Emergencies
Student health and safety is the shared responsibility of everyone in our community. It is imperative that student organization leaders and members know how to respond in case of an emergency.
If you or a member of your organization experience an emergency, then you are required to do the following:
- Call 9-1-1 (or 9-911 from a campus phone).
- Call the Student Intervention Services (SIS) Team which is a crisis on-call system at 404-430-1120
- Notify your corresponding campus advisor and Student Involvement, Leadership, and Service (SILT) at silt@emory.edu via email within 48 hours of the incident including important details (who/what/where/when/why) to the following email addresses, using “RSO INCIDENT:” in the subject line.
Undergraduate students needing medical assistance during an alcohol or other drug-related emergency will not face formal conduct action by the Office of Student Conduct for the mere possession or use of alcohol or drugs. In order to acquire medical amnesty, these individuals or representatives from organizations may need to meet with a representative from the Office of Health Promotion and comply with any recommendations prescribed by that office.
Medical amnesty applies only to alcohol or other drug-related medical emergencies but does not apply to other prohibited conduct such as assault, property damage or distribution of illicit substances. In cases where an individual or organization fails to seek emergency medical assistance when it is clearly indicated, formal disciplinary action will be taken against the individual(s) or organization.
Medical amnesty may also apply to any student(s) or student organization(s) who help the student in need to receive medical attention. This will allow students who may also have been drinking to care for their friends without worry of facing a potential conduct process for themselves. Students and organizations that assist those in need may also have to meet certain conditions for medical amnesty, but they will not be charged under the Undergraduate Code of Conduct.