Emergency:
Get to a safe place.
Call 9-1-1 (or 9-911 from any campus phone).
Safely notify others who might be endangered.
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We offer many resources to help, whether you want to:
There are many factors to consider when thinking about personal protection. These can include:
Regardless of your physical capabilities, the will to survive is often a mindset that involves some mental preparation. As such, it is important that you be aware of your surroundings, hide or escape from the environment if possible, and if not, the last option is to directly confront the assailant by using whatever means are necessary and at your disposal to defend yourself and/or get to safety.
The Stanford Martial Arts Program (SMAP) provides self-defense workshops throughout the year to all undergrad students in their residential areas. Workshops are open to all Stanford community members. If you would like to request a self-defense workshop for your Stanford residential community or department, please contact Tim Ghormley: For more information about SMAP, please visit their website: recreation.stanford.edu/sports/smap/.
Your safety is of paramount importance. If you notice concerning behaviors, we want to know about them. At the same time, we ask that you recognize that all of us are susceptible to unconscious biases. Attending to warning signs is about focusing strictly on concerning behaviors and not allowing unexamined biases and prejudices to enhance our fears and inappropriately implicate an individual based on their race, ethnicity, gender, religion and personal background.
Warning signs can manifest themselves in many forms: one-on-one settings, group interaction, public behavior, letters, emails, blogs, websites, social networking sites, photos, phone calls, text messages, etc. The following list of warning signs is not intended to be fully comprehensive.
If you recognize any of these warning signs, you are encouraged to notify someone immediately about your concerns.
We encourage you to become familiar with violence prevention programs on campus and to utilize those resources when you feel it necessary. The most important component of violence prevention and threat assessment is the communication of observed behavior to the appropriate resources (Faculty & Staff, PostDocs , Students ) so that intervention can occur before something happens.
If there is a reported emergency on campus, AlertSU, Stanford's emergency notification system will deliver time-sensitive emergency notifications to faculty, staff, students, postdocs and other members of the Stanford community via voice mail, email and text-messaging based on the personal contact info on file with the university. Status updates are available online and through a recorded phone message.
Stanford University policy also states that "no adverse action may be taken against any employee for his or her legitimate efforts to resolve workplace problems..." (Admin Guide 2.1.11)
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The Department of Public Safety (DPS) offers a wide array of security services including venue security for events such as conferences, lectures, VIP visits, concerts, athletic events, wedding receptions and quinceaneras; we also provide facility and site security and more.
Submit the Security Services Request Form no later than 10 days prior to the event. Once submitted, we will contact you with additional questions and/or a cost estimate.
Once you receive the cost estimate, see payment options.
For requesting STEMS (a student group of certified EMT-Basics) to provide standby medical support for your Stanford campus event free of charge to students, faculty, and community, please visit the StEMS website.
Payment arrangements must be made in advance no later than 3 days prior to the event.
Cancellation of security service arrangements with less than one business day notice will result in a cancellation fee of $100 or 10% of the security services cost estimate, whichever is less. Email us to cancel.
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) offers a wide array of security services including venue security for events such as conferences, lectures, VIP visits, concerts, athletic events, wedding receptions and quinceaneras; we also provide facility and site security and more.
Submit the Security Services Request Form no later than 10 days prior to the event. Once submitted, we will contact you with additional questions and/or a cost estimate.
Once you receive the cost estimate, see payment options.
For requesting STEMS (a student group of certified EMT-Basics) to provide standby medical support for your Stanford campus event free of charge to students, faculty, and community, please visit the StEMS website.
Payment arrangements must be made in advance no later than 3 days prior to the event.
Cancellation of security service arrangements with less than one business day notice will result in a cancellation fee of $100 or 10% of the security services cost estimate, whichever is less. Email us to cancel.
If you have general questions or feedback for the threat assessment team, please email us at TAM4safety@stanford.edu.
Click HERE to inform us about an individual or situation that you are concerned may represent a threat.
Stanford University is committed to maintaining an environment where people feel safe to carry out the university's mission. Education, communication, collaboration, coordination of resources and early intervention are the cornerstones of Stanford's violence prevention efforts.