Student Handbook 2024-25

Campus Safety

Campus Safety is committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Campus Safety provides 24-hour patrol protection to the campus and routine services include: security escorts after hours, response to incidents requiring immediate medical assistance, facilitating contact with EMS, parking and traffic control, safety / security services at special events, responding to campus policy violations, and assisting local law enforcement on Beacon College property. Campus Safety can be reached directly at 352-638-9799. Campus Safety is a non-sworn, private security entity. Officers do not have the authority to make arrests. The College also provides an ongoing program of in-service and on the-job training for patrol officers in the area of patrol procedures, emergency response, CPR, first aid, AED, report writing, etc. Patrol officers are not armed and no one is allowed to possess a weapon on-campus. Beacon College Campus Safety works with the Leesburg Police Department, and other state and regional law enforcement agencies, such as Lake County Sheriff's department and Federal Agencies such as the FBI. If someone shares concerns about a student after hours, they should contact Campus Safety and request a safety check. Campus Safety will work with Housing and Residential Life staff, as needed.

Missing Person

Beacon College encourages students to provide confidential contact information for an individual to be notified in case the student goes missing. The emergency contact will be contacted in accordance with official notification procedures by the institution if the student is determined missing. The custodial parents or guardians of any students who are not yet 18 years of age, and who are not emancipated individuals, and who

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