2001 - 2002
Undergraduate Catalog

Purpose Mission Goals

• Mission and Goals
• History
• Government
• Students
• Faculty
• Programs
• Semester System
• Facilities
• Campus Safety and Security
• Standard of Ethical Conduct
• Application Deadlines
• Critical Dates and Deadlines

Campus Safety and Security

The University of Florida is an open campus and can rightly be considered a city within a city. As such, the campus is not immune to the same security issues that affect other parts of the Gainesville community.

The university recognizes that it must develop and maintain a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty and staff.

The university has the utmost concern for the safety of each student, and it strives to give each student maximum freedom. With this freedom, however, comes the responsibility to exercise personal safety.

No community's security plan can attain maximum effectiveness unless everyone in the community contributes to making it work. Safety and security are personal and shared responsibilities. Only by accepting this responsibility can members of the university community maintain a safe and secure campus environment.

The University Police Department has close to 100 sworn officers, with the addition of a dozen new officers since 1990. UF also has instituted a voluntary apartment safety program, in cooperation with local law enforcement, to advise students of those apartment complexes that have been inspected by police for safety.