and Number of injured people (if any)
Assist in the evacuation of the building. Give any disabled occupant information to DPS
or the BCFD upon exiting.
If your room/apt door is hot to the touch and smoke is beginning to
filter into your room; place a wet towel under the door or seal it with
tape. Wave a sheet or large garment out
the window. Wait for assistance from the BCFD.
Do not re-enter the building until the all clear has been announced,
this occurs after the BCFD gives their all clear and DPS has completed a
survey.
If a member of the Loyola University community finds evidence of a fire
that has been extinguished, and the person is not sure whether DPS has
responded, the community member should immediately notify DPS by calling
(410)-617-5010 to investigate and document the incident. They may also contact one of the following
individuals:
Director
of Public Safety: 410-617-2863
Director of Environmental Health and Safety: 410-617-1120
Chief Fire Safety Officer: 410-617-2972
EHS Technician: 410-617-1121
Environmental Compliance Coordinator: 410-617-1142
b. Residence
Halls: The Department of Public Safety
and Life Staff will assist in the complete evacuation of the building and
control the occupants in the assembly area until the emergency has been abated
(see specific building evacuation procedures).
c. Academic
Buildings: The Department
of Public Safety and any designated fire wardens present in the building will
assist in the complete evacuation of the building and control the occupants in
the assembly area until the emergency has been abated (see specific building
evacuation procedures)
d. Fire Drills:
During any given calendar year there are several fire drills conducted
and documented. Two formal fire drills
were conducted during the 2014 calendar year, during the weeks of March 10 –
14, 2014 and September 2 – 5, 2014, additionally there were also 67 evacuations
in residence halls that were documented fire alarm events. After action reviews were also documented in
order to train, educate, and improve upon evacuation times with DPS and Student Life staff.
Policies
on Portable electrical appliances, smoking and open flames: Smoking, candles and open flames are
prohibited in Loyola University Maryland residence halls. No portable electrical appliances, hot
plates, fireworks, firearms, electric heaters, or halogen lamps are allowed in
Loyola University housing.
e. Student Housing Evacuation:
A policy involving the mandatory evacuation of each residence hall upon
fire alarm activation is in effect. A
community citation is issued to all residents that fail to evacuate, whereby
the judicial process may levy fines ($250) and sanctions (community service)
for each violation.
1. Student Housing
Evacuation Procedure:
If you
hear the fire alarm, immediately evacuate the building using the nearest
available exit. Do not attempt to fight a fire unless you have been trained to do so.
Awaken any
sleeping roommates or suitemates.
Prepare to evacuate by putting on shoes and a coat if necessary. Feel the door knob and the door with the back
of your hand. If they are hot, do not
open the door. If they are cool, open
slowly, if heat or heavy smoke rushes in, close the door immediately and remain
inside.
When
leaving your room, be sure to take your key with you in case it is necessary to
return to the room should the conditions in the corridor deteriorate. Make sure to close the door tightly when
evacuating.
Student
Life staff members who are present on their floors should facilitate the
evacuation of their floor section if possible.
When the building alarm sounds shout (Example: there is an emergency in
the building, leave by the nearest exit) and knock on doors as the make their
way to the nearest exit and out of the building.
When
exiting in smoky conditions keep your hand on the wall and crawl to the nearest
exit. Always know more than one path out
of your location and the number of doors between your room and the exit.
DO NOT USE
ELEVATORS. Elevator shafts may fill with
smoke or the power may fail, leaving you trapped. Elevators have features that recall and
deactivate the elevator during an alarm.
Standing and waiting for an elevator wastes valuable time.
Each
resident should report to their assigned assembly area. Student Life staff should report their
assigned assembly area and make sure that students have cleared the
building. Conduct a head count and do
not allow reentry into the building until directed to do so by DPS.
f. Fire Safety Education:
Various training and educational seminars are conducted during the
summer orientation sessions with students.
