Safety and Security
Macalester College is located in an urban environment that provides rich opportunities for students to enjoy. Living in a metropolitan area also requires that members of the Macalester community take responsibility for their safety and those around them. There are Security Officers on duty 24 hours a day every day. They may be contacted by dialing x6555. Macalester has prided itself on being a very open campus.
We balance the values of promoting safety and security along with the values of an open environment. Yet, not everyone walking through our doors or across campus is a member of our community. We encourage students to walk in groups or utilize student or security officer escorts during hours of darkness. The Safe Walk program provides two students to walk the requester to a destination within a mile radius of campus. Occasionally, as demanded by weather, the escorts provide the student a ride home in a college-owned vehicle. Students can call x6699 for a Safe Walk escort. Hours of service will be advertised at the beginning of each term. On campus, most thefts are identified as crimes of opportunity.
Members of the Macalester community are encouraged to do simple things including not walking alone at night, always locking residence hall doors while away and not opening doors to strangers or propping doors open for guests. We recommend you mark your valuables with a permanent marker using your unique state drivers’ license or ID number, then record and save the model and serial number and take photos of these items. Further, students should not assume that items left in a public area will remain upon their return. If an item is thought to be lost, members of the community can inquire at one of three locations, depending upon the area the item was lost: Campus Center Information Desk, Library Circulations Desk or Facilities Management and Security Offices.
Macalester College Mission and Statement of Purpose
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