The Roosevelt University Campus Safety Department is an unarmed, proprietary security force of 22 uniformed officers, 1 assistant director and a director of campus safety. Roosevelt University Campus Safety personnel do not have law enforcement authority. Roosevelt University Campus Safety officers do not have arrest powers.
Roosevelt University relies on local law enforcement agencies, the Chicago Police Department for the Chicago Campus and the Schaumburg Police Department for the Schaumburg Campus, for law enforcement response and assistance. Campus Safety offices are located in the Auditorium Bldg., room 113 on the Chicago Campus and room 102 on the Schaumburg campus. Campus crime documentation is available at each location.
Roosevelt University has verbal agreements of understanding with both agencies regarding law enforcement assistance. Campus Safety administration works closely with these agencies to develop and promote good working relationships. Roosevelt University does not maintain an MOU with Chicago or Schaumburg Police Departments pertaining to the investigation of criminal incidents.
Students and staff are strongly encouraged to accurately and promptly report any and all crime to the local law enforcement agency as well as Campus Safety.
Roosevelt University is committed to the safety and security of all community members. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available here: AnnualSecurityReport.
If you would like to receive a hard copy of this report, please visit the Campus Safety Office in the Auditorium Building, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. You may also request a hard copy by calling 312-341-4167.
This report contains information regarding campus security and personal safety and topics such as crime prevention, Campus Safety enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, fire safety, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about fire statistics within residence halls and crime statistics for the three previous calendar years. This data is representative of crimes reported on campus, in certain off-campus buildings, or property owned/controlled by Roosevelt University, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
This information is required by law and is provided by the Roosevelt University Campus Safety Department.
The university is committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment. All employees and students are encouraged to report anything which may affect security such as lost keys/ID cards, defective locks and broken windows immediately to the offices listed below.
In the event of a crime or life-threatening emergency, call the local police immediately by dialing 911. It is also necessary to notify the responsible university personnel to request assistance at the following locations:
Auditorium Building 430 S. Michigan Avenue
Wabash Building 425 S. Wabash Avenue
Goodman Center 501 S. Wabash Avenue
Call Campus Safety at 312-341-2020 (x2020 from campus phones) for emergencies and non-emergencies
18 S. Michigan Avenue
Call Campus Safety at 312-281-3111 (x3111 from campus phones) for emergencies and non-emergencies
1400 North Roosevelt Boulevard, Schaumburg
Call Campus Safety at 847-619-8989 (x8989 from campus phones).
It is the policy of Roosevelt University to respond to any reported criminal action or emergency by assisting any student, faculty member, staff member or visitor. This assistance may take the form of calling police, fire or emergency medical personnel, completing an incident report and providing information on counseling services. All incident reports related to students are forwarded to the Student Affairs Office for review and potential action, as appropriate.
Crimes should be reported to Campus Safety pertaining to criminal offenses for the purpose of assessing the incident for issuing a Timely Warning Notice (Community Alert) and for including the incident in the annual statistical disclosure.
If you witness students, staff, faculty or any person exhibiting concerning behaviors that may affect the Roosevelt community or any of its members, you are urged to report those behaviors to the University's Behavioral Assessment Team.
Roosevelt has an emergency notification system and will, taking into account the safety of the community, determine the content of the notification and initiate the emergency notification, unless issuing a notification will, in the professional judgment of responsible authorities, compromise efforts to assist a victim or contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate the emergency. The emergency notification may be by text message, University email and/or the University homepage.
To ensure that you receive an emergency notification text message, please go to your RU Access account and enter (or verify) your cell phone number.
If you require any assistance to safely exit a Roosevelt University building in the event of an emergency evacuation, a voluntary self-identification form is available for you to complete. In the event of an emergency evacuation, we ask that you go to the nearest area of rescue assistance (Auditorium Building, Wabash Building, Goodman Center and Gage Building – usually in or by a stairwell) and press the emergency alarm button. This will inform emergency responders of your location.
During an emergency that requires you to evacuate and assistance is needed an area of rescue is a safe space in a building where people can wait for help during an emergency.
Roosevelt University has an Emergency Operations Plan and as a part of the plan, emergency procedures to follow.
As winter weather approaches, please keep the following information in mind. The decision to utilize a remote work/e-learning day due to inclement weather is never easy. There are many factors to consider. Below is an outline of the process used to determine a campus closure, remote work/e-learning or late start day.
