EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

Any information/situation noting an imminent threat to one’s safety or the safety of others should be considered as an emergency and immediately reported to The University of Alabama Police Department (UAPD).  To contact UAPD, call 911 or (205) 348-5454.

Examples of EMERGENCY SITUATIONS:

  • Possession of a weapon (guns, knives, etc.) on UA property
  • Possession of a bomb or bomb-making materials on UA property
  • Physical assault or attempted physical assault (with or without weapons) on UA property
  • Explicit threats to inflict physical harm to one’s self or others

NON-EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

Any information/situation involving a threat of violence or alarming and/or disruptive behavior which is clearly not within the above-detailed “Emergency Situation” category should be reported as follows:

UA Student – If the behavior involves a current UA student, the information should be forwarded to the chairperson of the BIT (Dean of Students Office – (http://dos.ua.edu/), (205) 348-3326)

UA Faculty – If the behavior involves a current UA faculty member, the information should be forwarded to the Dean’s Office of the involved College/School and to HR Partners (http://hr.ua.edu/hr-partners)

UA Staff – If the behavior involves a current UA staff member, the information should be forwarded to the Vice-President’s Office of the applicable division and to HR Partners (http://hr.ua.edu/hr-partners)

UA Visitor – If the alarming/threatening behavior involves a visitor to the UA community, the information should be forwarded to UAPD – (205) 348-5454