Residence Assistants, graduate assistants and assistant directors in
Student Life are the first group of students to undergo annual fire safety
training. Locations of Rally points,
evacuation procedures, and apartment style kitchen fire safety tips are all
delivered by the Environmental Health and Safety Department (EHS). During numerous sessions such as new employee
orientation training, departmental training sessions and fire prevention week,
EHS delivers fire safety and fire prevention tips to the entire campus
community. Students are trained on how
to extinguish a small kitchen grease fire with a variety of extinguishers after
a classroom session on fire extinguisher use.
Fire safety and fire extinguisher training is also available by request
for a specific area or hazard. Rally
Point Maps and other pertinent emergency evacuation training is conducted for
all new employees, student life staff and posted on Loyola’s intranet.
Department of Public Safety personnel receive over ten hours of in depth new
hire fire safety training, including at least two hours of hands-on fire alarm
system field training. EHS consists of a
staff of four individuals that have direct responsibility for fire alarm
systems, maintenance, inspections, testing and the overall fire safety program.
g. Contact points for reporting
fires: There are several methods in which
a student, faculty, staff or other person within Loyola’s community can report
a fire. If you wish to report that a
fire has occurred please contact one of the following individuals or
departments: Department of Public Safety or Environmental Health and Safety.
Director of Public Safety:
410-617-2863
Director of Environmental Health
and Safety: 410-617-1120
Chief Fire Safety Officer:
410-617-2972
EHS Technician: 410-617-1121
Environmental Compliance
Coordinator: 410-617-1142
h. During an emergency please call 410-617-5911 in order
to report the fire; this is the main DPS
emergency number. A variety of other
methods can be used to report a fire, whether it is outside a residence hall
(i.e. mulch fires) or within the confines of a building.
Blue light
emergency phones - call button goes directly to the Public Safety Operator
Elevator
phones - call button goes directly to the Public Safety Operator
Any Loyola
phone – call 911 to directly report a fire to the BCFD, give proper street
address when talking to a fire dispatcher; Public Safety will also respond when
a 911 call is made.
Call
410-617-5010 which is the non-emergency number for DPS, calls are then taken in the order that they are
received.
i. Future improvement plans:
Future improvements for fire safety include the following measures:
Update and
enhance our fire safety training programs campus wide
Consistent educational reinforcement for students causing nuisance alarms
Fully sprinklered residence halls across campus (35% of all residence halls are
currently sprinklered)
Upgrading of older (10-15 year life cycle) fire alarm systems in order to
maintain current technologies
In the accordance with local laws that prohibit the use of electronic smoking
devices inside buildings and residence halls will be added to the policy
manual.
j. Fire Statistics (Residence
Halls):
For the
time period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 the following
statistics summarize the number of fire incidents for each on-campus housing
facility. (see table below)
No arsons
were reported for the year of 2014, therefore no arsons need to be reported in
the crime statistics
k. Description of Residence Hall
Fire Alarm Systems: All residence halls are equipped with
stand-alone fire alarm systems that are then connected through a dedicated wide
area fiber optic network. The network is
supported by a proprietary central monitoring station which is backed-up with
emergency power at the Department of Public Safety Support Operations Center. These fire alarm systems are also backed up
with battery power at each building, and contain all monitoring of sprinkler,
suppression, detection and relay devices.
There are smoke detectors in nearly every bedroom (minimum of one smoke
detector per apartment) and 24/7 monitoring that meets, or in most cases
exceeds the National Fire Alarm Code requirements. Please see the chart below for a description
of each building’s fire safety system
l.
Fire Log: The fire log is an easily understood report
that identifies actual fires that have occurred on our campuses. The log is maintained by the EHS office and
can be found at the following link: http://www.loyola.edu/department/ehs/fire-safety/loyola%20university%20maryland%20annual%20fire%20log. The fire log includes data on the
entire calendar year and gets updated monthly or as actual fires occur. The fire log is available in paper form upon
request, Monday – Friday from 7:30 am until 4:00 pm excluding holidays or when
the campus is closed, by contacting Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
located at 5104 York Road, Suite 200J at (410) 617-2972 or by email at (ehs@loyola.edu).
