Be Safe: Identify Suspicious Packages
 The UST safety captains were called into action on April 11 after the campus was evacuated following bomb threats. They were asked to search their areas for suspicious backpacks, brief cases and computer bags. Thankfully, nothing was found. |
| UST Forms Department for Emergency Preparedness
 As a result of the successful completion of the two-year Emergency Management for Higher Education grant last fall, UST established a new operating department: Emergency & Safety Services. The department’s strategic plan and program goals are below: |
| UST Safe After Bomb Threats
 The University of St. Thomas campus is safe following two bomb threats to the campus on April 11. |
| 'Get Ready' PR Plan Wins Awards
 The University of St. Thomas Office of Marketing Communications won a Silver award for Total PR Program for the emergency preparedness campaign “Get Ready, Already!” in the 2013 Educational Advertising Awards from Higher Education Marketing. In November, UST also won a Gold Award for the campaign from the MarCom Awards.
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| Safety Captains Manage Evacuations
 The Office of Emergency & Safety Services established the Safety Captain program with volunteers in campus buildings to help support the safety of building occupants during emergency situations. |
| UST Completes EMHE Grant
 University of St. Thomas Houston has successfully completed requirements for its $245,000 Emergency Management for Higher Education Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. UST was one of 17 schools nationwide awarded the grant in 2010. |
| UST Develops Emergency Management Plans
 Committed to the safety and security of the University of St. Thomas campus community, the new Emergency and Safety Services Office is implementing an emergency management plan in fall 2012. |
| Get Ready, Already for Safety Week on Campus
 Students, faculty and staff can learn emergency preparedness tips, make a hurricane kit and participate in a campus-wide scavenger hunt during Safety Week on Sept. 24-28. |
| UST Awarded Emergency Management Grant
 The University of St. Thomas has received a $245,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for emergency management planning efforts. Over the next two years, UST will create a comprehensive plan to develop, review, improve and fully integrate campus-based all-hazards emergency management and business continuity plans. |
| UST Implements Emergency Notification System
 UST has selected Connect-ED to deliver time-sensitive notifications to faculty, staff and students during unforeseen events or emergencies. |
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