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Keys to Success
Mills College
New Student
Orientation
Fall 2006
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Schedule
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Services for Students with
Disabilities (SSD)
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Transfer Credit Information
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M Center Records
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Advising
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The Curriculum and Registration
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15 Minute Break
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Financial Aid
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Student Accounts
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myMILLS
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Online Registration
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Public Safety
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Services for Students
with Disabilities
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Division of Student Life
Jess Miller, Director
[email protected]
510.430.2264
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Transfer Credit
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M Center – Records
Kristen Smith, Associate
Registrar
510.430.3131
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M Center Records
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Oversees registration
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Evaluates transfer credit
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Oversees the study abroad and
domestic exchange programs
Reviews students for graduation
and prepares diplomas
Provides transcripts and
enrollment verifications
Maintains all academic records
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M Center Records
also:
Supports the Provost’s Office by:
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Creating the Course Schedule
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Preparing petitions and reports for
the Academic Standing Committee
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Assigning students to advisors
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Providing support for advisors by:
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Creating and updating your Mills
Academic Plan (MAP)
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Performing Junior Evaluations
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Mills Academic Plan
(MAP)
MAPs are prepared
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On entrance for transfer
students
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Indicates where transfer credit
is place in General Education
area of requirements
OR
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When Major is Declared
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MAPs are Updated
by Records
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When a transfer student
declares her major
When any student
requests a junior
evaluation
Just before the fall of a
student’s senior year
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MAP Distribution
When MAPs are created or
updated, a copy goes to:
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The student
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The advisor
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The student’s file
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What does my MAP
tell me?
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Your progress toward your
degree or certificate
objective
Specific courses meeting
General Education
Requirements
Specific courses meeting
Major and Minor
requirements
Summary of credits earned,
in progress, and remaining
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The Curriculum
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Overall
Requirements
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34 semester course
credits (will refer to as
“credits”) for a Bachelors
of Arts Degree
34 credits for Bachelor of
Science Degree
17 credits for the PreNursing Certificate
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Residency
Requirements
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At least 12 credits must
be taken at Mills for
Bachelor’s Degree; 8.5
for the Pre-Nursing
Certificate
At least the final two
semesters of courses
must be taken at Mills.
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The Bachelor of
Arts Degree
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In addition to the overall
requirements, students
must complete:
the 11 course/10 credit
General Education
Program
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the major requirements
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the minor requirements
(optional)
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The Bachelor of
Arts Degree
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the second major or
minor requirements
(optional)
17 elective credits
(outside the major)
at least 9 upper division
credits (numbered 100 –
199) during the junior or
senior year
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The Bachelor of
Science Degree
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Same as the Bachelor of Arts
Degree except:
Includes a Natural Science
and Mathematics Core of
10.75 credits
Includes an Independent
Experience (1 credit)
Requires 10 rather than 17
electives which must be nonscience.
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The Pre-Nursing
Certificate
Requires set series of courses,
including:
 5 science courses
 ENG 001
 COLL 005
 10 courses in various fields
such as history, sociology,
psychology, and education
 Nursing Leadership Seminar
(recommended)
Offers opportunity to enter the
professional nursing (BS)
program at Samuel Merritt
College
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Course Restrictions
Certain types of courses have
limits as to how many times
they can be taken:
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PE Activity Courses: 4 max
@ .25 each = 1 scc; further
PE activity courses can be
taken as “audits.”
Courses graded P/NP
instead of letter grades: 2
credits maximum outside
the major or minor
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Where Do I Find
out More?
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Complete listing of
programs, requirements
and academic regulations
can be found in the
Catalog either in print or
online.
Ask your advisor!
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Graduation
Application
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All students must file a
Graduation Application
by November 1st of their
senior year.
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Advising
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Advising at Mills
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Is a faculty role, rather than
an administrative role
Creates an immediate
connection between the
student and the Mills faculty
Is a partnership between the
student and the faculty
member, with each
responsible for the success of
the relationship
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Who is My Advisor?
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Your advisor was listed in an
Advising Assignment Letter
sent to you in the Orientation
Packet.
The letter contained the name
of your advisor, his or her
department and contact
information.
