Safety & Security

BUCKEYE ALERT

The Ohio State University has created a text message alert system for students, faculty & staff to stay informed of potential emergencies.  Students who provide their cell number to Ohio State via Buckeye Link are automatically registered for emergency notification text messages.

Students may register up to two additional parent/spouse/etc. cell phone numbers to receive emergency text messages.  For additional registration or find out more about Buckeye Alert, go to buckeyealert.osu.edu.

CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY REPORT

This information is provided by The Ohio State University at Mansfield as part of our commitment to safety on campus and in compliance with the Student Right to Know and the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, renamed the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act in 1998.  For your convenience, this Campus Safety and Security Report is available online at https://mansfield.osu.edu/about-ohio-state-mansfield/safety-and-security/.

 

TORNADO SAFETY & SHELTER INFORMATION

If there should be a “tornado emergency, seek shelter in lowest interior areas of campus buildings away from windows; including interior restrooms, classrooms and hallways. Immediately seek shelter inside campus buildings when the Richland County emergency severe weather notification siren is heard outside.

Emergency Telephone Numbers

            Emergency                                                    911

            Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital                  419-526-8000

Police                                                            

Campus Security & Public Safety                  419-755-4346

(also for lock outs, jump starts, escorts)

Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP)               419-756-2222

Mansfield Police Department                         419-522-1234

Richland County Sheriff                                 419-775-5678

Ontario Police                                                 419-529-2115

Fire Department & EMS (Mansfield)           419-524-2424

To log personal items in case of theft reportit.leadsonline.com/

FIRST AID

For minor injuries or illnesses, contact Campus Security at 419-755-4346.  First aid kits are available in Bromfield Library & Information Commons, the Campus Recreation Center, the Child Development Center, Eisenhower Student Union, Kee Hall, and Ovalwood Hall.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities which receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states that “[n]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.  See hr.osu.edu/public/documents/policy/ policy115.pdf for more information.

 

Examples of the types of discrimination that are covered under Title IX include sexual harassment (including sexual violence and sexual assault), the failure to provide equal opportunity in athletics and discrimination based on pregnancy.  For information related to the university’s Title IX programs, support resources, rights and policies, visit titleix.osu.edu.

Reporting an Incident

The Ohio State University at Mansfield strongly encourages prompt, accurate reporting of crimes or suspicious incidents. Crimes or suspicious incidents should be reported immediately to security by dialing 5-4346 from an OSU phone or 419-755-4346 from an outside phone. Emergencies should be reported by dialing 9-911 from an OSU phone, or 911 from an outside line.

Ohio State Mansfield partners with the Domestic Violence Shelter to provide campus sexual assault advocacy services; call 419-565-2489 to arrange to see the advocate, Sarah Metzger, in her on campus office. You may also contact New Directions Student Assistance Program, 419-529-9941 or Human Resources for Employee Assistance Program at 614-292-4472 or 1-800-678-6265.  More information is available at mansfield.osu.edu/assets/mansfield/security/SexualViolenceFactSheet.pdf