Loyola University
in Maryland 2014 Residence Halls Fire Statistics |
|||||||||
Residence
Hall |
Fires |
Deaths |
Injuries |
Value of Property
Damage |
Date & Time of
Fire |
Date Reported |
Location of Fire |
Nature /Cause of
Fire |
Corrective
Action(s) |
Ahern North Hall 4501 N Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ahern South Hall 4501 N Charles St |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$1,000-9,999 |
7/30/14 01:49 |
7/30/14 |
Outside apt 101. Exterior of building |
Electrical malfunction |
Unit was replaced |
Aquinas Hall 417 Notre Dame Ln |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Avila Hall 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Bellarmine Hall 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Bokel Court 401-419 Bokel Ct 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Butler Hall 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Campion Towers 14 W. Coldspring Ln |
2 |
0 |
0 |
(1)$0-99; (2)$100-999 |
(1)2/7/14 20:23; (2)12/31/14 17:33 |
(1)2/7/14; (2)12/31/14 |
(1)Apt. 509; (2)Apt. 706 |
(1)Unattended cooking; (2)Cooking |
(1)Education
with student about staying in
kitchen while cooking. (2)
Education on keeping the cooking area free of combustibles. |
Claver Hall 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Crowson Avenue 5200-5206 Crowson Ave 2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dorothy Day Hall 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Flannery O’Connor Hall 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gallagher Court 5200-5209 Gallagher Ct.3,4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
|
|
|
. |
|
Hammerman House 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hopkins Court 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Lange Court 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
McAuley Hall 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Newman Towers 100 W. Coldspring Ln |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Seton Court 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Southwell Hall 4501 N. Charles St |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Tantallion Court 400-421 Tantallion Ct.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Loyola
University in Maryland 2013 Residence
Halls Fire Statistics |
|||||||
|
|||||||
Residence Hall |
# of Fires |
# of Deaths |
# of Injuries |
Value of Property Damage |
Date |
Explanation |
Corrective Action(s) |
Ahern Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Aquinas Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Avila Hall |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$6 |
9/24/2013 |
An overheated pot caught on fire, when the
student went remove it the dish towel she was using also caught on fire |
Students were educated on unattended cooking
and adjusting the temperature of the stove. |
Bellarmine Hall |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$279 |
4/8/2013 |
Dirty oven caught on fire during use |
Students educated on proper cleaning of oven
and stove. Oven/stove replaced |
Bokel Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Butler Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Campion Towers |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$679 |
3/26/2013 |
Overloaded dryer caused build-up of heat
starting a fire. |
Dryer unit repaired, damaged parts replaced
by vendor. Reminders posted |
Claver Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Crowson Avenue |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Dorothy Day Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Flannery O’Connor Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Gallagher Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
|
. |
|
Hammerman House |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Hopkins Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Lange Court |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$30 |
3/2/2013 |
Student was cooking on the stove and left
the apartment. |
Student was educated about unattended
cooking. |
McAuley Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Newman Towers |
3 |
0 |
0 |
$335 |
5/31/2013 9/24/2013 10/22/2013 |
Extension cord overheated and caught fire. Pizza Box placed in the oven caught fire
when the oven was turned on. Students turned on the wrong burner and a
small plastic bowl caught on fire. |
Facilities personnel were reminded to use
only cords that are in working order and free of damage that are UL listed. Occupants were reminded that cardboard does
not go in the oven. Oven/Stove was
replaced. Students were reminded to make sure what
burner they were using and not place plastic bowls on the stove. |
Seton Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Southwell Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Tantallion Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Loyola University
in Maryland 2012 Residence Halls
Fire Statistics |
|||||||
Residence Hall |
# of Fires |
# of Deaths |
# of Injuries |
Value of Property Damage |
Date |
Explanation |
Corrective
Action(s) |
Ahern Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Aquinas Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Avila Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Bellarmine Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Bokel Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Butler Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Campion Towers |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$500 |
9/4/12 |
Student placed shoes in the oven/broiler
as a prank. Shoes were forgotten about and oven was turned on to bake
cookies. |
Stove/oven unit was replaced; student
was required to attend fire safety education. |
Claver Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Crowson Avenue |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Dorothy Day Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Flannery O’Connor Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Gallagher Court |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$12 |
8/26/12 |
A student owned lamped was plugged into
a wall outlet. The power cord
overheated. |
Educated the student on ensuring that
any electrical items (lamps) brought to school be UL listed, and to not
overload the outlets. |
Hammerman House |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Hopkins Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Lange Court |
2 |
0 |
0 |
$68 |
2/7/12 11/9/12 |
Items being prepared in a toaster oven
were overheated and caught fire. A metal mixing bowl with a rubberized
bottom was placed on the electric burner of a stove unit in a common kitchen. |
Students were educated on the importance
of watching food when it is cooking and following package directions. Students educated to be aware of all
cooking surfaces and that they may be hot, and to only use appropriate
cooking devices. |
McAuley Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Newman Towers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Seton Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Southwell Hall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Tantallion Court |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
17.
