UIUC Updates

There was information from the University of Illinois Police academy for various UIUC students and staff in today's News-Gazette:

UI Police Department's fall community police academy begins Oct. 11
The University of Illinois Police Department is encouraging students, staff and faculty who want to know more about policing and the justice system to join them for a community police academy this fall.

The free three-hour classes are held in the fall and spring and take place on Thursdays over four weeks.

Class sessions include presentations and demonstrations from members of specialized units like investigations, patrol, crime-scene technicians, SWAT, bomb squad and K-9. Participants can also ride along with a UI police officer.

Class members can expect to learn about crime patterns and how to stay safe on campus, as well as what police face in their daily activities...

For more information and to sign up, go online to go.illinois.edu/CommPoliceAcademy.

Signup is available only to UI students, faculty and staff on the Urbana campus.

Full article here. WAND highlighted the University's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report:

UofI police publish security and fire safety report
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To read the report for yourself, click HERE.

The report shows robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft on campus stayed relatively low.

2017 saw a small decrease of reports in those categories.

Reports of sexual violence increased.

Liquor and drug law arrests on campus remained low.

Full blurb here. The UIUC Extension with 4-H had a "hunger summit" program working to address hunger in the community. From WAND:

Teens fight hunger at Illinois 4-H Hunger Summit
Teens at the Illinois 4-H Hunger Summit were trained on how to tackle hunger issues in their local communities.

The summit was held Sept. 21-23 and was sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension 4-H...

The activity prepared them for their summit goal of designing a plan to address hunger in their local community.

Teens toured the Midwest Food Bank in Normal.

Last year, the food bank distributed $116 million worth of food. The center receives 160 semi-loads of food a month. All of the food they receive for redistribution is donated. Kellogg's and Wal-Mart are two of the largest contributors.

The foodbank also works to help victims of disasters. Volunteers are currently packing boxes for those effected by Hurricane Florence.

Summit participants spent two hours packaging 1,500 bags. 

Full article here.