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ReportonSecurityandSafetyatNYUSydney
Collegesanduniversities
arerequiredbythefederal
JeanneCleryDisclosureof
CampusSecurityPolicyand
CampusCrimeStatistics
Act(TheCleryAct)and
theHigherEducation
OpportunityAct(HEOA)
topublishanddistribute
anannualsecurityandfire
safetyreportcontaining
(i)campussecurityand
studentresidencefiresafety
policiesandproceduresand
(ii)campuscrimeandon
campusstudentresidencefire
statistics.NYUSydneydoes
nothaveon-campusstudent
residences,sothereisno
firesafetyorfirestatistics
informationinthisreport.In
the2015CampusSecurity
reportwhichfollows,the
term“campus”willinclude
allNYUfacilities(on-campus
andnon-campus).Thecrime
statisticsonpage5ofthis
reportarebrokendowninto
thecategoriesofon-campus,
non-campus,non-campus
residences,andpublic
property.
In compliance with the federal JeanneCleryDisclosureofCampusSecurity
PolicyandCampusCrimeStatisticsActof1998 (formerly the CrimeAwareness
andCampusSecurityActof1990), NYU Sydney submits its annual campus
security report, including crime statistics for calendar year 2014.
The utmost safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors is a top priority
for New York University. We are dedicated to maintaining an academic site
where learning excels in an environment unencumbered by safety concerns or
fear for personal well-being.
Although the area surrounding the site has a low rate of violent crime,
crime prevention remains a high priority. NYU seeks to ensure the safety of
its students and employees. The local police force, a closely screened and
well-trained staff and the students themselves all share in the responsibility of
making NYU Sydney a safe place to study, work, and live.
Security and Safety
NYU Sydney has separate facilities for student housing and academics. Both
locations require authorized swipe card access for entry. Student housing is
provided by a third-party vendor, which provides on-site staff around the clock,
and reception staff from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10
a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays.
The NYU Sydney academic center is contained within the lower four floors of
a seven-story building. Additional tenants occupy the higher levels. All tenants
and students require swipe card access for entry to the building. Internally,
swipe card access to NYU spaces is restricted to NYU staff, faculty, students,
security officers and cleaners. In 2014, there was no security guard on site, but
since January 2015 there has been a security guard posted at the academic
center from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays. In addition, there are 23 security
cameras installed throughout the building. The video camera feed is saved
remotely and retained for 70 days. This buffered video can be accessed by the
IT consultant upon request.
Site administrators maintain dialogue with the New South Wales (NSW)
Police Force and the United States Consulate to foster a good working
relationship with both organizations and receive pertinent updates or alerts.
NYU Sydney staff receives security alerts from iJET Intelligent Risk Systems and
New South Wales Emergency Services.
Students are advised about emergency contacts and resources in Sydney
at their pre-departure orientation and immediately upon arrival, both at the
academic center and in a separate orientation and safety induction at their
housing location. They are given a full set of local security and emergency
telephone numbers for the police, fire department, ambulance, NYU Sydney,
their residence, and the United States Consulate and Embassy. NYU arranges
health insurance for all students, and they are provided with information about
local health care and medical centers that accept direct payment from the
insurance company. Students also receive a handbook that contains safety
information. Representatives from the NSW Police Force are invited each
semester to address the cohort.
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Students are urged to report any incident by calling the local emergency
(“duty”) line, which is answered by the NYU Sydney Student Services Program
Manager, Associate Director, or Director. If not immediately answered by an
NYU Sydney staff member, the call is answered by Public Safety in New York.
In the event of life- or limb-threatening incidents, students are instructed to call
Australian emergency services first (000). Students may report incidents on a
voluntary, confidential basis. Designated staff members complete confidential
incident reports following events they have moderated.
If an emergency, criminal act, or other event necessitates communication
with the student population, notification is achieved via e-mail to all students.
Student meetings are also arranged as needed to discuss different topics
requiring immediate attention. All incidents reported to NYU Sydney staff are
documented in the Advocate database and are forwarded to the NYU Public
Safety Department in New York, where the appropriate incidents will be
reflected in the annual security report for the site.
NYU Sydney also encourages students to make full use of the NYU Traveler
online system so that their travel schedules can be checked against any
potential issues at destination countries and through which they can receive up
to date travel advisories.
Security and Access in NYU Sydney Housing
Students enrolled at NYU Sydney all live in a single building dedicated to
housing for international and Australian students currently enrolled in tertiary
education courses of study. NYU contracts for use of the building and all of its
services with a third-party company.
Staff posted at the entry to the residence survey access to the building.
Building staff issue keycards for tenant access, and visitors may be admitted
by reception staff. An intercom system announces the arrival of guests, and
tenants must go to the lobby for a guest to enter the building. Guests can be
admitted through the building by front desk personnel during the hours the desk
is staffed. There are 12 surveillance cameras throughout the residence. Video
streams to the back office and to the Duty Manager’s computer.
Residence staff is responsible for maintenance of the building. Any repairs are
scheduled by staff in advance. Students have the option to report issues to the
Student Services Program Manager at NYU Sydney or directly to the residence
staff via an online form.
Security and Access at the Academic Center
The operating hours for the Academic Center are from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Tenants and students gain access to the building with keycard “fobs”. Guests
must sign in with the security officer and are required to stay with their hosts
for the duration of their visits. Tenants in the floors of the building above the
NYU Sydney levels also possess keycards and can open the front door remotely
to admit guests. Non-NYU tenants and their guests predominantly use the
elevators to access their floors, but may alternatively use a common central
staircase. Spaces on each NYU level are secured by additional NYU-only keycard
readers.
