SAFETY AND WELLNESS
Urban College of Boston (UCB) is committed to promoting learning in a safe, supportive, and respectful environment. Each of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors is responsible for contributing to this environment.
This web page outlines UCB’s expectations for student conduct, details various campus safety and wellness resources, and describes how to report a crime.
In case of emergency, please call 911.
Emergency Preparedness
Click here for UCB’s 2022-2023 Emergency Preparedness Handbook.
Click here for UCB’s Main Campus (2 Boylston Street, Boston, MA) Evacuation Plan. A map with the evacuation route highlighted is posted in each classroom and office space.
COVID-19 Policies
Click here for more details about UCB’s current COVID-19 policies and responses to frequently asked questions.
Annual Security Reporting Policy
UCB prepares an annual security report in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Please visit the following links for more information about our policy, the most recent Annual Security Report, and a calendar of programming for students and employees.
Emergency Numbers
Anyone can report a crime by contacting the local police by dialing 911 or calling the President at 617-449-7068. You may also report a crime online or via email as detailed below. To report any suspicious activity or person seen loitering inside buildings with UCB classrooms, or to report non-emergencies, contact a UCB Campus Security Authority (CSA). Here are the designated CSAs and their contact information:
President, 617-449-7068
Vice President of Academic Affairs, 617-960-0257
Admissions Office, 617-449-7067
Director of Student Services, 617-449-7380
LRC staff, 617-449-7044
Financial Services Office, 617-449-7428
Business Office, 617-449-7430
Registration Services, 617-449-7042
Boston Municipal Police, 617-338-9134
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program (DAAPP)
UCB strives to achieve a healthy living, learning, and working environment. Each January, the College publishes a schedule of planned DAAPP events for the calendar year. We invite and encourage all students and employees to attend these educational opportunities.
TITLE IX
Title IX is federal regulation that prohibits any type of gender-based discrimination in educational settings.
Title IX is federal regulation that prohibits any type of gender-based discrimination in educational settings. If you have any questions about this regulation or would like to report an incident, please contact UCB’s Title IX Coordinator, Rosana Perella, at rosana.perella@urbancollege.edu, or 617-449-7380.
Report a Crime
In case of emergency, call 911.
Click here to report via an online form. Include as much information as known.
You may also report by email. Click here to send an email to the President. Include as much information as known.
To Report Complaints of Sexual Violence
A victim of sexual violence has the right to file (or choose not to file) an Affirmative Action Discrimination Complaint Form with the College. To file a complaint, please contact UCB’s Title IX Coordinator, Rosana Perella , at Rosana.Perella@urbancollege.edu. For Title IX purposes, the Title IX Coordinator will keep information confidential to the full extent permitted by law.
A victim may also choose to file a criminal complaint, with assistance from the building’s Municipal Police officers. Victims who report an incident to the Title IX Coordinator or to Municipal Police are not obligated to file criminal charges.