Safety and security is a top priority at IUP. Our police department includes twenty-one armed, fully trained and certified police officers who focus on proactive crime prevention as well as law enforcement.
Safety services offered by the police department and/or IUP include the following:
- A variety of personal safety seminars for students
- Security escorts as requested
- Patrol by vehicle, on foot, and on specially equipped bicycles
- Seventy-eight emergency telephones throughout the campus that connect directly to the police office and automatically dispatch officers to the scene
- An extensive emergency-notification system to alert students and employees via cell phone, text messaging, and e-mail when an emergency situation occurs. More than 95 percent of IUP students have registered for this emergency-alert program.
- Broadcasting of information and recommendations via a campus speaker system in serious emergencies
