Campus Public Safety office offers tips on staying safe this summer

The Campus Public Safety office would like to offer these safety tips as we approach summer …

  • Don’t prop open doors! Purchase a fan now before they are gone for the summer, and use it for air circulation in your room or apartment.
  • If you want to sleep with open windows, buy some wooden dowels and cut them three to four inches shorter than the width of your window track. That way, it locks the window so that nobody can enter from the outside, but you still get cooler evening air coming in.
  • Walk in pairs at night, or call Campus Public Safety for an escort back to your residence.
  • Stay hydrated! Your water bottle should be your constant companion.
  • Use sunscreen and wear a hat.
  • If you are working outdoors and begin to feel faint from the heat, get out of the heat and into a cooler location and sit down, rest and hydrate. Learn the signs of heat stroke.
  • Do any outdoor work earlier in the morning when the temperatures are cooler.
  • Use a windshield screen in your car to help reduce the internal temperature, and never leave a child or pet in a car! Temperatures can climb rapidly in a closed car in the summer, and it can be deadly.
  • If you see somebody who doesn’t belong on campus, contact Campus Public Safety immediately with a good physical description of the person and location so we can check them out.
  • Stay safe and have a great summer!

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