The program encourages students, staff and faculty to keep their valuables secure, to walk in groups during late night hours or to use Public Safety's escort service. Students, staff and faculty are also encouraged to report all crimes and any criminal or suspicious activity. Crime prevention booklets are made available at the Department of Public Safety for anyone interested. The Residence Hall Student Handbook also contains information concerning crime prevention. The Counseling Center, a student services unit within the Division of Student Affairs, offers limited assistance through personal counseling services for students who are experiencing alcohol and drug abuse problems.
Counselors utilize community resources through professional referrals then appropriate.
Additionally, administrators and counselors in the Counseling Center offer educational programs about alcohol and drug abuse for university student organizations and residence hall programming. During orientation, students within the medical school receive a session on substance abuse conducted by the Tennessee Impaired Physicians Association. Substance abuse is also integrated into medical student course work. The university counseling center is also available to all students requiring counseling and referral services. The Office of Student Affairs sends a mailout to all students each fall as to the university's alcohol policy.