The campus of Southeast Missouri State University has long been noted for its rolling terraces and quiet beauty set in the atmosphere of a small city and for its safe and secure environment. In fact, if you look at the annual report which outlines University crime statistics, you’ll find that Southeast is one of the safest college campuses in the United States.

To find out more about safety procedures and resources at Southeast, please browse the links to the right or below.

Campus Emergency Preparedness Plan: The administration has developed and has been practicing an emergency preparedness plan since the 1990s. We have emergency plans and guidelines in place to cope with most campus emergencies, including events such as terrorism events, fires, natural disasters such as severe weather and earthquakes, and medical emergencies such as an outbreak of infectious disease. The campus has held building evacuation drills and has established an emergency operations center (EOC) with all necessary equipment, including satellite telephones in the event land lines and cell phones are not working. The EOC has gone through "tabletop exercises" using a variety of mock scenarios testing our processes. We review our plan and regularly hold debriefing sessions to improve our readiness to handle events that could happen.

University Police: The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is fully staffed by licensed, professional police officers and is open 24 hours a day seven days a week. DPS operates three shifts working both foot patrols and vehicle patrols throughout campus. All University police officers are armed and empowered to make arrests by both state and city police commissions. The State Police Commission provides University police officers with jurisdiction on any real property owned or operated by the University. The City Police Commission extends the police authority beyond campus to the city limits of Cape Girardeau.