Saint Xavier University provides a professional Public Safety Department to serve its students, faculty and staff. The Department of Public Safety is committed to the highest quality of protective services in order to maintain and improve our unique educational environment and quality of life. The goal of the Department of Public Safety is to provide professional responses to all safety and service-oriented requests from the campus community.
The University is patrolled 24-hours a day by Public Safety police and security officers using vehicles equipped with a mobile law enforcement computers and emergency response and first aid equipment. Our regular patrols are augmented during the academic year by student walk and bicycle patrol officers as well as residence hall security officers.
The Department of Public Safety is involved in a multi-year process of transitioning security officer positions to state-certified police officers, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Sworn University Police Officers are granted by the State of Illinois, the same authority as municipal peace officers and county sheriffs.
Officers are responsible for observing, reporting and taking appropriate actions in all instances of criminal and suspicious activities. They are also responsible for detecting and reporting fire and safety hazards, as well as implementing evacuation procedures.
The department is responsible for maintaining the University's emergency operation center, as well as the facilities for radio communications and implementation of contingency alert plans when conditions warrant. Protective escorts, battery jumps and vehicle lockout assistance, anywhere on campus, are also provided by the department.. Assistance can be obtained by using one of the red, yellow or gray public safety phones located in the parking lots and throughout campus. In the event of an injury or illness, officers will coordinate emergency medical/first-aid treatment and transportation with the Chicago Fire Department paramedics.
Public Safety also operates the University's Shuttle Service which is provided from the Warde Academic Center (McGuire Hall entrance) to Advising and Financial Aid Office at 111th S. St. Louis, the Art and Design Campus at 104th S. Spalding, all off-campus housing apartments, as well as the Pulaski (parking lot 14) and Driehaus Centers. Each shuttle stop is clearly designated with a sign. Please see the fall and spring shuttle schedule posted throughout campus and on our Web site. An all-stop evening shuttle has been added and will run to designated on-campus and off-campus locations until 10:30 p.m. If you are parked in Lot 14 (Pulaski Center) and need a protective escort after 10:30 p.m., please dial "0" from a campus phone or (773) 298-3541 to contact a Public Safety Dispatcher.
The department also operates a weekend shuttle van, Friday through Sunday, which transports students to the Midway Airport CTA Orange line train. The weekend shuttle also provides transportation to a number of off-campus shopping, entertainment and dining venues, as well as all off-campus housing locations. Please contact Public Safety Dispatcher at (773)-298-3541 to make a local shuttle request during the hours listed on schedule.
The department is also responsible for regulating traffic and parking enforcement on campus. All students who are attending regular academic classes and who park on campus, as well as faculty and staff, must register their vehicles with the Department of Public Safety. Permits are available on CLAWS, in the Public Safety Office (CSC-100), at the Advising and Financial Aid Office, and at the Graham School of Business. General-use parking permits for commuters are $125, and residential overnight parking permits are $250. Permits are valid for the entire academic year and expire each year on August 31. For more information, call (773) 298-3950.
For emergency service, call the Department of Public Safety at ext. 3-911 or the Chicago Police Department at 9-1-1.
Public Safety Administrative Office hours are:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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