Security cameras are placed throughout the building. The video camera feed
is saved remotely and retained for 70 days. This buffered video can be accessed
by NYU Sydney staff. There are emergency call buttons in both elevators.
NYUSydneyEmergencyPhoneNumber
02 8016 8200
Police: 000
Ambulance: 000
Fire Department: 000
Toll Free Wellness Exchange:
1 800 047 973
NYUGlobalEmergency0011 1 212 998 2222
NewYorkUniversityEmergencyPhoneNumbers
• NYU DEPArTmENT oF PUbliC SAFETY (24 hours) +1-212-998-2222
• NYU WEllNESS ExCHANgE (STUDENT mENTAl HEAlTH or HEAlTH CoNCErNS) (24 hours)
+1-212-443-9999
EmergencyPhoneNumbers
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NYU Sydney staff members are designated as fire wardens for the NYU levels
in the building. They have been trained by TrimEvac, a consulting company
commissioned by property manager Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
(SHFA). The secondary means of egress are labeled with illuminated exit signs.
Cleaning and maintenance are outsourced to an external company, which
works in several SHFA-owned sites.
Policies
The New York University SexualMisconduct,RelationshipViolence,andStalking
PolicyandProtocols, PoliciesonSubstanceAbuseandAlcoholicBeverages, and
the Non-DiscriminationandAnti-HarassmentPolicyandComplaintProcedures,
outlined in the main NYU Campus Security and Fire Safety report, are applicable
to all Global Academic Centers. During orientation, these policies and site-
specific security policies and programs are discussed.
Prevention and Awareness
Students are encouraged to remain vigilant and be responsible for their personal
safety. Students seeking to report or obtain assistance regarding an incident
are advised to contact the appropriate site administrator(s) as indicated in this
report.
All incoming students are required to complete a Wellnessorientation online
component that addresses issues of alcohol and drug use, safety in the city,
mental health services, and sexual misconduct before arriving at NYU Sydney,
followed by a one hour face to face orientation when they get to the program.
Sexual misconduct, relationship Violence, and Stalking Prevention and Awareness
Starting in the Fall 2014 semester, all students enrolled at each of NYU’s Global
Academic Centers completed an interactive, online module that provided
education related to sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence,
domestic violence, and stalking. Students were advised about where to go
to receive free and confidential assistance and where to go to make a formal
report to the University if they experience this type of violence. The module
also addressed the importance of obtaining consent for sexual activity, and
bystander intervention. After completing the online component of the module,
students participated in active debriefing seminar with local Student Life and
Wellness staff during which they could learn more and ask clarifying questions,
particularly around issues of obtaining consent for sexual activity.
TheThinkAboutItonline educational program, which is now mandatory
for all students, helps ensure that students understand their rights and
responsibilities in the important area of sexual misconduct. NYU rolled out a
mandatory online educational program on March 10, 2015 for the entire NYU
student body of 50,000 students attending any of the three NYU campuses
(New York, Abu Dhabi and Shanghai) or Global Academic Centers. This online
course examines the interconnected issues of healthy relationships, substance
abuse, and sexual violence, among other topics, through a variety of scenarios
and guided self-reflection.
NYUWellnessExchange
+1-212-443-9999
NYU’s Wellness Exchange provides a single point of access to the University’s many programs and services that are available to address the varied health and mental health needs of students. The Wellness Exchange can be contacted 24 hours a day, seven days a week by dialing 39999 from any New York City campus phone or 212-443-9999 from other phones.
Students can find contact information and more at the Wellness Exchange’s Website, at www.nyu.edu/life/safety-health-wellness/wellness-exchange.html
By contacting the Wellness Exchange, students can be put in touch with the most appropriate of a wide range of professionals to help them address day-to-day challenges as well as any other crises they may encounter, including depression, suicide concerns, sexual assault, anxiety, alcohol or drug dependence, sexually transmitted infections, relationship concerns, and eating disorders. The Wellness Exchange is also available for students who just need to talk or are concerned about a friend. All NYU community members—parents, friends, administrators, faculty, staff—are encouraged to call the Wellness Exchange if they have concerns for any NYU student or want to learn of resources.
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Campus Crime Statistics
* NYU Sydney did not have on campus residences in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
‡ Campus opened in September of 2012.
* Campus residence halls statistics are a subset of the overall on-campus totals.
** Non-Campus residence halls statistics are a subset of the overall non-campus totals.
*** Totals reflect on-campus, non-campus, and public property statistics.
**** NYU was not required to report these categories of crimes in 2012. Based on a Clery Act amendment in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, we are now required to report incidents of dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.
Included in this report are incidents reported to law enforcement agencies and communicated to Public Safety.
Non-Campus on-Campus residence Halls** Non-Campus Public Property Totals***
Category 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014
Murder/Non-Negligent Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sexual Assault
• Rape 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Forcible Fondling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Non-Forcible Sex Offense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(Incest and Statutory Rape)
Dating Violence **** - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
Domestic Violence **** - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
Stalking **** - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aggravated Assault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burglary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Theft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arrests
• Weapons Related 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Drug Related 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Alcohol Related 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Referrals for University
Disciplinary Action
• Weapons Related 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Drug Related 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Alcohol Related 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYUSydney‡
• There were no hate crimes reported in 2012, 2013, or 2014.
These statistics are based upon incidents reported to Campus Security Authorities and/or law enforcement authorities. They do not
represent the findings of any criminal and/or University investigative or judicial processes.