Safety & Security Unit FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I replace a lost, stolen, or damaged UIC i-Card?
Law School Campus Safety & Security are no longer responsible for printing the UIC i-Card’s on campus. If your UIC i-Card is stolen, damaged, or lost, it can be replaced at the UIC i-Card Center at 750 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL. A standard $20.00 replacement fee will apply for all students, staff, and faculty.
Is there a lost and found at the Law School?
Lost and found areas are located at either building entrance. The library circulation desk also has a lost and found for items recovered in the library.
How do I report a crime on campus?
We encouraged to promptly report all suspicious and criminal activity. Anyone who witnesses a crime or suspects a crime has been committed should report the matter to the Campus Safety & Security Department by dialing ext. 511 from any on-campus house phone. Cell phone users dial (312) 427-2737 ext. 511 to receive immediate assistance. When dialing 911 from a cell phone, be aware you will be connected to the Chicago Police Department, and this will NOT notify campus staff for assistance.
What should I do if I notice a student who is disturbed or disturbing to others, but he/she hasn’t broken any rules?
The Office of Student Life and Leadership would like to remind you about the Student Support & Emergency Team (SSET), an important resource at the Law School that is available to all students.
Established by the Law School in 2017, SSET is a standing group of administrators and faculty members who assist law students experiencing a variety of personal and institutional stressors, including academic concerns, personal and relationship challenges, financial difficulties, and medical and mental health situations. SSET provides referred students with appropriate responses and resources that are timely, effective, and non-intrusive.
Students, faculty, and staff can refer issues and emergencies directly to any SSET member, listed below. Importantly, all reports are made in confidence.
The SSET Team consists of:
- Assistant Dean for Student Life & Leadership (Chair)
- Assistant Director of the Academic Achievement Program
- Academic Advising Coordinator
- Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
- Director of the Career Services Offices
- Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
- Director of the Financial Aid Office
- Law School Registrar
- Director of Student Activities & Leadership Development
- One faculty representative
- Director of the Law School Counseling Center (this clinician is a consultant to SSET; the Counseling Center does not share information about its clients with the Law School without client permission)
If SSET learns that you may need support, we will discuss your situation discreetly within SSET to identify helpful resources and applicable policies. A member of SSET will then reach out to you to share information or ask about other ways that the school may be able to assist you. If there are matters we can’t handle ourselves, we may discuss your case with the Dean of Students at UIC for additional resources and support. If we reach out, please respond. When we can’t locate a student and don’t hear back, we sometimes need to escalate our outreach to include local law enforcement to ensure that you are safe.
Faculty and staff at the Law School recognize that law students face many challenges, both inside and outside the classroom. SSET is part of our continued commitment to your success, safety, and wellbeing as a student at UIC Law.
What steps do I need to take when having a guest(s) visit UIC Law?
For large events requiring room reservations & guest lists please contact Events Management at ext. 420.
For guests of faculty, staff, and students, please notify the Campus Safety & Security Department at extensions 511.
- Give detailed information on your guest’s name and time of arrival
- All guests of UIC Law have to sign in at the security desk
- Visitors must present valid government identification to be allowed entry.
- All guests need a UIC Law representative to escort them throughout the building
- You are responsible for all guests that sign in at Security as your visitor. When you leave the building for the day, they are also required to exit. Unless prior special authorization has been approved through your department head and security.
- Adhere to the UIC School of Law visitor policy
Where can I receive first aid attention?
The security desk located at 300 S. State Street is equipped with level one (1) first responder medical bags and AED’s. The desk is set to administer first aid at the desk or security personnel can respond to your location if needed by dialing extensions 511. Please give the security personnel your location, nature of the injury, your name, if emergency medical attention is required, or what type of first aid is needed. Each security member has undergone training and is certified as first aid responders/CPR/AED certified.