PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS
Notifications will be broadcast on this website and shared via text and email through an emergency alert system.
Cayuga uses emergency alert notifications to reach students, faculty, and staff for potential emergencies involving imminent danger to health or human safety. These may include severe weather, snow closings, utility failure, major road closures, fire or hazardous-material spills in the area, and potential threats.
This service is intended to enhance public safety for the campus community, but it does not guarantee it. Reliability depends on human factors such as accuracy and timeliness of information, and on technical factors such as cell phone network coverage, inbound traffic on telephone landlines, and availability of power to the college server and your computer. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to use the emergency alert service as a prudent measure while continuing to exercise normal attention to personal and community safety.
Cayuga sends notices at no charge; however, your provider’s standard charges will apply for carrying text messages sent through the Cayuga Emergency Alert System.
PUBLIC SAFETY MAGNETIC LOCK
We’ve prepared this video to demonstrate the use of a portable magnetic locking device, otherwise known as the lockdown magnet.
The purpose of the lockdown magnet is to allow us to initiate a campus-wide lockdown of all of our offices and classrooms in the event of an on-campus emergency.
The portable magnetic locking device works like this. In the morning when you come into your classroom the door handle will be locked from the outside. Facilities or Public Safety will place the magnet over the strike-plate allowing you to open and close your door without you having to use the key to unlock or lock your door.
In the event of an on-campus emergency that requires a room lock-down, the occupant simply needs to open the door a crack, remove this magnet, and then close the door which blocks access from the hallway into the room.
EMERGENCY PHONES/CALL BOXES
Red emergency phones and call boxes at various campus locations are to be used only to report emergencies. These will connect the caller directly to the campus switchboard operator, who can then relay a message to the appropriate authority.
LOST AND FOUND
For help with lost or found items, please visit the Campus Police Office (M210) or the Centers for Student Engagement and Academic Advisement (M224) in Auburn, or the Campus Police Office (F136) in Fulton.
SAFETY ESCORTS
For an escort to your vehicle in a campus parking lot, dial ext. 2461 on the Auburn Campus or ext. 3067 on the Fulton Campus from any campus phone. You can also stop in at the Campus Police Office in Auburn or Fulton.
TRAFFIC AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT
College traffic and parking policies aim to ensure a safe flow of traffic and the maximum number of safe parking spaces for students, employees, and visitors. The campus speed limit on both campus roadways is 15 MPH. Speed limit signs and pavement markings indicate regulations that the Office of Public Safety enforces.
In Auburn, you can pay parking tickets at Auburn City Hall, and traffic tickets are answerable in Auburn City Court. In Fulton, you can pay parking tickets at Fulton City Hall, and you can answer traffic tickets in Fulton City Court. Details on parking regulations are available from the Office of Public Safety.
VEHICLE ASSISTS
If you lock your keys in your car or need a jump-start in a campus parking lot during regular operating hours, stop by the Campus Police Office in Room M210 in Auburn or Room F136 in Fulton.
EMERGENCY MESSAGE DELIVERIES
If you have an emergency, and need to notify someone on campus, contact the Office of Public Safety for assistance in getting the message to your party.
INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENTS ON CAMPUS
The Office of Public Safety will investigate all incidents on campus grounds.
ENFORCEMENT OF: FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS/COLLEGE RULES AND REGULATIONS
As the primary law enforcement agency for Cayuga Community College, our officers are sworn to serve and protect the college community. All federal, state, and local laws, as well as college rules and regulations, will be enforced.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
The Office of Public Safety offers information and seminars in safety related issues, such as crime prevention, drinking and driving deterrence, and sexual assault prevention.