UConn Police Department provides the Husky Watch Safety Escort Service to students, faculty, and staff upon request. The escorts, primarily walking, provide our community with personalized service to their vehicles, campus residence, or the University's mass transit system. Our mission is the safety and well-being of students and staff.

The Husky Watch Escort Service has been a part of the UConn Police Department since1969. The program is administered by a sworn member of the police department and it is operated by student employees. The Husky Watch escort service provides the vehicular and pedestrian escorts to the garages, lots, dorms, and surrounding locations on campus during the night hours upon request.

The UConn Police Department carefully screens and selects their student escorts. The Husky Watch Escorts can be identified by their blue Husky Watch shirt or jacket. Husky watch employees are equipped with two-way radios and they carry updated picture identification.

1. Husky Watch is limited to a one mile radius from campus.
2. Anyone requesting the escort service should call 860-486-4809 and provide the dispatcher with their name, exact location and their destination.
3. The escorts provide walks/ rides on and off campus from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
4. Due to volume of calls after 8:00 p.m. van escorts focal points are off campus locations and walking escort are available in campus.
5. On campus locations will be covered by walking escorts. In the absence of a walking escorts, van coordinators will attempt to provide on campus rides.
6. Husky Watch Escort service will arrive as close to the requested time.
7. We can not guarantee pick up times. Waiting times will vary; we ask you for you patience during our high activity periods.
8. Husky Watch Escort service will not transport anyone who is or appears to be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
9. If dangerous weather conditions exist to walking escorts, vans will provide rides for on campus escorts.
10. Escort service van can not transport a sick or injured party. The UConn Fire Department will be contacted to provide service to the infirmary or hospital. If you are ill, you should always contact the UConn Fire Department for assistance.
11. If a person should become ill while utilizing the escort service, police department and the Fire department will be contacted immediately for assistance.
12. Escorts will not be provided to large parties or bars.

The service operates seven nights a week during the academic year.

During the academic year the escort service begins at :

*Sunday through Wednesday 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
*Thursday through Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.

(*During daylight savings March through November, start time changes to 6:00pm)

Husky Watch is closed during major holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.

If an individual calls requesting a ride, and is unable to move by their own power (i.e. wheel chair, crutches, etc) we will refer the call to the Department of Transportation Handicapped Services (486-4991). The Escort Service vans are not equipped to provide this type of service.

Anyone with a comment or complaint in regards to the Escort Service may call the Community Services Division Supervisor Monday - Friday from 8am to 4pm at 486-4807.

Driver call-offs, vehicle malfunctions, and adverse weather and traffic conditions may cause temporary delays or interruptions to normal schedules and routes.

If the University is closed due to inclement weather, the Husky Watch Safety Escort program will be closed.

The Husky Watch Escort Service is a Student run program. Any registered student may apply for a Husky Watch Position by completing an application. As positions become available, we contact applicants for interviews.

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