The Penn State Emergency Phone System is designed to aid in providing security to the university community. It does this by performing several functions:

  • Citizens can quickly report emergencies or criminal activity directly to police, even in relatively
    remote areas.

  • Individuals visiting the residence hall areas can phone to be escorted into the building without entering it. No money is necessary to use the phones.

Three Types of Emergency Phones Are In Use On Campus:

Emergency Phone

Emergency Phones

These phones can be recognized by the blue light above it.  There is no dial or number keypad.  To activate the phone, simply pick up the receiver and press the red button (some do not have red buttons and will activate immediately after picking up the receiver).  The phone will then be answered by University Police.

 

Emergency/Pole Phones

Newest style of E-phone

These pole phones are the newest style of emergency phones and can easily be located by the blue lights above them.  These phones also have no receiver, but instead contain a built in speaker.  To activate the phone, push the red button and the phone will immediately call University Police, OR push the button marked "ON" and you will hear a dial tone.  The phone will automatically disconnect after approximately three minutes.  One of these phones can be found in front of the Visual Arts Building.

 

 

Residence Hall Emergency/Courtesy Phones Courtesy phone for on-campus telephone calls

These phones are identical in appearance to the "call boxes"
described above, but do not have a blue light.  These phones are
located in the residence hall areas, usually near the entrances of a
residence hall.  These phones enable visitors to call a resident for
an escort when the residence hall is secured.  These phones are
activated the same way as the standard Emergency/Courtesy
Phones described above.

 

 

The location of each phone can be viewed here. The Campus Night Map can be viewed online or picked up at the University Police station located in the Eisenhower Parking Deck.  A text listing the location of each phone on campus is also available by following this link.