Take Simple Precautions to Stay Healthy During Holiday Travel

To: The Campus Community
From: UA Campus Emergency Response Team
Date: Nov. 24, 2009

With the holiday season upon us, many University of Arizona students, faculty and staff will be boarding planes, trains and automobiles to visit family and friends throughout the nation and world. During the holidays, people are brought together, both during travel and at holiday gatherings, providing an ideal setting for illness to spread. With the H1N1 flu virus still present, now is a good time to review some simple precautions to help stay healthy during this festive season.

Pay attention to your health before traveling | The best way to prevent the spread of the flu is to stay home if you're sick or have flu-like symptoms. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you get both H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines.

Practice good hygiene while traveling | Avoid people who are ill; wash your hands frequently with warm, soapy water or hand sanitizer and avoid touching your face; sneeze into your sleeve and not your hands.

Take precautions during air travel | If sitting within two rows of someone with respiratory symptoms (coughing, sneezing, congested), point the air vent toward the ill person, especially if they are sitting next to or directly in front or back of you. Pivot your body away from the ill person; also, you could ask the flight attendant to offer the ill person a mask to wear during the flight.

When traveling through airports, train or bus stations | Try not to touch the handrails on stairs or escalators unless necessary. If you touch such surfaces, try to keep your hands away from your face and wash your hands or
use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. This advice also applies after touching the handles of water fountains, ATMs or vending machines.

Some should consider canceling travel plans | Consider canceling travel plans if anyone in your group already is sick. Also, individuals in high-risk groups, such as the elderly, children under the age of 5, pregnant women or those with compromised immune systems, might want to reconsider their travel plans.

If you get sick after arrival | If you have reached your destination and then experience flu symptoms, remain in your accommodations, except for necessary medical care, for at least 24 hours after your body temperature has remained normal without the use of fever-reducing medications.

The CDC has launched its largest-ever public awareness campaign in regard to staying healthy while traveling. For more information about the CDC Travelers' Health campaign, please visit wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/novel-h1n1-flu.aspx.

Updates on the H1N1 flu virus at the UA can be found at www.health.arizona.edu/webfiles/flunews.htm.

Flu Update

As anticipated, the number of H1N1 flu cases among members of the University of Arizona community is starting to increase again, in line with the increases being seen in the Tucson community. This was expected, as we enter the more traditional flu season (November through April) and start enjoying cooler weather. Like those people who contracted the virus earlier this year, the majority of people becoming ill with H1N1 flu have mild symptoms and recover within seven to 10 days. It is estimated that the H1N1
flu will be responsible for more than 80 percent of the flu cases during this flu season.

Flu prevention and illness management is still very important. Please continue to follow the guidelines that have been communicated throughout this pandemic flu outbreak.

MIND YOUR HANDS AND SNEEZES | Wash your hands frequently and for at least
20 seconds; keep your hands away from your eyes, nose and mouth; cover coughs and sneezes using a tissue or your sleeve (but not your bare hand).
Teach these practices to everyone at home.

IF YOU'RE SICK, STAY HOME | When you come to school or work sick, you’re putting the health of your classmates, instructors and co-workers at risk. Getting this virus will be especially serious for those considered "high-risk" for complications - pregnant women and people with diabetes, asthma, heart disease and other conditions. Along those same lines, we're asking you to stay away from health clinics and medical offices. If your symptoms are severe and you feel you need to seek medical help, please call your doctor’s office before going in. Severe symptoms include: fever of 102.5
degrees or higher, or a lower fever that lasts more than three days; severe cough or chest pain; nausea and vomiting; severe headache.

GET FLU SHOTS | We recommend you get the vaccine for the H1N1 flu. The Campus Health Service has received a very small supply of H1N1 vaccine and hopes to receive more later this month. Because early supplies of the vaccine will be very limited, the focus of our initial H1N1 flu vaccination efforts will be on people at greatest risk for complications from the flu, based on recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices:



· Students age 18 or younger with a high-risk medical condition


· People with physical disabilities 


· Pregnant women

· People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age.

Included among those in the initial group will be health care personnel and health professions students (medical students, nursing students, etc.).