If you are unsure of who your
advisor is, ask Dr. Workman at
the next session.
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How was My Advisor
Selected?
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Advisors are assigned
according to the field of
interest expressed by the
student on the Admissions
Application.
The advisor will be from a
department that was listed
as one of the student’s top
three fields of interest.
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What if My Field of
Interest has Changed?
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All advisors can help a
student through orientation
and registration, even if the
advisor is from a different
department than the
student’s field of interest.
After registration, a student
is welcome to change
advisors if she wishes.
Contact the M Center for
instructions.
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What Does My
Advisor Do?
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Assists you with your
academic plan
Approves your selection of
courses and releases your
registration hold allowing
you to register online
Provides resources if you
need assistance in nonacademic areas
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When Do I Meet My
Advisor?
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You will meet your advisor in a
group session following this
session.
Your advisor will be available
for an individual appointment
with you starting at 1:00 this
afternoon and through
tomorrow at 4:00.
You may arrange your
appointment by phoning or
emailing your advisor.
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What Do I Need to Bring
to my Advising
Appointment?
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Registration Agreement
Form
Trial Worksheet with at
least a tentative schedule
worked out
Any questions
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Are there Specific
Classes I Need to
Take Now?
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COLL 005
ENG 001 (if you are
required to take it based
on the English Placement
Test results)
COLL 060 (if you are
entering as a sophomore)
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Registration
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When and How
Do I Register?
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Registration takes place
Tuesday through Friday,
August 22 through 25,
from 9:00 am to 11:59
pm.
Registration is done
online (or in person at
the M Center during
regular business hours)
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How Do I Prepare
for Registration?
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Make sure you can access
your myMILLs account.
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Meet with your advisor
prior to registration.
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Bring a Registration
Agreement Form to the
meeting
Bring a tentative schedule
to this meeting.
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Selecting Courses
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Use the online or printed
catalog to look up course
requirements.
Use the online or printed
course schedule to find out
when classes meet.
The online schedule is the
most up-to-date.
The online schedule allows
you to click on the CRN to
see the course description.
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Other Resources for
Selecting Courses
Links to the right of the online
schedule provide additional
information:
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“Search the Schedule” allows
you to search the schedule
by subject, time, etc.
“Curriculum Listings” gives
you a list of the General
Education courses that are
being offered this fall.
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Other Resources for
Selecting Courses
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“Special Topics Course
Descriptions” provides
descriptions not available
in the catalog.
“Course Loads and
Credits” defines full-time
(3.5 credits) and a
normal course load (4.25
credits).
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Registration
Agreement Form
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The courses that you and your
advisor agree on are listed on
the Registration Agreement
Form
You keep this form to refer to
when you register online.
If you register at the M Center
you need to bring this form,
signed by your advisor.
Your advisor may use this form
as a contract between the two
of you.
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Do I Have to Register
Before Classes Begin?
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You do not have to be
registered before classes
begin, but you must
register by 11:59 pm on
August 25 (or 4:00 pm if
registering in the M
Center).
Faculty understand that
students may be attending
the first one or two
sessions of their class
without being registered.
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How Do I Register?
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Your advisor releases
your online registration
hold
You go into your myMILLS
account to “Registration
Information”
All the instructions for
registering are under
“Register/Add/Drop
Classes”
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Signature
Requirements
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To register online, advisor
electronically releases online
registration hold
To register in person at the M
Center, advisor signs the
Registration Agreement Form
To add a class after online
registration, advisor must sign
Add/Drop form
 If class is closed the instructor
must sign the Add/Drop Form
To drop after online registration,
advisor must sign add/drop form
 Instructor must sign if drop is
after September 6
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Special Issues
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Don’t register for science
labs
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Important Dates
and Deadlines
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Classes begin Wednesday,
August 23, 2006.