Always use your own judgement whether or not to travel to the University and contact your supervisor.
If a member of the Roosevelt University (RU) community has reason to believe that a student who resides in on-campus housing has been missing for 24 hours, he or she should immediately notify the RU Campus Safety Department at 312-341-2020 or ext. 2020 if on campus. RU Campus Safety will immediately notify the Director of Campus Safety, the Director of Residence Life and Dean of Students. The Campus Safety Department will generate a missing persons report and initiate an investigation.
In addition to registering a general emergency contact, students residing in on-campus housing have the option to identify confidentially an individual to be contacted by the Director of Residence Life (or Dean of Students or Director of Campus Safety) in the event the student is determined to be missing for more than 24 hours. If a student has identified such an individual, the Director of Residence Life (or Dean of Students or Director of Campus Safety) will notify that individual no later than 24 hours after the student is determined to be missing.
Student residents will identify a confidential contact through the Housing portal online Missing Person – Emergency Contact form which must be completed before housing check in. If a resident wishes to change their missing person emergency contact during the year, he/she may do this in person at the Residence Life Office, Wabash Bldg., Room 1413. A student’s confidential contact information will be accessible only by authorized campus officials and law enforcement in the course of the investigation.
After investigating a missing person report, should the RU Campus Safety Department determine that the student is missing for 24 hours, the Director of Residence Life (or Dean of Students or Director of Campus Safety) will notify the student’s emergency contact no later than 24 hours after the student is determined to be missing. If the missing student is under the age of 18 and is not an emancipated individual, the Director of Residence Life (or Dean of Students or Director of Campus Safety) will notify the student’s parent or legal guardian immediately after RU Campus Safety has determined that the student has been missing for 24 hours. Regardless of whether the student has identified a contact person, is above the age of 18, or is an emancipated minor, Campus Safety will notify the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction in the area within 24 hours that the student is missing.
Note for students under age of 21: Suzanne’s Law requires law enforcement to notify the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) when someone between the age of 18 and 21 is reported missing, as part of the national “Amber Alert” bill.
The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act of 2000 require colleges and universities to inform students and employees how to learn the identity of registered sex offenders living on or near campus. This is updated to comply with the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, which took effect October 23, 2002.
The Illinois State police compile sex offender information. The Illinois State Police maintains a website that allows you to search their sex offender database online at https://isp.illinois.gov/Sor. To learn the identity of registered sex offenders on or near campus, or anywhere in Illinois, visit the Sex Offender Database. Once there, you can search by city, county, or zip code.
The University (both Chicago and Schaumburg Campuses) is in Cook County.
The University is in zip codes: 60605 (Chicago – Auditorium, Wabash Bldgs., Goodman Center, University Center); 60603 (Chicago - Gage Bldg.); and 60173 (Schaumburg Campus).
You can also check the Chicago Police Department’s Registered Sex Offender database.
The Chicago Campus (the Auditorium, Wabash Bldgs., Goodman Center, University Center, 218 S. Wabash and Gage Bldg.) are in the Chicago Police Department’s 1st District.
The Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act (730 ILCS 150/) requires sex offenders to:
If you are a student: You must, within three (3) days of enrolling at an Institution of Higher Education, notify in person the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction in which you reside, the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction in which you are attending an Institution of Higher Education and the public safety or security director of the Institution of Higher Education.
If you are an employee: You must, within three (3) days of beginning employment at an Institution of Higher Education, notify in person the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction in which you reside, the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction in which you are employed by an Institution of Higher Education and the public safety or security director of the Institution of Higher Education.
You must, within three (3) days of changing your employment and/or changing your status in enrollment at an Institution of Higher Education (commencement, termination, and any and all changes), notify in person the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction in which you reside, the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction in which you are working at or attending an Institution of Higher Education and the public safety or security director of the Institution of Higher Education.
You must renew your employment or student enrollment registration, in person, with the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of your residence, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the Institution of Higher Education, and the public safety or security director of the Institution of Higher Education within one year from the date of your most recent registration until you complete your registration requirement.
At Roosevelt University you must report in person to the Director of Campus Safety or Assistant Director of Campus Safety at:
Auditorium Building, Room 113
430 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
Phone: (312) 341-4167 or (312) 341-4173
The most common security incident is the loss of personal items left unattended. Signs posted in places such as the Library and periodic publications remind students and employees to protect their personal property. The University accepts no responsibility for the loss of any personal property of students or employees.