International Student Services

Safety

Concerned for a friend, roommate or classmate?

UW Bothell has the CARE Team. This is a safe and secure way to inform the campus that you are concerned about the well-being of others, such as a friend, classmate, roommate, professor or staff member.

Submit a report to the CARE Team here.

International Student Emergency Plan

This is a short guide for potential emergencies. We hope that you will not have an emergency while you are studying at UW Bothell; however, if it occurs please follow these instructions to make sure everyone can help you.

General emergencies

  1. Contact the ISS office at 425-352-3876 / uwbintl@uw.edu
  2. ISS will alert the CARE Team and your Academic Advisor

Accident off-campus

  1. Call 9-1-1 for life-threatening situations
  2. Contact the ISS office at 425-352-3876 / uwbintl@uw.edu
  3. ISS will alert the CARE Team and work together to determine what kind of support to provide.

Accident on-campus

  1. Call Campus Safety at 425-352-5359
  2. Campus Safety will alert the ISS office.

Crisis in home country

  1. Contact the ISS office at 425-352-3876 / uwbintl@uw.edu
  2. ISS will alert the CARE Team and your Academic Advisor
  3. ISS will communicate with you and provide support.

Earthquake or other natural disasters

  • You should build a kit of food, water and clothes that can be used to keep you safe at home for at least one week.
  • Seek shelter to stay safe, and stay where you are until you know it is safe to go outside.
  • If there is internet:
    • ​Use the Facebook Crisis Response feature to mark yourself safe.
      • In Facebook, click on Crisis Response and then click the Crisis page. You can then select yourself as “safe”.
      • Tell other students to use this feature as well.
      • ISS will try to account for all international students through this feature.​
    • Check the UW Bothell homepage for alerts
  • If there is no internet, stay in a safe location.