As we receive more of the H1N1 vaccine, we will expand the availability of the shots to the next level of high-risk groups - people over 18 with high-risk medical conditions - and eventually to the entire campus community.

We will communicate the dates, times and locations of campus H1N1 flu shot clinics once the details are finalized. The H1N1 flu vaccine is produced in the same way as seasonal flu vaccines. The shots are expected to be just as safe and effective. They will not provide protection against seasonal flu, or against flu-like illnesses that can be caused by other viruses. To protect against seasonal flu, you’ll need to get a seasonal flu shot.



KEEP INFORMED | We recommend that you visit these sites for more information:




· UA preparedness planning: http://cert.arizona.edu


· A checklist of things to do to keep your family healthy:
 http://flu.gov/individual/checklist.html

· Campus flu information: www.health.arizona.edu/webfiles/flunews.htm

UAPD offers free VIN Etching

The University of Arizona Police Department will be providing free vehicle VIN

etching on Friday, October 30th, between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, on

the University of Arizona Campus, at Cherry Ave. and University Blvd. Those who

elect to receive the free VIN etching will also receive a free steering wheel lock.

UAPD will also be available to register vehicles in the Arizona Automobile Theft

Authority, “Watch Your Car Program”. The registration is FREE and open to

vehicles registered in the state of Arizona. Registrants in the Watch Your Car

Program will also receive a FREE steering wheel lock provided by the AATA.

Auto theft is a serious problem and UAPD encourages the community to take

advantage of this free offer and the opportunity to learn how to combat auto theft.

UAPD will be providing auto theft prevention information and selling steering wheel

locks for $11.00.

Campus alert

UAPD is currently investigating a report that was received at approximately 3:45 pm, on October 21, 2009, of a student who was robbed on October 20th, 2009, at approximately 10:30 pm by two males in the 1400 block of East 2nd Street. The suspects are described as Hispanic male, 5’8” tall wearing a grey shirt and jeans displaying a knife. The second suspect is described as wearing a white t-shirt, jeans and displayed a gun in his belt.

Investigation is ongoing and updates will be provided as warranted.

The UAPD would like to take this opportunity to stress the importance of personal safety while on the University of Arizona campus or in surrounding areas, especially when utilizing ATMs. The UAPD encourages you to utilize good safety practices when out in public. Listed below are several safety tips that you should keep in mind, and remember to report any suspicious persons or activity that you may see by dialing 9-1-1.

ROBBERY SAFETY AND RESPONSE

HOW TO VIEW A ROBBER. A robber is a bundle of nerves and that is what makes them dangerous. They may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. You do not know what the robber is capable of doing or how far they are willing to go to get what they want. DO NOT BE A HERO!

REMAIN CALM and take no action that would jeopardize your safety. If a weapon is implied, believe it exists. Cooperate with the robber and give them what they want. Personal property is replaceable, your life is not.

EXPLAIN YOUR MOVEMENTS to the robber. If you must reach into a pocket or purse, let the robber know you are going to do so before you proceed. A robber will be extremely tense and any unexplained movement might agitate them further.

GATHER INFORMATION about the robber over the course of the robbery. Note hair color and length, eye color, height, weight, tattoos, piercings, scars and a detailed clothing description. If a weapon is used, note what type and any distinguishing characteristics it might possess.

AFTER THE ROBBERY, go to a safe place and contact police immediately by dialing 9-1-1. Provide your suspect description, a good direction of travel for the suspect and information concerning any weapons seen or implied by the suspect. If you can identify the suspect, let responding officers know when they arrive at your location.

Steam reduction on campus

SERVICE:
MULTI-BUILDING STEAM REDUCTION

BUILDINGS:
Main Campus Buildings

DATE:
Saturday, October 24, 2009

TIME:
6:00AM - NOON

DESCRIPTION:
Facilities Management will be assisting Sun Mechanical as they will be working on the steam system at the main campus plant. All of main campus steam will be at a reduced pressure. All main campus buildings will be affected.

CONTACT:
Marianne Deutsch 548-4204
Joe Thomas 241-0923

Campus Watch Alert Update

On September 16, 2009, The University of Arizona Police Department began a

Bicycle Safety and Education Campaign to inform community members on bicycle

traffic law, safety and theft prevention. As we enter the third week of this campaign

we are pleased to have had the opportunity to spread the message concerning the

importance of following bicycle traffic laws to numerous bicyclists on campus.

