SIT Graduate Institute Safety and Security
The requirements of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act mandates that all institutions receiving Federal funds (e.g., Federal Financial Aid) report and publish certain crime statistics and policies. This SIT website has therefore been designed to make this information readily available to current and prospective students, faculty, and staff.
The responsibility of crime prevention and campus safety is shared jointly by all at SIT. In fact, community awareness and involvement are the most important factors in crime prevention. The success of prevention depends largely on each of us following sound security practices and recognizing and immediately reporting suspicious or criminal activity.
The SIT campus is located in a sparsely populated area on the northern edge of the town of Brattleboro, a community of 12,500 residents. Historically, crime has been either exceedingly low and, for some crimes, non-existent. Approximately 45% of SIT graduate students live off-campus either in Brattleboro or other surrounding communities. SIT does not oversee or manage any non-College-owned, off-campus housing. Safety and security at SIT involves the personal awareness and active prevention by all students, short-term program participants, faculty, and staff.
SIT's eight residential dorms on campus are locked between the hours of 9:00/10:00p.m. and 8:00a.m. These buildings include Bolton, Ellsworth, Gamble, Janeway, Dickinson, Black Mountain, Winner, and the residence areas of the International Center. All students are issued an individual room key and are strongly encouraged to keep the door and windows locked when the room is unoccupied.
Five non-residential buildings on campus with significant student traffic have accessible workspace 24/7: the Rotch Learning Center, the Student Center, the Undergraduate Building, the Graduate Building, and the Campus Laundry. In addition, the Whitney Spiritual Center is available at all times. Within the Rotch Center, the Donald B. Watt Library and the Professional Development Resource Center have formal hours. All other non-residential buildings are locked between 5:00p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Faculty and staff are responsible for locking their offices when not occupied.
Phone:
800.336.1616
802.258.3510
TTY:
802.258.3388
Fax:
802.258.3500
Mailing Address:
PO Box 676, 1 Kipling Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA