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If you are experiencing an emergency on campus, please call Campus Safety dispatch at 503-768-7777. If there is no answer, please call 503-593-5457.

You can always call or text 911 in an emergency.

Campus Safety officers and dispatchers are responsible for providing you with a full range of safety services, including crime investigations and reports, medical emergencies, fire emergencies, traffic accidents, safety escorts, and enforcement of all college policies, including alcohol use, drug use, and weapons possession.

The campus safety office is located at the Gate 3 entrance of the Lewis & Clark College under... The campus safety office is located at the Gate 3 entrance of the Lewis & Clark College undergraduate campus.

Campus Safety/Visitor Information is located at the Gate 3 entrance of the Lewis & Clark College undergraduate campus. The office is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Our officers, dispatchers, and director provide around-the-clock patrol and services to the campus community. All Campus Safety officers hold an Unarmed Private Security Professional license through the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST).

Statement of Values

The Lewis & Clark College Office of Campus Safety exists to serve the campus community by protecting life and property, preventing crime, enforcing laws, and maintaining general order for all members of the community. Central to our mission are the values that guide our work and our decisions. In turn these values contribute to the quality of life at Lewis & Clark.

We value accountability, cooperation, excellence, human life, integrity, laws and the constitution, problem solving, ourselves, respect, and service. 

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Campus Safety News

FAQs for Employees Regarding Immigration Enforcement Actions

In response to concerns and requests for information from Lewis & Clark employees, the Office of the General Counsel has prepared a Frequently-Asked-Questions document for frontline employees about what to do in the event of immigration law enforcement contact or action on campus.

Important Notices

How to Report Safety Hazards and Accidents

With the possibility of upcoming wintry conditions, community members should prioritize using extra caution to avoid slips, trips, and falls. Despite the best efforts to keep paths safe to navigate, campus surfaces can be uneven, obscured, or slippery during inclement weather.

Jeremy Ranft, New Director of Campus Safety

Welcome Jeremy Ranft, New Director of Campus Safety

Jeremy Ranft, an established security professional, has been selected to serve as Lewis & Clark’s director of Campus Safety.

Frank Manor House covered in snow

Please Review School Closure Policy Prior to Threat of Winter Weather

As winter weather approaches, now is the time to review the policies we have in place to keep our community safe and the institution running during snow, ice, or other dangerous weather events.

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