Access to and Security of Facilities

University facilities exist to support the institution's principal functions of teaching, research, and service.  In addition to classrooms, laboratories and offices, the University has housing, food service, recreation and athletics, administrative support, maintenance and utility facilities.

The institution generally seeks to maintain open access to its facilities, but Trinity's Deerfield campus is primarily intended for use by students, faculty, staff and their invited guests.  Trinity maintains and regularly exercises the right to restrict access to its facilities.  For example, access to laboratories, service, maintenance and utility facilities are restricted for safety and operational reasons, and access to student housing facilities is limited to residents and invited guests.  In instances where a person, through his/her prior actions, has demonstrated an inability or unwillingness to conduct him or herself in accord with University policy or applicable law, that person can be "banned" from campus and denied access to all university property and facilities.

All Residential areas of university dorms are to be kept locked 24 hours a day with the exception of open house hours for undergraduate dorms.  Standard open house hours are Fridays 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm, Saturdays 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm and Sundays 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm.  At all other times access to residential areas of these dorms requires a key.  The Public lounge areas of the Johnson Hall and Trinity Hall dorms are locked down during late night hours.  During extended breaks, the doors to all halls will be equipped with a lock different from the regular lock/key issued to resident student.

The university acts to maintain secure and safe facilities for use by its students, faculty, staff and invited guests through the work of Campus Safety & Security Services, through its internal Key and lock system and key related policies, through the regular work of both the maintenance and custodial personnel, through the assigned responsibilities of personnel in University Housing and Student Affairs, by providing adequate interior and exterior lighting, and by fostering an awareness among members of the University community about safety and security matters and the need for timely reporting to the proper authorities of criminal or suspicious activities.

Security procedures used in the maintenance of campus facilities involve coordination between Campus Safety & Security Services, Residential Life and Institutional Services. Residence Life Staff and Campus Safety & Security Services Personnel will complete work orders for repairs as problems are discovered or reported to them.  Unless an emergency exists, all repairs in residential areas will occur between 10:00 am and 10:00 pm. Any repairs made at other times will have University Personnel present.  Off campus maintenance personnel are not allowed access to residential halls without authorization from the Director of Facility Services (or other designee).