Access to Facilities
Academic Buildings Security
Campus academic facilities are open to members of the campus community and to guests and visitors during normal business hours, 8:15 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Some buildings and facilities also have limited designated hours in the evenings and on weekends to accommodate evening classes, research or other
special program needs. Faculty and staff are responsible for securing their own private office spaces and storage areas. Public Safety officers have responsibility for securing some departments that remain open late or keep unusual hours. Public safety officers, night watchmen, and building responsibles share the responsibility for securing college buildings. Public safety officers routinely check buildings through the course of their patrol to maintain security.
Security and Access to Student Residences
Middlebury College residence halls are locked 24 hours, seven days a week. Residence halls are not open to the public but may be accessed by members of the College community on official College business. Students are issued keys to their rooms and are strongly encouraged to keep their doors and windows locked at all times.
The main entrances of most residential halls have been equipped with a card reader system. All students are issued an access identification card that allows students to gain access . The enhanced access system is monitored 24 hours a day and 7 days a week by the Public Safety Department. The system will display alarms when a door is propped open; the components are tampered with; forced entry occurs; and if unauthorized person(s) attempt to access with an invalid access card. When an alarm is displayed at Pubic Safety, the telecommunicator will acknowledge the alarm and dispatch
an officer to investigate when appropriate. Students are encouraged to report all unauthorized persons and suspicious activities to the DPS.
Guests
The expectation is that guests must be escorted by their student host. A guest of a student may stay in a dormitory no more than three days in any one term. The resident assistant must be told in advance where the guest is staying. Guests must register their vehicles with the Department of Public Safety. No guests may stay overnight in residential lounges. Students are responsible for the behavior of their guests. The College reserves the right to remove any guest whose behavior is uncooperative or inappropriate.
