Campus Security Report
Annual Security Report
(Click here to download the 2023 Annual Security Report)
Student Code of Conduct
NICC expects its students to abide by local, tribal, state, federal laws, and college regulations. The college will not tolerate unlawful behavior, which infringes upon or denies the rights and freedoms of others, or disruptive acts, which affect either the academic or the civil operation of the college. NICC standards of conduct clearly prohibit the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and the possession, use or sale of alcohol by students on its property or as part of any of its officially recognized activities. If a student becomes disruptive and refuses to leave when asked, law enforcement officials will be contacted. Any student who fails to observe these laws and regulations may be denied the services of the college through due process.
Authority and Jurisdiction
Two of the Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC) campuses are located within the Umonhon and Isanti Tribal Boundaries and are policed by the Tribal law enforcement. Both Knox County and Thurston county Sheriffs may also be called as dispatch for 911 is designated to these locations. NICC works diligently to maintain good communications with these departments. NICC’s third campus is urbanely located on Dakota Avenue in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The local authority, South Sioux City Police Department is called as security whenever a crime or suspicion of a crime exists at this location. The institution does not employee any on-campus security or contract with any security companies. All security is handled by local authorities as listed above. NICC does not have any memorandum of understandings with the above listed authorities, but we share information if needed for investigations.
The administration, staff, and faculty of the Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC) are committed to a program of equal opportunity for education, employment, and participation in college activities without regard to race, color, sex, age, religious creed, political ideals, marital status, physical or mental handicap, national origin or ancestry.
The Nebraska Indian Community College complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as well as applicable federal, state, tribal, and local laws. The person charged with monitoring and coordinating Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action matters, as well as compliance with the aforementioned laws is the Human Resources Director.
The College retains the right to follow a policy of Indian preference in employment in line with the Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and any other applicable federal, state and tribal laws.
Campus Safety Services
NICC makes every attempt to make sure that all campuses are monitored by a college employee or volunteer that will follow reporting guidelines and the rules of the college. The college has established cameras at all locations that show the outside and the inside of the common areas of each campus to monitor and verify any activity that is against school policy.
The campuses have overhead lighting in all parking areas. Campuses with more than one building have these same precautionary devices on each building. NICC staff check and lock all structures each night at closing time. Each campus has a Campus Coordinator with whom reports can be filed:
Santee Campus
Hank Miller, Department Chair of Science and Math
402-241-5937
South Sioux City Campus
Justin Kocian, Chief Information Officer
402-241-5981
Macy Campus
Dawne Price, Dean of Student Services
402-241-5908
All Administration has been instructed to report any incidents to the President as soon as an alleged crime is reported. NICC employees completed VAWA, Cleary Act, and Harassment online training through NICC, and an all staff training was held for Active Killer training. Annually NICC makes a good-faith effort to collect crime statistics from our local law enforcement and this is documented in the form of written letters mailed to the local authorities. NICC is not required to keep a daily crime log since we do not have any on-campus housing.
Crime/Emergency Reporting
Students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to report all crimes, emergencies
and safety issues to NICC Administration immediately. In the event of an immediate
danger of a person 911 should be called for local authorities. Each NICC Campus has
a weather alert radio that alerts NICC campus communities of threats of tornado or
storms. Administration notifies all building occupants and gives instructions for
them to follow. Every campus has a storm shelter area and fire alarms. When you are
reporting an emergency, you should be prepared to give your
location, name, and telephone number to the operator. In the event of unsafe roads,
or unsafe services i.e. water outage, NICC has an account with SNOWCAP Communications
Solutions to post all school closings, as well as Facebook. NICC has posted at each
campus location storm shelter information.
Drug-Free College Community
NICC is committed to providing a healthy, safe, and secure educational environment. It is policy that reasonable measures shall be taken to establish and maintain a drug-free college community as required by the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (Public Law 101-226) and Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Public Law 101-690) and applicable state and tribal statutes. No person - student, faculty member, staff or visitor - shall be permitted on college premises in a state of intoxication, or under the influence of illegal substances. Neither alcohol nor controlled substances may be carried, consumed, manufactured or distributed at NICC college events, or on NICC premises.
The use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol carry significant social, physical, and emotional health risks. Users may suffer damage to key body organs such as the heart, liver, kidneys, and central nervous system. Drugs can kill the user, and the use of drugs and alcohol during pregnancy may cause birth defects or death of unborn babies. Drugs and alcohol abuse may cause difficulties with concentration and memory that impairs learning. Drugs and alcohol abuse can be instrumental in the deterioration of family units and the breakdown of friendships and other support systems.
