All faculty, student and staff members should assist in the reporting of incidents and emergencies. The University Police Department is the primary point of emergency reporting. These services operate 24 hours per day and 7 days per week.

  1. In the event of an emergency, contact the University Police and Public Safety Department immediately at (502) 597-6878 or dial 911.
  2. Provide the following information when you report an emergency:
  3. Exact Location
  4. Nature of the emergency
  5. Nature of any injuries and other hazardous factors
  6. Your name and contact information
  7. If for some reason the University Police Department cannot be reached, call 911 and report the emergency. Please be sure to identify your exact location on campus if contacting emergency services. Continue to attempt to contact the University Police Department to report the incident when it is safe to do so.

II. KSU Alert (Public Safety Alerts)

Purpose: The purpose of this order is to establish the directives for sworn and civilian employees of the Kentucky State University Police and Public Safety Department in using and implementing the KSU Alert Emergency Notification System.

Definition: The KSU Alert system is an emergency message notification system used for delivering subscription based emergency messages to the campus community. The system is designed to deliver emergency or urgent messages by text messaging to cell phone subscribers, by emailing a subscribed email account, by delivering voice notifications, and by displaying KSU Alert messages on digital signage throughout the campus.

The fundamental goal of the KSU Alert system is to assist in promoting a safe environment for students, faculty, staff, guests and subscribers. The system is designed to be used only during emergency