To: Grand Valley State University Pew Campus Departments

From:  Pew Campus Security, Investigating Officer, Dan Bohle

Subject: Public Patrons on Pew Campus

Date: April 1, 2013

With nearing of the Spring/Summer semesters and the nicer weather, brings an increase in foot traffic of public patrons on the Pew Campus. The warmer weather tends to bring an increase in vehicle break-ins and panhandling incidents. Here are a few tips that will hopefully reduce the likely hood that you become a victim.

Protecting the belongings in your vehicle:

• Always double check your vehicle to make sure it is locked.

• Place valuable items and electronic cords out of view. Suggested locations are in the glove box or trunk.

• Hot or not put up your convertible tops and windows. These down allows for easy access to your vehicle as well as your valuable parking pass.

• Park in a well lit area.

Panhandling Do’s and Do not’s:

• Always say “NO” and keep walking, this is the best approach.

• Always call Pew Campus Security to report the incident; the individual may already have been involved in past incidents.

• Do not give the person money or food. The more people you give to the more they continue to come on campus.

• If you want to give money or food, please donate to an area shelter.

To: Grand Valley State University Pew Campus Departments

If you're graduating at the end of the Fall 2012 semester, first of all, congratulations!

If you have a parking permit, make sure you turn it in to our office so you do not get charged for the Winter 2013 semester. Your permit must be returned to either Campus Safety office by Friday, January 11, 2013 at 5:00pm.

Please call us at (616) 331-6677 if you have any questions.

To: Grand Valley State University Pew Campus Departments

In a joint effort to standardize parking rules and regulations across all of Grand Valley, the Grand Valley Police Department and the Pew Campus Security Department have finalized a new and very much improved Traffic & Parking Ordinance.

New this year: the ordinance will not be printed or available anywhere else other than at www.gvsu.edu/parking.

GVPD will print and publish a parking brochure to serve as a guide to the Grand Valley community. This guide will help highlight some of the most important parts of the rules and regulations, and help communicate expectations to those parking on campus.

Please let us know if you have any feedback. Thank you.

As many GVSU students, facutly, staff and visitor utilize city meters around the Pew Campus, we would like to bring attention to a change being made this coming fall to enforcement of these meters:

Starting in September, enforcement of on-street meters from the Grand River to Division Avenue between Michigan Street and Oakes Street will extend from 5:00pm to 6:00pm on weekdays. Meters currently are not enforced after 5:00pm on weekdays or on weekends. Warning enforcement is planned for the first two weeks of September.

As a reminder, our Department cannot provide free motorist assistance to vehicles parked off campus.

As I'm sure you've noticed, GVSU has extended it's commitment to green initiatives by installing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations throughout the Pew Campus. Our office has received many questions regarding the enforcement of these spaces.

These spaces are now reserved specifically for electric vehicles that are actively charging. Vehicles must display the appropriate permit for the lot in which they are parked during permit enforcement hours. After permit enforcement hours, these spaces are still enforced for electric vehicles that are actively charging.

If you have any questions about these parking spaces or their enforcement, please contact the appropriate Campus Safety office. Thank you.

The Pew Campus Security Department would like to remind you to keep your valuables out of sight in your vehicles while parked. Also remember to lock your vehicles, but make sure you have your keys!

Below are a couple of safety tips to help you as you come and go from campus.

1. 
   
   All students of GVSU are allotted twenty (20) free day permits per academic year. These permits are issued based on the classification of the individual requesting. Generally, the majority of students we issue permits to are classified as commuter students and thus are issued a commuter permit.
   
   


2. 
   
   To obtain a day permit, the student must present a valid photo ID at either Campus Safety office (Eberhard Center, Suite 102 or Service Building in Allendale) as well as provide a valid license plate number for the vehicle in which the permit will be displayed. If the license plate on the permit does not match the plate on the vehicle, the vehicle is subject to citation. Short-term parking is available in the parking lots in front of each building mentioned above to allow students to obtain these permits in a timely manner.
   
   


3. 
   
   It should be noted that there is no student parking at the Center for Health Sciences building. Students who wish to park at CHS are afforded the option of parking and paying meters behind the building or in the Lafayette Lot. Otherwise, students are encouraged to park (with a permit) in the Seward Parking Ramp (520 Lake Michigan Drive NW) and utilize the DASH to the Hill.
   
   


4. 
   
   On the Pew Campus, students may obtain these permits up to fourteen (14) calendar days in advance. Students who choose to obtain permits in advance inherit the risk of losing those permits with the understanding that any replacement will be an additional permit used out of the total. The Allendale Campus may have different protocols regarding their issuance. I would encourage questions for Allendale to be directed to GVPD at (616) 331-3255.
   
   

The Emergency Contact system will attempt to reach you with urgent or emergency information about Grand Valley such as closure due to inclement weather and issues related to public safety or health.  Sign up by selecting Sign up for Emergency Notifications under Emergency Preperation in the menu on the Home Page, or by clicking here.

Register your bicycle for free with the city of Grand Rapids by clicking on Bike Registration-Pew Campus in the links menu on the left of the Home Page, or by clicking here.  By using this service you can be sure that if your bike is ever stolen, and recovered, it can be identified and you can prove ownership.

Registering with the city of Grand Rapids only applys to residences within the city limits whether on campus or off.  If you are a Grand Valley student but live off campus (not in the city limits of Grand Rapids) you can still register your bicycle with the university to help with identification of the bike incase it is stolen.

There are links for the Pew Campus and the Allendale Campus bike registration on the main page.