Join the UIS Police to learn ways to minimize your risk during an active threat incident

Staying safe during an active threat incident starts with knowing what to do before one ever happens. To help our campus community prepare, the UIS Police Department is offering a training on practical steps you can take to minimize your risk during an active threat.

Whether you've attended safety training before or this is your first time, the goal is simple: to help you feel more confident and better prepared to act if the unthinkable occurs. The session covers the actions that can keep you safe, gives you a chance to ask questions directly, and walks through how the university communicates during a campus emergency.

There will be two group sessions offered, one on September 14, 2026 at 2:00pm, and the other on September 18, 2026 at 10:00am in Brookens Auditorium. The presentation will be approximately 1 hour in length.  

If you or your department/unit is unable to make that date or unable to retain a seat, please contact the UIS Police Department at (217)206-6690 to arrange an alternate date and time for a private training session.  You can also send an email request to the UIS PD at uispolice@uis.edu.  We are open to providing training to campus in large or small venues, day or night.

 As a reminder, we encourage everyone in our community to download and familiarize themselves with the Rave Guardian application.  This app allows you to text message our dispatch center, utilize a virtual escort service, call our dispatch center while providing your GPS location, and quickly access support resources.  Those support resources include forms for reporting students or employees of concern.  Any time you feel your safety, or the safety of those around you, is at risk, you should notify the UIS Police dispatch center by phone or text message for immediate help.