How To: Report a Lost or Stolen Device

Summary

Learn who to contact at North Central University when a laptop, phone, or other device with NCU data is lost or stolen, and what to do next.

Body

Learn what to do right away if a device you use for NCU, such as a laptop or phone, is lost or stolen.

Who to contact

What happened
Contact
Stolen on campus
Campus Safety & Security and the IT Service Desk
Stolen off campus
The IT Service Desk, and file a police report where it happened
Lost anywhere
The IT Service Desk

Campus Safety & Security

Emergency: 612.343.4444
Non-emergency: 612.343.4445
security@northcentral.edu
Ground floor of Miller Hall

IT Service Desk

612.343.4170
Miller Hall 226
Or submit a request through Computer and Device Hardware Troubleshooting

Then protect your account

1

Change your NCU password

Do this from another device as soon as you can. See Changing or Resetting Your University Password.

2

Tell IT what was on it

For an NCU device, give the device name or asset tag if you know it. Let IT know if it had sensitive university data.

3

Lock or erase your phone

If it's your own phone, use Apple or Google to lock or erase it. See How To: Remotely Erase a Lost Phone.

Report it quickly

The sooner IT knows, the sooner we can help protect your account and university data.

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Article ID: 165276
Created
Sun 10/18/26 9:23 PM
Modified
Sun 10/18/26 9:24 PM
Audience
Employees
Students