Public Safety Services
Campus Escort Service
The Campus Escort Service is free. Student Campus Service Officers provide walking escorts to students to and from any on campus location. All escorts wear a photo ID and have radio communication with BGSU Police. Escorts are available every day of the week from 8 p.m. - 4 a.m. To arrange for an escort, phone 419-372-8360.
Shuttle Service
The Shuttle Service is available seven days a week when classes are in session. There is a downtown route on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Click here for shuttle routes and times
Motorist Assistance
BGSU Police officers and student Campus Service Officers provide jump starts and vehicle unlocks free of charge. Call (419) 372-2346 to request this service.
Building Security
The BGSU Police Department maintains security of all buildings on the main campus and other facilities located off campus. University maintenance personnel inspect campus facilities and grounds regularly, make repairs, and respond to reports of potential safety and security hazards such as broken windows and locks.
Campus Service Officers
The Department of Public Safety annually employs students as Campus Service Officers (CSO). These students assist the BGSU Police with security of campus buildings and property. The CSOs are responsible for checking interior and exterior doors and locks of campus buildings. They monitor parking areas, provide vehicle unlocks and jump starts and escort students on campus. Using a department-issued radio, they are trained to report criminal or suspicious activity to the BGSU Police.
Residential Units
University housing facilities are restricted to residents and invited guests. Only residents and authorized University personnel have access to housing units. The primary responsibility for ensuring that the exterior doors of a living unit are secure rests with the residents. All exterior doors of residential halls/living units are locked at all times. Door propping is a violation of the Community Living Standards located in the Student Handbook. Only residents or guests accompanied by a resident, showing identification, may enter a residential hall/living unit.
Student Clerks
In addition to the BGSU police, the Office of Residence Life, within the Division of Student Affairs, hires student desk clerks to help oversee on-campus housing. A student desk clerk is assigned to the main entrance of each residence hall. They are staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week while the residence hall is operating. Student desk clerks monitor the main entrance to ensure all residential students and guests check-in prior to moving about the residential hall/living unit. All guests must be escorted by a student that is a resident of that particular hall.
Officer Liaison Program
Teams of BGSU Police officers are assigned to residence halls, including on-campus Greek houses and other small group living units, to provide police contact, crime prevention, and safety and security information to students and Residence Life staff. Liaisons are also assigned to academic and operations departments on campus.
Bike Registration
Bicycles are required to be registered by city ordinance and can be marked to aid in theft prevention and to assist in identification. Contact the Bowling Green Police Division at (419) 352-1131 or click here for more information:
http://www.bowlinggreenpolice.org/?page_id=234
Crime Prevention Education
BGSU Police personnel facilitate crime prevention speeches, demonstrations, and programs throughout the year. The most popular programs are A.L.I.C.E. (active shooter response), Sexual Assault Awareness, Personal Safety, Self Defense, Vehicle Safety, Theft Prevention, Bicycle Theft Prevention, Traveling Alone, Alcohol & Drug Awareness, Underage Consumption Laws and Penalties, and Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated laws.
Lighting Surveys
Staff tour the campus to determine where additional exterior lighting may be needed, replaced, or repaired.
Updated: 03/03/2022 03:25PM