Safety & Security

In order for safety measures to be effective, students must make proper use of the available safety features. Residents are encouraged to lock their doors when leaving their room/suite for any reason and while sleeping. Residents are also reminded that propping open exterior doors for any reason is also a safety hazard since it may allow unwanted visitors access to the building and is a policy violation subjecting the resident to disciplinary action.

Residence halls are locked 24 hours a day (with a few exceptions). Each resident will be issued a key which will allow access to get into the building.

Residence halls are only as safe and secure as residents help to keep them. All residence halls are locked 24 hours a day (with a few exceptions).

To protect the safety and security of all residents, do not prop open an outside door to a residence hall.

Jeopardizing residence hall security in any way is prohibited (e.g., propping outside doors open, holding doors open for strangers, vandalizing security cameras). Any unsafe situation you cannot correct, such as lights out i a stairwell, safety hazards, etc., should be reported to a building staff member as soon as possible.

You are responsible for the actions of your guests. While they are in the residence hall, guests must be escorted at all times. 

Students are required to carry their NCard at all times. Failure to carry your NCard, giving false information to a staff member, and failure to show the NCard to a staff member as requested are all violations of the NCTA Code of Conduct and Housing policies. Allowing another person to use your NCard for any reason is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct. The NCard is not transferable and is to be used only by the person to whom it is issued.

• Your campus NCard is required to gain access to the dining centers.
• If you lose your NCard, report it immediately to the Welcome Center.

Each resident will be issued a key to their assigned room/suite. Keys are for the sole use of the person to whom they are issued. It is a violation of the Nebraska Code of Conduct and University Housing policies to duplicate this key or loan it to anyone else. If you are locked out of your room/suite, contact your RA for access. If you lose your key, you can get a replacement room key from the NCTA facility office located in Ag Hall.

Any activity deemed by Housing staff to be a threat to the health and safety of residents is strictly prohibited. Prohibited activities include but are not limited to: sitting on balcony railings or out of windows, throwing anything from a window/balcony, physical assault, or threat of physical altercation.

Recreational, solid-fuel, and propane fires are not allowed on University of Nebraska property. Any exceptions are only permitted if an NCTA faculty or staff member obtains a permit from the University Fire Marshal and that faculty or staff member oversees this fire. Cooking equipment such as grills are permitted as long as they are not within 10 feet of any structure and not used or kindled on any balcony or under any overhanging portion of a building. Also, no person shall use the cooking equipment for the disposal of rubbish, trash, or combustible waste material. The cooking equipment must be constantly attended by a competent person when in use until the cooking is complete and the equipment is off and no longer burning. Please speak to NCTA Residence Life about expectations for grills or other cooking equipment before bringing or using this equipment.