Campus Safety
Working to provide a safe and welcoming community for everyone.
Parking information for campus visits-
We are looking forward to having you on campus. Please check in at the admissions office located on the first floor of College Hall, and we will guide your visit from there!
If you are setting your GPS, please use the address 705 N C Street, Indianola, IA 50125. This address will take you to the Tri Delta sorority house parking lot which is connected to the Kent Campus Center parking. You will find reserved spaces for guests along the south end. If the reserved spots are full, any available parking spot will work.
As you head into Kent Campus Center, you will see signage and “Thunder tracks” that will guide your way to College Hall. There will be two paths to choose from: one will take you around the outside of Kent, while the other will lead you through Kent on a more weather-friendly path.
Here is a link to our campus map for your convenience, Kent Campus Center is building 23 and College Hall building 29. There is an accessibility ramp on the north side of College Hall if needed.
Security Resources
Parking Information
If you are visiting Simpson, welcome! We ask you request a guest parking pass from the Campus Security office to avoid any unwanted citations. There are also several parking spaces reserved for visitors in the parking lot near Hillman Hall. Click Here to see the parking brochure.
If you’re a residential student bringing a vehicle to campus, there are ample and convenient places for students to park. You will be assigned to a lot as part of your orientation process.
If you are a commuter student, you can register your vehicle with Campus Security to be able to park in designated lots, or you can use the free street parking around campus.
There are multiple handicapped parking spaces located in each of the lots around campus.
Campus Security Services
Campus Security Officers are trained to provide a variety of services to campus constituents. We routinely patrol the campus including residence halls, academic buildings, parking lots and sidewalks. Working collaboratively with other college offices, the department is responsible for enforcing policies and regulations of college property. Campus Security Officers do not possess the power to arrest but we work closely with the Indianola Police Department when incidents of a criminal nature arise.
The Simpson College Campus Security Staff also offers programs for students on safety policies, crime prevention, fire safety, alcohol policy and other topics as requested.
View the Emergency Reference Guide.
Safety reports
- 2023 Annual Security Report – Indianola Campus
- 2023 Annual Fire Report – Indianola Campus
- 2023 Annual Security Report – West Des Moines Campus
- 2022 Annual Security Report – Indianola Campus
- 2022 Annual Fire Report – Indianola Campus
- 2022 Crime Data – West Des Moines Campus
- 2019 Crime Data – Ankeny Campus (campus closed 2018)
Additional Campus Numbers
- mindy.blanchard@simpson.edu
- 515-961-1589
- Kent Campus Center, 2nd Floor
- Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- mara.bailey@simpson.edu
- 515-961-1684
- Smith Chapel
- Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- counseling.services@simpson.edu
- 515-961-1332
- Kent Campus Center, 2nd Floor
- healthservices@simpson.edu
- 515-961-1604
- Kent Campus Center, 2nd Floor
Emergency Notifications
Simpson uses the SAFE (Simpson Alert For Emergencies) system when time-sensitive communication is critical to the safety of those on campus. We strongly encourage all students to sign up for this service which is also open to parents and family members.
Notices are sent out via voice messages, emails and text messages. During an alert, one or all of these may be used to disseminate information. When helpful, a color-coded alert will be issue to help offer an indication about the level of threat to campus.
Incidents that would require the use of the activation of the SAFE notification system may include but are not limited to:
- bomb threats or other imminent violent threats,
- natural gas leaks and hazardous spills affecting the entire campus,
- building evacuations and lock downs affecting the entire campus,
- biological or pandemic emergency notifications,
- natural disasters (i.e. tornadoes, floods),
- campus closure due to declared civil emergency (local, state, federal),
- campus closure due to weather.
Meet Your Security Team
Chris Frerichs
- Security
Jenn Milani
- Security Officer
- Parking Enforcement
Roy Benson
- Late Night Security
Mike McCullough
- Parking Enforcement Officer
Russell Rivers
- Late Night Security