Courses must be added by
the end of the 2nd week of
classes (Sep. 6)
Courses may be dropped
through the 8th week of
classes (October 18)
Always check the
Academic Calendar for
specific deadlines and
dates
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M Center
Records Staff
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Alice Knudsen, Registrar
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Kristen Smith, Associate
Registrar
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Teresa Liu, Administrative
Assistant
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Stacey Duschl,
Administrative Assistant
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We hire 3 work/study
students each year
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M Center Records
Contact Information
General Records Assistance:
 Email [email protected]
Academic Standing Petitions
 Email [email protected]
Transfer Credit Evaluations
 Email [email protected]
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15 Minute
Break
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Financial Aid
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Recordkeeping
Reapplying for financial aid
Requirements for receiving
your financial aid
 Check-In
 Registration/full-time
enrollment
 All documents
received/requirements
met
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Financial Aid
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Maintaining eligibility for
financial aid
Effect of changes in
enrollment, housing status,
etc. on financial aid award
Outside
scholarships/private loans
How and when your
financial aid will be
disbursed
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Student
Accounts
Refer to
Student Bill
in Handout
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Student Accounts
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Compilation of Charges
(tuition and fees) and
Payments(payments and
financial aid)
You must “clear” your
account by August 1 for Fall
semester and January 3 for
Spring semester by paying in
full, having financial aid that
covers your balance or
paying your first installment
payment to Tuition
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Management Systems.
Student Accounts
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Medical waivers must
be completed and
received by August 1
for Fall semester, and
January 3 for Spring
semester.
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Student Accounts
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Bills are sent to the student
using the hierarchy of:
 PO- post office box
assigned to residential
students
 MA- mailing address if
living off campus
 PR- permanent address
If the bill should be sent to
someone other than the
student, then a billing
address (BI) must be
provided.
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myMILLS
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Registration
Online Registration
Instructions
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Department of
Public Safety
Campus Safety
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Mission Statement
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Our mission is to assist the college
by providing a safe environment for
our Mills community.
To accomplish this mission, we
have:
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Public Safety Officers on campus
to enforce the Colleges polices
and rules.
The Oakland Police Department
(OPD) to respond and enforce
state and local laws.
Fire Rescue to respond to fire
alarms and medical emergencies
And you to call 911 first, then
Public Safety for needed
assistance
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Public Safety Department
Contact Information
Location: Sage Hall, 138
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Emergency Service Numbers
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Tang Center Advice Nurse
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Public Safety - (510) 430-5555
From a Campus Phone x5555
Non – emergency - x2124
(510) 643-7197
Resident Asst Cell Phone
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(510) 812-0596
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Public Safety Department
Contact Information
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Oakland Police Dept (OPD)
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non-emergency: 510.777.3333
emergency (cell): 510.777.3211
emergency (non-cell): 911
After calling OPD please also call
Public Safety, so that they can
appropriately direct emergency
personnel.
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Driver Assistance
 Vehicle Jumpstarts:
Public Safety Officers will attempt to
jumpstart your car using a jump
pack only.
 Vehicle Lockouts, Tires & Air:
Public Safety does not provide these
services but can assist you with
contacting a local tow company or
auto shop for assistance.
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Fire Alarms
When you hear a fire alarm:
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Stop what you’re doing.
Evacuate.
Use fire exit stairs to leave the
building.
Go to a designated (EAA)
Emergency Assembly Area.
Do not jeopardize your life or
the safety of others.
Emergency Assembly Area maps
are available from Public Safety.
*Emergency Preparedness Training
is available throughout the year*
Pick up a flyer!
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PARKING
ON CAMPUS
ALL PARKING REGULATIONS ARE ENFORCED
Further information regarding parking
regulations can be found in the parking guide
and on the Public Safety website. Regulated
parking areas include:
Disabled Parking
 Reserve Parking
 Visitor Parking
 Residential Parking
 Loading and Unloading Parking
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Violators can be fined and towed.
Parking Citation Appeal forms are available at
Sage Hall.
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Personal Safety
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Being aware of safety is an
important part of campus crime
prevention.
You can call Public Safety at
(510) 430-2124 or (510) 4305555
 All Elevator Emergency Phones
ring to Public Safety.
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Personal Safety
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Campus Watch - Prevent Theft
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W
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Who is that stranger?
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A
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Ask: May I help you? Can
I call for assistance
for you?
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T
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Take time to secure valuables.
*lock up valuable items*
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C
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Call Public Safety. (510)
430-5555
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H
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Help your fellow community
members. *know your
community members*
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Photocopy all important papers. Keep the
copies in a safe place. This information will
be invaluable if you items are lost or
stolen.