During this campaign, the University of Arizona Police Department in cooperation

with Parking and Transportation has begun a heightened enforcement period focused

on bicycle traffic violations.

If you are bicycling we encourage you to educate yourself concerning bicycle laws,

safety and theft prevention.

You may obtain information in the main lobby of The University of Arizona

Police Department located at 1852 E. First Street or on the UAPD website at

www.uapd.arizona.edu . If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the

UAPD Crime Prevention Unit at 520-621-4219.

What do you think?

Starting today, law could bring more guns to campus

By Will Ferguson of the Daily Wildcat

A new gun law goes into effect today that will allow firearms to be kept in a motor vehicle on campus.

The new law, Arizona Revised Statute 12-781, states that any firearm brought onto university property must remain locked in a privately owned vehicle and must not be visible from outside of the vehicle or motorcycle.

Previously, state law required a person to have a concealed weapons permit in order to keep a weapon in a motor vehicle. The new law revokes this restriction.

President Robert Shelton released a statement on behalf of the UA faculty condemning the new law at the Sept. 23-24 Arizona Board of Regents meeting in Flagstaff.

“The faculty of the UA would like to express grave concern about the safety of our students and staff,” Shelton said.

The Faculty Senate voted to issue an official statement to this effect at their Sept. 14 meeting.

Both ABOR and UA faculty have publicly stated their opposition to the new law.

“We are talking about an environment where we have a lot of youngsters who are away from home for the first time,” said Regent Bob McLendon. “We have a responsibility to provide an environment where these folks feel safe.”

However, the new law will not impact how University of Arizona Police Department officers interact with the campus community, said UAPD spokesman Sergeant Juan Alvarez.

“Arizona law allows weapons to be carried in public,” said Alvarez. “UAPD officers are trained and knowledgeable when dealing with potentially armed individuals.”

Student reaction to the law has been mixed. Chemistry freshman Casey Whitlatch said he supports the new law.

“We have a freedom to bear arms,” he said.

Retail and consumer science senior Destiny Pina, said she wasn’t aware there was a new law until asked, but was concerned.

“I think it’s a safety issue,” she said.

Alvarez said the university has been and remains one of the safest areas in Tucson.

Weapons will still not be permitted outside of a vehicle, he said.

According to UAPD crime statistics, nine arrests were made for weapons violations in 2008 out of a total of 13 reported incidents.

“Our role is to enforce the law,” said Alvarez. “We always continually strive to create a safe environment at the university.”

Tell us what you think!!

Flu Shot Clinics on Campus

One of the surest ways to avoid getting the flu - and spreading it - is to get a flu shot. This week, University of Arizona students and employees will have a chance to get vaccinated against seasonal flu at several clinics being held on campus.

Drive-Through Clinic for Employees and Students
Get your flu shot without leaving your car by participating in a drive-through flu shot clinic being held by the Campus Health Service in collaboration with other UA departments on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. To get to the clinic area, head east on Second Street from Park Avenue. Because this is a drive-through clinic, you'll stay in your vehicle from start to finish. And if you're one of the first 200 participants, you'll get a free flu prevention kit.

Walk-Up Flu Shot Clinics for Students
Students will be able to get their seasonal flu shots between classes by stopping at one of several clinics being offered by the Campus Health Service this week:

MONDAY
8 a.m.-5 p.m. McKale Memorial Center (this clinic is intended for student-athletes)
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Harvill
2-6 p.m. Physics-Atmospheric Sciences

TUESDAY
12-3 p.m. Arizona Health Sciences Center, Campus Health Service clinic (this clinic is intended for medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health students)

WEDNESDAY
11 a.m.-1 p.m. UA Mall, in front of Student Union

THURSDAY
10:45 a.m.-2 p.m. Old Main, west side

FRIDAY
8:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Integrated Learning Center
2-4:15 p.m. Biological Sciences East

For the drive-through and walk-up clinics, please note the following information:
Bring your CatCard.
Employees who bring their insurance cards and employee ID numbers will not be charged for the shots. Those who don't will be charged $15, payable with cash, Visa/MasterCard or check with picture ID.
Receipts will be given for those who wish to submit them to insurance companies for reimbursement.
Wear a short-sleeved shirt.
At this time, only seasonal flu shots are available.
Students must be at least 18 years old to get vaccinated.

