Residence Hall Safety
West Georgia is a safe campus, and we intend to keep it safe by making sure that our 3000 residential students understand and our actively taking a part to protect themselves and their community. The more proactive we are, the safer we become.
Crimes that occur in the residence halls can be minimized if as a community we are vigilant and understand that we play a role to keep our home away from home, safe!
The following are some tips to help you reduce the chances of becoming a victim of a crime.
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Do not prop open any exterior locked residence hall doors. Even though propping the doors makes it easier for you to get back into the residence halls, you also have made it easier for those who do not belong to enter the building. For the safety of you and others in the residence halls, do not prop open any residence hall doors because you don't know whom you may be letting in!
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Lock your door when you leave and take your keys with you, no matter how short a time you may be gone - even when you go to the restroom.
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Lock your door when you and your roommate are sleeping.
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Keep a record of all your valuable items, noting descriptions, serial numbers, and approximate dollar values of all items. These records should be kept in a secure location.
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Do not loan your keys to anyone and do not attach your keys to your University ID.
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If you lose your key contact Residence Life staff immediately.
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Do not allow strangers into your room.
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Do not open your door unless you know who is on the other side, especially at night. Use your peephole, if you cannot see who he is knocking on your door do not let them in.
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Your RA's, RC's, and RD are all excellent sources for advice on problems in your hall.
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Report any person behaving suspiciously to University Police immediately at 678-839-6000
More Campus Housing Information
Each residence hall is supervised by a professional Resident Director; in turn they supervise student Resident Assistants who respond directly to student needs. All but one of our residence halls have a card access system that will only allow residents of the building into the building.
Resident Assistants do rounds every evening to ensure that our properties are secured. Also we have a 24 hour Resstar desk that can be called for assistance.
We make every effort to ensure that residence halls are free from uninvited visitors, however, much of that responsibility rests with the residents themselves. Residents must take an active role by un-propping doors left ajar and reporting to us the presence of any strangers. Programs emphasizing security and what residents can do to help themselves are provided by Housing and Residence Life.
Helpful Links
University Police Public Service Announcements