Safety

Keeping you safe

We conduct educational programs on campus security, personal protection, and crime prevention through residence hall floor meetings, employee orientation, and open sessions. We are also happy to provide you with tips for keeping yourself and your belongings safe. If you would like any training or security tips, please contact us.

In emergency situations, always call 911. Then call the Office of Security and Safety at 651.638.6000 so that we can guide emergency vehicles to you when they arrive.

In non-emergency situations, or to report a crime on campus, contact the Office of Security and Safety. The phone is answered 24/7/365. 

Your responsibility

The primary, and most effective, security system at Bethel is the community itself. Each member of the community—students, faculty, staff, administration, and guests—assumes the primary responsibility for his or her own personal safety and the security of personal belongings. Often this means taking simple, common-sense precautions.

Community members should report any suspicious-looking individuals, unusual incidents, or criminal activity as soon as is safely possible.

It's also important that community members are educated on emergency procedures for various circumstances which may arise on campus—severe weather, fire, medical emergency, etc. Safety and Security strives to provide this information to the community, along with fire and severe weather drills, to encourage awareness. See your nearest emergency procedures placard.

Safety programs and resources

Personal safety & crime prevention resources

Find information on situational awareness, travel safety, crime prevention, and more.

Sexual Misconduct and Harassment (Title IX), and nondiscrimination and harassment

Bethel is committed to providing a Christ-centered community free of discrimination and violence. Our policies emphasize victim care, notification of proper authorities, provision of counseling services, and flexibility of academic, residence, and employment situations following the alleged incident. Find policies, contacts, and additional resources at the links above.

Violence prevention

Find information relating to behavioral assessment and managment strategies in place to address the risk of violence on campus.

Emergency response and management

Find incident-specific emergency procedures, safety shelter information, and continuity plans.

Safety Committee

Find resources relating to Environmental Health and Safety, administered by the Unviersity's Safety Committee.