If you have questions about the drive-through clinic, please contact Mona Arora at manand@email.arizona.edu. Questions about the walk-up clinics should be sent to Shari Overland at overland@health.arizona.edu.For more information about preventing the flu, please visit the Campus Health Service flu page, www.health.arizona.edu/webfiles/flunews.htm, and the UA Campus Emergency Response Team site, http://cert.arizona.edu/h1n1_news.html

National Hazing Prevention Week

National Hazing Prevention Week is observed on campuses and within organizations each year during the last week of September (or another time that is more convenient). Activities range from brown bag lunch discussions among faculty to movie or book discussions with students; training for organizational and team leaders, to the signing of anti-hazing pledges. Some plan an entire week of activities and programs and some simply plan one or two meaningful programs. Whatever you do, the important thing is to DO SOMETHING!

Utilizing a national awareness week is a great way to bring attention to the problem of hazing locally; to educate parents, faculty and staff, students, community members, local and campus police and others so they can more easily recognize hazing - and more importantly - have the skills to intervene, when hazing occurs.

The ultimate goal of these efforts, however, is to prevent hazing from happening in the first place. That goal will only be accomplished through strong educational efforts, diligent policy enforcement and comprehensive and on-going efforts on each campus and within all organizations. For more information, visit www.hazingprevention.org.

H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Contingency Planning

A message from Harry McDermott, MD, MPH, Executive Director for Campus

In support of making your UA experience a healthy one this year, we need
 your assistance in addressing the pandemic flu that has arrived on the UA 
campus already this fall semester. We have been seeing cases of flu since 
the first week of the semester and are expecting the number of cases to
 rise in the coming weeks.

A pandemic flu vaccine will likely be available later in the fall (October or November), but for at least the beginning if not most of the pandemic
 flu outbreak we will be relying on people who become ill with the flu to 
stay home to help reduce the spread of this virus. 


As part of this effort, I would ask that UA students who develop symptoms
 of the flu (fever over 100.0, cough, body aches, sore throat) stay on home
 or room based isolation until they have no fever (without the use of fever
 reducing medication) for 24 hours. This type of action will reduce the
 chances that students will spread the flu to others on campus or where they
 live. The Centers for Disease Control recommends this length of social
 distancing for those ill with the flu to reduce the spread of this virus. 



For those students living on campus or in a Greek chapter house who come 
down with the flu, plans for caring for those students and their roommates
 have been developed in collaboration with Residence Life staff and
 fraternity and sorority advisors and House Directors. 
Academic departments will also be asked to accommodate students who need to
 be out of classes due to influenza and to help them stay connected and
 up-to-date on their course work through phone, Internet and email 
communications. If students become ill with the flu, it will be their
 responsibility to initiate and maintain communications with their
 instructors. 



The UA has been working on a pandemic response plan for three years now, 
with each department creating contingency plans for responding to a
 pandemic outbreak in the campus and Tucson communities. If we all work
 together, we will have a better chance of reducing the impact of the H1N1
flu pandemic on those learning, living and working in the UA community.
 Thank you very much for your attention to this information and your 
willingness to consider and act upon these infection control
 recommendations. 



Important flu information



The best ways to avoid coming down with the flu include:



* Washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective. 



* Avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way. 



* Keeping your immune system healthy: get plenty of rest, engage in physical activity, manage your stress,
 drink plenty of water and eat healthy foods. 
Flu symptoms include fever (over 100 degrees), cough, 
body aches, sore throat, and some times runny nose or vomiting and 
diarrhea – see www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/sick.htm


* If you live in a residence hall, notify the Community Resident Assistant or front office, or if you live in a sorority or fraternity, notify the House Director or Greek Health Advocate and isolate yourself in your room.



* Maintain a distance of six feet from your roommate(s) if possible.



* Cover your cough or sneeze with your sleeve and wear a surgical mask when your roommate is in the room.



