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 WSU 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.
  • Find out more.

Uber is now the exclusive provider of the Shocker Safe Ride program for Wichita State University.

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 WSU2017. Find out more information.

“We are excited to launch this new collaboration with Uber to help ensure students return home safely from a night out,” 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.

“Now, students can depend on a safe ride to get them home during the times they need it most,” Hung says.