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Emergency Information

Our primary task is to provide a safe environment for learning and interacting and to protect the lives and property of the students, employees and visitors at Southeastern University within the framework of all local, state and federal laws, as well as university policy.

Emergency Phone Numbers
Emergency Calls 911
Lakeland Police Department (Non-emergency) 863.834.6900
Ambulance 863.534.0370
Lakeland Fire Department 863.834.8200
Mental Health Crisis Line 863.519.3744
National Hopeline Network
(Suicide Prevention Hotline)		 1.800.SUICIDE
1.800.784.2433
Poison Control Center 1.800.222.1222
Rape Crisis 863.413.2707

Local Hospitals

Lakeland Regional Medical Center 863.687.1100
Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center 863.422.4971
Winter Haven Hospital 863.293.1121
Lake Wales Hospital 863.676.1433
Bartow Regional Medical Center 863.533.8111

Safety Tips
We would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of security measures that should be taken by everyone to help in the prevention of incidents both on and off campus.

  1. If possible, students, staff and all others should be in the company of at least one other person, particularly at night.
  2. If you need an escort at any time, call security at 863.667.5190 or 863.667.5990.
  3. Report any suspicious people or conditions to security as soon as possible.
  4. Keep wallets, backpacks, laptops and purses with you at all times or locked up.
  5. Keep your residence, car doors and windows locked.
  6. Do not leave notes on your door advertising your absence or when you will return.
  7. Protect and secure your keys at all times.
  8. Do not prop open self-locking doors.
  9. Park in well-lit areas.
  10. Be alert to your surroundings.
  11. When walking at night, use public transportation or get friends to walk with you. There is safety in numbers.
  12. Be constantly aware to detect potential danger.
  13. If you need to carry something for protection, consider a noise-making device such as a whistle.
  14. Do not give out personal information until you confirm that you are dealing with a legitimate organization.
  15. Register your vehicles and bicycles with the Office of Safety and Security.
  16. Register with the E2 Text Alerting System.

Please note the following measures are enforced on Southeastern’s campus for your safety:

  1. Entrances are closed from 7:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., except for the main entrance.
  2. Between 7:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily, a campus officer routinely stops drivers to check for student identification cards and SEU parking permits.
  3. The campus has security cameras in place.
  4. Security officers patrol the campus.
  5. For your protection, soliciting is prohibited.
  6. No overnight guests are allowed in rooms without proper authorization.
  7. In all incidents of felonies, security notifies the City of Lakeland Police.

As with any crime, you cannot guarantee that you will never be a victim, but you can minimize your risk. By maximizing your awareness and being informed, wise and cautious, you can help us guard against crime.

We appreciate your efforts in being aware and educated to help us prevent crime on and off campus

Hurricane Preparation

Step one in hurricane preparation is to remain calm. Hurricanes are serious, but you don’t need to panic. Your RAs will instruct you in what to do and provide you with the information you need.

According to the Student Handbook

In the event of a hurricane, RAs will go room to room to inform students of canceled classes or, if needed, an evacuation order; they also will maintain a record of each student by using a hurricane roster.

  1. All students should quickly prepare their rooms and belongings.
  2. Students planning to go home or to the home of a friend or relative should check out with the RD or RA to verify their destinations, departure time and arrival time before leaving. Be sure to call your parents/guardians before getting on the road.
  3. Students planning to stay on campus during an evacuation may be required to report to either Bauer Hall or Bethany Hall when the RDs give them permission to do so. Students who stay on campus must follow all emergency procedures provided by the student development staff.
  4. All students, whether evacuating or staying on campus, are required to fill out the proper paperwork with their RA in order to help them keep an accurate count of the student body.
  5. For updated information about returning to campus and the resumption of classes after an evacuation, please either visit Southeastern’s website or call 863.667.5000.
  6. Approximately 12 hours before the storm is expected to pass over Lakeland, the students will be instructed not to leave the campus.

Instructions for Securing a Room

  1. All furniture, including beds, should be pulled away from the windows. All windows must be closed.
  2. All objects on the floor should be taken off the floor.
  3. All loose objects should be placed in drawers or closets.
  4. Electrical equipment (TV, stereo, computer, etc.) should be unplugged, taken off floors and preferably placed in a closet.

Hurricane Terms to Know

Tropical depression: A storm with a counterclockwise wind rotation around an area of low pressure. A depression’s highest winds can be 38 mph. This is the first stage of a storm that could grow into a hurricane. They are given numbers by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Tropical storm: A storm with winds of 39–73 mph. Once a depression becomes a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center gives it a name.

Tropical storm watch: Issued by the National Hurricane Center, this means an area may be threatened by a tropical storm (winds up to 73 mph) within 36 hours. The storm could threaten a broad stretch of coastline.

Tropical storm warning: An area is expected to be affected by tropical storm conditions (winds from 39 to 73 mph) within 24 hours. The area under a warning will be smaller than the area under a watch.

Hurricane: A storm with winds more than 74 mph. They are classified in categories of 1–5 according to wind speeds, with 1 being a minimal hurricane.

Hurricane watch: Issued for an area that may be threatened by hurricane conditions (winds more than 74 mph) within 36 hours.

Hurricane warning: Issued for an area expected to be under hurricane conditions within 24 hours.
Contacts

Main Entrance (Post One) Hours:
24 hours a day / 7 days a week / 365 days a year

Phone:
863.667.5190

Emergency number:
863.712.3950

Questions?
Email

Hours/Location

Headquarters Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Location:
South Pointe F2 (Downstairs entrance near tennis court)

Forms

Traffic Appeals Form
 Parking Permit Application

Information

Parking Information and Traffic Regulations
Hurricane Preparation
Polk County Disaster Information
Fire Safety Tips