Campus Closure and Evacuation Plans
HOLIDAY CLOSURES
The University will be closed on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday following Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Announcements relating to campus closure for any other reason will be posted on the student portal and students will be notified through the University’s emergency notification system.
CAMPUS EVACUATION PLAN
The management of AIU has outlined a fire safety plan for the building. The building management company maintains functioning electric exit signs as well as burglar and fire alarm systems. Maps outlining exit routes from the building have been installed in key locations throughout the University.
FIRE EVACUATION PLAN
The action plan to follow for the evacuation of the campus building due to a fire alarm, or in the event of a fire, are outlined below:
1. All students and employees should evacuate the building immediately. People should remain calm and move quickly.
2. Books and bags should be left in the building.
3. All personnel and students are expected to be familiar with floor layouts; maps are posted in the hallways of the building. Everyone should know the most efficient routes to emergency exits and know where the red colored manual pull alarms are located. Walk quickly to the nearest safe exit.
4. The red colored manual alarms should be activated.
5. Use the stairways (Marked by the red EXIT signs). Do not take the elevator.
6. All personnel and students should meet at the Safe Refuge Area. Do not congregate on the sidewalks immediately adjacent to the building.
BOMB EVACUATION PLAN
The action plan to follow for the evacuation of the campus building due to a bomb threat is outlined below:
1. All students and employees should evacuate the building immediately. People should remain calm and move quickly.
2. Information about a threat or potential threat must be reported by the Campus Director of Student Experience to the police department, fire department, ATF, FBI, campus security and other appropriate agencies. The Campus Director of Student Experience also reports this information to the appointed Floor Wardens.
3. Use the stairways (Marked by the red EXIT signs.) Do not take the elevator.
4. Floor Wardens will check their designated areas for any suspicious packages, boxes, or backpacks.
5. If there is something that looks suspicious it should not be touched. The location and description of the suspicious item should be reported to the Campus Director of Student Experience. Campus officials will alert the appropriate authorities.
6. Reentry into the building is not permitted until the police/bomb squads have determined that the suspicious item is either removed or found not to be threatening and the building is declared safe for reentry by one of the AIU management staff.
TORNADO AND HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS
AIU continues to operate as usual during a tornado and hurricane watch conditions. In the event that the National Weather Service issues a tornado or hurricane warning, the campus President will decide if the campus is to be closed.
In the event that the campus is closed, AIU will notify local radio and television stations that the campus is closed. Information will be posted on the Student Portal and through the University’s emergency notification system.