Schiffert/Security

Question 1

what is Schiffert?

Answer 1

wellness and health services center, located in McCommas
-can make appointment online or over the phone

Question 2

what services does Schiffert offer?

Answer 2

-women’s clinic
-pharmacy staff
-medical professionals
-X-rays
-Dietician services
-allergy/immunization clinic
-wound care clinic
-laboratory for lab tests

Question 3

what are the 3 safety forces on campus for security?

Answer 3

Virginia Tech Police, blacksburg police, and VT rescue

Question 4

What was VTPD the first to do?

Answer 4

First university to have a k-9 unit. Nero, Toro, and Zuka

Question 5

Tell me about Safe Ride:

Answer 5

-free ride or walking escort provided on-campus
-runs through VTPD, will pick you up and drive you anywhere on campus
-operates dusk till dawn every evening while
-walking escort available 24/7 is individual feels unsafe

Question 6

Tell me about VT Alerts:

Answer 6

-must register for VT Alerts when signing up for classes; mandatory for students
-text messages, emails, voicemails, and desktop alerts sent out in case of emergencies, weather, class cancellations
-Synchronized LED clocks in classrooms will sound an alarm and relay a message across screen.
-tests are run throughout the year; warning in advance before it happens
-several loud sirens that sound throughout campus

Question 7

Tell me about Blue Light Towers:

Answer 7

-114 across campus
-press button incase of emergency, VTPD will respond
-over 400 blue box phones in residence halls on each floor/hallway as well as in public spaces on campus(press button and will be connected 911 dispatcher).