Safety Awareness Week is September 15–19, 2025

Campaign overview

September 15–19, 2025 is Safety Awareness Week. We would like your help with promoting Safety Awareness Week to maintain a safe and secure campus for our university community.

Throughout the week, UBC Campus Security will set up information booths across UBC Vancouver campus to actively engage and educate students, faculty and staff on theft prevention and provide helpful safety and security tips.

Learn more: security.ubc.ca/SafetyWeek2025

Communications toolkit

This communications toolkit is prepared for each department/unit to use when sharing this messaging across campus. You can find and download content here that suits your channels and audience needs. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us anytime.

• Newsletter: Recommended copy to reach students, faculty, and staff
• Social media: Sample posts for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.
• Digital Signage: Will be added to CoolSign for campus-wide playlist. File name: 09 19 2025 – Safety Awareness Week – VPFO
• Assets: Different sized graphics for newsletters, web, social media, etc.

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. 

• Mon. Sept 15 (10 am–2 pm): Preventing crimes of opportunity | Recreation North 
• Tues. Sept 16 (10 am–2 pm): Personal safety | Life Building 
• Wed. Sept 17 (11 am–3 pm): First Aid & security partners | Lee Square  
• Thurs. Sept 18 (10 am–2 pm): Preventing crimes of opportunity | Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKB) 
• Fri. Sept 19 (10 am–2 pm): Bike theft prevention | 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, ICBC, Crime stoppers, Health and Wellness, 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. 

Learn more: security.ubc.ca/SafetyWeek2025 

Social Media

• Safety Awareness Week is Sept 15–19! Stop by #UBC Campus Security’s booth to learn how you can help keep yourself and the UBC community safe and secure. Learn more: security.ubc.ca/SafetyWeek2025 
• Welcome back! Start the new year off right by learning how to keep yourself and the #UBC community safe and secure on campus from Sept 15–19. Engage with UBC Campus Security team during Safety Awareness Week to learn more. Learn more: security.ubc.ca/SafetyWeek2025 
• As part of the #UBC campus community, join us during Safety Awareness Week from Sept 15–19 to learn how you can help maintain a safe and secure campus. Learn more: security.ubc.ca/SafetyWeek2025 

Contact

For questions regarding the use of this communications toolkit, please contact:

• Yvonne Kwok, Communications Manager, VPFO Communications & Engagement yvonne.kwok@ubc.ca
• Katie Earle, Communications Strategist, VPFO Communications & Engagement katie.earle@ubc.ca

For more information, please visit security.ubc.ca/SafetyWeek2025.