Title: College Safety: 10 Smart Steps for New College Students
Headings: College Safety for Women: 10 Smart Steps for New Students
College Safety for Women: 10 Smart Steps for New Students
The College Safety Game Plan for New Students
1. Be Camera Shy
2. Get Oriented
3. Do a Drive-By
4. It’s Good to Share
5. Get Their Digits
6. Run with a Pack
7. Cruise the Streets
8. Eastside Walk It Out, Westside Walk It Out
9. New Kids on the Block
10. Dark Corners of Campus
Related:
The Tools You Need for Campus Safety and Security Analysis (US Dept of Education)
Rape in Campus: What Parents (and Students) Need to Know
Daughter at College: What Keeps Me Up at Night

Content: In her book, College Safety 101: Miss Independent’s Guide to Empowerment, Confidence, and Staying Safe, she offers guidance to collegiate women including these 10 steps that students can take to enhance their personal safety in a new and unfamiliar campus environment. Following is an excerpt: The College Safety Game Plan for New Students
Getting familiar with crime statistics is a great start to making your college experience both a fun and safe one, too. But once you have decided which school is best for you, there is still a set of fundamentals you must follow both on and around your campus to make sure you stay safe. Remember: You are responsible for your own actions. Your choices and behaviors are your own. All the safety measures and stats in the world won’t help you if you’re not making smart personal-safety choices. Read below for some basic guidelines, tips, tricks, ideas, and attitudes to adopt for your entry into your new life.