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Suspicious Object, Package, or Letter

PROCEDURE 

Mail and package delivery to each department should be screened for suspicious letters and/or packages. Common features of threat letters/packages are: 

  • No return address 
  • Handwritten or poorly typed address 
  • Misspelling of common words 
  • Restrictive marking such as Confidential, Personal, etc. 
  • Excessive weight and/or feel of a powdery or foreign substance 

NOTIFICATION will be delivered by Campus Shield, campus voice mail, campus e-mail, and/or text message if evacuation or other campus-wide instructions are necessary.

 IMMEDIATE ACTION

Call Safety and Support Services (SASS) 

  • From an external phone: 574-936-9936 
  • From an internal extension: 0 
  • Using CampusShield, swipe the red emergency phone icon 

Include the location and appearance of the object when reporting. Evacuate the area. If you have opened a suspicious letter or package that claims to have contaminated you, but there is no substance visible, chances are you have not been contaminated. 

  • Call SASS at 
    • From an external phone: 574-936-9936
    • From an internal extension: 0
    • Using Campus Shield, swipe the red emergency phone icon
    • Report exactly what you have done and what information was contained in the letter.
  • Do not handle the package or letter anymore and do not let anyone else touch it. 

If you have opened a suspicious letter or package and there is a foreign substance: 

  • Place the letter back into the envelope/package, close it back up, and place it in a plastic bag and seal it.
  • Immediately wash your hands with soap and water. 
  • Call SASS at 
    • From an external phone: 574-936-9936
    • From an internal extension: 0
    • Using Campus Shield, swipe the red emergency phone icon
    • Report exactly what you have done and what information was contained in the letter. 

If you are covered with a significant amount of the substance, stay put and call SASS: 

  • From an external phone: 574-936-9936 
  • From an internal extension: 0 
  • Using Campus Shield, swipe the red emergency phone icon
 DON'T
DO NOT touch the object. DO NOT let others handle the object. DO NOT attempt to move the object.

 

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On July 1, 2021, Marian University has officially opened a new location on the former campus of Ancilla College in Plymouth, Indiana. In recognition of the shared missions and solely to honor the history of Ancilla College, the new location is named Marian University's Ancilla College.

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