Campus Security and Safety Report Upper Iowa University - Mesa Center September 14, 2015

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1 Campus Security and Safety Report Upper Iowa University - Mesa Center September 14, 2015 This information is being provided to all students and employees as part of Upper Iowa University - Mesa Center s commitment to safety and security on campus and in compliance with the Federal Student Rightto-Know and Campus Security Act (1990), Public Law , as amended by the Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991, Public Law , and the Sexual Abuse Bill, House File 2026, which was passed into law by the Iowa General Assembly effective July 1, The academic extension of Upper Iowa University Mesa Center was located at 1361 S. Alma School Road, in Mesa, Arizona. As of July 1, 2015, Upper Iowa University Mesa leases space from East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) located at 1601 W. Main St., Building 15 in Mesa, AZ Mesa is a community of approximately 439,041 residents. Mesa is located in Maricopa County, in the State of Arizona, and is a suburb located about 20 miles (32 km) east of Phoenix. Mesa is the central city of the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Mesa is bordered by Temple on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert to the south, and Apache Junction on the east. As of the 2010 Census, Mesa became Arizona's center of population as the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson. Approximately 1,028 students were enrolled in the fall of 2014 at Upper Iowa University s main campus located in Fayette, Iowa, a small rural community in NE Iowa. PHILOSOPHY Upper Iowa University provides student-centered undergraduate and graduate educational programs through flexible, multiple delivery systems in an environment in which diversity is respected, encouraged, and nurtured. The University is committed to promoting diversity by embracing, enhancing, and celebrating diversity at all levels of the University and the surrounding communities. MESA CENTER CAMPUS Upper Iowa University leased property in Mesa, Arizona from HV Canal, LLC; 2920 E. Camelback Road, Ste. 200, Phoenix, AZ Occupancy was 13, 000 square feet on the southwest end of the strip mall. Ample parking was available for students and staff. As of July 1, 2015, Upper Iowa University Mesa leases space from East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) located at 1601 W. Main St., Building 15 in Mesa, AZ REPORTING OF CRIMINAL ACTIONS OR EMERGENCIES The Center Director and Valley Protective Services (VPS), 7415 W Boston St, Chandler, AZ 85226, were responsible for the security of the classrooms and offices at the Upper Iowa University-Mesa Center. 1

2 VPS patrolled the parking lot during their scheduled shifts concurrent with scheduled class hours. Center staff was responsible for locking these areas when security officers are not on duty. City of Mesa Police Department is responsible for any criminal matters. Also, the University has policies and procedures followed by the UIU-Mesa Center administrative staff to handle violations of conduct standards and the law by students or employees. This information is contained in the Upper Iowa University Center Bulletin and Handbook for Administration and Staff. To report a crime, a student should notify the UIU-Mesa Center Office Manager, Center Director, or the VPS onsite security officer. An employee should call his/her immediate supervisor or the City of Mesa Police Department. The person making the call shall complete the Incident Report Form available at the City of Mesa Police Department. In the event of a fire, the student or employee should pull the fire alarm or call the City of Mesa Fire Department. The Center Director will notify the Fayette Campus immediately of emergency incidents deemed of a significant nature. The entire building at 1361 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, Arizona was equipped with fire alarm systems, accessible fire extinguishers, and smoke detection systems and monitored by Firetrol, 2165 W. Pecos Road, Ste. 5, Chandler, AZ Several medical clinics and ambulance services can provide professional medical emergency care to the University community. Emergency care is available 24 hours a day at Banner Desert Medical Center and Arizona Regional Medical Center, both located 2 to 4 miles from the UIU-Mesa Center. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS Fire Department Mesa, AZ: 911 Ambulance Mesa, AZ: 911 Police Mesa, AZ: 911 Non-Emergency: Banner Desert Medical Center: Arizona Regional Medical Center: Valley Protective Services: UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY-MESA CENTER TELEPHONE NUMBERS at EVIT Dr. Claudia McNeeley Center Director EMERGENCY FACILITIES at Former Alma School Location Ray Van Cleave Representative for HV Canal, LLC For Dimension Financial & Realty Investments, Inc E Camelback Road Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ

