Ohio State is in the process of revising websites and program materials to accurately reflect compliance with the law. While this work occurs, language referencing protected class status or other activities prohibited by Ohio Senate Bill 1 may still appear in some places. However, all programs and activities are being administered in compliance with federal and state law.

News: Safety

  • Lyft Ride Smart Replaces Safe Ride

    July 31, 2019
    Students at The Ohio State University Columbus campus have a new late-night travel option. Lyft Ride Smart at Ohio State will launch August 1, and provides discounted rides between the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 a.m."This new service offering is a direct result of our work with the Undergraduate Student Government and adds a transportation option our students have been requesting for years," said...
    cell phone showing a lyft ride smart map

  • In the News: Ohio State officially inducts first female police chief

    January 11, 2019
    A packed house was in attendence at the Fawcett Center to see Kimberly Spears-McNatt sworn in as The Ohio State University Police Division's 11th chief on Thursday, January 10, 2019. She is the first female chief in OSUPD's history and is joined by new Deputy Chief Tracy Hahn. The duo are both Ohio State graduates with more than 50 years of combined law enforcement experience.“These two women wer...
    Deputy Chief Spears-McNatt attends her pinning ceremony

  • In the News: The Ohio State University publishes annual crime report

    October 1, 2018
    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Crime reports on and near The Ohio State University’s Columbus campus generally increased in 2017, according to the university’s Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report.Ohio State released the report Friday in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act. The report contains data reported between Jan. 1, 2017, and Dec...

  • National Emergency Alert Test

    September 27, 2018
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test on the backup date of October 3 (10/3) because of response efforts to Hurricane Florence. During this time, wireless emergency alerts (WEA) compatible cell phones will receive a test message. This is not a Buckeye Alert, but many students, faculty and staff will receive th...
    screenshot of a cell phone showing a buckeye alert message

  • Buckeye Alerts Now Available Through ALERT Franklin County for non-OSU affiliates

    July 19, 2018
    The Ohio State University and Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security have partnered to make Buckeye Alerts more commonly available to the general public. Previously, signing up for Buckeye Alerts was limited mostly to students, faculty and staff of the university. Now community members can elect to receive the alerts via the ALERT Franklin County system, a county-wide mas...
    three fire extinguishers on pavers, in front of a emergency response vehicle

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