Campus Safety - Campus Access Policy

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Harold Washington College (HWC) students, faculty and employees access the college campus through the front doors of the building on Lake Street. Disabled persons access the building through two disabled accessible doors, also on Lake Street. Two (2) Security Officers are assigned at the Information/Security desk which is located in the lobby in front of the Colleges’ entrances to ensure that no unauthorized person enters the campus and that no unauthorized equipment leaves the campus. All faculty, staff, and students are required to obtain a current college identification card and have this card in their possession while on HWC’s premises.

As a security precaution, Security Staff may ask anyone on HWC's premises to show their identification card. Anyone requested by Security to show an Identification Card but who does not have one and believes they have a legitimate reason for being on HWC's premises, will be asked by Security to explain these reasons. If Security determines that any such explanations are insufficient, Security may ask the person to leave the premises.

In addition, the Security Department is responsible for issuing the college identification card. Id cards must be updated each semester with a current semester sticker. Student id cards are issued and updated by the Security Department during early, open and late registration of each semester, and during the semester on Monday and Thursday, 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

The College Campus is open on Monday - Friday, from 7:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. and on Saturday from 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. The College is closed on Sunday. HWC Security Officers are responsible for admitting staff/delivery personnel into the college when the building is closed.

The procedure for access to Harold Washington College when the building is closed is as follows:

• Present current identification card.
• Complete the sign in and sign out logbook located at the Information Desk in the lobby.

Note: Everyone is required to sign in/sign out each time they leave and return to the building.

HWC Security Staff are responsible for admitting only staff/delivery personnel into the college through the dock entrance from Monday-Saturday, 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. The dock entrance is closed on Sunday. The HWC dock area is used for the delivery of materials, supplies, equipment and by the Housekeeping Department Staff.

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