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University of Rochester could get more armed security professionals

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Rochester, N.Y. March 29 2019— The University of Rochester is considering adding more armed security. Right now, there are 87 peace officers who provide security for all of the various University of Rochester campuses. Forty-nine of them are armed, but they are only stationed at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Strong [...]

By |2019-03-29T07:36:26-04:00March 29th, 2019|News, Safety|Comments Off on University of Rochester could get more armed security professionals

Is “Kaylee’s Law” more symbolic than substantive security reform?

What happened to Kaylee Sawyer was an absolute tragedy and it makes sense that family members, and also legislators, believe there is something that could have been done to prevent her death. There are efforts underway to improve training and screening for security professionals. Those efforts, if implemented correctly, will achieve concrete results. Edwin Lara, [...]

By |2019-03-16T06:00:55-04:00March 16th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Is “Kaylee’s Law” more symbolic than substantive security reform?

Build the wall? Campus perimeter safety can deter crime

March 13, 2019  Bob Stosse, CampusSafetyMagazine.com It is an unfortunate fact that today’s world is filled with an excessive level of violence levied against our society; particularly our campuses and businesses. As we look at the various means of minimizing the damage caused by these acts, it’s important to go through a thought process related to available [...]

By |2019-03-13T06:14:54-04:00March 13th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Build the wall? Campus perimeter safety can deter crime

Filipino security officer to graduate cum laude from school he guards

Erwin Macua, who works as a security guard, is set to graduate cum laude. Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News   Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News Philippines -- After almost 20 years of working as a security guard at St. Theresa's College in Cebu City, Erwin Macua is set to join the students that he watches [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:34:56-05:00March 24th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Filipino security officer to graduate cum laude from school he guards

Columbia University cancels panel featuring conservative speakers amid ‘security concerns’

Not even the absence of conservative hero Milo Yiannopoulos could allay the fears of Columbia University when it was arranged that two of Yiannopoulos' former colleagues at Breitbart were going to speak at the university along with a representative of The Gateway Pundit. Yiannopoulos has tried to speak at several institutions across the country, including [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:34:09-05:00March 5th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Columbia University cancels panel featuring conservative speakers amid ‘security concerns’

Misercorida University to start arming security officers

BY MICHAEL P. BUFFER / PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 21, 2017, The Citizens' Voice Misercorida University will start arming security officers with handguns on its 123-acre campus in Dallas and Dallas Township, the university announced Monday.   The university’s board of trustees approved the decision at its meeting Friday.   Membership has its privileges! JOIN the IFPO [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:33:50-05:00February 21st, 2017|News|Comments Off on Misercorida University to start arming security officers

University of Iowa police adding more student security officers

By Lee Hermiston, The Gazette Feb 16, 2017 at 2:44 pm IOWA CITY — University of Iowa junior Delia Teichman is a self-professed night owl. The biomedical engineering student from Fresno, Calif., said she scheduled her classes at night, but hitting the books isn’t all she does when the sun goes down. Some nights, Teichman [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:33:46-05:00February 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on University of Iowa police adding more student security officers

Campus Security Coalition launches to strengthen security at colleges and universities

  SOURCE: CAMPUS SECURITY COALITION FEB 13, 2017 St. Louis, Mo., February 7, 2017 – The Campus Security Coalition, a networking group focused on spearheading discussion about security and safety at educational facilities, has launched to bring together school leaders and aligned stakeholders, and propel discussion about how to better address threats, further strengthen security efforts [...]

By |2017-02-15T06:31:50-05:00February 15th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Campus Security Coalition launches to strengthen security at colleges and universities

Should more campus security officers be using tablets?

  By Zach Winn · January 12, 2017 Campus Safety Magazine: People working in a variety of occupations have started using tablets to help them do their jobs, including some city police officers, doctors and teachers.   Tablets can streamline processes, improve communication and give people immediate access to troves of information. Membership has its [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:32:44-05:00January 14th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Should more campus security officers be using tablets?

Milo event at Univ. of Md. cancelled due to security fee hike

  By Tom Ciccotta, Breitbart.com: A scheduled event on MILO’s “Dangerous Faggot” tour at the University of Maryland was cancelled after university administrators hit students with a massive increase in security fees just days before the event.   After a bomb threat, which occurred during the tour’s stop at Florida Atlantic University, administrators at the [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:22-05:00October 25th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Milo event at Univ. of Md. cancelled due to security fee hike

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