Safety Month

Join us all September to learn about safety (and have a chance to win a cool prize)!

Welcome to Housing & Residential Life's Fall 2023 Safety Month! We all have a role in keeping your communities safe, so our Safety Week motto is A Safer U Starts With You. This month we’re sharing safety tips, highlighting campus safety resources, and helping you think about how you can safely celebrate with friends now that Golden Gopher.

Events

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

Tuesday, September 19: Safety Month Table at Pioneer Hall Dining (12 PM - 1 PM)

Start the week off right by stopping by the Safety Week table on Tuesday, September 19th from 12pm-1pm outside of the Pioneer Hall dining center. You’ll get a chance to spin the prize wheel, answer some trivia questions, and win a treat. Those who stop by our table will also be entered into a mini raffle prize drawing for a Stanley Insulated Tumbler. Stop by to learn how a safer U starts with you!

Friday, September 22: Overdose Response Training at Moos Tower 2-650 (12-1:00pm)

A bottle of Naloxone Hydrochloride is shown on its side under the words "Overdose Response Training"

During this training, you’ll learn how to recognize overdose symptoms, understand how naloxone works to reverse an overdose, and how to administer the drug. All registered attendees will receive an intramuscular/IM naloxone kit.

The training is sponsored by Housing & Residential Life, Boynton Health, and the Steve Rummler Hope Network (SRHN) and is open to students, faculty, and staff at no cost.

Learn more and register.

Tuesday, September 25: Safety Month Table at Middlebrook Hall Dining (12 PM - 1 PM)

Start the week off right by stopping by the Safety Week table on Tuesday, September 25 from 12pm-1pm outside of the Pioneer Hall dining center. You’ll get a chance to spin the prize wheel, answer some trivia questions, and win a treat. Those who stop by our table will also be entered into a mini raffle prize drawing for a Stanley Insulated Tumbler. Stop by to learn how a safer U starts with you!

Complete our Safety Quiz to WIN!

A Safer U Starts with You, so it is important you know what you can do to keep yourself and others safe!

All residents who complete this Safety Quiz by September 29 will be entered into a raffle to win one of three $100 gift cards for the UMN Bookstore. If you have problems accessing or completing the form, you can do so on Google Forms.

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

Department of Public Safety Transit Safety Bias Response & Referral Network (BRRN)