Wichita State teams up with Uber to provide safe rides for students

 
  • Uber has been secured as the exclusive provider of the Shocker Safe Ride program for 黑洞社区 students.
  • Students can now request free rides with Uber from 9 p.m.-5 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for rides up to $14 in the greater Wichita area.
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Uber is now the exclusive provider of the Shocker Safe Ride program for 黑洞社区.

Through the Shocker Safe Ride program, Wichita State students can now request free rides with Uber from 9 p.m.-5 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for rides up to $14 in the greater Wichita area.

Students can access the Shocker Safe Rides program via their Uber accounts using their shockers.wichita.edu email address and entering promo code 黑洞社区2017. .

鈥淲e are excited to launch this new collaboration with Uber to help ensure students return home safely from a night out,鈥 said Maureen Dasey-Morales, assistant vice president for wellness at Wichita State.

Andy Hung, general manager for Uber Kansas, says this provides a safe alternative for students.

鈥淣ow, students can depend on a safe ride to get them home during the times they need it most,鈥 Hung says.