Top Tips:
- Save on your phone the numbers for campus police or public safety, emergency services, and after-hours student support
- Identify emergency call boxes or blue-light phones along the routes you usually take around campus
- Find out whether your school offers walking escorts, safety shuttles, late-night transportation, or virtual walk-home monitoring
- Download the official campus safety app, if one is available, and enable necessary permissions
- Learn how campus alerts are distributed and make sure you are signed up to receive them
- Know what buildings are staffed, particularly at night, such as residence hall front desks, security offices, and other places where you could ask for help
- Review your university’s procedures for reporting harassment, sexual conduct, or suspicious behavior
- Learn what confidential advocacy, counseling, and health resources are available
- Remember that campus resources supplement rather than replace 9-1-1 in case of an immediate emergency