At Oakland University we take safety very seriously. Each member of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff – should take an active role in preventing and reporting incidents that jeopardize safety on and around campus.

The Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) has issued its Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, which provides students and employees with an overview of the university’s security and safety resources, policies, and procedures.

Also contained in this report are the annual crime statistics and fire statistics for 2016, provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy & Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Clery Act).

Each year on or before October 1, we publish our Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. A hard copy of the report can be obtained at the campus locations listed below or online at oupolice.com/safety/clery/statement.

Oakland University Police Department
PSS Building – Communications Center
201 Meadow Brook Road
(248) 370-3331 or info@oupolice.com

Office of the Dean of Students
Vandendberg Hall Room 120
502 Meadow Brook Road
(248) 370-4200

CONTACT US

The OUPD wants to make sure you can stay in touch with us. We are using social media outlets along with our website to reach out. Please be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and register for emergency alerts at oupolice.com/em/alerts. Text “OUPD + your message” to 67283 or email to info@oupolice.com.

Please note that our social media and email is not monitored 24/7 and should not be used to report emergencies or other matters if you require immediate assistance. Please call 911 for emergencies or (248) 370-3331 for non-emergencies.

To learn more about campus safety and emergency preparedness, visit the OUPD Emergency Management web section.

This year’s 10th Annual McLaren Brooksie Way half marathon, 10K and 5K events will bring large volumes of vehicle and pedestrian traffic to the Oakland University campus on Sunday, September 24. As such, University community members who plan to be on campus that day are advised to plan in advance for road closures and potential travel delays.

To accommodate Brooksie Way events, the following road closures will be in effect on Sunday, September 24:

• 5:30 a.m. to noon – Meadow Brook Road will be closed at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre main gate for the entire pre-race and race event. This is the start and finish point for all races.
• 8 a.m. to noon – Ravine Drive, Meadow Brook Road, Library Drive and Pioneer Drive will be closed.

Residence hall students planning to leave campus between 8 and 10 a.m. on Sunday morning should park their cars in the P1 and P3 lots overnight on Saturday. The Oakland University Police Department will relax enforcement of overnight parking restrictions in P1 and P3 on Saturday night only.

Residence hall students should be aware that there will be no exits available onto Walton Blvd. from West Oakland Drive. Ann V. Nicholson Student Apartments residents will be able to exit the parking lot for that complex at East Oakland Drive and then turn left toward Walton.

On Sunday, primary access to campus for non-race participants will be from Squirrel Road. Campus community members and visitors should use the P1 lot and walk to various destinations. All commuters are advised that vehicle traffic on and around campus will be heavy during the event, particularly from 7-8 a.m.

All regular traffic patterns will return to normal beginning at noon on Sunday.

To learn more about the McLaren Brooksie Way, including course maps, schedules, and registration, visit thebrooksieway.com.

During the morning hours over the past two days, the Oakland University Police Department has received three complaints of peeping Tom incidents in the shower areas of student residential facilities. In each case, reporting parties described the responsible person as a black male; 18-21 years of age; approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall; and wearing gray sweat pants and a dark colored shirt.

The OUPD is treating this as an active, ongoing investigation. All members of the University community are advised to be aware of their surroundings and to report any suspicious activity to the OUPD immediately at (248) 370-3331.

Move-in for the on-campus residential community will take place on Saturday, September 2; Sunday, September 3; and Monday, September 4. University employees should anticipate a substantial increase in both traffic and parked vehicles during this time, and are asked to cooperate with the following temporary restrictions:

• From September 2-3, there will be no faculty and staff parking in lot P-5, which will be used for unloading of resident student vehicles only.
• Other parking areas likely to be affected by vehicle overflow include lots P-16, P-3, P-2 and the northern end of lot P-1. Faculty and staff are advised to avoid parking in these areas during the move-in period.
• Traffic on Meadow Brook Road between West Oakland Drive and Ravine Drive will be restricted to resident students only. In addition, Ravine will be closed to through traffic.

In addition to helping facilitate an efficient student move-in process, the Department of University Housing would like to ask that the on-campus community welcome new student residents when opportunities present themselves, as well as provide information and direction when asked or a need becomes evident.

The cooperation of faculty and staff in these efforts is greatly appreciated.

You may have learned through news reports or word of mouth that a student intern who interacted with children at the Lowry Center for Early Childhood Education during the fall 2016 semester has been arraigned on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, indecent exposure and possession of child pornography.

The criminal charges against this individual, Michael Johnathan Pankey, stem from incidents alleged to have taken place not on the Oakland University campus. To date, we are not aware of any complaints regarding Mr. Pankey’s conduct while on our campus.

Mr. Pankey was enrolled in Macomb Community College’s Early Childhood Studies program. In conjunction with that program, he participated in field exercises at Lowry and other daycare settings in the region.

The Oakland University Police Department is cooperating fully with an ongoing Detroit Police Department investigation tied to the charges against Mr. Pankey. If you have any information or concerns that may be relevant to this investigation, we strongly encourage you to contact the OUPD at (248) 370-3331.

The Oakland University Police Department and University Video Services will be working next week to create an educational video addressing the topic of an active shooter on campus. Campus community volunteers are invited to support the filming effort.

Faculty, staff, students and others are advised that taping will take place on dates and in the campus locations listed below. Work will take place throughout business hours on each day.

• Monday, August 21 – Human Health Building
• Wednesday, August 23 – Engineering Center
• Thursday, August 24 – Pawley Hall

Video creators will strive to create visual representations of circumstances associated with an active shooter as realistically as possible. Campus community members are advised to remember that no threatening or emergency situation is in progress.

In the event of a real crisis or emergency situation, the OUPD and University Communications and Marketing would utilize a multifaceted system of campus communications to quickly inform and advise the community.

To support filming activities, police training signs will be posted around selected locations and police personnel will work to prevent people from inadvertently or unknowingly finding themselves in staged situations. All campus community members are encouraged to share this information with individuals who plan to be on campus and who may not have received this notification.

In preparation for next week’s activities, the OUPD and University Video Services are seeking volunteers to serve as extras in filming locations as their schedules allow. Those interested in helping support the effectiveness of this educational effort should contact University Video Services Director Heather Haughey at haughey@oakland.edu.