November 6, 2023
SAFE Zone Advanced Workshop with K-State and Riley County police departments
The K-State SAFE Zone program administered by the Department of Student Belonging and Inclusion will host an advanced professional development workshop with the K-State and Riley County police departments from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the Morris Family Multicultural Student Center ONEOK Room.
This student, faculty and staff workshop will assist those who wish to learn more about the K-State and Riley County police departments and how to become a better ally for the campus community in relation to safety, response and engagement with law enforcement on and off campus. The workshop includes a focus on student, faculty and staff rights and responsibilities, processes of response and engagement, and advanced knowledge of campus resources and communities with the development of skills to assist students and colleagues.
Please register for the Nov. 8 advanced professional development workshop.
SAFE Zone exists to provide open and affirming spaces throughout the K-State campus where individuals affected by discrimination, violence, hateful acts and other forms of marginalization can go for support and assistance. K-State faculty, staff, students and community members can become SAFE Zone allies as a way to publicly show their commitment to understanding human difference, practicing inclusion and promoting equity across campus and community.
SAFE Zone continues to be part of K-State's efforts to create an open and affirming campus. Allies become educated to help those coming from a variety of backgrounds and identities with needs concerning exclusionary acts like intimidation, micro and macro aggressions, discrimination, LGBTQ-related concerns and sexual violence.
For more information, contact Brandon Haddock, student services coordinator at the Spectrum Center in Student Belonging and Inclusion, at bhaddock@k-state.edu, or Debra Bolton, director of intercultural learning, at dbolton@k-state.edu.