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Reporting an Emergency

Emergency Phone Numbers 

Campus Safety—Emergency Only 

• on-campus phone x7911 
• off-campus or cell phone 610-526-7911 

Emergency Hotline—Recorded Messages

• on-campus phone x7310 
• off-campus or cell phone 610-526-7310

Health & Wellness Center

• on-campus phone x7360
• off-campus or cell phone 610-526-7360

Undergraduate Dean’s Office (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) 

• on-campus phone x5375 
• off-campus or cell phone 610-526-5375

Residential Life (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) 

• on-campus phone x7331
• off-campus or cell phone 610-526-7331

Fire 

If a fire alarm sounds, evacuate the building immediately. Do not re-enter the building until Campus Safety or emergency personnel give the all-clear. In the event of a fire, pull the fire alarm, call Campus Safety at x7911 from any campus 
phone, or 610-526-7911, and evacuate the building 
immediately. Familiarize yourself with fire evacuation 
routes in buildings you use frequently.  

Medical Emergencies 

Call Campus Safety at x7911 from any campus phone or 610-526-7911 immediately.  

Be prepared to give your location and the nature/severity of the injury. Stay on the line until emergency personnel arrive or the dispatcher ends the call.  

Maintenance Emergencies 

After hours and on weekends, Campus Safety communications will contact Facilities Services for requests that are deemed emergencies.  

Emergency Hotline 

Call x7310 or 610-526-7310 to hear recorded information about current information, such as cancellations or special instructions, during severe weather or other emergencies.  

Blue Light—Yellow Emergency Telephones 

Yellow emergency telephones, mostly with blue lights on top, are located around campus and connect the caller with Campus Safety. Many of these phones also provide your location for personnel to assist you.

Reporting a Crime 

Call Campus Safety immediately at x7911 or 610-526-7911.  

The safety of our campus is a shared responsibility. All are encouraged to report crimes and unusual activity to Campus Safety immediately.  

Crimes may also be reported to any Campus security authority, such as a dean, Residential Life staff, hall advisor, or athletic coach. These Campus security authorities work closely with Campus Safety to ensure the safety of our community. All reported incidents will be investigated.  

Campus Emergencies & Notifications

Campus Emergencies 

For information about the Emergency Notification System and additional safety information, please see the emergency response guide at brynmawr.edu/emergency.

Emergency Notification 

In an effort to ensure that the community is fully aware of any safety issues or emergencies, Campus Safety will activate the emergency notification system when deemed appropriate. This system has multiple levels, tailored to the situation at hand, which include posting of Campus Safety bulletins, campus-wide voicemails, and emails. In addition to these steps, a recorded message may be placed on the Emergency Hotline, x7310 or 610-526-7310, and information may be posted on the College homepage.  

The system will only be activated when tests are conducted or in the event of a serious or imminent threat to community safety. In the event of an immediate hazard or a serious threat to the Campus, a notification message will be sent out via text, voicemail, and email.  

A campus alert siren may be used as well, if warranted. The siren will be followed by instructions. When the crisis has passed, an 
all-clear will be sounded. All students are encouraged to go to the following links to familiarize themselves with the alert siren and 
the emergency messages.  

Campus Crime Awareness: Clery Act and the Annual Fire Report

Information regarding campus security and personal safety as well as the annual fire report may be found on the Campus Safety website.

Safety & Security Tips

In the safest of environments, people may still become victims. Crime prevention is the responsibility of 
every member of the Bi-Co community. Faculty, 
staff, and students are encouraged to watch over the campus, to report any unusual activity to Campus Safety, and to follow basic safety practices that apply no matter where one lives. For additional information as well as other Campus Safety services, consult brynmawr.edu/safety.

It is the responsibility of Campus Safety to promote the safety and welfare of the Bryn Mawr College community. To help us do so, we ask students to carry their official college identification cards at all times on campus and to use them to identify themselves to Campus Safety or other officials when requested.

Bi-Co Safety Risk

Due to the bi-college relationship between Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, if either college determines that the presence of an individual poses a safety risk to the campus community, that individual will be deemed a safety risk on both campuses. If either college determines that a student must be barred from residence on its campus, either pending investigation or after final resolution of that investigation, the student also will be barred from residence on the other campus.

Some Cautionary Words about Posting Online

Remember that postings and communications online should be in keeping with the values of our community: concern for others, respect for diversity, and commitment to dialogue.

These values are the foundation of our and our interactions with one another, whether these interactions are face-to-face or conducted online.

Keep in mind that with the increased effectiveness of search engines and the archiving of web pages, material posted online may be available years from now. Personal and student organization home pages, entries, and invitations on Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and similar sites, as well as ideas posted on public forums reflect on you and may be viewed by prospective employers.

Managing your digital identity is important and a key part of the Bryn Mawr Digital Competencies framework that you can use as a guide to develop digital fluency while at the College. The Career and Civic Engagement Center can assist as you think about how to set up your LinkedIn profile and how to showcase your interests and accomplishments.

Personal information and photographs may be viewed by stalkers or others with less than positive intent. Such postings can seriously compromise your good name and even your safety. You should be aware of the dangers posed by identity theft. If you post your date of birth online, pictures of yourself, or other forms of personal information, you are vulnerable to identity theft. Similarly, you should not post photographs of others or others’ writing without receiving permission to do so.

In short, posting any writing online should involve a heightened degree of care and responsibility.

Remember—there is no such thing as privacy on the Internet.