The Campus Safety and Security department at Charles R. Drew University of Â鶹´«Ã½Å®Íøºì is committed to the safety of faculty, staff and students. Â鶹´«Ã½Å®Íøºìis considered a very safe environment for the community at large. Although no campus is immune from violence; CDU’s ongoing programs of reducing violence on our campus is accomplished by preparing the campus community in the event that violence occurs on our campus which will minimize the risk to the Â鶹´«Ã½Å®ÍøºìCommunity.
Campus Security Program
Full-Time Security Officers (armed)
Campus Safety Officers certified in First Aid/CPR/AED response
Campus Safety Officers Trained in Active Shooter response
Automatic External Defibrillators placed at strategic locations throughout campus
Support from College Nursing Facility (LSRNE)
Annual Emergency Evacuation Drills
Emergency Evacuation Routes marked
Emergency Call Boxes located in some classrooms
Emergency Call boxes throughout the Â鶹´«Ã½Å®ÍøºìParking Structure
Emergency Towers located throughout Campus
Emergency Public Address System
Telephones in all offices and classrooms with speakers
Campus Safety Officer escorts if necessary to vehicles
Security Cameras located throughout campus in selected locations
Night lighting with high intensity lights located throughout campus
Shuttle Service to The Green Line Train (Willowbrook Station)
Everbridge Notification System
Instant Alert sent via text message, email, telephone, cell phone
Will be used for emergency notifications
Incident or crisis on campus
Power outage
Other emergency notifications
Available to Faculty, Staff and all Students who opt into the system
Users will opt in and out and manage their own account
Threat Assessment and Response
Each member of the Â鶹´«Ã½Å®ÍøºìCommunity is responsible for reporting any threats of violence to Campus Safety or the Threat Assessment Team (TAT)
All threats are taken seriously and thoroughly investigated to determine the degree of each threat.
CDU’s Emergency Notification System will be initialized if necessary