CSUF Policies and Student Safety

1. CSUF Policies and Student Safety Presented by: Mary Hermann, CHES Director, Health Education and Promotion Student Health and Counseling Center New Student Orientation 2006

2. Campus Safety • Crime profile • Burglary and theft are most commonly reported crimes on campus. • CSUF compared to national stats

3. Protect Yourself • Use the campus escort service • Keep bags/belongings with you • Secure your car • Use common sense

4. CSUF Police Judicial Affairs Women’s Center Counseling and Psychological Services “Blue Lights” If you need assistance…

5. Alcohol Policies • Behaviors off campus can affect standing on campus (reports are sent to Judicial Affairs). • Residence Halls and off campus housing • Common citations: Minors in Possession (MIP), drunk in public, DUI

6. Risks related to Alcohol Use • Poor decision making • Impact on your education • Impact on your personal life • Fighting • Drink spiking • Date rape/sexual assault

8. Watch out for you and your friends… • Be informed! • Recognize/prevent problems • Become a peer health educator

9. Hazing • All forms of physical activity not directed toward constructive work • The application of foreign substances to the body • “New member only” scavenger hunts, new member ditches, kidnaps, etc. • Any activity mandatory for new members only, and is not educational in nature • Depriving students of sufficient sleep (6 hours per day minimum), decent of edible meals, or access to means of maintaining bodily cleanliness • Depriving students of "sense awareness" (sight, sound, etc.) which may cause mental and/or physical stress • Forcing, coercing or permitting students to eat, or drink foreign or unusual substances such as raw meat, salt water, onions, etc. • Forcing, or allowing, students to dress in any unusual or awkward fashion. • Criminal, university offenses and personal liability

10. Where to go for help… • Student Organization Resource Center • Judicial Affairs – Dean of Students Office • Coach/advisor

11. Student Health and Counseling Center • Services are low to no cost to students! • No insurance is required! • Full service medical clinic including general medicine, optometry, physical therapy, radiology, lab and pharmacy • Immunizations questions answered! • Family PACT (contraception, STI 411, well women and men exams)

12. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) • Free counseling for students! • Common issues relating to transitioning into college: • Anxiety • Depression • Relationship issues • All of these issues can impact learning and should be addressed.

13. Sexual Assault Awareness • Universityblues.org • Women’s Center Resources – University Hall 205

14. Pop Quiz!

15. What are the most common “crimes” on campus?

16. 2.Name two strategies to help maintain your safety on campus.

17. 3. What does “MIP” stand for?

18. 4. What department on campus can you contact for more information on sexual assault policies?

19. 5. What is the CSUF mascot’s name?

20. 6. Where is the CSUF baseball team headed this week?

21. Contact numbers • Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC) • 714-278-2800 • Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) • 714-278-3040 • Women’s Center • 714-278-3928 • University Police • 714-278-2515 • Student Organization Resource Center (SORC) • 714-278-7622 • Judicial Affairs • 714-278-8332

22. How to reach us: Mary Hermann, CHES Director, Health Education and Promotion Student Health and Counseling Center 714.278.2847 mhermann@fullerton.edu Brieana Roumeliotis, MPH, CHES Health Educator Student Health and Counseling Center 714.278.7223 broumeliotis@fullerton.edu