Crime Statistics: LOYOLA
UNIVERSITY MARYLAND - Evergreen Campus[1]
Offenses by Hierarchy |
Years |
On Campus |
Non-Campus² |
Public Property³ |
Total |
Residential Facilities4 |
Unfounded
Crimes5 |
Arson |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Domestic Violence |
2014 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dating Violence |
2014 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Stalking |
2014 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Offenses by Hierarchy |
Years |
On Campus |
Non- Campus |
Public Property |
Total |
Residential Facilities |
Unfounded Crimes |
Liquor Law Violations (referred for
disciplinary action) |
2014 |
627 |
0 |
0 |
627 |
626 |
10 |
2013 |
647 |
0 |
0 |
647 |
637 |
0 |
|
2012 |
258 |
0 |
29 |
287 |
247 |
0 |
|
Drug Law Violations (referred for disciplinary
action) |
2014 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
52 |
0 |
2013 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
26 |
0 |
|
2012 |
23 |
0 |
3 |
26 |
19 |
0 |
|
Weapons Law Violations (referred for
disciplinary action) |
2014 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2013 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Loyola University Maryland – EVERGREEN CAMPUS
CONT’D
Hate
Crimes: are crimes
that manifest evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of
the victim's actual or perceived bias towards another’s disability, ethnicity,
gender identity, national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Hate crimes are reported for the crimes of
criminal homicide, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor
vehicle theft, arson, and any other crime involving bodily injury, as well as,
larceny-theft, simple assault, intimidation, and
destruction/damage/vandalism.
2014
- Two crimes reported one for destruction of property after homophobic comments
were made and one for vandalism when homophobic graffiti was put in a men’s
restroom.
2013
– Two crimes reported both were simple assaults, committed on campus and in the
residence halls involving racial bias.
2012
– One written intimidation committed on campus in a residence hall involving
racial bias.
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND
CLINICAL CENTERS - BELVEDERE CAMPUS (1)
Offenses (Reported
by Hierarchy) |
Year |
On Campus |
Non- campus(2) |
Public
Property(3) |
Total |
Residential
Facilities(4) |
Unfounded
Crimes(5) |
Murder
/ Non-Negligent Manslaughter |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Manslaughter
by Negligence |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rape |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fondling |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Incest |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Statutory
Rape |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robbery
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Aggravated
Assault |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Burglary
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Motor
Vehicle Theft
(6) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Liquor
Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Drug
Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Weapons
Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Offenses (Reported
by Hierarchy) |
Years |
On Campus |
Non-campus(2) |
Public Property(3) |
Total |
Residential Facilities(4) |
Unfounded Crimes(5) |
Liquor Law Violations (referred for disciplinary action) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Drug Law Violations (referred for disciplinary action) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Weapons Law Violations (referred for disciplinary action) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Offenses (Not
Reported by Hierarchy) |
Years |
On Campus |
Non- Campus(2) |
Public
Property(3) |
Total |
Residential
Facilities(4) |
Unfounded Crimes(5) |
Arson |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Domestic Violence (7) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dating Violence (7) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Stalking (7) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hate Crimes: are crimes that manifest evidence
that the victim was intentionally selected because of the victim's actual or
perceived bias towards another’s disability, ethnicity, gender identity,
national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Hate crimes are reported for the crimes of
criminal homicide, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor
vehicle theft, arson, and any other crime involving bodily injury, as well as,
larceny-theft, simple assault, intimidation, and destruction/damage/vandalism.
