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July 21, 2016

Shelter-in-Place/Lockdown Drill in the Newman Vertical Campus

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students,

On Tuesday, July 26, at 11 am, Baruch College's Department of Public Safety will conduct an emergency preparedness drill in the Newman Vertical Campus (NVC) to test the College's shelter-in-place/lockdown protocols.

The NVC is equipped with a building management system that allows Public Safety to lock classrooms and offices that have card swipe access centrally. On Tuesday morning, Public Safety officers will test the protocols and the system. The first step will be an announcement about the drill over the public address system. Shortly afterward, Public Safety will initiate the lockdown process.

We ask that faculty, staff, and students cooperate to allow us to simulate an actual emergency during which Public Safety determines that the safest course of action is to direct building occupants to shelter-in-place. Examples of such an incident include an armed intruder, a riot, severe weather (like a hurricane), or other type of dangerous situation outside of the building. In the case of some of these incidents, Public Safety may also decide to initiate a lockdown protocol. Therefore, we will be testing both during the drill: asking building occupants on all floors except the first floor to "shelter in place" and initiating a "lockdown protocol." For the purpose of this exercise, we will be directing the first-floor occupants to evacuate the building.

General Day-of Instructions

During this drill, building occupants will be asked to


  *   Listen for the announcement.
  *   Close all doors.
  *   Turn off the lights and stand away from the doors.
  *   If you are in a classroom or office with a card swipe, remain where you are and wait for Public Safety to lock the space centrally.
  *   If you are in an office without a card swipe, lock the door.
  *   If the classrooms are locked and you are in the hallway, evacuate by the nearest stairwell. If you are on the first floor, evacuate the building.
  *   Wait for further instructions.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and apologize for any inconvenience this drill may cause.

We are committed to keeping the Baruch community safe.

Sincerely,

Katharine T. Cobb
Vice President for Administration and Finance


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