By Jeff Murphy,
January 27, 2017
WARRENSBURG, MO – Informational tables, presentations, and a “Safe Campus” walk/reception,
are among special activities planned for Campus Safety Week, Monday-Friday, Jan. 30-Feb.
3 at the University of Central Missouri.
Activities are being planned by the UCM Office of Student Experience and Engagement
and the Center for Multiculturalism and Inclusivity, in cooperation with the Department
of Public Safety, University Health Center and the Office of Violence and Substance
Abuse Prevention (VSAP). All of these activities are open to the university community.
The weeklong observance begins with campus safety awareness tables Monday-Wednesday
in various areas across the university. These tables will be available from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m., and provide information about resources related to different campus safety
topics.
The first informational table will be available Monday, Jan. 30 in the Ward Edwards
Building, and will include the distribution of information about campus safety resources
such as the Student Assisted Foot patrol Escort (SAFE) Team, the Campus Eye smart
phone reporting application, and helpful Department of Public Safety contact information.
On Tuesday, Jan. 31 there will be in the Elliott Student Union offering information
about STDs/safe sex practices, including details about a free STD clinic in April
to be conducted by the University Health Center, and more. Wednesday, Feb. 1 the Office
of Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention staff members will be in the Student Recreation
and Wellness Center providing information about domestic violence and alcohol use.
An officer with the UCM Department of Public Safety will conduct a Rape Aggression
Defense (RAD) overview presentation at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Elliott Student Union 240.
They will register women who would like to participate in RAD training offered the
following week.
Members of the campus community are invited to participate in the “Safe Campus” walk/reception
from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. The walk begins at the Center for Multiculturalism
and Inclusivity in the Elliott Student Union and will involve members of the SAFE
Team and Warrensburg Police Department. The walk concludes at the Center, where there
will be a reception giving participants an opportunity to get to know the officers.
Alesha Bowman, multicultural outreach specialist at the Center for Multiculturalism
and Inclusivity, is coordinating the week of festivities, including the “In Case of
an Emergency” pop quiz event on Friday, Feb. 3. Students will visit about 20 different
campus units where they will ask employees questions about different safety procedures
that should be taken during emergencies such as a fire, tornado, intruder, and more.
They will provide information to departments, as needed, and a small appreciation
gift for those units that participate.
Anyone who has questions should contact Bowman at 660-543-8049 or abowman@ucmo.edu.
