Safety Week

October 6 - 12, 2025

Welcome to Housing & Residential Life’s Fall Safety Week! We all have a role in keeping your communities safe. Our Safety Week motto is A Safer U Starts With You.

We’re sharing safety tips and campus safety resources, and hosting events to highlight actions you can take to keep yourself and others safe while exploring campus. Learn how you can participate – and maybe win a cool prize!

Events and Activities

Check out these Safety Week events and activities that will help you get to know safety & security resources on campus and prepare you to have fun safely with your friends.

Test your campus safety-smarts & Win!

Think you know how to stay safe on campus? Put your knowledge to the test with our Campus Safety Quiz!

This quiz covers important topics like personal safety, emergency resources, and harm reduction strategies. It’s a great way to make sure you know what to do if something unexpected happens. The quiz only takes a few minutes, but the knowledge you gain could make a big difference for you or someone you care about.

Every student who submits a response by Sunday, October 12 will be entered in a drawing to win one of two $100 bookstore gift cards. Maximum of one entry per person.

Enter to win!

Find the Naloxone box in your lobby!

Did you know every hall has a Naloxone box in its lobby? Naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan, is a life-saving medication that can quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. It’s safe to use, easy to administer, and anyone can do it — no medical training required. We are challenging you to find the one in your hall!

Visit the Naloxone box in your hall and submit this form to be entered into a prize drawing!

Every student who submits a response by Sunday, October 12 will be entered in a drawing to win one of five $25 Uber or Lyft gift cards. Maximum of one entry per person, per day.

How to enter:

Locate the Naloxone box in your hall’s lobby
Submit the form to let us know you found it

Why this matters:
Opioid overdoses can happen anywhere — even on campus. Knowing where Naloxone is located and how to use it could help you save a friend, a neighbor, or anyone in need.

Enter to win!

Be Prepared to Help Fellow Gophers

Keep an eye out for information about Medical Amnesty in your residential community, and prepare yourself to help out a fellow Gopher in need of medical attention.

Attend an Overdose Response Training on Tuesday, October 28th at 4 pm in Mondale Hall Room 20 or Wednesday, November 19th at 11:15 am in Health Science Education Center 3-150 to be trained on the administration of Naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdose. Registered participants will learn about Steve's Law (MN's Good Samaritan & Naloxone legislation), see a demo of Naloxone administration, and receive a free Naloxone kit. Sponsored by the Health Emergency Response Office (HERO). To find more information on trainings and how to register, visit the HERO website or the Steve Rummler Hope Network training page.

Visit the Life Safety Campus Map to learn where you can access naloxone, Stop The Bleed kits, and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) on campus.

Know before you go

Stop by the Information Desk in your building this Homecoming Weekend to grab a free snack and pick up a quick resource card with tips for staying safe and having fun during the celebrations.

Your resource card will include:

Key campus safety contacts
Tips for looking out for yourself and friends
Ways to get home safely
Emergency and after-hours support

Make the most of Homecoming Weekend while staying safe!

Safety Tips

Here are a few simple steps you can take to safeguard yourself and your belongings in your home on campus.

Lock your door: It only takes a few seconds for someone to open an unlocked door and steal a laptop/other valuables, so lock your door any time you exit or are sleeping. This includes any time you are visiting a neighboring room or going to the computer center/lounge.
Don’t allow strangers into the building (“tailgating”): One of the most common ways unauthorized individuals enter our buildings is by catching the door when a resident enters or leaves. Building doors are locked 24/7; it is essential that all residents and staff use their U Card/fob every time they enter the building. Do not hold the door open or allow others to follow you in. It’s not rude; it’s keeping our community safe.
Escort and take responsibility for your guests: By accepting your housing contract, you agreed to follow Housing & Residential Life’s Community Behavioral Standards. Among other items, these policies state 1) all residents must escort their guests at all times and 2) you are responsible for your guest's actions (even if you are not present).
- If you live in a building with locked bathrooms, remember you must escort your guests to and from the bathroom so you can unlock it for them. Residents should not give their keys to a guest.
- We require this because it is easier for you, your neighbors, and our staff to know when someone is in the building who shouldn’t be when all guests are escorted.
Call 911 immediately to report suspicious or problematic behavior. This includes an unauthorized individual in the building or someone vandalizing or damaging the building. After calling 911, please contact the Information Desk or call the Community Advisor on Duty.
It is easy to assume that someone else will make a report when something is happening, but it is better for there to be multiple reports rather than none at all.

Remember, our Information Desks are staffed throughout the day and night. Your building’s staff is available to keep our community safe.

Available Campus Safety Resources

Working together, we can all foster a safer climate on and near campus. Resources are available across campus to provide support, tips, and additional information on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, crime, health emergencies, sexual misconduct prevention, transportation safety, and more.

Safe Campus 624-WALK Gopher Chauffeur Rave Guardian App

Aurora Center Bias Response & Referral Network (BRRN)