College Sanctions
Any alcohol or drug related incident that involves harassing or threatening statements that potentially endangers any student, staff, Faculty or Administrator will automatically result in the college calling the authorities and will result in expulsion from school.
Offenses that are managed internally may result in the loss of travel privileges and/or loss of Institutionally managed scholarships.
If a student under the age of 21 is involved in any of the above actions their parent
or guardian will be notified. Any expulsion or termination related to alcohol abuse
or drug use will result in the student or employee being required to complete a licensed
treatment program and show proof prior to their review for reinstatement.
The drug penalty schedule listed on pg 9-12 of the security report.
Violence Prevention
Violence-Free Institution
The Nebraska Indian Community College has zero tolerance for physical or verbal violence of any kind. Anyone causing a situation which threatens the physical or emotional well-being of any NICC student, staff, faculty, administrator, or visitor will be removed, barred or dismissed from enrollment or employment from the campus. Any situation involving violence could also result in criminal prosecution. Local law enforcement will be summoned if the problem becomes persistent or if there appears to be an immediate threat to a person’s physical or emotional well-being. Campus Crime and Security Report will be compiled and distributed annually.
Riots and Civil Disturbances
A. Procedures: In the event of a riot or civil disturbance remove all students and visitors from the area most immediate to the disturbance. The Person in Charge or representative will notify the following:
- Police at 911
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation at the Sioux City Office (712) 258-1920 or at the Omaha Office (402) 493-8688
- The Tribal Business Manager, if on Tribal land.
- Any Member of the Tribal Council, if on Tribal land.
The Person in Charge or representative are to act in the best interest of all concerned and solve the problem at its lowest level. For the safety of all concerned the NICC employees are not to attempt to mediate.
- Report: Only those reports specifically required will be authorized as indicated.
- The Person in Charge will (verbally report the results of the incident to the College President.
- The Person in Charge will prepare a written report to the College President, the NICC Board of Director Chair, and the Tribal Councils if applicable. The report will outline the incident as follows: how the emergency was received, action taken, authorities contacted and response. Findings and decisions made conjointly between the Person in Charge and the assisting agencies should be part of this report.
Active Shooter Procedure
Nebraska Indian Community College has three campuses, two are located in Tribal Communities, Macy, Nebraska and Santee, Nebraska, and one in an urban area, South Sioux City, Nebraska. Each Campus has a designated entry with other entry points. The following instruction is defined for each campus. In the event that an active shooter is identified on the exterior of the building. Staff should lock down the facility as quickly as possible and call 911 or Tribal Police as later identified in the event of entry of an active shooter at each facility. Many rooms at each campus are now equipped with S.A.V.E kits that have items that could be used to protect themselves.
Macy Campus:
In the event that an active shooter enters the Macy Campus, all staff should attempt to help students exit the building to the nearest exit if they have a clear pathway. Employees that are trapped should shield themselves in offices, grabbing objects to throw at the shooter or to use as a weapon to defend themselves. Items can be found in the blue logo’d buckets throughout the campus, including 2 in the office and VTC 1 and 2. This protocol follows the training from May 2018. It is better to fight or flight than to sit and be a victim. Items to throw would be staplers, hole punchers, books, objects to defend are scissors, screw drivers, forks. ALL STAFF designated at Macy Campus should have the Macy PD number saved in their cell phones 402-837-5906, and if able should call them and tell them that there is an active shooter at the campus.
Santee Campus:
In the event that an active shooter enters the Santee Campus, all staff should attempt to help students exit the building to the nearest exit if they have a clear pathway. Employees that are trapped should shield themselves in offices/classrooms, grabbing objects to throw at the shooter or to use as a weapon to defend themselves. Items can be found in the blue logo’d buckets throughout the campus, including 2 in the office and VTC 1 and 2. This protocol follows the training from May 2018. It is better to fight or flight than to sit and be a victim. Items to throw would be staplers, hole punchers, books, objects to defend are scissors, screw drivers, forks. ALL STAFF designated at Santee Campus should have the Santee PD number saved in their cell phones 402-288-4464, and if able should call them and tell them that there is an active shooter at the campus.
