UI named one of top four safest Western colleges
By Sunny Browning, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Moscow, Idaho | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Recognized for its many programs and campaigns, the university promotes students taking care of each other and taking personal actions to eliminate crime on campus.
In 2012, the university merged Emergency Management and Security Services,
Campus Security Authorities are recognized university staff, coordinators and advisors who have taken a CSA training course to report any crimes or threats in the university community. The Threat Assessment and Management Team, comprised of representatives from Academic and Student Affairs, Human Resources and the
The Campus Security Team is on patrol 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays and academic breaks, to ensure the safety of students and staff. Beyond looking out for criminal activity or violence on campus, they also provide campus "safe walks" for anyone who would like to walk home with a security officer, jumpstarts and flat tire inflation, and assistance with after-hour building and office lookouts.
The recent launch of the I Got Your Back campuswide campaign promotes Vandals looking out for each other, educating and training students, staff and faculty on ways to step in and offer the appropriate resources. It offers a five-step response to watching out for your neighbor: notice the event, investigate, assume responsibility, know how to help and step up. The campaign acknowledges emergency situations, alcohol and drugs, violence prevention and sexual assault, mental health and bias incidences.
I Got Your Back was the theme for the second-annual Safety Week at the
"We try to promote watching out for your fellow Vandal and looking for signs of trouble," said
Any student can be a part of the I Got Your Back campaign. The buttons and T-shirts are handed out across campus with the overall message of the program and the opportunity to be involved in campus safety trainings.
"We would like all Vandals to be involved," Trautvetter said.
The Green Dot Philosophy was implemented with the slogan "No one has to do everything. Everyone has to do something." It is one of the Violence Prevention Programs at the university to inspire people to intervene or prevent acts of violence across campus. The vision behind the
The Women's Center sponsors Take Back the Night, an annual rally and march to address sexual assault and domestic violence in society. Campus and community members have the opportunity to break the silence and take a stand against discriminatory violence.
"Take Back the Night sends the message that we will not tolerate, will not accept, will not stand for any type of violence against our community, no matter to whom it is directed -- women, men, LGBTQ individuals, members of our multicultural community or any other group," the group's website says.
The 12th annual "Vagina Monologues," sponsored by the
The "Vagina Monologues" will be performed
As part of the larger V-Day campaign, the Women's Center will host the V-Men workshop
UI counselor
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