The Washington Examiner asked universities around the Washington area about security measures employed at their residence halls to keep students safe. Here’s how they responded.
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American University: All residents have to swipe their card at the front door and a resident assistant checks IDs. Some residence halls have a double-barrier swipe system. At these halls, students first swipe at the doors, show their ID to a resident assistant, then swipe again into an elevator or doorway.
Catholic University of America: Students have to swipe their ID to enter each residence hall, and public safety assistants monitor the entrances of residence halls seven days a week during the academic year. Centennial Village, a gated residence community, has just a card swipe. A double-swipe system was added to the North Neighborhood buildings this fall.
George Mason University: Students have a card that is unique to their residence hall, and they must swipe it to get through the outside entrance.
Georgetown University: Students must swipe their ID and present it when entering. All residence halls have guards. At on-campus student apartments there are no guards; residents just swipe into a door to enter and then use a key for their door.
George Washington University: Students must swipe ID cards to enter. Security guards patrol all halls, and community service aides provide a presence at the front doors.
Howard University: Students must swipe into residence halls. The desk is staffed around the clock, and IDs are checked.
University of Maryland: Students swipe in through the first set of doors, then walk through a lobby area. Students must then swipe into the elevator or ground floor hallway. Community assistants watch for suspicious activity.
– Leigh Giangreco
