12. How is the University ensuring the safety of those who must leave campus at night to smoke?

The University has taken steps to ensure that our campus and surrounding community is a safe place for all students, employees and visitors.

• Current physical safety measures on campus include outdoor lighting and blue emergency poles that instantly connect users to Campus Community Police.
• The Safe Gryphon app is available free on the App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android). It offers personal safety tools that are useful for everyone at all hours.
  • The Work Alone feature automatically checks in on you when you’re working by yourself and can trigger a call to your emergency contact if you fail to check in at set times.
  • Friend Walk sends your location in real time to a friend, so they can watch you as you walk to your destination. The friend can trigger a call to emergency services if needed.

If you have concerns about safety anywhere on campus, please share these through smokefree@uoguelph.ca.