Lake Erie College - Safety and Security

The Safety and Security Department, located in Holden Center room 101, provides a wide range of services designed to meet the needs of the College community.

The men and women who comprise the Safety and Security Department come from many different backgrounds, including military and law enforcement. These officers work closely with

the City of Painesville Police Department and other Lake County Agencies. The Security force conducts foot and vehicular patrols of the campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Safety and Security is charged by the College administration with enforcing College policies and regulations and with cooperating with State and Municipal authorities. When special events are held on campus and circumstances dictate, additional security is added through the use of off-duty City of Painesville Police officers. Our officer's inspect all campus buildings on a regular basis for fire and health hazards. Our goal is to provide the campus with security in relation to our mission statement.

Mission Statement
To foster a safe campus, which helps ensure an academic environment that includes respect for others and their property and that encourages a feeling of community and safety among students, faculty and staff.

Department of Campus Safety and Security
Holden Center room 101
440.375.7575

Campus Safety and Security maintains a lost and found department as well as providing escort service to all members of the College community who are traveling between buildings or to the parking lots, particularly during non-business hours. An escort is obtained by calling 440.375.7575.

While the Lake Erie College campus is generally a safe one, it is prudent to heed the following:

Do not walk alone at night; use the campus escort service or travel in groups.
Do not leave residence hall rooms or offices unlocked and unattended. If you will not be in your room, lock the door and take your purse and/or keys with you.
Lock your car doors; look inside your car before entering. If possible, look underneath the car.
Keep all doors to the residence halls, including the fire escape doors, closed tightly at all times (do not prop doors).
Do not admit people you do not know into the residence hall. Guests should call the resident they are visiting and then wait to be escorted through the building.
Be aware of your surroundings and watch for suspicious persons.
Learn safety techniques and where to find campus phones in case of an emergency. Call 440.375.7575 if anything looks unusual or suspicious to you.
Follow your instincts. If someone makes you feel uncomfortable, call security. Better safe than sorry. This is not about if you are right or wrong, it's about your safety.

Any student who brings a vehicle onto the campus is required to register that vehicle and obtain a sticker that must be displayed at all times. In order to register the vehicle, the student must complete a form that includes the license plate number, make and color of the vehicle. The first registration hangtag is provided to the student at no cost; replacement tags are issued at a cost of $50. Automobile registration is handled with Safety and Security 440.375.7575, which is located in the upper level of the Holden Center.

Residential students are permitted one personal vehicle on campus. Recreational vehicles and/or trailers cannot be parked on campus. Residential students provide the Security Department with additional information such as their residence hall, room number, and campus telephone number.

All students must observe the parking signs and parking restrictions. Commuting and residential students are assigned to a specific parking lot by Campus Security. No student may park in front of College Hall or the lower Holden Center lot. Parking violations will result in fines and/or a towed vehicle.

Students are required to inform the Security Department if their hang tagis missing, if they change their vehicle or their license plate number.

The supervisor for Safety and Security at Lake Erie College is Richard Kemper. If you have any questions or concerns regarding campus safety, please contact Richard by phone at 440.375.7512 or by email at rkemper@lec.edu. Officers are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.