3 Fax: EMERGENCY FACILITIES at EVIT Campus Leon Spielbusch, Director of Facilities 1601 W. Main St. Mesa, AZ Fax: Center Facilities at EVIT Campus UIU-Mesa Center facilities are confined to the Health and Sciences Building 15. The building is well maintained by the EVIT maintenance staff. Access to academic and administrative offices are generally limited to employees, UIU and EVIT students, and visitors for the purpose of advising, study, work, teaching, and conducting other University and school business. Only those who have demonstrated a need are issued keys to the building. A record is kept of keys issued identifying each person with access to the building. Administrative Offices and the building are open on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Classes meet from 5:00 to 9:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The UIU-Mesa Center Buildings is closed after regular class time hours. Access to UIU classrooms is limited to UIU students, faculty, staff, and those assisting with class. EVIT security guards are employed for on-site presence during class hours. The Law and University Policies - Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex Offenses To provide for the safety of members of the University community and its property, Upper Iowa University Mesa Center has set standards of conduct for members of the community and for those seeking admission to the University. These University standards are included in the Handbook for Faculty, Handbook for Administration and Staff. The standards of conduct do not replace or relieve persons from complying with the requirements of civil or criminal laws. Unlawful behavior may result in criminal prosecution as well as disciplinary action. The policies relating to alcoholic beverages, drugs, and sexual assaults are found in the Center Bulletin, Handbook for Administration and Staff and Extended University Faculty Handbook. As part of the education process, members of the University community are informed about University expectations and consequences when an individual violates alcohol, drug, and sexual assault policies and related laws. Alcohol & Drugs: In consideration of federal, state and local laws, the possession, use or sale of illicit drugs is prohibited at the UIU-Mesa Center. The possession, use or sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited at the UIU-Mesa Center unless otherwise stated in writing by the University. The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages is not permitted at any center social activity, athletic event, intramural activity, student campus organizational activity, student activity for prospective students, and recreational areas of the UIU-Mesa Center. The University neither condones nor sanctions the use of alcohol. All individuals 3

4 are expected to observe the alcoholic beverage and illicit drug laws of the State of Arizona. Members of the UIU-Mesa Center who are of legal age (21) are expected to make responsible decisions about the use of alcohol or drugs and to assume full responsibility for their personal conduct and actions. This includes respecting the right of those individuals who choose not to use alcohol or drugs. The University reserves the right to expel a student or terminate an employee who is involved in the use, possession, sale or distribution of illegal drugs on University property or at University functions. Sex Offenses: Sexual harassment or assault is not tolerated at the UIU- Mesa Center. Specific programs and procedures are in place to deal with those concerns. Sexual abuse is prohibited and is defined as: Unwanted or unwilling sexual contact-any sexual touching or attempting to disrobe a person without his/her willing consent. Unwanted or unwilling sexual intercourse--any unlawful sexual intercourse however slight that occurs without the consent of either party. Consent is defined as a positive verbal acknowledgment such as "yes". Any person under the influence of alcohol or other drugs is considered incapacitated and unable to give consent. Sexual exploitation-the observation or reproduction of any sexual act without the written consent of all parties involved. Examples: (not an exclusive list) Force or threats of force, including stranger and/or gang rape. Preventing a person from resisting by administering any intoxicant. Sexual intercourse with a person who is known to be unconscious of the nature of the act (e.g. sexual intercourse with a person who is sleeping, passed out or blacked out from alcohol or drugs.) Sexual intercourse with a person who is incapable of giving legal consent or under the legal age. Sexual intercourse with a student who is unable to give consent because of a language barrier. Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 In November of 1990 President George Bush signed into law the Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act. This piece of legislation will affect, to some extent, the campus security programs of every postsecondary institution in the nation. The Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act establishes a minimum standard for the disclosure of campus crime statistics in each institution's "annual report". Numbers of the following offenses which are reported (to campus security authorities or local police agencies) to have occurred on campus' must be reported: Murder Sex Offenses Robbery Aggravated Assault 4

5 Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Also required to be reported are the numbers of arrests for the following crimes that have occurred on campus': Liquor Law Violations Drug Abuse Violations Weapons Possession The campus/center includes any building or property owned or controlled by the institution of higher education within the same reasonably contiguous area and used by the institution in direct support of, or related to, its educational purposes; or any building or property owned or controlled by student organizations recognized by the institution. Categories and Definitions As of December 21, 1999, crime statistics will be maintained on a calendar year basis by the University and all universities across the country. These statistics are published and distributed to current faculty, staff, students and prospective students. This is incompliance with the Campus Security Act. The Campus Security Act covers the following areas, which are based upon the Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting/National Incident-Based Reporting System Crime Definitions. Crime Definitions 1. Arson Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property or another, etc. 2. Destructions/Damage/Vandalism of Property (except Arson ) To willful or maliciously destroy, damage, deface, or otherwise injure real or personal property without the consent of the owner or the person having custody or control of it. 3. Criminal Homicide Manslaughter by Negligence Killing of another person through gross negligence. 4. Criminal Homicide Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter The will (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. 5. Robbery The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat or force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. 6. Aggravated Assault An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. (It is not necessary that injury result from an aggravated assault when a gun, knife, or other weapon is used which could and Simple Assault An unlawful physical attack by one person upon another where neither the offender displays a weapon, nor the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness. 5

