Smartee and Dum Dum Door Checks

1) At 5 a.m. during the week, RAs will go throughout the dorms and check everyone’s doors. Everyone with their door locked will receive a Smartee, everyone unlocked will get a Dum Dum.

2) By springtime students will be more relaxed about their environment, and be comfortable with their door unlocked. While this is good when they are awake, it is dangerous to their personal property while they are sleeping. Reminding everyone to lock their doors at night will reduce any theft.

3) The event should be hall-wide for maximum impact, so all RAs would be needed to participate, as well as enough candy to leave everyone the appropriate kind.

C. You’re Not in Kansas Anymore Dorothy

1) We can invite a couple of people from the Seattle community to come and talk about being safe while exploring Seattle. We can focus on a couple of different districts that are most frequented by students such as Downtown, Pioneer Square, Green Lake, and Wallingford. We could discuss different times of day that are safer than others, where to go and what to do if you do not feel safe, and different transportation options if one stopped running, such as the metro buses. Suggestions will be made, to always go in groups and stay in groups if you are unsure. As students prepare to return to the real world, perhaps to live in Seattle over the summer as their first time out in the world, it is important to send them out prepared in order for them to come back.

2) Feeling safe on the UW campus is only part of the equation. Feeling safe in the larger Seattle community is required for the student to feel mobile and secure in their new home. This program is to encourage the residents to be aware of the dangers that come with living in a metropolitan city and how to both handle them and prevent them.

3) The amount of time spent trying to find appropriate representatives at the question and answer session will be directly related to the quality and impact of the event.

4) All employees will be invited to come and bring their residents with them. Discussions become more valuable the more input you have.