Overview of the Building Access Control Project

In 1997, the USF St. Petersburg initiated numerous initiatives to increase the security for it's students, faculty, staff and facilities. The Building Access Control Project is part of those initiatives.

• Card Access Standards (PDF file)

Objective

The objective of this project is to increase the security of USF St. Petersburg campus by streamlining the management of access to its facilities. Another part of the objective is to implement a system that enhances USFSP's security without disrupting the educational and recreational activities of the university.

Strategy

The strategy of this project is to provide a flexible system with modern technology at its core. Card access is primarily be used for managing access into buildings and offices during, or after, hours of operation. These tasks are accomplished by using card readers on the exterior doors or interior doors of various campus buildings.

All exterior doors of campus buildings have or will be physically"re-keyed" to increase campus security. This will require that all students, faculty and staff that need access to campus facilities have a valid USF ID card and electronic access/entry card. Most interior doors will continue to have manual keys and locks.

Additional, Important Information

Building Operating Schedules

A critical step towards achieving successful access control is to define hours of operation (schedules) for each campus building. After hours of operation the buildings will be locked.

Exterior Door (Metal) Keys

All door locks are re-keyed during installation of the card system. The manual key will not be assigned or carried by University Police personnel, but will be made available through University Police in an emergency situation only. Manual, metal key access to exterior doors will be used only for emergency purposes, when a valid entry card will not properly provide access.