* Wash your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. 



* Call the Campus Health Service (please call before coming in) if you have: 



- A fever of 102.5 or higher or you run a lower fever
 (fever is being defined as a body temperature of 100.0 or greater) for more than three days, 


- A severe cough, shortness of breath and/or chest pain, nausea and vomiting, 


- A severe headache or you feel you need to be seen at the clinic.



The phone number for the Campus Health Triage Nurse is 621-6493 or the
 After Hours On Call Provider at 570-7898. 



Other resources: 



• UA Campus Health Service www.health.arizona.edu
(Go to the Hot Topics section or the flu link near the top of the home
page.)



• Pima County Health Department 
www.pimahealth.org


• Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

UAPD offers bike safety classes

There are between 10,000 and 11,000 bicyclists on the University of Arizona campus during any given weekday. Understanding and complying with traffic laws as they apply to bicyclists is crucial in promoting a campus environment which supports safe travel for everyone. The University of Arizona Police Department in cooperation with Parking and Transportation Services would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in a Bicycle Safety and Education Campaign.

The Bicycle Safety and Education Campaign aims to educate community members on bicycle traffic laws and provide important tips for safeguarding bicycles against theft. The UAPD and Parking and Transportation personnel will be stationed at the following locations over the course of the next few weeks in support of the campaign:

September 16, 2009 (Wednesday): 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (University/Cherry)

September 22, 2009 (Tuesday): 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (University/Cherry)

September 23, 2009 (Wednesday): 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Highland/4th)

October 1, 2009 (Thursday): 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Olive/2nd)

We will be offering free bicycle registration services and selling U-locks for $15.00 (cash or check) at these events. Additionally, we will be providing important information on bicycle traffic laws, theft prevention and crime reporting. Please support this campaign and help us make the campus a safer place to travel. If you have any questions concerning these events, please contact the University of Arizona Police Department Crime Prevention Unit at 520-621-4219.

An online shopping list offers items to help flu victims living on campus feel better while recuperating.

The University of Arizona is offering "Flu Care Kits" to all students living in the school's residence halls to help them while they are ill with flu symptoms.

Each kit includes a variety of items including Gatorade, water, chicken-noodle soup, chamomile tea, crackers and mac & cheese. There's also disposable thermometers and 8 oz. containers of hand sanitizer available.

Flu-preparedness is especially important this coming year with the expected resurgence of the H1N1 flu virus. The Flu Care Kits are specifically designed for residence hall students who are ill with flu-like symptoms and need to stay isolated in their residence hall room as recommended by public health authorities.

Students who are experiencing flu-like symptoms are encouraged to order their Flu Care Kit as soon as possible by calling 520-621-7038 any day of the week between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. to place their order.

Order forms for the kits include prices for items in the kits. The forms are available online.

Within three hours of order being placed, a Flu Care Kit will be delivered free of charge to any UA residence hall during regular hall hours. Kits also can be purchased and picked up anytime, day or night, including weekends at the UA Highland Market, located at Sixth Street and Highland.

All items in the Flu Care Kit are provided at reduced cost to UA students as part of joint partnership between the Arizona Student Unions, Campus Health and Residence Life.

H1N1 Update from the Office of the President

What are your thoughts?

Members of the UA Community,

With the fall 2009 semester now in full swing at The University of Arizona, many members of the extended UA community have expressed concern about how the H1N1 influenza virus, commonly referred to as the H1N1 flu, may affect our students, faculty and staff. I am writing to address those concerns.

We are prepared
Last year, key UA personnel completed a comprehensive pandemic management plan, which can be viewed at:http://cert.arizona.edu/pandemic_plan.html. We now are implementing appropriate provisions of this plan, particularly those involving communications on how to avoid, or if necessary, treat the flu.

At all times, we take guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which tells us that this flu is contagious, but generally milder than annual seasonal flu strains we deal with every year. The CDC has issued a set of guidelines for universities and colleges that minimize the spread of this virus in tight living quarters like residence halls and Greek houses. To see the CDC's guidelines for universities, click here:www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/institutions/guidance.

