Culture & Community

Garrey Martinez

How Situational Awareness Strengthens Campus Safety

Garrey Martinez, Director of Emergency Management at CU Anschutz, explains how SafeZone helps create a strong sense of safety across campus. He shares how active monitoring and support from first responders and key stakeholders give students, faculty, and staff confidence that help is always available when needed.

Clint Jones

How to Build Campus-Wide Buy-In for Safety Technology

Clint Jones, Project Manager at Tarleton State University, shares how engaging stakeholders early was critical to SafeZone’s successful implementation. He explains how involving wellness, police, housing, travel, and student affairs teams helped drive adoption and create a unified safety approach across the university.

Barbara O'Connor

Why University Policing Is Critical to Campus Safety Today

Barbara O’Connor, Assistant Vice President for Public Safety at Florida State University, explains how university policing has evolved into a critical component of campus and community safety. She discusses the growing importance of campus police, stronger collaboration with municipal partners, and how safety directly impacts a university’s ability to attract students, staff, and visitors.

Christopher Jamison

Why Strategic Partnerships Matter in Life-Safety Technology

Christopher Jamison of Alertus discusses the importance of strategic partnerships in the life-safety industry. He explains why trust, shared vision, and enterprise-level reliability are essential when selecting technology partners, and how aligning solutions enables long-term growth and stronger safety outcomes.