PERSONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Photo: girl with phoneUniversity Police
The University Police patrols the campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All sworn officers are graduates of the NYS Police Academy and receive continuous in-service training on topics that include crime prevention, CPR, bias-related crime, ethical awareness, cultural diversity, and crisis intervention.

The Community Affairs team helps educate the campus community on personal safety, risk awareness, crime prevention (including date and acquaintance rape prevention), drug and alcohol risk awareness, and many other safety issues. For additional information, call 632-7786. Additional services further ensure the safety of our students and their visitors:

  • In an emergency, call 911 from any campus phone. Dial (631) 632-3333 from any off-campus phone.
  • Student Walk Service provides free escorts to and from libraries, academic buildings, parking lots, the field house, and residence halls between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 3:30 a.m.; call 2-6337 from on-campus. Also try the University Police Ride Program at 632-RIDE.
  • Emergency "Blue Light" phones located throughout campus will instantly connect you to the police.
  • Access to campus after midnight is restricted to one gate staffed by a security service assistant whose duty is to screen persons wishing to enter campus.
  • Operation ID provides free engraving of personal property and aids in recovery due to theft or loss. Call 632-9317 for more information.

Crimestoppers/Neighborhood Watch
Crimestoppers allows callers to anonymously report criminal activity. Tips that result in an arrest will lead to a cash reward. Call 632-TIPS. Neighborhood Watch, a program supported by the University Police and Campus Residences, promotes safety and awareness within the University's residential areas. For more information on these programs, call 632-7786.

Emergency Management
Stony Brook University has created an Emergency Operations Center as well as an Emergency Management Response Team. The team has been trained to evaluate and act ensuring the protection of our community in the event of a severe emergency concern. If you have any questions, please contact Gary Kaczmarczk, Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Safety, at 632-9670, or Douglas Little, Assistant Chief of Police, at 632-7786.

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Red Watch Band
The Red Watch Band movement is designed to end alcohol overdose deaths by teaching students how to handle alcohol emergencies and summon professional help.

Center for Prevention and Outreach
216 Stony Brook Union
Phone: (631) 632-2748 Email: Prevention_Outreach@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Environmental Health and Safety
 The Department of Environmental Health and Safety is dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the campus community, as well as assisting the University in maintaining compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations and standards in the following areas:

  • Environmental Protection
  • Fire Safety
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Health Care Safety
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Laboratory Safety
  • Occupational Safety
  • Pest Management
  • Radiation Safety

Emergency Preparedness
In the event of a fire or other emergency, seconds count. The safe, orderly, and prompt evacuation of building occupants depends on having the physical safety features of a building in operating condition as well as having an emergency evacuation plan. If you discover a fire or smoke condition, sound the building alarm by activating the nearest pull station and dial 911 from on campus or (631) 632-3333 from off campus.

  • Preplan your escape and know two ways out.
  • Know the location of fire alarm pull box locations.
  • Do not use the elevators in an emergency.

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