CAMPUS SAFETY
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Frequently asked questions
Who can students contact about academic problems?
- The dean of their college.
Find your college dean - The Office of Student Life in 102 Holton Hall, 532-6432.
Contact this office
Is counseling available for those impacted by a tragic event?
Yes. Counseling Services, 232 English/Counseling Services Building, 785-532-6927, provides consultation and stress debriefing for individual students and groups. Emergency situations may call for on-site availability and after-hours contact.
Other services
- Confidential counseling is available at Counseling Services. Students can receive up to four contacts with a professional counselor for free.
- Local pastors/priests/religious groups are available on campus and in the community. Contact the coordinator of religious activities in 102 Holton Hall, 785-532-6432, for religious advice or referral to a church representative.
- The Lifeline Employee Assistance Program provides support to faculty and staff. Call 1-800-284-7575.
Information sheets
Here are some helpful information sheets that offer information about dealing with trauma:
How to deal with the aftermath of emotional trauma
How faculty and staff can recognize students in distress
How do I find programs in anger management or conflict mediation?
Individual programs may be set up through K-State’s Counseling Services and through certain community services including Pawnee Mental Health. When conflicts arise in work settings, departments, or living situations, a special consultation meeting can be arranged with the person or people involved and campus professionals to review the situation and seek resolution.
Make an appointment for mediation or conflict resolution services
Can people identified as potentially dangerous due to their threatening behavior be removed from campus?
Policies are in place that help evaluate reported threats or acts of violence and that can remove a person from the campus community through established due process.
What if I don’t feel safe walking on campus?
Call Wildcat Walk. If you are uncomfortable walking on campus alone, dial 395-SAFE (395-7233), and an escort will meet you and walk you to another on-campus destination or up to two blocks off campus.
If you drive to campus, you can arrange to be met in your parking lot and be escorted to the residence halls or another location. Call 395-SAFE (395-7233), or push one of the blue light emergency buttons found throughout the K-State campus.
This service, provided by the K-State Police Department, operates between dusk and dawn.
How are students notified when an act of violence occurs?
Many methods are used, and more are always being evaluated and considered: e-mail, notices on K-State's website, Reverse 911 (which dials hundreds of office and residence hall front-desk phones in a 10-minute period), and notices to radio and television news media. Text messaging to cell phones will be available this year.
In case of emergency, K-State will set up a central communication point with a dedicated phone number.
How are parents and families notified when there is a crisis on campus?
Parents and families can go to the K-State homepage to view recent press releases related to crisis situations.
The K-State Parents and Family Association website can also provide information specifically designed for families and their concerns.
Check the Parents and Family Association website
For student crises, the Office of Student Life website contains information for parents, including resources and helpful suggestions.
Learn about the Office of Student Life
How can I contact religious leaders?
Contact the coordinator of religious activities in the Office of Student Life, 785-532-6432, for support or referral to a campus religious advisor of your choice.
Learn about religious programs at K-State
What should I do if I see unusual, threatening, or dangerous behavior?
Safety concerns should always be reported. Here are some offices to contact:
• Contact the K-State police at 785-532-6412, or 911 in the case of an emergency.
• The Office of Student Life, 785-532-6432, is the primary office where students can report suspicious or threatening behavior, or concerns about fellow students.
• K-State has more than 400 SafeZone allies—faculty, staff, and students—who are trained to help refer and find resources for any individual who has concerns about threats, violence, hateful acts, harassment, or discrimination, or who needs information about depression, suicide, assault, or relational difficulties. SafeZone allies will connect students with various campus and community offices to deal with emergencies or ongoing problems. Look for the SafeZone symbol in offices or check out the webpage to find locations of SafeZone allies.
How do I report threats of stalking or relational or sexual violence?
Contact the campus police, 785-532-6412, or the Women's Center, 532-6444.
Check out Women’s Center services
What can I do to make K-State safer?
Get involved
Volunteer for SafeZone training
Participate in the Campaign for Nonviolence
Plan for your own safety
Briana Nelson Goff, interim assistant dean of K-State's College of Human Ecology and associate professor of family studies and human services, has researched traumatic events and how they affect individuals, families, and institutions. Although no preventive measure is foolproof to keep our campus safer, Goff suggests three steps institutions and individuals can take:
- Pay attention to those around you. Research has shown that people are reluctant to get involved or do not feel equipped to help. Learn to recognize cries for help. Take them seriously. Note changes in behavior such as withdrawing from others, becoming increasingly angry, or being uncommonly absent from class or work.
- Have a plan that includes whom to contact in an emergency, what personal phone calls to make, and how to be safe in a residence hall room, classroom, or car.
- Take action. If you recognize a problem, tell someone. Contact the Office of Student Life, 785-532-6432, or the campus police, 785-532-6412.