Programs
¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵCampus Safety Week
Promoted by the Clery Center, in 2008, National Campus Safety Awareness Month was unanimously approved by Congress to encourage a public conversation on important topics in violence prevention at our nation's colleges and universities. In honor of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵDepartment of Emergency Management and University of South Florida Police Department host the annual ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵCampus Safety Week. Numerous safety related trainings are provided free of charge to the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵcommunity throughout the week, and the week culminates in the annual ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵCampus Safety Day event. The event provides an opportunity to educate the campus community on safety, disaster preparedness, and crime prevention.
¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵCampus Safety Week Events
We will be offering various free safety related training courses throughout the week of October 21-25. Courses include: Active Threat Prevention and Protection, Hands Only CPR and First Aid, SKYWARN Storm Spotter, Stop the Bleed, SAFE Basic Self Defense, and more!
Earn a free raffle entry for each class you attend. Prizes include a gift from USF Dining with a $100 value and a starter Disaster Supply Kit!
¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵCampus Safety Day
October 24, 2019 | 10a-3p | Sessums Mall
Event Highlights
- Veronica Cintron from Bay News 9 will emcee the event.
- Dunk a Responder! Donate to help University Police acquire a K9 and you get a chance at dunking a responder in the dunk tank
- Win various raffle prizes! Free raffle entries for visiting the various exhibits. Win Target, Publix, and Walmart gift cards and more!
- Activities include: motor vehicle crash rollover simulations, fire extinguisher demonstrations, and K-9 demonstrations
- Specialized equipment like SWAT Team gear and bomb detection technology, along with fire department and law enforcement vehicles will be on display.
- Law enforcement, fire rescue, and emergency management personnel will be on-hand to answer questions and talk about their work in keeping the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵcommunity safe.
- The following food trucks will be selling: Dude and His Food, Twisted South, Coco's Latin Cuisine, and Wicked Oak BBQ
Exhibitor Information and Registration
to assist in staffing the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵCampus Safety Day event! Volunteers will receive complimentary lunch.
Thank you to our generous sponsors who make this event possible!