What type of security exists in the residence halls?
Security begins at the gatehouse, where visitors are screened after sunset. All our residence halls are locked in the evening and residents are issued a key to the outside doors. The New Residence Hall’s outside doors are on a card access system that works with the student’s ID card. Fire safety is discussed on the residence hall information page.
All of the Residence Halls are locked in the evening and can only be entered with a key. Susannah Wesley (an all female Residence Hall) is locked 24 hours a day. The Ferrum College Police Department is on duty 24 hours a day and campus is equipped with emergency call boxes in the Residence Hall Areas. The best security begins with your student. Encourage them to follow the rules, not prop doors open, and lock their individual room doors and cars at all times.