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How to Report
a Crime
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If you see a crime in progress or
evidence that one has occurred
Contact Campus Safety, ext.
2124 immediately.
If the situation is an emergency,
contact the Oakland
Police Department at 911 (on
campus).
Remember as much information
as possible. The following is a
helpful list of possible
information needed by
authorities in an investigation.
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How to Report
a Crime
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Description of a Person:
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Notice permanent features such as hair
color, height, facial hair, facial
structure.
What was the person last seen
wearing?
Does the person have any
distinguishing characteristics such as
tattoos, birthmarks, etc to make them
stand out?
Description of an Object:
 Note basics like size, color and shape.
 Note identifying characteristics such as
a license plate, even part of it, or an
odor, etc.
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How to Report
a Crime
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Description of an Incident:
 Stay as objective as possible.
 Try and answer as many of
the following: Who, What,
When, Where, Why and How.
 Keep things in chronological
order as much as possible.
 State where you were
standing/sitting at the time
of the incident to give a
better description.
Information provided in
partnership with Paperclip
Communications “Staying Safe on
Campus.”
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Jeanne Clery Disclosure
“The Student Right
to Know Act”
It is the policy of Mills College to
encourage the reporting of all crimes,
injuries, accidents and other
emergencies to the appropriate
authority.
In compliance with The Jeanne Clery
Disclosure of Campus Security Policy
and Crime Statistics Act of 1998
(formerly The Student Right to Know
Act of 1990), Mills regularly provides
information regarding crime statistics
and security measures to employees,
prospective students, and matriculated
students through:
The Activity Log “Blotter”
Campus Alerts via campus e-mail
Crime Prevention Meetings
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Jeanne Clery Disclosure
“The Student Right
to Know Act”
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In addition, Mills publishes an annual
report of certain categories of crimes
that have been reported on the Mills
campus, the Mills public safety policies
and procedures, the Mills policies that
address sexual assault response and
reporting, and other measures the
College takes to prevent crime and
insure safety.
For more information on Jeanne Clery
visit:
www.campussafety.org
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Jeanne Clery Act
Disclosure Report
Arson
 Murder
 Robbery
 Manslaughter, Voluntary (NonNegligent)
 Manslaughter, Negligence
 Forcible Rape
 Sexual Offenses-Battery
 Sexual Offenses Non-Forcible
 Aggravated Assault
 On-Campus Burglaries
 (Crimes in Residential Facilities
are included in On-Campus)
 On-Campus Residential
Burglaries
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Jeanne Clery Act
Disclosure Report
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Alcohol offenses
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Drug offenses
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referred for disciplinary action
referred for disciplinary action
Weapons Offenses
Megan’s Law - Registered Sexual
Offenders:
http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov
Public Safety Crime Statistics are
available onling at:
http://www.mills.edu/student_servic
es/safety_and_transportation/index/
php
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LOST AND FOUND
Report all lost Mills ID Cards
immediately to the Housing
Management and Dining Services
(HMDS) Office at 510-430-2127.
Any recovered Mills ID Cards are
turned over to the HMDS office,
located in Sage Hall Room 138.
Call Public Safety/HMDS at 510430-2127 to:
*Report lost property
*Recover found property
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CAMPUS SAFETY
Public Safety looks forward to seeing you at one
of its sponsored events:
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Residential Life/Public Safety/Fire Department
“Residential Fire Safety 101
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Emergency Preparedness “CORE I & II”
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CPR & First Aid
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Anti-Defamation League “ Unlearning Hate”
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Health and Community Service Faire sponsored
by APER/DSL/DPS/HLTH
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CAMPUS SAFETY
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Domestic Violence Seminar sponsored by Conference Services and
Public Safety.
Campus Wide Emergency Exercise Drill
*Interested in volunteering? Fill out an
interest card.
SIMS “Standardized Emergency
Management System” Training
NCPC Community Meetings- sponsored
by the Oakland Police Department and
Public Safety.
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Campus Safety
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Thank you for your interest
during this presentation.
“Fall into Safety Year Round.”
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Questions and
Answers
&
Conclusion
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