All law enforcement officers assigned are sworn officers with the Aberdeen Police Department and are certified to meet the minimum standards of training for a law enforcement officer as provided by statute in the South Dakota Commission of Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training and shall be subject to other training as deemed appropriate by the Aberdeen Chief of Police. The APD cooperates with Northern to supply pertinent information regarding observations and reports by the officers assigned to the campus. At all times, the law enforcement officer assigned to campus is subject to the authority and jurisdiction of the Aberdeen Police Department. Northern community members should report crimes and other emergencies to the on-campus law enforcement officer listed below. Emergency services are available from campus phones by dialing 911. You can contact the Campus Officer at - Office 605-380-8925 (Tuesday-Thursday, 12pm-10pm), or via email at eric.paul@northern.edu. When the Aberdeen Police Department officer is not present on campus, APD will attempt to monitor the Northern campus by providing random security checks and responding to calls on the cell phone issued to the officer normally assigned to campus. In addition to the on-campus officer, APD will provide additional officers who randomly patrol the campus on a regular basis in the evening and early morning hours. During all other hours, please contact APD’s non-emergency number at 605-626-7911 or for emergencies call 911. EVERBRIDGE MOBILE SAFETY APP Campus community members are encouraged to download the Everbridge mobile app, Northern’s campus safety app from the Google and/or Apple stores. Northern uses the Everbridge emergency notification system to alert the campus community of emergencies. Through the Everbridge mobile app, faculty, staff and students have access to additional, enhanced safety features that help keep our community safe and informed during crisis situations, including an emergency call feature and SOS panic button. Further information about this safety app and how to register for alerts is available at https://northern.edu/campusalert-system. EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS South Dakota Board of Regents Policy 7:3 require the University Chief of Police, or his/ her designee, to immediately notify the campus community upon the confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or staff occurring on the campus, unless issuing a notification will compromise efforts to mitigate the emergency. Emergency messages will include information on what has occurred and instructions on what to do next. The Northern Campus Alert system is tested on an annual Annual Security and Fire Safety Report 6
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