Campus safety resolution senator atkins final

Campus safety resolution senator atkins final

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  SENATE OF THE CONSOLIDATEDSTUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 48th Legislative Session, 2017-2018 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CAMPUS SECURITY Bill Number: SR 48-04 Authors of Legislation: Senator Samantha Bivins, College of Liberal Arts Senator Hannah Patenaude, College of Sciences Senator Justin Atkins, Division of Health Sciences Senator Daniel Tamayo, Division of Health Sciences Senator Bradley Combs, College of Liberal Arts Senator Nicole Ouro, College of Education Senator Tori Sharadin, Lee Business School Senator Gabriel Guerrero, Lee Business School Senator Adam Almosawy, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Senator Naomi Lewis, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Sponsored by: The Senate of the Consolidated Students WHEREAS, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada (CSUN) represents all 25,000+ undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Nevada Las Vegas; and WHEREAS, the Student Body of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas elects the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (CSUN) Senate as representatives, whose numerous responsibilities include voicing and lobbying student concerns to their elected officials in local, state, and federal levels; and WHEREAS, approximately 340 police reports where filed with UNLV Police Services between the dates of 27 May 2017 and 22 November 2017; and WHEREAS, 59% of these reports were for theft or burglary, 14% of these reports where physical altercations, 13% of these reports were traffic related, 9% of these reports were related to vandalism, 3% of these reports were sexually related, 1% of these reports were related to
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  narcotics and/or alcohol,1% of these reports were for arson, bomb threats, fraud, and kidnapping; and WHEREAS, 37% of these reports took place in University common areas, 32% of these reports took place in parking lots and garages, 13% of these reports took place in the Lied Library, 9% of these reports took place in campus residential areas, 4% of these reports took place in the Student Union, 3% of these reports took place in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, 1% of these reports took place at Sam Boyd Stadium, 1% of these reports took place at the Thomas and Mack Center; and WHEREAS, there is no official data available regarding video surveillance specifically pertaining to University parking areas or residential areas; and WHEREAS, campus lighting continues to be an issue on the North side of campus; and WHEREAS, UNLV is scheduled to receive approximately $7.5 million which are to be spent on capital improvements, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the UNLV CSUN Senate, on behalf of the 25,000+ undergraduate students of UNLV: • Urges members of CSUN to actively advocate in favor of improvements to UNLV campus safety; AND • Urges University officials to make improvements to, as well as install new infrastructure and equipment regarding campus safety to promote the safety and well-being of this University’s faculty and students, AND • Urges UNLV administration and finance to allocate funding and request state funding for the modernization and relocation of surveillance cameras; AND • Urges UNLV administration and officials to make implementation of robust video surveillance and security in the residence halls and parking garages a top priority; AND • Urges UNLV administration and officials to take action to allocate funds for the improvement of the lighting specifically on the North side of campus; AND • Requests that the UNLV administration and officials submit a committed timeline to the CSUN Senate and the student body regarding the implementation of these improvements no later than the first week of the Fall 2018 semester. • Requests that the project manager assigned to CSUN by David Frommer make monthly reports to the CSUN Senate on the status of campus security projects until the satisfactory completion of said projects has been verified by the Chair of the CSUN Health and Safety Committee.
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  ADOPTED by theSenate on this 22nd Day of January, 2018. Attest: _____________________________ Taryn Kole, Senate President _____________________________ Adam Almosawy, Senate President Pro Tempore
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  References UNLV Crime Log http://police.unlv.edu/crimelog/crimelog.pdf