UA status
So far this semester, the UA Campus Health Service has encountered 19 students who tested positive for flu. Of those, H1N1 flu was confirmed in 13 cases. In all cases, the students' flu symptoms were mild to moderate. None required hospitalization and all students are recovering or have fully recovered.

It is possible that the UA will report higher rates of H1N1 flu than other universities or large institutions, but it will not necessarily mean we are actually experiencing more H1N1 flu than elsewhere. Rather, higher numbers of flu may be reported simply because we are testing more cases for H1N1 flu than other institutions may be. We are doing this at the request of the Pima County Health Department, to help them track the spread of the virus in this area.

Looking ahead
We expect to learn of many more cases among students, faculty and staff as the semester progresses, and we are ready to respond appropriately. To date, we have communicated to students, parents and employees about what they should do to minimize the chances of contracting the flu, as well as how best to treat it, if necessary. Those communications will continue as long as H1N1 flu is present on campus.

Currently, we are ready in the event students living in campus housing contract the flu, and we will implement CDC guidelines on how to minimize the spread of the illness. For instance, affected students may be provided masks to wear, and food may be brought to their rooms so that they can eat without risk of exposing others in campus dining facilities.

We are told to expect delivery of vaccines for this flu by late October. Seasonal flu shots are available now, and it is recommended that everyone get those shots now to protect against contracting seasonal flu. It is important to get both immunizations, as shots for one flu type will not protect against getting the other.

What you can do
There are many things that each of us can do to prevent the spread of this virus. The first recommendation is what not to do: Do not panic. We expect this flu to be widespread but comparatively mild, and we can take simple and familiar steps to minimize its spread.

As always, remember: Wash your hands frequently, sneeze into your sleeve and not your hands, and if you feel sick, stay away from campus until your fever has been gone for 24 hours. I have directed UA units to examine how we can minimize disruptions or hardships that time away from classes or work might cause, because of utmost importance is to do whatever is needed to minimize the spread of the virus.

Stay informed
Updates on the H1N1 flu virus at the UA can be found athttp://cert.arizona.edu/h1n1_news.html. Check back frequently for updates.

Above all, here's to good health and a great semester.

Spring Break and Travel

What are your thoughts?????

Spring Break Travel Alert

Every student should be aware that Mexico in general has seen a marked increase in violence recently. The U.S. Department of State has posted a Travel Alert regarding travel in Mexico which is in effect until April 2009. (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_3028.html).
The Travel Alert describes recent violence, and provides guidance and additional links concerning travel in Mexico. All students considering travel to Mexico are urged to review this information, which is available at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_3028.html. The University of Arizona Dean of Students Office encourages all students to consider traveling elsewhere for spring break.

The State Department website includes extensive guidance for U.S. citizens traveling and living in Mexico. See: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html for this information. Criminal activity in Mexico has not just increased in recent months, but also has begun to spread into popular tourist destinations. Specific guidance is also available concerning Spring Break travel in Mexico at: (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/spring_break_mexico/spring_break_mexico_2812.html).

What are Travel Alerts?
As the name suggests, State Department travel alerts display a list of countries that the US Government considers un-safe for its citizens. From the U.S. State Department website: Travel Alerts are issued to disseminate information about short-term conditions, generally within a particular country, that pose imminent risks to the security of U.S. citizens. Natural disasters, terrorist attacks, coups, anniversaries of terrorist events, election-related demonstrations or violence, and high-profile events such as international conferences or regional sports events are examples of conditions that might generate a Travel Alert.


IF you choose to travel
If you choose to travel to Mexico for spring break, we highly encourage you to consider the following resources, tips, and suggestions to increase your safety.

Spring Break Safety Related Programs:
ü 3/1/09: Fraternity and Sorority Programs (FSP) will host the second annual Hunter White Safe Spring Break Program on March 1st in the Student Union Memorial Center Ballroom. The program will begin at 1pm and is open to the entire campus community. Mark Sterner’s presentation entitled “DUI: A Powerful Lesson” is a very poignant story about Mark’s tragic experience as an undergraduate student during his spring break.

ü 3/6/09: Associated Students of the University of Arizona, Dean of Students, and University of Arizona Police Department will host the spring break safety event on March 6 from 11-2pm on the mall.