3 easy ways to help keep our campus community safe this fall
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 14, 2023) — Here at the University of Kentucky, everyone plays an important role in keeping our community safe.
As we approach the first day of classes, here are three campus safety tips you should know:
1. Sign up for UK Alerts via text and phone calls so you receive updates and instructions during an emergency. Parents can sign up, too.
2. Always be aware of your surroundings, particularly at night. Identify Blue Emergency Towers across campus early in the semester.
- Call 859-323-7433 (RIDE) for a free, late-night transportation option on and off campus – or consider utilizing UK’s free campus bus system for cross-campus trips.
- As a pedestrian, don’t rely on signals – look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk. Never assume drivers can see you.
- If you’re driving, limit distractions and be cautious of students walking in unexpected areas on campus.
3. Report what you see.
- An easy way to report suspicious, unsafe or harmful activity is through the LiveSafe app, where you can communicate with UK Police (UKPD) directly through two-way texts.
Campus safety is a shared responsibility. For more information on what you can do to help, visit https://police.uky.edu/safety.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.
In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.