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Contact UsBuilding & Campus Access Policies
Campus Safety is responsible for the maintenance of all campus facilities’ security and access control systems, to aid in providing a safe and secure environment. The goal of the Card Reader System is to provide building access, outside of normal operating hours, while ensuring the safety of faculty, staff, and students.
Building access is requested by sending an e-mail to Campus Safety, using the Access Request Form in the Campus Forms section of the Resources Folder, on FirstClass/BUBBS (the campus-wide e-mail system). All requests must be received by 2:00 p.m. on regular business days and 10:00 a.m. on “short Fridays,” in order to be processed for that same day. Requests received after 2:00 p.m. (or 10:00 a.m. on “short Fridays”) or received on non-business days cannot be processed until the next business day. All requests are subject to a security review. It is important to note that working in a specific building does not automatically authorize after-hours access into that building.
The Campus Safety Communications Center in Metzger Hall retains a copy of the university access list. Individuals on the list should contact the Communications Center for officer assistance with after-hours access, as needed. Individuals who have been granted permission to access buildings controlled by the Card Reader System can use their university ID cards for entrance. The Communications dispatchers cannot accept or approve any access requests.
Keys and Locks
All key requests and re-key service orders are requested through the use of the Locksmith Service Order Form, available through Facilities Services. Staff and faculty can obtain individual keys, including interior door keys, desk or cabinet keys, padlock keys, and postal keys, with approval of a department head shown on the Locksmith Service Order Form. Requests for master keys and individual keys for exterior doors require approval from a dean or vice president and the Chief of Campus Safety.
Keys shall not be loaned to anyone other than the assigned person, nor should they be used to provide access for any unauthorized person. Upon notice of someone leaving employment at Biola, Human Resources will contact the Operations Manager in Facilities Services, who will contact the departing employee or his/her manager to discuss the disposition of keys assigned to that employee. If the keys are to be transferred to the employee's replacement, Facilities Services shall be notified. Lost or stolen keys must be reported immediately to Facilities Services. The cost of replacing a lost key or any re-keying of door locks is the responsibility of the employee and his/her department. A key inventory is conducted annually. The locksmith will distribute a list of keys issued to each department, and department heads will be requested to verify this information.
