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Students will 'get carded' during campus-wide safety week
Kelsey Williams
Issue date: 10/12/07 Section: Campus
There will be an influx of Miami University Police Department (MUPD) officers around campus next week-not to patrol for illegal activity, but to help spread the word about safety.
Campus Safety Awareness Week, Oct. 15-18, will have representatives from various organizations-including HAWKS Peer Health Educators, MUPD, athletic representatives, Greek Life representatives, Women's Center representatives and Miami faculty-to help pass out information and talk with students. The event will be located in the one-way street between Shideler and Culler halls, across from the Shriver Center. President David Hodge will also be on the scene to talk with students about this campus issue.
Lindsey Miller, health services awareness manager and HAWKS Peer Health educator, believes next week will be a success.
"This will not simply be another table passing out information," she said. "This will be about community involvement. We hope to draw attention, spark discussions and boost awareness to foster change. This will be an opportunity for representatives from all over campus to interact with students on campus and discover their ideas, thoughts and concerns."
There have been other campus safety programs in the past; however, this is the debut for Campus Safety Awareness Week. Miller, along with MUPD Lt. Stephen Van Winkle and board of trustees student member, Kerry McCormack, developed this program to spread awareness on campus.
Miller says they did not organize this event because of this year's crimes on campus, but because campus safety is an ongoing issue. The coalition is encouraging the entire campus community to engage in safe behavior.
Monday and Tuesday are "Get Carded" days, and officers of the K-9, mounted police and bike units, along with other representatives, will be on hand around Shideler and Culler halls to help pass out phone number cards, sexual assault prevention cards, key chain cards with phone numbers to local and campus authorities (the size of a Kroger Plus card), key chain whistles and hot chocolate on behalf of health services.
Campus Safety Awareness Week, Oct. 15-18, will have representatives from various organizations-including HAWKS Peer Health Educators, MUPD, athletic representatives, Greek Life representatives, Women's Center representatives and Miami faculty-to help pass out information and talk with students. The event will be located in the one-way street between Shideler and Culler halls, across from the Shriver Center. President David Hodge will also be on the scene to talk with students about this campus issue.
Lindsey Miller, health services awareness manager and HAWKS Peer Health educator, believes next week will be a success.
"This will not simply be another table passing out information," she said. "This will be about community involvement. We hope to draw attention, spark discussions and boost awareness to foster change. This will be an opportunity for representatives from all over campus to interact with students on campus and discover their ideas, thoughts and concerns."
There have been other campus safety programs in the past; however, this is the debut for Campus Safety Awareness Week. Miller, along with MUPD Lt. Stephen Van Winkle and board of trustees student member, Kerry McCormack, developed this program to spread awareness on campus.
Miller says they did not organize this event because of this year's crimes on campus, but because campus safety is an ongoing issue. The coalition is encouraging the entire campus community to engage in safe behavior.
Monday and Tuesday are "Get Carded" days, and officers of the K-9, mounted police and bike units, along with other representatives, will be on hand around Shideler and Culler halls to help pass out phone number cards, sexual assault prevention cards, key chain cards with phone numbers to local and campus authorities (the size of a Kroger Plus card), key chain whistles and hot chocolate on behalf of health services.
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