Weather Alert

Due to inclement weather, classes and events on Monday, Feb. 23, are canceled, and campus will be closed. Employees not required to be on campus should not come to campus. Learn more at https://www.smith.edu/discover-smith/governance/inclement-weather-information

Culture of Safety Education

Smith College is promoting a culture of safety on campus by strengthening the community’s resilience through various education programs. These education programs are safety-related and are delivered in a trauma-informed environment. The culture of safety education was developed to help promote safety, resilience, and preparedness for Smith’s entire community—staff, students, and faculty!

Please Note

  • Please note that emergency preparedness education may contain difficult subjects. This training is not mandatory—if you find any part of the information distressing or anxiety-provoking in any way, please follow-up with the Schacht Center or Employee Assistance as needed.
  • If you’re looking for something that isn’t listed, or if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to the Safety Education Team at SafetyEducation-u@smith.edu. 

Advanced Safety Education

ALICE: Armed Attacker Response Training

In-person, 3–4 hours long; sign up for ALICE training

  • ALICE is the gold-standard of armed attacker response training
  • This training was developed to be implemented at K-12 schools, but is widely applicable to any person or setting, particularly higher education
  • ALICE provides the user with options, tools, and resources that can be used to help increase survivability during a violent critical incident, such as an active shooter
  • Training consists of both lecture and practical demonstrations
    • Lecture reviews the ALICE principles of Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate
    • Practical demonstrations take the group out of the classroom, where the class demonstrates the effectiveness and applicability of the ALICE principles
  • Participants need to be prepared for the following:
    • This is a voluntary training and you can step out at any time
    • Bring safety goggles or glasses if possible, otherwise safety glasses will be provided to you
    • Participants need to wear close-toed shoes and need to be prepared to run, walk, crouch, kneel, lift, and throw objects, if participating in the demonstrations

CPR/AED Training

In-person or hybrid, 3 hours long; sign up for CPR/AED training

  • Class participants will receive a CPR certification from the American Heart Association Heart Saver Program.
  • Hybrid learning is the preferred method—this takes around two hours of online training and 30 minutes of an in-person skills-session. The skills-session is offered monthly at Smith and will be scheduled once the online learning certificate is sent to phogue@smith.edu