Stories indexed under: Safety

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  • Registration begins for new WiscAlerts-Text emergency service May 1, 2008 UW-Madison is now enrolling users in its emergency text messaging system, WiscAlerts-Text.
  • Berquam: Take care of each other at Mifflin Street Block Party April 28, 2008 The dean of students is urging students to stay safe during the Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday, May 3.
  • Tornado drill scheduled for April 24 April 21, 2008 Gov. Jim Doyle has declared April 21–25 as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.
  • UW–Madison focuses on safety post-Va. Tech April 16, 2008 For campus administrators, reminders of the Virginia Tech tragedy from a year ago are everywhere. The seismic impact of the event, magnified by more recent shooting events at Louisiana Technical College and Northern Illinois — and even the April 2 murder of UW–Madison senior Brittany Zimmermann — have placed the focus of the last 12 months on safety and security.
  • Sexual assault awareness event to address rape, racism, healing April 8, 2008 Aishah Shahidah Simmons, an African-American feminist lesbian and award-winning documentary filmmaker, writer and activist, will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison April 16-17 to help draw attention to the issues of sexual assault, homophobia and racism.
  • Zimmermann vigil planned for Sunday, April 6 April 3, 2008 Dean of Students Lori Berquam: "The University of Wisconsin-Madison community is grieving over the tragic death of one of our own, Brittany Sue Zimmermann."
  • UWPD offers resources on campus violence March 12, 2008 In the wake of campus shootings in the past year at Virginia Tech, Louisiana Tech and Northern Illinois University, the University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD) has developed a set of training resources for faculty and staff.
  • UW-Madison prepares emergency text-messaging service March 3, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is preparing an emergency text-messaging service that will be able to send warnings directly to the cell phones of students, faculty and staff members in the event of a campus emergency.
  • UW-Madison prepares emergency text messaging service March 3, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is preparing an emergency text messaging service that will be able to send warnings directly to the cell phones of students, faculty and staff members in the event of a campus emergency.
  • Madison Police seek Marino information Feb. 28, 2008 The Madison Police Department is asking UW-Madison students to assist the investigation of a Jan. 28 homicide near St. Mary’s Hospital on Monona Bay.
  • Resources available in wake of NIU shooting Feb. 15, 2008 UW-Madison officials are offering condolences and resources in response to the Feb. 14 tragedy at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill.
  • Berquam: Pay attention to safety Feb. 14, 2008 Dean of Students Lori Berquam is urging students to pay close attention to personal safety.
  • Statement: Dean of Students Lori Berquam on today's shootings at Louisiana Tech Feb. 8, 2008 Dean of Students Lori Berquam comments on today's shooting tragedy at Louisiana Technical College and highlights UW-Madison resources available regarding student health and safety.
  • Start semester with fresh batteries, fire safety information Jan. 22, 2008 Does your house or apartment have a working smoke detector? Have you changed the 9-volt battery since the beginning of the fall semester?
  • Event promotes fire safety among students Jan. 18, 2008 A coalition led by Dean of Students Lori Berquam and the Madison Fire Department plans to give away nearly 2,000 donated Rayovac 9-volt batteries in order to stress the importance of working smoke detectors and to improve overall fire safety.
  • Student-staff collaboration addresses campus safety Dec. 10, 2007 A group of UW-Madison students and staff has spent fall semester working on the challenging task of improving campus safety.
  • Badger Safety conference planned Dec. 5, 2007 The UW Police Department will hold its second annual Badger Watch Safety Conference on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the Memorial Union from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The event is free and open to all members of the university community.
  • Police urge caution on mopeds this winter Nov. 28, 2007 As the weather begins to get colder, days get shorter and streets become slippery with snow and ice, University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are encouraging moped riders to slow down for safety.
  • Students urged to assess fire safety Nov. 19, 2007 In the wake of Nov. 18's tragic downtown fire, University of Wisconsin-Madison students are being urged to take time to inspect their houses, apartments or residence hall rooms for potential fire risks.
  • Employee flu shots available starting Oct. 29 Oct. 17, 2007 The Environment, Health and Safety Department will again offer a wide variety of times and locations for on-campus employee flu shot clinics.