UWM campus focusing on safety Oct. 2-6

MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police department and partners will be sharing ways to stay safe on and off campus during Campus Safety Week Oct. 2-6.

The main events will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2, on UWM’s Spaights Plaza, 2380 E. Kenwood Blvd., just north of the UWM Student Union.

On that day, students will have a chance to see demonstrations on self-defense and the use of defibrillators, as well as learning the basics of CPR. Interactive demonstrations will tie in to the theme “A Safe Dose of Reality.”

Bicycle officers will be sharing information on bike safety, and the campus’ Safe Walkers, who patrol nearby neighborhoods and provide escorts for students, will also be present to discuss their work.

Numerous campus and community organizations as well as neighboring police departments will provide information and answer questions at tables set up at the event. The topics covered will include sexual assault, stalking, interpersonal relationships, active shooter situations, automotive safety, fire safety/fire extinguisher training, opioid abuse prevention, weather alerts, being a good neighbor off campus, safe ride services, technology scams and more.

The Military and Veterans Resource Center will offer interactive games, and the campus ROTC program will offer a climbing wall.

UWM Police will have a demonstration table in Spaights Plaza to show how officers’ body-worn cameras work. Police have begun testing the cameras as a means of increasing safety and public confidence, with the intent of having all officers wearing them by the end of October.

In addition to the Oct. 2 event, throughout the week the UWM Police Department will be offering training on defibrillator use and CPR, classes on residential housing safety, alcohol awareness and self-defense, and active shooter information at residence halls and in campus buildings. Sign-up for those classes and for UWM’s RAVE alert system will be available between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Golda Meir Library at the northwest end of Spaights Plaza.

Campus and community partners include the Women’s Resource Center, Norris Health Center, Safety and Assurances Department, B.O.S.S. (Be on the Safe Side) safe ride services, Dean of Students Office, LGBT Resource Center, Military and Veterans Resource Center, University Information and Technology Services, Neighborhood Housing Office, the Shorewood Police Department, Milwaukee Fire Department, UWM ROTC, Community Advocates, the Wisconsin State Patrol, fraternities Phi Sigma Kappa and Alpha Sigma Phi and the UWM Student Association.

For more information, contact Chief Joseph LeMire, 414-229-4627, lemire@uwm.edu.

About UWM

Recognized as one of the nation’s 115 top research universities, UW-Milwaukee provides a world-class education to 26,000 students from 89 countries on a budget of $667 million. Its 14 schools and colleges include Wisconsin’s only schools of architecture, freshwater sciences and public health, and it is a leading educator of nurses and teachers. UW-Milwaukee partners with leading companies to conduct joint research, offer student internships and serve as an economic engine for southeastern Wisconsin. The Princeton Review named UW-Milwaukee a 2018 “Best Midwestern” university based on overall academic excellence and student reviews, and the Sierra Club has recognized it as Wisconsin’s leading sustainable university.