Emergency Information & Preparedness

Building – Address

Dan and Ada Rice Center – 5500 College Road
Sports Complex – 5506 College Road
Scholl Hall – 5520 College Road
Lownik Hall – 5550 College Road
Krasa Student Center – 5560 College Road
Grounds Garage – 5570 College Road
Coal Ben/Power House – 5580 College Road
Neff Welcome Center – 5700 College Road
Kindlon Hall – 5702 College Road
Birck Hall – 5704 College Road
Parking Garage – 5720 College Road
Goodwin Hall – 5730 College Road

Gillett Hall – 225 East Main Street, Mesa

Residence Hall/Apartment – Address

Neuzil Hall (Closed) – 5510 College Road
Jaeger Hall – 5540 College Road
Founders’ Woods Clubhouse – 5600 College Road
Founders’ Woods Becker Hall – 5610 College Road
Founders’ Woods Roman Hall – 5620 College Road
Founders’ Woods Anderson Hall – 5630 College Road
Founders’ Woods Kucera Hall – 5640 College Road
Founders’ Woods Valentine Hall – 5650 College Road
Founders’ Woods Thomas Hall – 5660 College Road
Ondrak Hall – 5710 College Road

Alahambra Hall – 43 South Macdonald, Mesa

Benedictine University has posted evacuation maps in each classroom and office on campus. These maps are intended to provide many different options for escape during an emergency.

In Case of Emergency

• Remain calm and don’t panic
• Provide assistance to those around you, if needed
• Proceed to the nearest exit
• Meet at the buildings preliminary designated evacuation assembly area

What to do if outside during a building evacuation:

• Do not enter the building being evacuated.
• Get to the designated evacuation assembly area for the building being evacuated.
• Listen for specific directions.
  Do not re-enter a building until an authorized person has given the “All clear.”

What to do if inside during a building evacuation:

• In the event of an alarm, such as a fire alarm or an evacuation announcement, leave the building quickly and safely using the nearest exit.
• Aid those needing assistance.
• When evacuating the building, leave your belongings in the classroom or office. Stopping to collect them only delays your evacuation and could cause others to potentially be harmed.
• In case of fire, do not use elevators.
• If there is a mobility impaired individual still in the building, notify the first responders on-scene of their location.
• Once outside, proceed to the evacuation assembly area.
• Listen for specific directions.
• Do not re-enter a building until an authorized person has given the “all clear.”

Evacuation of the mobility restricted and mobility impaired:

Mobility Restricted Individuals

Mobility restricted individuals are those with disabilities that might impede rapid building evacuation. Examples include those who are blind or deaf, or whose mobility is restricted by use of walkers or crutches. Assistance can be provided by guiding them to the refuge area in the stairwell. Proceed out of the building notifying the building captain, Emergency Response and Recovery Team, or first responders on-scene of the person’s location.

Mobility Impaired Individuals

Mobility impaired individuals are those with disabilities which require the use of wheelchairs or other mobility devices. To assist those individuals, proceed as follows:

1. Call the Campus Safety at 630-829-6122. Provide as much information as possible. Most importantly, provide the individual’s location.
2. Move the impaired individual near the stairwell and await assistance if there is no immediate danger within the vicinity of the stairs. Within the stairwell near the door there is a flyer with a QR Code and instructions. Scanning the QR Code and hitting send will alert dispatch of the building location and stairwell in which the individual is placed. Dispatch can then radio to the responding fire and/or police department letting them know of the location.
3. If the hazard becomes life threatening, move the individual into a room and close the door. If evacuation is deemed necessary, attempt to gain volunteer assistance and proceed to evacuate by way of the established route. Inform Campus Safety of the individual’s new location.

Campus Evacuation

Should it become necessary to evacuate the entire campus, the decision to implement these procedures rests with the Director of Campus Safety. In situations requiring immediate action, the police or Fire department in Lisle can also order a local area evacuation.

In all cases when the decision has been made to evacuate, the following procedures will be followed:

• The campus will be evacuated in stages, beginning with the areas that are in the immediate vicinity of the threat.
• Other areas may then be evacuated, depending on the nature of the threat.
• Do not re-enter a building until an authorized person has given the “all clear”.
• In all cases, evacuees would be directed away from the vicinity of the threat.

Click Here to View the Campus Evacuation Map

Violence in the workplace or classroom can have many sources. It may be a current or former disgruntled employee or student. It may be an angry customer, spouse or relative of an employee or student. The violence could range from a random act such as robbery or a hate crime to the discipline or firing of an employee or an academic dispute between an instructor and student.

The following guidelines are designed to reduce the likelihood of workplace or classroom violence and provide information for all employees to use as methods of prevention and intervention of violence.

