Safety

K-State Olathe is among the safest campuses in the United States. The University has adopted the Principles of Community, which describe the welcoming, safe and inclusive community K-State strives to be. Campus safety is a shared responsibility of faculty, staff and students. Together we make K-State what it is: a safe, supportive and caring community where the well-being of each of us is the responsibility of all of us.

Documents and Resources

K-State Olathe strives to ensure the safety of its students, faculty and staff at all times. The following resources are provided to help inform and educate all who engage with our campus. All documents are in PDF format.

Campus Safety and Security Quick Guide

Download the guide (pdf).

Policies and Information

Weapons policy

The Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act is the State of Kansas' policy permitting concealed carry, including on college campuses beginning on July 1, 2017.

The Board of Regents and Kansas State University are taking important steps to keep the university community safe and informed, including an online weapons policy training available to all faculty, staff, students and the community. If you would like to learn more, please complete the Weapons Policy Training.

Learn more about the university's weapons policy.

University/Campus alerts

K-State Alerts (Kansas State University's emergency notification system) gives campus authorities the ability to communicate emergency information quickly to the university community. The campus community is notified through many channels, including text messaging, alert beacons and automated phone calls. Alerts may be sent out when a dangerous condition exists on campus, a decision to close the campus has been made, or when a decision to reopen the campus following a forced closure has been made.

Students, faculty and staff are automatically enrolled to receive email and text alerts and are encourage to update notification settings for K-State Alerts.

Visitors to K-State can receive text messages about emergency situations at all three campuses by texting KSTATEVISITOR to 67283. Users will receive notifications by text message when K-State Alerts is activated for any of the three campuses.

Kansas State University does not charge for this service, however carrier message and data rates may apply. Text messages are sent on an as-needed basis. This service is provided per the Rave Mobile Safety Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Text STOP KSTATEVISITOR to 67283 to cancel or HELP for tech support.

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Here to help

Sexual violence, dating and domestic violence, and stalking are significant experiences and can be traumatizing. Each person's experience is unique and numerous options are available for support and reporting at the Olathe, Manhattan and Polytechnic campuses. It is important to note there is no one correct response — simply different options to access support and different reporting options.

Visit the Here to Help website to learn more.