Secure Your Nest
As part of National Crime Prevention Month, JHU is hosting Secure Your Nest: Blue Jay Safety Month, an opportunity for students who may be living away from home for the first time to receive resources and guidance to keep themselves and others safe. Safety Month is also a great opportunity for returning students to brush up on their situational awareness and learn tips for staying safe when living off campus.
Blue Jay Safety Month will run through the month of October. The current event schedule is below; students on Homewood campus can also browse the schedule and register to attend in Hopkins Groups.
Homewood Event Schedule
| Event | Date and Time | Location | Event Details |
| OIS: From Culture Adjustment to Living Smarts Workshop | Oct. 2 from 1–2 p.m. | Online | Designed for international students, this session, “From Culture Adjustment to Living Smarts,” will cover key information on how to successfully transition to life in the U.S. such as the basics of making your way through culture shock, maintaining your status, safety and scams, navigating emergency situations, and more! Register to attend. |
| Secure Your Nest "Kick-Off" | Oct. 3 from 6–9 p.m. | Homewood Field | Celebrate the start of Secure Your Nest month with exclusive giveaways and information before Hopkins Football faces off against Dickinson at 6 p.m., and again at halftime! |
| Safety Cinema Sunday | Oct. 5 from 12–5 p.m. | The LaB | Come to the LaB for a movie, free pizza and drinks, and the opportunity to learn more about safely navigating your environment. Register to attend. |
| Secure Your Nest Tabling | Oct. 6 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. | Bloomberg Student Center | Stop by our table in the BSC for information and giveaways. Presented in partnership with Public Safety. |
| Graduate Student Tailgate | Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Homewood Field | Graduate students are invited to cheer on our very own Hopkins Football Team faces off against Carnegie Mellon. We will have give-a-ways, information, and more |
| Event | Date and Time | Location | Event Details |
| Blue Jay Tuesday Tabling (Scams & Internet Safety) | Oct. 14 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Breezeway | Show your school spirit and stop by our tabling event wearing the color blue to receive a small give-a-way and learn more about campus safety. Refreshments will be provided (while supplies last). |
| Blue Jay Tuesday Tabling (City Living Safety) | Oct. 14 from 4-5 p.m. | Bloomberg Student Center, Blue Room | Show your school spirit and stop by our tabling event wearing the color blue to receive a small give-a-way and learn more about city living safety. Refreshments will be provided (while supplies last). |
| Self-Defense/Personal Safety Class | Oct. 16 from 1-4 p.m. | Off-Campus Housing Office, McCoy Hall | Jon Walter will do a personal safety presentation followed by a demonstration of self-defense techniques. |
| Blue Jay Tuesday Tabling (Scams & Internet Safety & OIE Annual Survey) | Oct. 21 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Breezeway | Show your school spirit and stop by our tabling event wearing the color blue to receive a small give-a-way and learn more about campus safety. Refreshments will be provided (while supplies last). Student will be encouraged to complete the annual OIE survey |
| Safety & Security Night with Hopkins Dining | Oct. 23 from 5-7 p.m. | Hopkins Café & Nolans on 33rd | Meet the face behind the shield. Public Safety Officers will be on hand to meet and fellowship with our students over a meal. Join us for this fun and engaging event with give-a-ways, games, and prizes. |
| Scams and Internet Safety Webinar/Lunch & Learn | Oct. 27 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Online & The Lab (watch party) | Join us as we re-watch the presentation by the Federal Trade Commisson to learn about ways to avoid scams online. |
| Boo-Jay Tuesday Halloween Event | Oct. 28 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:20 p.m. | Bloomberg Student Center | Get into the Halloween Spirit and stop by our table as we close out Secure Your Nest month. Give-a-ways and candy galore! |
| Self-Defense/Personal Safety Class | Oct. 28 from 12-1 p.m. | Clipper Room | Designed just for our graduate students, Jon Walter will do a personal safety presentation followed by a demonstration of self-defense techniques. |
Events on Other Campuses and Virtual Programming
| Event | Date and Time | Location | Event Details |
| 1st Thursday Social Networking - Secure Your Nest Tabling | Oct. 2 from 5-6:30 p.m. | Washington D.C., Hopkins Bloomberg Center - 1024/1026 | Students are encouraged to stop by the Secure Your Nest table to get some valuable safety and security information. |
| 1st Thursday Social Networking - Secure Your Nest Tabling | Oct. 2 from 4:30-6 p.m. | Harbor East - 2nd floor Passano Lobby | Students are encouraged to stop by our Secure Your Nest table to get some valuable safety and security information, Hopkins swag, and give-a-ways. |
| Secure Your Nest Tabling @ the Peabody Institute | Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Peabody Dining Hall | Jon Walter will be handing out flyers/materials and asking students if they'd be interested in a shortened (30-minute) self-defense demonstration at Peabody later in the month, as well as promoting the Self-Defense classes at Homewood. Sgt. Love will be handing out updated security info and doing "drunk goggles." |
| HBC Student Health & Wellness Fair - Secure Your Nest Tabling | Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Washington D.C., Hopkins Bloomberg Center - Breezeway | Students are encouraged to stop by the Secure Your Nest table to get some valuable safety and security information. |
| Self-Defense/Personal Safety Class @ East Baltimore Campus | Oct. 8 from 4-6 p.m. | East Baltimore, SON, Carpenter Room A (Pinkard Building) | Jon Walter will do a personal safety presentation followed by a demonstration of self-defense techniques. Register to attend. |
| Secure Your Nest Tabling @ Bloomberg School of Public Health | October 16th from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | 2nd Floor Landing | Students are encouraged to stop by the Secure Your Nest table to get some valuable safety and security information. |
| Self-Defense/Personal Safety Class @ Mt. Washington Campus | Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | MacAuley Hall | Jon Walter will do a personal safety presentation followed by a demonstration of self-defense techniques. Register to attend. |
| Self-Defense/Personal Safety Class @ Harbor East Campus | Oct. 27th from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Harbor East - 230 | Jon Walter will do a personal safety presentation followed by a demonstration of self-defense techniques. Register to attend. |
| Event | Date and Time | Location | Event Details |
| OIS: From Culture Adjustment to Living Smarts Workshop | Oct. 2 from 1–2 p.m. | Online | Designed for international students, this session, “From Culture Adjustment to Living Smarts,” will cover key information on how to successfully transition to life in the U.S. such as the basics of making your way through culture shock, maintaining your status, safety and scams, navigating emergency situations, and more! Register to attend. |
| Scams and Internet Safety Webinar/Lunch & Learn | Oct. 27 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Online & The Lab (watch party) | Join us as we re-watch the presentation by the Federal Trade Commission to learn about ways to avoid scams online. Register to attend. |
