Health and Safety

North Park University is proud to be a university located in an urban setting! With this setting, comes the important responsibility of maintaining the health and safety of all of our students, especially as pertains to those who live on-campus. We work to ensure students’ health and safety through campus security and residence hall front desks, bi-yearly health and safety inspections, and On Duty Residence Life staff who respond to emergencies and any concerns that arise throughout the year.

Health and Safety Inspections

Residence Directors and Resident Assistants conduct routine Health & Safety Inspections once a semester in each living area in order to ensure the health and safety of North Park’s on-campus residents.

Health and Safety Related Issues

Excessively dirty or unhealthy rooms or apartments
No-no appliances that are safety concerns (microwaves in rooms, air conditioners, space heaters, etc.)
High intensity lights/bulbs
Rooms in need of health/safety related maintenance issues
Flammables (will be confiscated)
Presence of all university furniture
Unsafe lofts (residents may ask their RD if they have questions)

We do not specifically search for student conduct violations, but if we observe violations during the inspection, we will take disciplinary action.

Residence Life staff notifies residents about the Health and Safety Inspections weeks in advance through email, flyers, and posters. This communication reminds residents of the health and safety related issues we look for and that the RD and an RA will enter their rooms whether or not someone is home to complete the inspection unless a resident has requested a separate appointment time. If a resident would like to make an appointment to be present during the Health and Safety Inspection, he/she can contact his/her RA.

In Case of Emergency

If you are concerned for your personal safety or health or for that of others and the situation is one of life or death or needs immediate attention, please call 911.
After you have called 911, if you live on-campus, please contact your R.A., a desk attendant, or the Magnuson Campus Center front desk.

If you are concerned for your personal safety or health or for that of others, and it is NOT a matter of life or death, please contact an R.A., a desk attendant, or an R.D.
Listed below are the R.A. on-duty pager numbers for all of the living areas; you may call this number and dial your extension or phone number if you are calling between 7:00 pm and 7:00 am R.A.s will call you as soon as they receive the page and will contact the R.D. on duty if necessary. If further necessary, the R.D. on duty will contact the Director of Housing and Residence Life and then if necessary the director will contact the Vice President of Student Development.

If you have an emergency or crisis situation that is not during duty hours, 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, please look for an R.A. or go to or call a desk attendant or Magnuson Center front desk.

The general campus emergency number is (773) 244-5600. You may also call Magnuson Campus Center’s front desk by dialing 0 from a campus phone or (773) 244-6200. If you are in the middle of campus and encounter an emergency, please use one of the blue emergency phones or intercom systems.

Quick Emergency Number Reference

Living Area RA Pager Numbers

Anderson Hall RA Pager: (773) 649-2950
Apartments/Houses RA Pager: (773) 649-2955
Burgh Hall RA Pager: (773) 649-2951
Ohlson House RA Pager: (773) 649-2953
Park North RA Pager: (773) 649-2956
Sawyer Court RA Pager: (773) 649-2493
Sohlberg Hall RA Pager: (773) 649-2954

Living Area Front Desk Numbers

Anderson Hall: (773) 649-2000
Burgh Hall: (773) 649-2200
Ohlson House: (773) 649-2300
Sohlberg Hall: (773) 649-2400
Park North: (773) 649-2600

Campus Emergency: (773) 244-5600
General Emergency: 911
Magnuson Campus Center: (773) 244-6200 or ext. 0