PLU is a "dry" campus. Possession
of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on/in university premises with the
exception of Gonyea House (the president’s residence), Faculty House (leased to
a private organization), and for the purpose of approved religious worship. The
university reserves the right to confiscate and dispose of alcoholic beverages
and/or containers found on the premises. All students found in possession of
alcoholic beverages on campus will be referred for campus disciplinary action.
Campus Safety personnel do not possess law enforcement authority, and as such,
enforcement of state underage drinking laws is left to the discretion of local
law enforcement personnel.
The use, possession, or
distribution—or in any way assisting in the use, possession, or distribution—of
any dangerous or illegal drugs, narcotics, or acids as defined by federal law
and the Revised Code of Washington Controlled Substance Act (or any associated
paraphernalia) is prohibited on the university grounds. This includes, but is
not limited to, those categories often known as cannabis, acids, hallucinogens,
barbiturates, amphetamines, narcotics, and the illicit use of prescription
drugs. Any violation will result in confiscation, disciplinary action, and the
notification of law enforcement authorities.
Prohibited
weapons include, but are not limited to, firearms (including antique and
non-firing), large knives, swords, switchblades, archery equipment, martial arts
weapons, bludgeons, nightsticks, stun guns, paint guns, BB guns, pellet guns, or
any other item whose primary purpose is to inflict injury or harm. Also
prohibited are explosives of any kind, including any type of
fireworks.
For a complete list of campus policies, please see the PLU Student Handbook.
PLU supports an extensive and
comprehensive alcohol and substance abuse prevention program. The program is
detailed in the following documents:
SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY AND ACCESS TO RELATED
INFORMATION
Incarceration
may remove a sex offender from the streets but it does nothing to prevent the
offender from committing another crime when released.
The federal Campus Sex Crimes
Prevention Act, enacted on October 28, 2000 goes into effect October 28, 2002.
The law requires institutions of higher education to issue a statement advising
the campus community where law enforcement agency information provided by a
State concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained. It also requires sex
offenders already required to register in a state to provide notice, as required
under state law, of each institution of higher education in that state at which
the person is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a
student.
In the state of Washington, convicted sex offenders must register in accordance with:
RCW 9A.44.130
Registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders- Procedures- Definition-
Penalties.
(1) Any adult or juvenile residing whether or not the person
has a fixed residence, or who is a student, is reemployed, or carries on a
vacation in this state who has been found to have committed or has been
convicted of any sex offense or kidnapping offense, or who has been found not
guilty by reason of insanity under chapter 10.77 RCW of committing any sex
offense or kidnapping offense, shall register with the county sheriff for the
county of the person’s residence, or if the person is not a resident of
Washington, the county of the person’s school, or place of employment or
vocation, or as otherwise specified in this section. Where a person required to
register under this section is in custody of the state department of
corrections, the state department of social and health services, a local
division of youth services, or a local jail or juvenile detention facility as a
result of a sex offense or kidnapping offense, the person shall also register at
the time of release from custody with an official designated by the agency that
has jurisdiction over the person. In addition, any such adult or juvenile who
is admitted to a public or private institution of higher education shall, within
ten days of enrolling or by the first business day after arriving at the
institution, whichever is earlier, notify the sheriff for the county of the
person’s residence of the person’s intent to attend the institution. Persons
required to register under this section who are enrolled in a public or private
institution of higher education on June 11, 1998, must notify the county sheriff
immediately. The sheriff shall notify the institution’s department of public
safety and shall provide that department with the same information provided to a
county sheriff under subsection (3) of this section.
(2) This section may
not be construed to confer any powers pursuant to RCW 4.24.500 upon the public
safety department of any public or private institution of higher
education.
(3)
(a) The person shall provide the following
information when registering:
(i) Name (ii) address (iii) date and
place of birth
(iv) Place of employment (v) crime for which
convicted
(vi) date and place of conviction (vii) aliases
used
(viii) social security number (ix) photograph and (x)
fingerprints.
(b) Any person who lacks a fixed residence shall provide
the following information when registering:
(i) Name (ii) date and
place of birth (iii) place of employment
(iv) crime for which
convicted (v) date and place of conviction
(vi) aliases used (vii)
social security number (viii) photograph
(ix) fingerprints (x)
where he or she plans to stay.
For information about sex offenders in any
county in the state of Washington, please contact the appropriate sheriff’s
department. For information about registered sex offenders living in or
attending college in Pierce County, contact the Pierce County Sheriff’s
Department, 930 Tacoma Ave. S., Tacoma, WA. 98402 Tel: (253)
798-7530