Lake Campus Safety

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About Lake Campus Safety

The Wright State Lake Campus Police Department takes pride in building and maintaining positive relationships within Mercer County and the Lake community and is an extension of the Dayton-Campus Wright State Police Department. The goal of the Lake Campus Police Department is to make the community safer and provide excellent service to the Lake Campus. While the Lake Campus Police Department is an extension of the Dayton campus, our mission and programming are the same, which is to provide a safe and secure campus for the students, staff, and faculty.  Please take the time to read about the services and essentials that the Lake Campus Police Department provides.< /p>

Automated External Defibrillator

AEDs are strategically placed across both the Dayton and Lake campuses to have an AED applied to a victim of cardiac arrest within five minutes.

Naloxone (Narcan)

The Department of Public Safety in partnership with the Wright State University Mental Health Taskforce and the Ohio Department of Health’s Project DAWN (Deaths Avoidance With Naloxone) has implemented a Naloxone Program at the Dayton Campus.

Available Services

The following are services that the police are equipped to provide to students, faculty, and staff:

  • Safety Escorts
  • Vehicle Unlocks
  • Vehicle Battery Jump-Starts
  • Tire Inflations

Please do not hesitate to call Mercer County Dispatch at 419-586-7724 or contact the Student Services front desk at ext. 0 or 419-586-0300 if you need assistance.

Essentials for Safety on Campus

  • Program the number for Mercer County Dispatch 419-586-7724 in your cell phone.
  • Know where emergency telephones are located on the campus.
  • Cellular phone, landline, emergency telephone, emergency call box, pull station and AED! All are emergency tools and can be used if needed.
  • Know where your cell phone works so it will be an emergency tool for you.
  • Record serial, model numbers, and descriptions of personal property.
  • Lock it when you leave it for apartments and vehicles.
  • Do not leave valuables in your vehicle.
  • Travel in pairs and use the best lit and most traveled paths.
  • Use a safety escort as necessary.
  • Do not bring or consume alcohol on campus.
  • Do not bring guns on campus (Including airsoft and paintball guns).
  • If you find yourself in an active shooter situation, RUN, HIDE, FIGHT.
  • Report suspicious activity on campus at 419-586-7724.

Unused Medication Disposal

As a part of the Jed Campus Initiative (JED), a multi-year program designed to support and enhance the emotional health and well-being of our students, Wright State University Department of Public Safety has partnered with the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office to safely dispose of unused medication. 

Unused or expired medications can pose a risk to our community and the environment. They can also be misused, leading to serious illness, overdose, and even the loss of life. 

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office provides the Wright State community at the Lake Campus an anonymous, secure, and convenient location to dispose of unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
4835 State Route 49
Celina, OH 45822

Front Lobby during normal business hours
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Acceptable Items

  • Prescription Medications (remove any personal information from the bottle to protect privacy)
  • Over-the-counter Medications

Items Not Accepted

  • Liquids
  • Illegal or “street” drugs
  • Needles, syringes, lancets or sharps containers
  • Medical devices and batteries
  • Aerosol cans and inhalers
  • Mercury-containing devices
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Liquid antineoplastic (chemo) agents
  • Chemotherapy medications or agents

Other disposal locations near Wright State University’s Lake Campus include:  

Ohio CVS Stores, L.L.C.
1020 North Main Street
Celina, OH 45822

For more information on prescription drug disposal locations, please visit the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Diversion Control Division website.

Community Policing Programming

Community Policing Programming is very important. Please let us know what we can do to serve you. We are available to provide educational programming at student organization meetings, in the residence halls, and to off-campus residents. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Contact Information

Officer Tyler Pottkotter
170D Dwyer Hall
7600 Lake Campus Drive
Celina, Ohio 45822
tyler.pottkotter@wright.edu

Dispatch: 419-586-7724
Office Phone: 419-586-0249
Fax: 419-586-0358

Wright State Department of Public Safety, Records: 937-775-4167