UIC is committed to providing a safe environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors who live, work, study, research, and/or visit the university.
In this regard, the university has created several safety plans and its oversight committees, to provide a management framework for preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from incidents and emergencies that threaten the UIC community, or disrupt its programs and operations.
In case of an emergency, incident, or planned event, UIC promotes:
- Protection of life, property, and the environment;
- Support of the health and safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors;
- Protection of critical infrastructure assets and facilities;
- Maintenance of university services;
- Restoration of essential programs and general university operations; and
- Mineralization of the disruption of university operations and activities
2025 Emergency Operations Plan Heading link
The UIC Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) has been developed as a comprehensive, organized document that outlines the strategies, procedures, and responsibilities required to effectively prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of emergencies, incidents, or events that affect the UIC community.
2025 Violence Prevention Plan Heading link
The Violence Prevention Plan describes the university’s strategies for preventing campus and workplace violence. It describes UIC’s violence prevention authorities, directs options for reporting concerns, defines strategies used to respond to concerns, and shares information about violence prevention programs available to the university community.