Administrative Services
Civil Disturbance or Demonstration
Civil Disturbance
- Notify OPS the nature of the disturbance, location, and the number of people involved, and if any weapons are involved, providing as much information as possible.
- If needed move students, faculty, staff, and visitors to a safe location.
- Maintain a calm composure; reassure students, faculty, staff, and visitors that proper authorities have been notified.
- If you are indoors and the disturbance is outside, close window shades, curtains, and/or blinds.
Demonstration
- Most campus demonstrations are peaceful, so carry on business as normally as possible while avoiding provoking or obstructing the demonstrators.
- If a disturbance occurs, the following actions should be taken.
- Contact OPS by dialing (309) 298-1949. To avoid any issue with demonstrators, call from private space away from the demonstration.
- Alert all individuals in the area of the potential situation.
- Lock doors, and secure files, documents, and equipment.
- If necessary, cease operations and evacuate making sure the last person out locks the doors.