The Kentucky State University campus is well lighted, especially in parking lots and along main pathways and all exterior lights, including blue lights at emergency phone locations are checked by University officers biweekly. A report of light outages is forwarded to the Facilities Department for their prompt attention. As an added safety service, officers are available 24 hours a day to escort students and employees by car or on foot to their residence halls.
Students, faculty, and staff have access to academic, recreational, and administrative facilities. All academic buildings are closed by 11 p.m. In order for students to enter after this time, they must have the permission of the Chief of Police and the Academic Dean. The public may attend cultural and recreational events, but visitors are limited to facilities in which those events are held.
Kentucky State University’s well-trained residence life staff includes the associate director of residence life and housing, the assistant director of residence life, four area coordinators, and student resident advisors. Most live in the residence halls and representatives of the staff are on call 24 hours a day. Swipe card access to students and their guests limit access to residence halls and each swipe of every card is recorded. Employees may have access when necessary, with certain restrictions. Residence halls are locked 24 hours a day.
Physical Plant maintenance employees have key access to all campus facilities for the purpose of addressing maintenance issues. Communication is maintained between maintenance employees and the University Police by email and telephone and all issues of building safety and security are regularly exchanged between the departments.
Kentucky State University prohibits the crimes of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as those terms are defined for purposes of the Clery Act. Accordingly, Kentucky State University provides the following crime prevention and security awareness programs and projects to the University community.