• If possible, call 911 from campus or cell phones when there is an imminent threat to life. When appropriate, students, staff and faculty should report threatening activities to Campus Safety by dialing x6122.
• Notify those around you.
• Try to flee or hide if not directly confronted.
• If confronted, remain calm, speak calmly and clearly and attempt to establish personal rapport with the offender.
• Do not challenge, bargain or make promises you cannot keep with the person.
• Let the person have his or her say.
• Listen attentively.
• If it can be done safely, clear the area of other personnel and students.
• Take shelter in place if you are unable to evacuate the building safely.
• Do not sound the fire alarm to evacuate the building. Persons may be placed in harm’s way when they are attempting to evacuate the building.

While violent crime is rare on college and university campuses, recent local and national events have brought into focus the need to prepare for violent situations. No single plan can assure ultimate safety or address every eventuality.

Benedictine University is committed to assisting students in need. The Campus Response Evaluation Team (CARE) further supports Benedictine students outside of the student’s immediate peer network. The goals of this team are to identify students who may have academic, social or personal troubles and to direct students to the necessary assistance they may need during their troubles. The intent is to head off any potential violence or disruptive behavior that could occur because of something going on in the student’s life.

Students, staff and faculty can download the Campus Response Evaluation Team referral form. The form asks for contact information, relationship to the student and the specific concerns about the student. You may also contact the Dean of Student Affairs, Marco Masini, by telephone at (630) 829-6006. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the system is designed to allow referrals to be viewed only by those individuals who have a need to know. The information shared will not become part of the student’s permanent record.

In the event of a natural, human-caused or technological disaster affecting the Benedictine University (the “University”) campus or the surrounding area, we must be prepared to implement plans and procedures to protect lives and property.

Read the Emergency Operations Plan

In case of an Emergency:

Local Hospitals

Benedictine University has prepared Emergency Procedures that includes what to do in an emergency situation. Please click below to download the PDF file.

Lisle Campus – Emergency Procedures

Res Life Fire Safety Brochure – Lisle

Mesa Campus – Emergency Procedures

Res Life Fire Safety Brochure – Mesa

Create your own plan. Be ready!

Benedictine University is committed to the safety of all faculty, staff, students and visitors to our campus. The Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) has developed the Emergency Operations Plan with the sole purpose of preparing the University community for an emergency or a disaster. Adherence to these guidelines by the University community will result in the saving of lives, reduction of additional injury and property damage, ability to meet human needs, restoration of essential operations and priority services, and the capability of the University to communicate in a timely manner in the event of an emergency or disaster. CERT comprises key University administrators and staff who are responsible for, preparing for and responding to campus emergencies.

The Benedictine University Grounds Department staff will remove snow from the residence halls, Founders’ Woods, general, and faculty and staff parking lots according to the priority level, detailed below. To facilitate snow removal from parking lots, we ask resident students to relocate their cars to the parking garage if two or more inches of snow is expected. The Director of Campus Safety will notify all students by email when the University determines that snowfall would require students to relocate their vehicles. Students are expected to anticipate and look for a parking relocation message when snow is in the forecast.

If you observe any sidewalks or areas of unsafe snow conditions during normal business hours, please report them directly to Facility Operations at (630) 829-6420. After hours, please contact Campus Safety at (630) 829-6122. Priorities shift based on activities happening after standard business hours and/or on weekends.

Special attention should be given to walking and driving on campus. Remember that ice and hard-packed snow could be hazardous so safety awareness is important.

These procedures will be followed from Nov. – April 1.

Priority Level 1

Fire Lanes and Access Roads: (night and weekend priority)

1. Main Entry by Birck Hall (BK)
2. Ondrak (Lot D)
3. Back road entrance off Maple Rd.
4. Inner pedestrian road
5. Goodwin Hall (Lot C)
6. Kindlon (Lot E)
7. Scholl/Lownik (Lots G and H)
8. Quad Interior Walk
9. Rice Center/Neuzil (Lot J)
10. Krasa (Lot A)
11. Founders’ Woods (Lot B and walkways)

Priority Level 2
WALKWAYS (Entrances):
HAND ZONE 1

1. Ondrak (front and back entrances)
2. Kindlon (all entrances)
3. Birck (all entrances)
4. Goodwin (all entrances)
5. Jaeger Hall (all sidewalks)
6. Neuzil Hall (all sidewalks)
7. Rice Center (all sidewalks)
8. Scholl (all four entrances)
9. Lownik (north, south and west entrances)
10. Sidewalk along baseball field (east)
11. Krasa (all entrances)
12. Coal Ben (all entrances)

HAND ZONE 2

1. Powerhouse

Priority Level 3

Sports Complex

• Main concourse and sidewalks
• Office level (mezzanine)