There
were no reported hate crimes on the Belvedere Campus for the 2012, 2013, and
2014 years.
Footnotes for the Loyola University
Maryland Belvedere
Campus:
(1). The statistics reflect a
University population of approximately 100 graduate students, and 25
employees. Statistics in previous years
were included in our main campus statistics.
(2). There are no
residential facilities at the Belvedere Campus.
(3). There is no
non-campus property at the Belvedere Campus.
(4). Statistics listed in “public
property” include incidents which took place off campus, on public property
immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus, but not on the property
of Loyola University Maryland, Belvedere Campus.
(5). Institutions are required to publish
the number “Unfounded Crimes” beginning with calendar year 2015 crime
statistics. Loyola University has
elected to voluntarily report this information for 2014 crime statistics in
advance of the requirement taking effect.
(6). The Clery Act definition of motor
vehicle thefts includes golf carts, motor-scooters, and other “non-traditional”
vehicles.
(7). Statutory changes required
institutions make good faith efforts to compile statistics for instances of
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in the 2013 reporting year.
LOYOLA
UNIVERSITY MARYLAND
COLUMBIA
CAMPUS (1)
Offenses (Reported
by Hierarchy) |
Year |
On Campus |
Non- campus(2) |
Public
Property(3) |
Total |
Residential Facilities(4) |
Unfounded
Crimes(5) |
Murder
/ Non-Negligent Manslaughter |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Manslaughter
by Negligence |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rape |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fondling |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Incest |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Statutory
Rape |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robbery
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Aggravated
Assault |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Burglary
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Motor
Vehicle Theft
(6) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Liquor
Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Drug
Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Weapons
Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND
Offenses (Reported
by Hierarchy) |
Years |
On Campus |
Non-campus(2) |
Public
Property(3) |
Total |
Residential
Facilities(4) |
Unfounded Crimes(5) |
Liquor Law Violations (referred for disciplinary action) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Drug Law Violations (referred for disciplinary action) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Weapons Law Violations (referred for disciplinary action) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
COLUMBIA CAMPUS (1) (cont.)
Offenses (Not
Reported by Hierarchy) |
Years |
On Campus |
Non- Campus(2) |
Public Property(3) |
Total |
Residential Facilities(4) |
Unfounded Crimes(5) |
Arson |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Domestic Violence (7) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dating Violence (7) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Stalking (7) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hate Crimes: are crimes that
manifest evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the
victim's actual or perceived bias towards another’s disability, ethnicity,
gender identity, national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Hate crimes are reported for the crimes of
criminal homicide, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor
vehicle theft, arson, and any other crime involving bodily injury, as well as,
larceny-theft, simple assault, intimidation, and destruction/damage/vandalism.
There
were no reported hate crimes on the Columbia Campus for the 2012, 2013, and
2014 years.
Footnotes for the Loyola University
Maryland Columbia Campus:
(1). The statistics reflect a
University population of approximately 2000 graduate students, and 1364
employees.
(2). There are no
residential facilities at the Columbia Graduate Center.
(3). There is no
Non-campus property at the Columbia Graduate Center.
(4). Statistics listed in “public
property” include incidents which took place off campus, on public property
immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus, but not on the property
of Loyola University Maryland, Columbia Graduate Center.
(5). Institutions are required to publish
the number “Unfounded Crimes” beginning with calendar year 2015 crime
statistics. Loyola University has
elected to voluntarily report this information for 2014 crime statistics in
advance of the requirement taking effect.
(6). The Clery Act definition of motor
vehicle thefts includes golf carts, motor-scooters, and other “non-traditional”
vehicles.
(7). Statutory changes required
institutions make good faith efforts to compile statistics for instances of
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in the 2013 reporting year.
