The UConn Police Department in partnership with Community Standards, the Women's Center and Office of Student Services & Advocacy are functioning together to reaffirm the goal of providing the highest level of safety and well-being to the UConn community by offering a free-of-charge women's self-defense course.
The goal of the UConn Campus Safety Program is to offer an easily accessible program of education and awareness for the women in our college community. This program trains women in basic self-defense and offers them viable options when confronted with various threats of violence.
This 14 hour self-defense course, will run from February 3rd through February 24th, each class is a monday night starting at 5:30 pm ending around 9pm, each class will be held at UCONN's, Shippe Hall Rec Room. The first 3 classes are mandatory to complete the course while the 4th class allows students to participate in hands on simulated exercises is voluntary. This comprehensive course progresses from awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and avoidance to basic self-defense participation. The course we are currently teaching women is the "R.A.D. For Women: Basic Physical Defense".
For the male members of our community interested in similar courses please vist the webpage listed below for information on the UCONN Police Men's safety program "R.A.D for men", Resisting Aggression with Self-Defense by teaching skills to resist and escape aggressive behaviors.
Class size is limited so please go online at; http://police.uconn.edu/administration/uconn-self-defense-programs to submit a request form before the class fills.
Also for general information in regards to the safety programs offered please visit our website listed above.
For more information, contact: Ofc Bard at eric.bard@uconn.edu