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C. DEFINITIONS A missing student is defined as a person whose whereabouts cannot be determined and someone has raised concern. Procedures for designation of emergency contact information A. Students age 18 and above and emancipated minors Resident Students over the age of 18 will be given an MBU Missing Student Information form to be completed and returned to the Resident Life Staff. This form will allow students to designate an individual(s) to be contacted in the event that they are reported missing. The listed contact will be notified by the University no more than 24 hours after the time a student is determined to be missing in accordance with the procedures set forth below. Designated contacts will remain in effect until changed or revoked by the student. Resident students will complete the MBU Missing Student Information form at the beginning of each academic year. Information listed in this form will be registered confidentially and will only be accessible to authorized campus officials. The information on this form will be utilized only in the case of a reported missing student and will not be used for any other University purposes, unless specifically noted by the student. B. Students under the age of 18 Resident students under the age of 18 who are not emancipated will not be required to fill out the MBU MSI form. In the case of a missing non-emancipated student under the age of 18, the university is required to notify a custodial parent or guardian no more than 24 hours after the student is determined to be missing in accordance with the procedures D. GUIDELINES 1. A Resident Life Staff member will attempt to contact the resident student to verify his/her whereabouts and/or wellness. Options for contacting the student may include visiting his/her living quarters, telephone, email, and/or social networking site(s). Means of contact will be determined based on each individual situation. a. If the Resident Life Staff is not able to contact the student in their designated living quarters, but it is occupied, the Resident Life Staff will attempt to gain information on the student’s whereabouts and/or wellness from questioning the occupants of the living quarter, other members of housing community, and/or other friends. b. If there is no response when the Resident Life Staff member visits the designated living quarters, the Resident Life Staff member will enter, by key if necessary, to perform a health and safety inspection. 2. If these steps do not provide the Resident Life Staff an opportunity to speak with the alleged missing student or to learn his/her whereabouts, MBU Public Safety will be contacted to investigate further. ppm.8.007
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