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND
TIMONIUM CAMPUS (1)
Offenses (Reported
by Hierarchy) |
Year |
On Campus |
Non- campus(2) |
Public
Property(3) |
Total |
Residential
Facilities(4) |
Unfounded
Crimes(5) |
Murder
/ Non-Negligent Manslaughter |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Manslaughter
by Negligence |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rape |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fondling |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Incest |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Statutory
Rape |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robbery
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Aggravated
Assault |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Burglary
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Motor
Vehicle Theft
(6) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Liquor
Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Drug
Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Weapons
Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Offenses (Reported
by Hierarchy) |
Years |
On Campus |
Non-campus(2) |
Public
Property(3) |
Total |
Residential
Facilities(4) |
Unfounded Crimes(5) |
Liquor Law Violations (referred for disciplinary action) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Drug Law Violations (referred for disciplinary action) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Weapons Law Violations (referred for disciplinary action) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Offenses (Not
Reported by Hierarchy) |
Years |
On Campus |
Non- Campus(2) |
Public Property(3) |
Total |
Residential Facilities(4) |
Unfounded Crimes(5) |
Arson |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Domestic Violence (7) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dating Violence (7) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Stalking (7) |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hate Crimes: are crimes that manifest evidence that the
victim was intentionally selected because of the victim's actual or perceived
bias towards another’s disability, ethnicity, gender identity, national origin,
race, religion, or sexual orientation.
Hate crimes are reported for the crimes of criminal homicide, sex
offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson,
and any other crime involving bodily injury, as well as, larceny-theft, simple
assault, intimidation, and destruction/damage/vandalism.
There
were no reported hate crimes on the Timonium Campus for the 2012, 2013, and
2014 years.
Footnotes for the Loyola University
Maryland Timonium Campus:
(1). The statistics reflect a
University population of approximately 2000 graduate students, and 1364
employees.
(2). There are no
residential facilities at the Timonium Graduate Center.
(3). There is no
non-campus property at the Timonium Graduate Center.
(4). Statistics listed in “public
property” include incidents which took place off campus, on public property
immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus, but not on the property
of Loyola University Maryland, Timonium Graduate Center.
(5). Institutions are required to publish
the number “Unfounded Crimes” beginning with calendar year 2015 crime
statistics. Loyola University has
elected to voluntarily report this information for 2014 crime statistics in
advance of the requirement taking effect.
(6). The Clery Act definition of motor
vehicle thefts includes golf carts, motor-scooters, and other “non-traditional”
vehicles.
(7). Statutory changes required
institutions make good faith efforts to compile statistics for instances of
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in the 2013 reporting year.
Year |
On
Campus |
Non-Campus² |
Public
Property³ |
Total |
Residential
Facilities4 |
Unfounded Crimes5 |
|
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Manslaughter by Negligence |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rape |
2014 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
2013 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
2012 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Fondling |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Incest |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Statutory Rape |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robbery |
2014 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Aggravated Assault |
2014 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Burglary |
2014 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Motor Vehicle Theft |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Liquor Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Drug Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Weapons Law Arrests |
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
[1] The statistics reflect a
University population of approximately 4,000 undergraduate students, 2,000
graduate students and 1,364 employees.
2
Non-Campus locations are properties that are owned, leased or rented by the
University which are not contiguous to the Evergreen Campus. These locations
are Ridley Athletic Center, The Loyola Retreat Center in Flintstone, Maryland,
5000 Charles Street (parking lot at the Cathedral), 4806 York Road (office
space), 5000 York Road (office space), and Loyola in Leuven (study abroad program
at the Katholieke University in Leuven, Belgium.
3 Statistics
listed in Public Property include incidents which took place off campus, on
public property, immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus, but
not on the property of Loyola University Maryland.
4
Residential Facilities statistics are duplicative. They are included in the
campus statistics and reflect that portion of the campus statistics which
occurred in residence halls or other residential facilities for students on
campus.
5 Institutions
are required to publish the number of Unfounded Crimes beginning with calendar
year 2015 crime statistics. Loyola University Maryland has elected to
voluntarily report this information for 2014 crime statistics in advance of the
requirement taking effect.
6
The Clery Act definition of motor vehicle thefts includes golf carts,
motor-scooters, and other “non-traditional” vehicles.
7 Statutory
changes required institutions make good faith efforts to compile statistics for
instances of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in the 2013
reporting year.