Physical Security

When discussing video surveillance with campus police and IT departments at various schools and universities, I frequently hear an undercurrent of distrust between the two groups.

Marquette University has implemented a virtual patrolling system that provides a robust and reliable tool to monitor the safety and security of the campus. This session will provide an overview of the Command Information Center, a joint project between IT Services and Public Safety, and the early results of its use.

The purpose of this primer is to provide the design community and school administrators with the basic principles and techniques to design a school safe from terrorist attacks.

Recently in response to the tragedy at Virginia Tech, Chairman Patrick Leahy of the Senate Judiciary Committee has combined several pre-existing bills into a comprehensive package that would provide for improvements in school safety and law enforcement. This legislation was approved by Committee and is waiting for full consideration by the Senate.

This bill, The School Safety and Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007 (SSLEIA), would establish a National Center for Campus Public Safety to foster collaboration among campus safety stakeholders by serving as a focal point for research, model policies and best practices, education, and public policy formulation to enhance the safety and security of U.S. college and university campuses. And it would also establish a $50 million grant program for institutions of higher education to use for their campus public safety offices, in a 50-50 match

This is a NACUA Notes from August 6, 2007, that discusses the issue of questionable student behavior and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA"). This publication answers several student privacy questions concerning this issue.

"Delaware State University made all the headlines on September 21 when a freshman shot and wounded two students on campus, one seriously. An arrest and an apology later, the 18-year-old charged with the crime sits behind bars. But months after Virginia Tech, the incident sparked comparisons in both the nature of the shootings and the effectiveness of the response."

The purpose this policy, Surveillance Monitoring or Recording of University Facilities, is to deter crime and to assist the Oakland University Police Department (“OUPD”) and the University in protecting the safety and propertyof the University community.  The purpose of the policy is to regulate the use of Surveillance Cameras and Surveillance Monitoring or Recording to protect the legal and privacy interests of the University and the University Community.

This is the Technology Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Plan for Abilene Christian University.

This is the Adams State College IT Disaster Recovery Plan.