Keys

1. Academic buildings usually will be opened by Campus Security at least 15 minutes before classes and will remain open until 15 minutes after classes. General purpose classrooms and other rooms, except those rooms which have special equipment and supplies will be left unlocked. Therefore, there will be access to these rooms any time the buildings are open.
2. Faculty and staff may be issued keys for their offices and other areas for which they are accountable. Such areas are generally kept locked for security reasons. These keys are issued by the Physical Plant department. A Key Request form should be used to request keys. The form can be located on the Physical Plant’s web site. The Key Request form must be approved by the Department Head and then sent to Physical Plant for processing. Lock change requests should also be submitted on a Key Request form. Each person who receives and signs for keys assumes accountability for the equipment and supplies in areas made accessible by the keys.
3. Student assistants, teaching/graduate assistants, and part-time or temporary faculty/staff will not be issued keys. If the need arises for such individuals to have keys, these will be issued to the Department Head or Dean. He or she will be responsible for those keys. Student assistants, teaching/graduate assistants, and part-time or temporary faculty/staff will have access only to the office(s) they will be using.
4. When keys are picked up by the employee, a card will be signed for each key that is issued to show that the key was received.
5. Upon departure from the University or transfer to another area or responsibility, the employee is responsible for returning all keys to the Physical Plant department.