Public Safety

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Campus Safety Concern Reporting Form

Public Safety

Hazing

Parking on Campus

Public Safety Payments

Severe Weather

Keeping Our Campus Safe

The number one priority of the Public Safety Department is to protect the people and property of Saint Vincent College, Seminary and Archabbey grounds. It will enforce the rules and regulations established by the College and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Our services include campus safety and support resources, parking and transportation, emergency notifications, and crime prevention.

Alfred Hall - Ground Floor
Phone: 724-805-2311
Email: publicsafety@stvincent.edu

Report concerns on campus using this form.

If this is an emergency, please contact the Office of Public Safety at 2911.

Public Safety

Public Safety Services

Campus Safety and Support Resources

Vehicle Assistance: Jump starts and unlocks
Campus Safety Escort: Safe travel across campus
ID Cards: Issuance and replacement
Key Issuing: Access to campus facilities
Severe Weather: Campus procedures for severe weather conditions
Clearances: Obtain clearances for volunteer or paid employment. Schedule an appointment with the Clearance Coordinator at x2534.
Prescription Drug Disposal: Safely dispose of unused prescription and over-the-counter medications in the Public Safety Office. This is a program of the PA Department of Drug and Alcohol.
Lost and Found: Look for a lost item or turn in something found on campus.
AED Units: Located in most buildings on campus, one is always nearby.
Stop the Bleed kits: Bleeding-control kits are stored with every campus AED.

Parking on Campus

The Public Safety Office is dedicated to supporting a safe, organized, and welcoming campus parking experience for everyone. Learn all about parking on campus here.

Emergency Notification Systems

Saint Vincent College uses multiple channels to keep the campus community informed during emergencies:

Outdoor Emergency Messaging System with pre-recorded alerts.
Omnilert Text Messaging Service:
- Sign up for emergency notifications on the MySV portal.
- Strongly encouraged for students, faculty, and staff.
- When signing up for the service, students can add a parents or family member to receive real-time alerts as well.
Email Notifications for follow-up and additional details.

Crime Prevention

Education and Awareness

Crime prevention is a shared responsibility across the campus community. The Public Safety Office leads efforts through various programs and communication channels:

Safety and security briefings for incoming freshmen during orientation, including hazing.
Prefects encouraged to present safety topics during mandatory floor meetings.
Crime prevention and fire safety videos available for student use.
Posters displayed across campus and handouts available in the Public Safety Office, Student Affairs Office, and Wellness Center.
Videos aired periodically on the campus television network.
Reminders and bulletins posted on the Saint Vincent portal or sent via email when necessary.

If you see a crime being committed, please report your concern to the public safety office immediately.

Clery Act

Annual Security and Safety Report

Saint Vincent College is a Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college that prides itself on the personal relationships among students, faculty, administration, staff, and Benedictines. This network of relationships provides the environment for the growth and safety of its individual members. The College has an enrollment near 1850 (We have a capacity for 1283 in on-campus housing, with a typical yearly occupancy rate ranging from 94% to 99%.) with approximately 175 full and part-time faculty members and 379 additional non-faculty employees. Sharing the campus with the College is Saint Vincent Seminary, a Catholic school of theology and house of formation that prepares approximately 50 candidates for ministry as Catholic priests of which approximately 30 are residents in the diocesan seminarians’ residence halls, namely Leander Hall and Roderick Hall. Also on campus, Saint Vincent Monastery houses about 100 Benedictine Monks.

Saint Vincent College and Seminary are located in the Laurel Highlands recreational region on a suburban campus in Unity Township, near the City of Latrobe, 35 miles east of Pittsburgh on Route 30 East. The campus consists of 30 buildings with over 1,000,000 square feet of space on over 200 acres of improved grounds.

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is prepared in accordance with Pennsylvania Legislative Act 73 of 1988, College and University Security Information Act. It is also prepared in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Reporting Act (20 USC 1092(f) as codified by 34 CFR 668.46, Institutional security policies and crime statistics and 34 CFR 668.41(e), Annual Security Report.
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