Policy:

Students, faculty, and employees of Clarkson College have access to most facilities on campus. However, certain areas of campus are accessible only to those requiring access. Clarkson College allows after-hour access to campus facilities for individuals assigned a key card. Clarkson College has a Residence Hall with access only for residential students on floors 2-4 and assigned personnel.  

Procedure:

Assigning of Key Cards:

• Key Cards are assigned to faculty and staff by UNMC Card Access Services.
• Key Cards are assigned to students by the Facilities Department.
• All key cards are activated by the Facilities Department.

Key Card Access:

The Main Building, South Building, Student Center, and Clarkson College Commons and Education Center are secured at all times with access to students, staff, and faculty with key card access.

• The Residence Hall floors 2-4 are secured at all times and only accessible by residential students and assigned personnel.  
• Specific floors, departments, and classrooms have card key access. Each access point may have individual hours, varying at different times of the year. In these cases, the areas will be secured according to schedules developed by the department responsible for that area.

Key Access:

• Employees are assigned keys for their specific office, department, and classroom as needed with record keeping in the Facilities department.
• Residential students are assigned keys to their suite and bedroom.
• Master keys are assigned to Executive Leadership Council members, Facilities personnel and limited positions identified as needed based on job responsibilities. If a Master Key is required for specific purpose, it may be checked out through the Facilities department. 

Security Considerations Used in the Maintenance of the Campus:

• All key cards and keys are inventoried annually by the Facilities department.
• The key card system is monitored during business hours to ensure safety.
• A safety and security walkthrough is conducted twice a year by students and staff to access any areas of concern. Any problem areas are assessed and responded to promptly.

Trespassing on Campus: Persons Not Authorized in Non-Public Areas of College Buildings

The areas of Clarkson College faculty, staff, administrative offices, and the Clarkson College Residence Hall used for student living quarters are not open to the general public. Any person not authorized to be or remain in any such building area will be deemed to be trespassing on Clarkson College property and may be cited and subject to prosecution for criminal trespass in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-520 or § 28-521. 

Visitors and guests are expected to conduct themselves in a proper and lawful manner while on Clarkson College property, and failure to do so may result in imposition of personal restrictions relating to their presence on Clarkson College property. Specifically, the right of a visitor or guest to be present on Clarkson College property will be restricted when the visitor or guest has disrupted normal services or has harmed or threatened to harm a member of the student body, faculty or staff. The right of a visitor or guest to be on Clarkson College property will also be restricted when the visitor or guest has damaged or poses a risk of damage or loss to Clarkson College property or to the property of others located on Clarkson College property. 

Ban and Bar Notices 

Clarkson College Facilities working with UNMC Public Safety (law enforcement or security personnel) may issue written notices to any person who has been contacted or observed on Clarkson College property while engaged in any unlawful or unauthorized activity banning and barring such person from Clarkson College property, except as may be specifically authorized in such notice. Violation of any such notice will be deemed to be trespassing on Clarkson College property, and the offending party may be cited and subject to prosecution for criminal trespass in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-520 or § 28-521. The term “unlawful or unauthorized activity” shall mean any conduct, act or omission by any person that is in violation of (i) any law, rule, regulation or order of the State of Nebraska or the United States, or (ii) any policy, rule or regulation of the Clarkson College of Nebraska.