Safety and Security
The Campus Police Department is staffed by officers from the Springfield Police Department. The College maintains a close working relationship with the Springfield Police Department and the Clark County Sheriff’s Department, as well as other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. The Department is committed to campus safety and security. It is the Department’s mission to provide a safe and secure environment for students, employees and visitors on campus.
The College’s Crisis Response Manual (PDF) guides campus operations in the event of an emergency.
Medical Assistance
If a situation is life threatening, please call 911 (from campus extensions dial 9-911). For non life threatening incidents, please call the health clinic nurse at extension 6042 and Campus Police at extension 3856. You can also call the Springfield Police Dispatcher at 324-7680 for non life threatening situations that require immediate attention. In the event the Campus Police are away from campus for a period of time, extension 3856 will forward to the Springfield Police Dispatcher.
Campus Crime Report
Clark State Community College, in compliance with the Federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998 (formerly the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990), provides the following campus crime statistics and information for Calendar Year 2008 (PDF). Additionally, the College’s statistics as well as statistics submitted by other colleges and universities can be found online at the U. S. Department of Education. Follow the directions to access the report desired.
Campus Parking
The Campus Police Department oversees parking on the College’s campuses. Students will need to display a valid parking permit while on campus.
Sexual Predator Information
In a continuing effort to keep employees and students aware of safety information, following are links to the Clark County Sheriff’s website and the state’s website where information on sexual predators is posted.
Emergency Preparedness
Clark State realizes there is a growing concern about the increasing threat of terrorist attacks in the United States. It is important that visitors, students and employees feel safe while on campus. Therefore, Clark State officials have developed an Emergency Preparedness guide to make people aware of the actions that will be taken in direct response to the current Homeland Security Advisory System threat level.
Campus Security Information
Please be alert and report any criminal incidents or suspicious behavior to the Campus Police Department by dialing extension 3856 from any campus telephone or 937/328-3856 if you are off campus. You can also call the Springfield Police Dispatcher at 324-7680 for non life threatening situations that require immediate attention. In the event the Campus Police are away from campus for a period of time, extension 3856 will forward to the Springfield Police Dispatcher.
Suspicious Packages
The Clark State Campus Police Department advises anyone who finds a suspicious package to take extra precaution. Information on how to deal with suspicious packages and other unusual activity can be obtained by contacting Campus Police. Also, see Suspicious Packages/Bomb Threat in the Crisis Response Manual.
Information about biological, chemical, nuclear and radiation threats is available online at The Department of Homeland Security.
Ohio Terrorism Awareness and Prevention (TAP) Presentation
TAP is part of the State of Ohio Security Task Force efforts to educate Ohio’s citizens about terrorism and to call upon citizens to help keep all of Ohio safe.
Terrorism is the use of violence, or threat of violence, to create a climate of fear, in a given population. Terrorists target ethnic or religious groups, governments, political parties, corporations and media enterprises. Organizations that engage in acts of terror are almost always small in size and limited in resources compared to the populations and institutions they oppose. Through publicity and fear generated by their violence, terrorist groups seek to magnify their influence and power to effect change on either a local or an international scale.
Who Is a Terrorist?
Anyone who, through the use of violence, or the threat of violence, attempted to create a climate of fear in a given population. It could be your best friend, fellow classmate, business associate or your neighbor.
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