Living in Tampa Bay
Safety
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPolice Department
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPolice Department (USFPD) is a full-service law enforcement agency and provides the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcommunity with a variety of resources related to safety. Students may download the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSAFE app to their mobile phones and sign up for Alert ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏto receive emergency notifications.
TBARTA Emergency Ride Home
The TBARTA Emergency Ride Home program is available for college students who commute to school other than driving alone at least two days a week. To be eligible the student must be at least 18 years or older, using a commute option such as carpool, vanpool, bus, bike or walk at least two days a week to get to campus. Simply create a Commute Tampa Bay account and log your commute trips to qualify for ERH rides. The reimbursement form is available
SAFE Team
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents, faculty, or staff in need of a safe escort from one campus location to another after hours are encouraged to contact the SAFE Team. The SAFE Team will send two staff members by golf cart or on foot to escort students between 6:30 PM and 2:00 AM. Students need to provide the SAFE Team with their full name, the number of individuals with them, and their current location, and destination. The SAFE Team works directly with the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPolic
Blue Light Phones
These emergency phones are located throughout campus and will provide the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPolice Department with a student's location in the event of an emergency.