6 7. Intimidation To unlawfully place another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words and/or other conduct, but without displaying a weapon or subjecting the victim to actual physical attack. 8. Burglary The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. For reporting purposes this definition includes: unlawful entry with intent to commit a larceny or felony; breaking and entering with intent to commit a larceny; housebreaking; safecracking; and all attempt to commit any of the aforementioned. 9. Motor Vehicle Theft The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. (Classify as motor vehicle theft all cases where automobiles are taken by persons not having lawful access even though the vehicles are later abandoned, including joyriding). 10. Weapon Law Violations The violation of laws or ordinances dealing with weapon offenses, regulatory in nature, such as: manufacture, sale, or possession of deadly weapons; carrying deadly weapons, concealed or openly; furnishing deadly weapons to minors; aliens possessing deadly weapons; and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned. 11. Drug Abuse Violations Violations of State and local laws relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs. The relevant substances include: opium or cocaine and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine); marijuana; synthetic narcotics (Demerol, methadones); and dangerous nonnarcotic drugs (barbiturates, Benzedrine). 12. Liquor Law Violations The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting: the manufacture, sale, transporting, furnishing, possessing of intoxicating liquor; maintaining unlawful drinking places; bootlegging; operating a still; furnishing liquor to a minor or intemperate person; using a vehicle for illegal transportation of liquor; drinking on a train or public conveyance; and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned. (Drunkenness and driving under the influence are not included in this definition.) Larceny-Theft The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. (Note: Constructive possession is defined by Black s Law Dictionary, 6th Ed. As Where one does not have physical custody or possession, but is in a position to exercise dominion or control over a thing. ) Pocket-picking The theft of articles from another person s physical possession by stealth where the victim usually does not become immediately aware of the theft. Purse-snatching The grabbing or snatching of a purse, handbag, etc., from the physical possession of another person. Shoplifting The theft, by someone other than an employee of the victim, of goods or merchandise exposed for sale. Theft from Building A theft from within a building which is either open to the general public or where the offender has legal access. Theft from Motor Vehicle (except Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts of Accessories) The theft of articles from a motor vehicle, whether locked or unlocked. 6

7 Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts of Accessories The theft of any part of accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle, or necessary for its operation. All Other Larceny All Other Larceny All thefts which do not fit any of the definitions of the specific subcategories of Larceny/Theft listed above. Sex Offenses Definitions Sex Offenses-Forcible Any sexual act directed against another person, forcibly and/or against that person s will; or not forcibly or against the person s will where the victim in incapable of giving consent. Forcible Rape The carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly and/or against that person s will; or not forcibly or against the person s will where the victim in incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of his/her youth). Forcible Sodomy Oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, forcibly and/or against that person s will; or not forcibly against the person s will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity. Sexual Assault with an Object The use of an object or instrument to unlawfully penetrate; however slightly, the genital or anal opening of the body of another person, forcibly and/or against that person s will; or not forcibly or against the person s will where the victim in incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity. Forcible Fondling The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, forcibly and/or against that person s will; or, not forcibly or against the person s will where the victim in incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental incapacity. Sex Offenses-Non-forcible Unlawful, non-forcible sexual intercourse. Incest Non-forcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law. Statutory Rape Non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent. NOTE: Colleges and universities are now required to inform students and employees of where they can learn of individuals who have been convicted of sex crimes. If you are interested in this information, you can visit the for those in Mesa, Arizona convicted of sex crimes. It only contains those individuals labeled at-risk to re-offend, not everyone convicted of a sex crime. Hate Crime - Hate crime is any crime in which the defendant intentionally selects the victim, or, in the case of a property crime, the property that is the object of the crime, because of the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, or sexual orientation of any person. 7

8 Campus - Any building or property owned or controlled by an institution of higher education within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution s educational purposes, including residence halls; and property within the same reasonably contiguous geographies area of the institution that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is used by students, and supports institutional purposes (such as food or retail vendor). Residential Facilities - Dormitories or other residential facilities that students reside in while living on campus. Non-Campus Building or Property - Any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization recognized by the institution; and any building or property (other than a branch campus) owned or controlled by an institution of higher education that is used in direct support or in relation to, the institution s educational purposes, is used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution. Public Property - The term public property means all property that is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution, such as a sidewalk, a street, other thoroughfare, or parking facility, and is adjacent to a facility owned or controlled by the institution if the facility is used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to the institution s educational purposes. Crime Information and Statistics Upper Iowa University-Mesa Center will publish and distribute an annual security report containing campus security policies and procedures as well as well as center crime statistics. The statistics are compiled in cooperation with the City of Mesa Police Department. Statistics concerning the occurrences of the following criminal offenses at the UIU-Mesa Center reported to center authorities or local police are as follows: On Campus On Campus Property Public Property Crime Criminal Homicide Manslaughter Forcible Sex Offenses Non-Forcible Sex Offenses Robbery Larceny -Theft Aggravated Assault Simple Assault Arson Motor Vehicle Theft Liquor Law- Referrals Liquor Law Arrests Burglary

9 Drug Related Referrals Drug Related Arrests Weapons Possession Hate Crimes Race Gender Religion Sexual Orientation Ethnicity Anyone having questions about the Campus Security and Safety Report may contact the Center Director at