Public Safety

• Patrol campus and control access to all University buildings and grounds.
• Operate the switchboard and dispatch center, monitoring all 911 calls made from on campus phones to provide support to emergency units on campus.
• Work collaboratively with local and regional first responders including the River Forest Police Department, the Cook County Sheriff’s Department, the Cook County Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Police.
• Conduct ongoing campus safety drills.
• Engage with the campus Emergency Response Team to facilitate the Emergency Notification Service and related emergency communications.
• Maintain logs and reports of all security-related events on campus and produce an annual security report, as required by the Clery Act.
• Provide safety/security related training and resources to the campus community.
• Provide security services as campus events.
• Escort students, faculty, staff and guests to and from their vehicles as requested.
• Provide free vehicle jump start services.
• Register bicycles; Control and monitor bicycle traffic on campus.
• Manage and monitor campus parking lots and vehicular traffic.
• Manage vehicle registration for the campus community.

The Clery Act is a federal law that requires colleges to disclose information concerning crime on and around their campuses. It is named in memory of Jeanne Ann Clery. The Clery Act has expanded over the years to ensure campus communities are able to access basic crime statistics through a Public Crime Log and Annual Security Report, while also requiring institutions to make timely warnings to the campus community about crimes that pose an ongoing threat to the campus. In addition, it added provisions for sexual assault victims to be assured of certain basic rights.

View and Print the Annual Report (PDF)

• A hard copy of the Annual Report is also available at the University switchboard in Addison Hall
• Request a printed copy of the Annual Report in writing. Please direct your request to:
  Concordia University Chicago
  Department of Public Safety
  7400 Augusta Street
  River Forest, IL 60305

• Health risk
• Safety risk
• Closure of facility
• Cancellation or rescheduling of a course

All employees and students are automatically opted into the system but can set their individual contact preferences via the Concordia Connect portal. It is the responsibility of the individual to provide and maintain a current and accurate cellular phone number.

The cellular phone numbers provided for this emergency communication service (a) will not be published in any directory, (b) will not be disclosed to anyone outside the University, and (c) will not be used for routine University communication with the individual.

Manage Your Emergency Notification Preferences (Students, Faculty, Staff)

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