South Sioux City Campus:
In the event that an active shooter enters the South Sioux City Campus, all staff should attempt to help students exit the building to the nearest exit if they have a clear pathway. Employees that are trapped should shield themselves in offices/classrooms, grabbing objects to throw at the shooter or to use as a weapon to defend themselves. Items can be found in the blue logo’d buckets throughout the campus, including 2 in the office and VTC 1 and 2. This protocol follows the training from May 2018. It is better to fight or flight than to sit and be a victim. Items to throw would be staplers, hole punchers, books, objects to defend are scissors, screw drivers, forks. ALL STAFF at SSC Campus should call 911 and tell them that there is an active shooter on campus.
Crime Prevention
A campus community must do more than just react to crime; it must look for opportunities
to deter crime. A variety of personal habits will help students, faculty, and staff
to maintain safe interactions while at the college’s campuses:
• Keep contact numbers for emergency calls in your cell phone
• Lock vehicles
• Remove expensive items from view in your vehicle
• Keep personal belongings with you or secured while on campus
• Ask someone to walk to your car with you after dark/don’t leave a student or staff
person alone in the parking lot after dark.
• Buddy system – work together to keep each other safe
• Do not prop open building doors
• Be aware of your surroundings, trust your instincts and practice common sense.
• Report suspicious actions to the campus administration
Sexual and Gender Harassment
NICC is pledged to maintain a safe working and learning environment because sexual harassment can interfere with a student's academic performance and emotional and physical well-being, and that preventing and remedying sexual harassment in schools is essential to ensure nondiscriminatory, safe environments in which students can learn.
Current laws define various violent and/or non-consensual sexual acts as crimes. Additionally, Nebraska Indian Community College has a defined category of sexual misconduct for which action under this policy may be imposed. Generally speaking, NICC considers sexual intimidation or exploitation violations to be the most serious, and therefore typically imposes the most severe sanctions, including suspension or expulsion for students and termination for employees. However, NICC reserves the right to impose any level of sanction, ranging from a reprimand up to and including suspension or expulsion/termination, for any act of sexual misconduct or other gender-based offenses, including intimate partner or relationship violence, nonconsensual sexual contact, and stalking based on the facts and circumstances of the grievance.
Complaints regarding sexual and gender harassment will be directed to the Human Resource Manager and/or Academic Dean.
NICC does not have specific on-campus programing related to prevention of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking as defined below, however, we do cooperate with the ONCRT DV Program and DTSU.
Dating, Domestic, Sexual Assault and Stalking.
Sexual misconduct against any member of the Nebraska Indian Community College will be turned over to local authorities for investigation since NICC does not have any on campus housing or will be handled through the NICC grievance policy as stated below. Reporting persons are the Administrative Personnel listed in the Introduction and the Title IX Coordinator, HR Manager as previously stated. All NICC Staff were responsible for completing Clery Act, VAWA, and Title IX basic training in 2019. 10 employees completed the Campus Security Authority (CSA) Training.
Discipline
Students are to maintain orderly conduct that is consistent with an educational environment. An instructor may remove a student from the classroom for behavior that violates the right of his peers. The violation is then reported to the Academic Dean for review and action. Discipline is the responsibility of the Academic Dean who has the authority to act on any violation and take whatever action is deemed appropriate. The Academic Dean will review all complaints and may dismiss the allegations, make an administrative disposition, or conduct a formal hearing in conjunction with the grievance committee. Possible disciplinary actions can be found in the Student Rights section of this catalog. Students dissatisfied with findings of the Academic Dean should follow the Grievance Procedure.
Discrimination
Fair, prompt, and impartial consideration of complaints involving discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, Tribal affiliation, or disability will be provided to students and staff without fear of reprisal. Full cooperation will be provided to an individual who files a complaint of discrimination. Matters of discrimination can be directed to the Human Resources Manager or Academic Dean.
Procedures and Policies of NICC
Students filing Complaints, Question or Concerns can contact the Human Resources, Academic Dean, or Dean of Student Services at 844-440-6422 or 402-936-1007. The representative will explain and discuss your right to file a criminal complaint (sexual assault and violence); the NICC Complaint process will follow the Grievance Policy as listed in the college’s catalog and at the end of this report. Students also have the right to report any criminal event to the police.
In an emergency call 911 immediately, and preserve any evidence necessary for police reporting.
President's Contact Information
Micheal Oltrogge
Campus: (402) 241-5928
Cell: (402) 960-5176
moltrogge@thenicc.edu