Lost and Found

Information about lost and found items and the Report Your Lost Item form.

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  4. Lost and Found

University campus community members can turn in or claim lost items during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location

The Department of Public Safety is located in the 1313 Columbia Building (CLMB), room 002. Community members have afterhours card swipe access to the main entry doors of the CLMB to connect with Public Safety or call 206-296-5990 24-hours a day.

Lost Property

If you have lost any item on Seattle University property you are encouraged to check the area where you believe the item was lost. After checking the area, you are encouraged to check with building administration and/or reception to ascertain if the item is being held at the building's lost and found area.

In the event the lost property cannot be found, please fill out the below form to report a lost item.

If your property is found, Public Safety will notify you by email, provided you have filed a report.

Found Property

The Department of Public Safety is mandated to hold any and all property received by the department for a minimum of 90 days. With this mandate the Department of Public Safety will only intake items of high value, serial numbered items and items that have previously been registered with the University or the Department of Public Safety or property engraved with owner identification, eg;

  • Identification Cards
  • All Keys
  • Electronics
  • Jewelry
  • Money/Wallets/Checkbooks
  • Watches
  • Credit/Debit Cards
  • Any item with a serial number or ID number on it

Items to be held in the building where the property was found and not turned into or received by the Department of Public Safety include but is not limited to:

  • Water bottles
  • Clothing
  • Shoes
  • Pencil/Pen boxes or soft packs
  • Books or school-related materials
  • Mittens/gloves
  • Sports equipment
  • Backpacks containing nothing of value
  • Tarps
  • Sleeping Bags
  • Abandoned Property

Found items that are brought to Public Safety and are determined to be of little or no value and cannot be identified with an individual owner will not be accepted by the department.

If you have any questions please call before bringing the property to our offices, please contact us at 206-296-5990.

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1313 E. Columbia Building

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