RESIDENCE

Security / Information Desk Staff
Located at the entrance to the Classroom Wing, the Information Desk is staffed 24 hours
a day and is one of the best places to start if you have a question. The Staff members
answer the switchboard at Huron, field questions from residents and guests, and do regular
patrols of the College in the evenings. As well, the Information Desk Staff oversee the use of
the large screen TV, and pool tables available for student use in the Student Activity Centre
(SAC) – (519) 438-7224, ext. 200.
Emergency Phones
There are 13 Campus Emergency Phones in place at U.W.O., two of which are located
at Huron: One in the Student Parking Lot and one by Young House. These phones act
as a direct link with the University Police Department which can immediately mobilize fire,
police, and ambulance services to assist you. A map identifying the Emergency Phones can
be obtained from University Parking Services at (519) 661-3973. As well, all pay phones
on campus are equipped with free one-touch speed dialing to the University Police.
Foot Patrol
The University Students’ Council at Western provides a carefully screened and trained co-ed
Foot Patrol team as part of a “safe walk” program. Simply call, and they will escort you safely
to and from your university and affiliated college campus destinations, including Huron.
The service is available every evening from 6:00 pm – 1:00 am, seven days a week.
To contact Western Foot Patrol call (519) 661-3650. No one has to walk alone!
S.E.R.T.
The UWO Student Emergency Response Team is a student run, volunteer organization
providing emergency medical response to 9-1-1 calls on Main, Brescia, and Huron Campuses.
They provide service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during the academic school year and
8:30 am to 4:30 pm weekday service from May to August. They are dispatched through
the Campus Community Police Service (CCPS) to any medical emergency on-campus,
responding in three person co-ed teams.
Campus Community Police Service
Patrols of the approximately 1,000 acres at Western, and at Huron, Kings and Brescia
University Colleges as well as our Research Park, farm, observatories and other properties,
are performed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. While cruiser patrols are conducted at our
outlying facilities, foot and bicycle patrols are added for the main campus. Response to calls
for assistance are prompt and it is not unusual for Special Constables to arrive at a call for
service within 2 minutes.
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