Safety Tips

Always Lock Your Doors

An open door is an invitation for thieves, whether it's your vehicle or dorm room.

Vehicle

Keep your doors locked and do not keep your keys inside your vehicle. Take your personal belongings with you and do not leave them in plain sight in your car. Vehicle break-ins happen around Holland, including on our campus.

Dorm Room

Keep your doors locked. It's easy to keep your dorm room propped open, to not use your key and for friends who stop in for a visit. But this is a great way for items like cell phone and laptops to be stolen.

Safety in Numbers

晚上不要独自行走。人多总是安全的。如果你发现自己需要步行回宿舍、公寓或小屋，但你觉得不安全，可以使用希望大学校园班车或打电话给校园安全中心。世界杯荷兰vs厄瓜多尔走地

Always Keep Emergency Contacts in Your Phone

把重要的号码存入你的手机。把家人、朋友和校园安全号码放在手边。我们是24小时营业的，所以如果你需要深夜乘车，或者在你不舒服的地方散步时需要找人聊天，请给我们打电话。

Be Aware Of Your Surroundings

Familiarize yourself with the campus. Make sure that you're aware of your current surroundings when you're walking around outside. Even if you have headphones on or you're talking to a friend, keep your eyes open to unusual activity.

Safety Escorts

Campus Safety offers safety escorts for any student, faculty or staff member who may feel concerned or uneasy about walking through campus. You may call Campus Safety at616.395.7770, and an officer will be dispatched to your location and bring you to where you need to be on-campus.

Campus Shuttle

The Hope College Campus Shuttle operates nightly, except during breaks.
Hours of operation

• Daily 6–11 p.m.

Each stop number corresponds with the approximate time the shuttle will be there (e.g., the shuttle goes to stop8at :08, :18, :28, :38, and :48each hour). Please see thecampus mapand check "Shuttle Stops" for a complete list of each stop and stop times, approximately +/- 1 minute.

More information about the Campus Shuttle

Consider Taking a Self Defense Class

If you’re interested in setting up a self-defense class or learning more about it, contactOfficer Everse.

Lock Your Bikes

没有上锁的自行车是对别人的邀请!即使你觉得你把自行车放在一个安全的地方，也要确保锁好自行车。

Lock your bike in a well-lit, highly visible area and lock it to a bike rack. Cable bike locks are easily cut; U-Locks and chain locks are recommended.

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There's a right way and a wrong way when it comes to locking your bike.

If You See Something, Say Something

If you see something that just doesn't feel right, call us. Even if you're not quite sure that it's necessary, err on the side of caution and call. Our dispatchers will take your information and make sure that your call is handled appropriately. This could involve passing the information along to another department, sending an officer to take a report or getting in touch with Holland Public Safety.

Sometimes when we think it's just something small, it may actually be a small part of something bigger. If we aren't made aware of the situation, we can't help.

We're open 24/7/365 and our dispatchers are always available to answer your call.

Sign Up For Emergency Text Alerts

Hope College uses RAVE, a mass emergency notification system, to notify students, faculty and staff of severe weather or emergency situations. These messages will be sent as a text and email, and will also be shown on digital signage on campus. RAVE messages are be sent in the event of:

• Severe Thunderstorm Warning
• Tornado Watch
• Tornado Warning
• Emergency on Campus
• Other emergencies as required by the Clery Act

In the event of tornado warning or an emergency on campus when it is required to shelter in place, an all clear message will also be sent to notify when it is safe.

Useplus.m.icarseries.comto set up the phone number that you want these messages to be sent to. They'll be sent to the contact that you designate as "self."

Opt in for emergency notifications