The safety and well-being of our Spartans and visitors is a top priority of UNCG, and maintaining a safe campus is everyone’s responsibility. All students, faculty, and staff are highly encouraged to download one of the University’s newest public safety tools – putting innovative safety tools right in the palm of your hand.
UNCG launched the new Spartan Safe App in 2023, replacing the LiveSafe app at the end of the spring semester. The Spartan Safe App provides many new and improved safety tools and features in a user-friendly digital environment.
Through the Spartan Safe App, you have quick access to:
- Friend Walk: The Friend Walk feature allows you to share your location with a family member or friend so they can remotely monitor your location while you walk to your destination and ensure you arrive safely. No need to walk alone!
- Mobile BlueLight: When you activate the Mobile BlueLight emergency feature on campus, it shares your location with a UNCG Police dispatcher and then prompts you to call to UNCG Police. No longer is the call for help tied to a physical bluelight location. If you need help, you can call from wherever you are on campus.
- Report a Tip: Have something to report? This feature provides you with several options to contact UNCG Police – including options to remain anonymous.
- Take Action Guides: What do you do in an emergency? The Spartan Safe App has you covered. Check out the guides and tips on what to do so you can be prepared before an emergency occurs.
Accompanying the Spartan Safe App is the Spartan Safe website, which provides additional safety information and emergency alert messages. The Spartan Safe website serves as a one-stop-shop for safety information and replaces the previous Spartan Alert website.
On campus, you will see approximately 50 Blue Light towers have been converted into Spartan Safe stanchions. These stanchions are equipped with security cameras and a QR code to make a direct call to UNCG Police from your smart phone.
Watch this video to see how the Spartan Safe app works and to learn about other free programs, training, and resources that UNCG Police offer on campus to make you feel more secure in your surroundings.
Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Please download the Spartan Safe App by visiting the Google Play or Apple App Store today and do your part to keep everyone Spartan Safe.
