Walk for Light on Nov. 5 to Identify Safety Concerns Across the UMass Amherst Campus

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AMHERST, Mass. – The annual Walk for Light, a comprehensive campus safety check led by the UMass Amherst Police Department in which students, staff and faculty spread across campus to identify and report safety-related issues, will take place Tuesday, Nov. 5 beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Campus Center, in front of the UMass Store.

Walk for Light is conducted by the UMPD in conjunction with the Physical Plant, Residential Life, Student Affairs and Campus Life and the Student Government Association. Volunteers will break into groups and head out to different areas of campus.

The Walk for Light is an opportunity for students and staff to work together to identify safety-related issues on campus and document those concerns for repair or other appropriate follow-up. These observations may include identifying areas of concern such as poor or broken lighting, overgrown trees or bushes that reduce lighting, broken railings or uneven steps, newly cut paths as a result of ongoing construction, or other safety-related issues.  

All members of the campus community are welcome to take part. Participants should dress for the weather. The event finishes with a pizza party and debriefing at Dickinson Hall around 7 p.m.

All documented concerns will be tracked with a newly created app by the physical plant.

A final report will be compiled and sent to the appropriate campus departments for follow-up and repair.