Common Sense: Your Guide to Safe Urban Living
In Case of Emergency
For the University Community:
834-HELP
834-HELP, a University support line, is an answering service that will connect callers with a range of resources on and off campus. 834-HELP is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week (some of the offices listed on the help line may have regular business hours).
Resources also may be obtained online at help.uchicago.edu.
For University Students:
Deans-on-Call
The Dean-on-Call, who can be reached at 834-HELP or through the University Police (702-8181 or 123), is the University official responsible for coordinating the University’s response to student emergencies. The Dean-on- Call and a specially trained Sexual Assault Dean-on-Call are available twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year; students may reach either Dean-on-Call through the University Police or 834-HELP (4357). The University Police will initiate contact with the Dean-on- Call when they learn of a serious incident involving a student.
The Deans-on-Call receive training in how to respond to emergency situations and are kept informed about services available to students through the various offices on campus. The Deans-on-Call meet on a regular basis to review their response to crisis situations. Area Deans of Students are notified about incidents involving their students.