By Zachary Nelson
Ciara Reed and a few fellow students recently formed the new Self-Defense Club at the University of Washington Bothell. 真人线上娱乐ir goal is simple: bring students and campus safety officers together to strengthen campus security and ensure students are better prepared to deal with emergencies of all sorts.
真人线上娱乐 club offers lectures with safety officers and police to inform students about what to do in case of a campus emergency. 真人线上娱乐 club also offers basic survival classes where students can learn skills such as how to make an emergency kit or what to do if their car breaks down.
Ciara Reed
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Safety officers are coordinating with the club to provide guidance and helpful resources, including the online database about emergency preparedness created by the Office of Campus Safety.
“I created this webpage so that students could have better access to information that could end up saving their lives,” said Darren Branum, the emergency preparedness manager for the campus. “It’s my role as the adviser to the Self-Defense Club to give the students the tools and connections they need to achieve their goals.”
真人线上娱乐 club itself is student led. Everyone’s ideas are welcome, say club leaders, who are looking to increase membership and outreach to students across campus.
“We are a student-oriented club and are going to do whatever students ask of us to help them feel safer. When we have our weekly meetings, we make sure that everyone has a chance to speak and everyone’s opinion is heard,” said Sean Wilson, a mechanical engineering major and club treasurer.
真人线上娱乐 new club continues to gain members as students realize how important preparedness is, said Reed. “真人线上娱乐se skills aren’t just something that you learn once and forget,” she said. “What we teach students here is valuable information that could one day end up saving their lives. 真人线上娱乐re is no downside to being prepared.”
真人线上娱乐 club will be holding more events soon. To contact them and stay in touch, follow them on Facebook.
