Kelly Jordan, dean of students and vice president for student affairs at Holy Cross College, speaks Wednesday about the problem of crimes against local college students. SBT Photo/MARGARET FOSMOE
SOUTH BEND — Local police and campus leaders are sharing more information than ever before about crimes against college students, but there still are communication gaps, according to those involved in the effort.
There have been eight people robbed in the area south of the University of Notre Dame campus since Aug. 15, and most of the victims were local college students, Capt. Robert Hammer of the South Bend Police Department said Wednesday during a meeting of the city's Community-Campus Advisory Coalition. Most of the robberies were at night and involved weapons.
Kelly Jordan, dean of students and vice president for student affairs at Holy Cross College, said he is working with administrators at Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College to establish a system where details about crimes against students enrolled at any of three schools are shared with administrators at the other two campuses.
"Is there a way we can work together to better share that information?" Jordan asked. He said he generally doesn't get notified unless the victims are Holy Cross students.
Two Holy Cross students were wounded by gunfire in an apparent robbery attempt Oct. 12 at a student rental house on Notre Dame Avenue. And on Nov. 1, several Holy Cross students reported someone fired gunshots at their rental house near St. Joseph High School.
Some students have expressed concern that they aren't notified of serious off-campus crimes that happen to students enrolled at other colleges.
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