Safety Week Schedule
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 :: Relationship Safety
TBD
- OASIS Clothesline Project
- A display of T-shirts with antiviolence messages. Presented by OASIS, the Women's Center and the Counseling and Psychological Services Center.
Sanford Mall
2 - 3pm
- Self-Defense Training with Cathy Roberts-Cooper
- Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Development and the Women's Center.
Price Lake Room
Plemmons Student Union
Plemmons Student Union
8 - 9pm
- Why Walk? A Survivor's Story
- A film and discussion about two abductions in 1989 that led to establishing the university's annual Walk for Awareness.
Price Lake Room
Plemmons Student Union
Plemmons Student Union
9pm
- Walk for Awareness
- A silent walk through campus beginning at 9pm honoring victims and survivors of violence. The walk begins on Sanford Mall and ends at Duck Pond field.
Sanford Mall
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 :: Personal and Psychological Safety
11am - 3pm
Contact Tables
- Early Intervention Team
- Physical and Psychological Safety
- Alcohol Poisoning
12 - 1:30pm
- AppCares Suicide Prevention Training
- Presented by the Wellness Center and Counseling and Psychological Services Center.
Attic Window Room
Plemmons Student Union
Plemmons Student Union
7 - 9pm
- "Sex and a Six Pack"
- A night of interactive theater where the audience sets the stage, learns valuable information, and makes decisions in regard to alcohol, sex and the law. Sponsored by the Student Wellness Center, OASIS, and Multicultural Student Development.
Thursday, September 9, 2010 :: Public Safety
11am - 3pm
Contact Tables
- University Police's Special Response Team (SRT)
- APPSTATE-ALERT sign up
- Bike Registration and Bike Safety
- Home and Fire Safety
- Parking and Traffic Information
11:55am
Test of campus wide emergency system
6 - 8pm
- Shots Fired!
- If someone with a gun entered your classroom, residence hall, or office and started shooting, what would you do? We encourage you to watch this powerful 20-minute video that provides potential life saving information should you encounter an active shooter on campus. Presented by University Police. Learn more
Roan Mountain Room
Plemmons Student Union
Plemmons Student Union
Friday, September 10, 2010 :: Safety Online
11am - 1pm
- Facebook and Social Media Safety
- Presented by Oscar Knight, Information Technology Services.
Roan Mountain Room
Plemmons Student Union
Plemmons Student Union
12 - 1pm
- Keeping your Personal Information Private
- Bring your lunch and join Oscar Knight, Information Technology Services, for this informative session.
Roan Mountain Room
Plemmons Student Union
Plemmons Student Union
About Safety Week
"Be Safe - On Campus, At Home, Online" is the theme for Safety Week 2010, to be held on the campus of Appalachian State University, Tuesday through Friday, September 7 - 10, 2010. Informational tables, educational programs and activities will be held daily from 11am to 3pm.
The capstone event of this week is the 21st Walk for Awareness to be held on Tuesday, September 7th at 9pm beginning at the Sanford Mall.
All events are free and open to everybody—faculty, staff, students and High Country community members.
If you have any questions about Safety Week, please contact:
J.J. Brown
Dean of Students and Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Development
brownjj1@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2060
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