NOVA Clery Geography

NOVA Clery Geography

The Department of Education requires us to include statistical data from three distinct Clery geography locations in the Annual Security Report. Since NOVA does not currently have on-campus dorms or student housing, we must report on three statistical locations.

1. On-Campus Locations

The Department of Education provides two separate three-prong tests to determine whether locations qualify as on-campus.

Test 1: Locations qualify as on-campus if they meet these criteria:

  • The institution owns or controls them.
  • The locations are reasonably contiguous to one another.
  • The locations directly support or relate to the institution's educational purposes.

Test 2: Locations qualify as on-campus if they meet these criteria:

  • The institution owns but does not control the locations.
  • Students frequently use these locations.
  • The locations support the institution's educational purposes.

Examples of On-Campus Property:

  • NOVA's campuses, such as the Annandale Campus
  • NOVA's centers, like the Manassas Innovation Park and the Reston Center

2. Public Property

Under Clery, public property includes:

  • All public property, such as thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, within the campus or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.

Example:

  • The sidewalk adjacent to the campus property, the street, and the median fall under public property statistics.

3. Non-Campus Locations

The Clery non-campus definition includes:

  • Any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization officially recognized by the institution.
  • Any building or property owned or controlled by the institution that supports or relates to its educational purposes is frequently used by students and is not located within the same reasonably close geographic area of the institution.

The non-campus definition also includes a second definition that requires compliance with a four-prong test:

Non-Campus Property must:

  • The institution must own or control the property.
  • The property must support or be used for the institution's educational purposes.
  • Students must frequently use the property.
  • The property must not be considered part of the core campus.

Examples of Non-Campus Properties:

  • Activities associated with Global Studies
  • Student Athletics
  • Student Clubs
  • Physical Education classes