When the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) determines that a student who resides in on-campus housing is missing, UNC personnel will notify the UNC Police Department at (970) 351-2245 no later than 24-hours after the time the student is determined missing.  UNC personnel will also notify the Hall Director or Hall Director On Call.  In addition to identifying a general emergency contact person listed in the student's housing contract, a student residing in on-campus housing has the option annually to confidentially identify a separate person to be contacted by UNC no later than 24-hours after the student is determined to be missing.  Students are not required to designate a separate individual for this purpose and if they choose not to do so then UNC will assume that they have chosen to treat their general emergency contact as their missing person contact.

If the student is under 18 years of age and is not emancipated, the institution is required to notify a custodial parent or legal guardian no later than 24-hours after the time that the student is determined missing, in addition to notifying any additional contact person designated by the student.

A student's confidential missing person contact information will be accessible only by authorized campus officials and by law enforcement during the course of an investigation and will not be disclosed outside of a missing person investigation.