Missing Person Reporting Procedures

  • Reports of missing persons should be directed to the Public Safety Office.
  • Public Safety, working with the Associate Vice President for Student Life, and/or the Associate Dean of Student Life, will investigate the report.
  • If the student is deemed missing, the Associate VP for Student Life and/or the Associate Dean of Student Life, will make every reasonable effort to notify the student’s designated missing person contact within 24 hours. If the student is under the age of 18, the student’s parent or guardian must also be notified.
  • If the student is deemed missing, the Director of Public Safety will notify the Berea City Police within 24 hours.
  • The Associate VP for Student Life, and/or the Associate Dean of Student Life, will also notify appropriate college officials and initiate any additional actions deemed in the best interest of the student.