The Rhodes College missing student policy is directed toward students who reside in on-campus student housing. Rhodes College will report to the students appropriate contact person and to the Memphis Police Department any student who has been determined to be missing.
If any member of the Rhodes community believes that a student who lives in on-campus housing is missing from campus, one of the individuals or organizations on the list below should be contacted:
Associate Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students
Director of Residence Life
Director of Campus Safety
Rhodes College Campus Safety
Memphis Police Department
When a campus official other than Campus Safety receives a report that a student is missing, the report must be referred to Campus Safety immediately for investigation. The Campus Safety Department will initiate a “Missing Student” report. The College will take reasonable and prudent steps to locate the student. Campus Safety may contact the Memphis Police Department for assistance in its investigation.
Students can identify a contact person whom Rhodes College shall notify upon determination, by either Campus Safety or the Memphis Police Department, that a student is missing.
This contact information will be confidential and will be accessible only to authorized campus officials and will be disclosed only to law enforcement personnel in furtherance of the missing student investigation.
Students under 18 years of age and are not emancipated, a custodial parent or guardian must be notified that the student is missing, in addition to notifying any additional contact person designated by the student.
Rhodes College will notify the Memphis Police Department upon determination that the student is missing, unless a local law enforcement agency determines the student is missing.
Once a student has been determined to be missing, Rhodes College will take the following actions:
Notify the emergency contact person named by the missing student. Notification will be made by all methods of contact provided by the missing student.
Notify the student’s custodial parent or legal guardian if the missing student is under the age of 18 and not emancipated.
Notify the Memphis Police Department if it was not already involved in the missing person investigation.