Federal Disclosure Requirements
Mercer University is required by federal law to provide information at various times of the year to the University community. Please review the following information, and use the links provided to obtain additional details.
Annual Campus Security Report
Campus Crime Reporting—Jeanne Clery Disclosure
Statistics concerning certain criminal offenses reported to have occurred (such as robbery, assault, theft, arson, sex offenses, hate crimes, etc.) on Mercer's campuses during the most recent calendar year and the two preceding calendar years are set forth on the Mercer Police Web site at http://www.mercer.edu/police/stats.htm and are available through the Department of Education at http://ope.ed.gov/security.
As a current or prospective student or an employee of Mercer University, you have the right to obtain a copy of this information. Printed copies are available in the Offices of Human Resources, Mercer Police Department, and Student Affairs. For more information, contact Mercer Police at (478) 301-2970 (Macon Campus) or (678) 547-6358 (Atlanta Campus).
Campus Sex Crime Prevention
The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act is a federal law that provides for the tracking of convicted sex offenders enrolled in or employed at institutions of higher education. Under the terms of the Act, states are required to compile registries of convicted sex offenders, and to identify those offenders who are students or employees of institutions of higher education. Sex offender information in Georgia is compiled by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ("GBI"). The GBI's Web site allows a search of the sex offender database using various criteria, including city, county, and zip code. The GBI Web site is found at: http://gbi.georgia.gov/00/channel_modifieddate/0,2096,67862954_87983024,00.html.
Fire Safety
The Student Affairs Housing & Residence Life
The Housing & Residence Live staff provides hands-on management for the established safeguards to prevent fire within Mercer University student residence facilities.
The Housing Handbook provides:
- Rules to establish a culture of fire safety
- Guidelines assisting residents to make the best decisions for activities affecting fire safety
Also, the Housing & Residence Live staff has an established and tested procedure for Critical Incident Evacuation and Lockdown, which maintains direct linkage with the Mercer University Police Department.
In addition, the Housing & Resident Live staff conducts mandatory fire drills once per semester in coordination with the Mercer University Police Department.
General University
The Physical Plant Department maintains contract services for OSHA/NFPA required fire extinguisher inspection services, along with the associated annual discharge/recharge service of the extinguisher units.