Student Health and Safety
Campus Safety and Security
As a student, you should assume an active role in your own safety and the safety of the campus community. Learn to be observant and aware of your surroundings. If you notice suspicious activity or observe a crime, make mental notes of circumstances, descriptions, and times. Do not hesitate to call Emergency Assistance 911 or Campus Security at your respective location. Do not assume someone else has reported the incident.
If you are a student…
- Think about how you might respond to various situations. The less vulnerable you appear to be, the less likely you will be the victim of a crime.
- Never leave purses, laptop computers, PDA devices, cell phones, or books unattended. If stolen, they are almost never recovered.
- If driving, always lock your vehicle and never leave valuables in plain sight. If attending night classes, try to park in lighted areas. Have your car keys out when you return to your vehicle and check the front and back seats before entering. If you feel unsafe walking alone back to your car at night, walk with a group or call Security and ask for an escort to your vehicle.
- If walking to school, avoid hitchhiking and accepting rides from strangers. Avoid deserted areas and always walk facing traffic.
- Stay in touch with campus news. Check your campus e-mail account at least weekly to see if there are any current safety incident reports to review. The University website and your campus e-mail account are the primary ways the University communicates safety related information to students.
- If you have children, never leave them unattended in University lounges or labs. The University does not have child care facilities at any of its campus locations.
- Take a moment to report any unsafe conditions to campussafety@uhv.edu.
- Feel free to attend and/or participate in quarterly Safety Committee meetings or to discuss any safety issues or suggestions with the campus Safety and Risk Manager
Clery Act Annual Security Report
In compliance with the federal student Right-to-Know and campus security requirements, the university collects and distributes required information on campus crime statistics and campus security policies and procedures. Annually, by October 1st, the university publishes and distributes a report of campus security policies and crime statistics and makes this information available to students, employees, and other interested parties. Each criminal violation is considered one offense for statistical reporting purposes. Click here to view or print the Clery Act Annual Security Report or (http://www.uhv.edu/business/safety/manual/SFSReport/Security_FireSafety_Report.pdf).
The university will provide a copy of this report to prospective students and employees upon request.
MySafeCampus
MySafeCampus is a third party incident reporting system. Students may report allegations of fraud, waste or other regulatory compliance issues anonymously and confidentially from any computer or phone. Reports may be made either online by visiting the university Institutional Compliance (http://www.uhv.edu/compliance/), Web site or the MySafeCampus Web site at (www.MySafeCampus.com), or by calling 1-800-716-9007. You may also use MySafe Campus to report concerns regarding employee or student behavior under the “Campus Safety/Security Concerns” section. The University will respond to all reports.
Reporting Crime and Other Security Issues
The University strongly encourages individuals and organizations to promptly report crimes and file a police report to the police department having jurisdiction. Campus safety and security issues should also be reported to campus personnel:
By E-Mail –
To report a safety and health, environmental, risk management, and security related incident or to discuss a potential hazard contact:
- At the Victoria Campus, UHV Security Office – securityofficer@uhv.edu
- At the UHSSL Campus, Security Officer – bunderwood@uh.edu
- At the UHSCR Campus, Security Officer – lmanzano@uh.edu
- Or contact the campus Safety & Risk Manager –
- At the Victoria Campus – cortezg@uhv.edu
- At the UHSCR or UHSSL Campus – bunderwood@uh.edu
By Phone –
UH-Victoria Emergency Assistance and Campus Security:
- Emergency Assistance (EMS) 911 or (9-911)
- Security Office – (361) 570-4830
- Security Cell Phone – (361) 218-1365 or (361) 648-1159
- Campus Safety and Risk Manager – (361) 570-4245
UHS at Cinco Ranch Emergency Assistance and Campus Security:
- Emergency Assistance (EMS) 911 or (9-911)
- Security Office (832) 842-2877
UHS at Sugar Land Emergency Assistance and Campus Security:
- Emergency Assistance (EMS) 911 or (9-911)
- Security Office (281) 275-3302
- Security Cell Phone (281) 222-5587
- General Administrative (281) 275-3340
Campus Incident Report
This Combined Campus Incident Report provides employees, students and the public with information about monthly safety and health, environmental, risk management, and security related incidents that occurred on the University of Houston-Victoria including Jaguar Hall, University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch, University of Houston System at Sugar Land, and The Victoria College campuses. If life or property is threatened, call 911 immediately.
To view this information, visit the Campus Incident Report or at: http://www.uhv.edu/business/safety/manual/Incident_Log/Incidlog.aspx.
