Safety Awareness Week is September 15–19, 2025
Campus Security welcomes all students, faculty, and staff to the start of the new academic school year! September 15–19 is Safety Awareness Week. Let’s start the year off right by learning how to keep yourself and the UBC community safe and secure on campus.
During this week, visit UBC Campus Security’s information booths across various locations on the UBC Vancouver campus to learn about theft prevention and helpful safety and security tips.
- Monday September 15 | Preventing crimes of opportunity
- 10:00 am–2:00 pm Recreation North
- Tuesday September 16 | Personal safety
- 10:00 am–2:00 pm Life Building
- Wednesday September 17 | First Aid & security partners
- 11:00 am–3:00 pm | Lee Square
- Thursday September 18 | Preventing crimes of opportunity
- 10:00 am–2:00 pm Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKB)
- Friday September 19 | Bike theft prevention
- 10:00 am–2:00 pm Martha Piper Fountain
On Wednesday, September 17, stop by the information booth at Lee Square and get to know some of our community partners, including the RCMP, AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre and Safewalk, the Transit Police, ICBC, Crime stoppers, the Wellness Centre, the Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office (SVPRO), the Investigations Office, and more.
Also, don’t forget to download the UBC Safe Vancouver app and turn on push notifications to receive timely updates and urgent notifications. The UBC Safe App is free and recommended for UBC students, faculty, staff and campus visitors.