All emergencies, criminal activity and suspicious persons should be promptly reported to the campus police by calling (850) 774-2705.
The FSU Police encourage the accurate and prompt reporting of all crime suspicious activities and emergencies for your safety and the safety of your fellow students, faculty and staff.
The FSU Police authority is granted by FSS 1012.97. The authority is extended to all property under the control of the Board of Education. The FSU Police are granted full arrest authority by the legislature. Patrol is supplemented by the Panama City Police and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. A Mutual Aid Agreement with the Panama City Police and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office increases the authority and support through the sharing of officers and other resources.
The Cashier's Office is only open Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 5:30pm. Admissions & Records and Student Affairs offices in the Barron Building stay open until 6 p.m. The other buildings are secured after use, not later than 10:15 p.m., at which time the campus is considered closed until the next use day.
To Report A Crime
Contact the FSU Police at (850) 774-2705 or (850) 872-4750 ext 225 non-emergency. Any suspicious person or activity should be reported to the FSU Police. Alternative sites to report crime include: Dean’s Office Barron 306 - (850) 770-2100 - or Director of Student Affairs Barron 215 - (850) 770-2170 - or Assistant Dean, Faculty 115 - (850) 770-2243.
Confidential Reporting Procedures
If you are a victim of a crime and do not want to pursue action within the University system or the criminal justice system, you may want to consider making a confidential report. With your permission, the Chief or his designee can file a report on the details of the incident without revealing your identity. The purpose of the confidential report is to comply with your wish to keep the matter confidential, while taking steps to insure the future safety of yourself and others. This also helps the University to track crime trends and to alert the campus community to potential danger. The information you disclose will also be included in the annual crime statistics for the University.
Pastoral and Professional Counselors
Campus pastoral and Professional counselors, when acting as such, are not considered to be a campus security authority and are not required to report crimes for inclusion into the annual disclosure of crime statistics. As a matter of policy, they are encouraged; if and when they deem it appropriate, to inform persons being counseled of the procedure to report crimes on a voluntary basis for inclusion into the annual crime statistics.
A pastoral counselor is defined as an employee of an institution who is associated with a religious order or denomination, recognized by that religious order or denomination as someone who provides confidential counseling and who id functioning within the scope of that recognition as a pastoral counselor.
A professional counselor is defined as an employee of an institution whose official responsibilities include providing psychological counseling to members of the institution’s community and who is functioning within the scope of his or her license or certification
Alcohol
Florida State University seeks to encourage and sustain an academic environment that both respects individual freedom and promotes the health, safety and welfare of all members of its community. In keeping with these objectives, the University has established a policy and guidelines governing the possession, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the University campus, and conforming to the laws of the State of Florida.
Underage possession and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages is not permitted on property owned or controlled by the University. Selling or "furnishing" alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 is not permitted. Consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of 21 is not permitted. Violations of Florida law with respect to the sale, possession and/or consumption of alcohol to or by persons under the age of 21 are dealt with both through the criminal courts and through the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
Drugs
FSU, consistent with its educational mission, does not condone the possession, sale or use of illegal drugs as defined by federal or state law. Narcotic and dangerous drug laws are vigorously enforced by the University Police. Students involved in illegal drug trafficking, sale, possession and/or use, are subject not only to criminal prosecution but to administrative sanctions up to and including permanent expulsion from the University.
This document is required by the Campus Security Act of 1990 to inform the FSU Panama City community of Florida State's safety programs and security procedures.
This document is available upon request in alternate formats. Contact the Office of Public Safety for more information.
Lt. Steve Sellers
Office of Public Safety
phone (850) 872-4750 ext. 2220 or (850) 770-2220
toll-free (866) MyFSUPC (866-693-7872)
ssellers@pc.fsu.edu
