Joe Monroe, Chief of Police at the University of Kentucky, explains why early stakeholder engagement was critical to SafeZone’s success. He highlights the importance of aligning IT, student groups, administration, and the healthcare enterprise to ensure institution-wide adoption.
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, 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.
Christopher Jamison of Alertus explains how strong integration between safety platforms improves communication and expands institutional capabilities. He shares why Alertus partnered with CriticalArc to strengthen messaging, enhance mass notification, and deliver greater value to higher education customers.
Associate Vice President of Operations Gabriel Valencia-Martinez, Manager of Campus Security Seth Miller, and Director of Security David Sevesind at Western University of Health Sciences, explain how a security assessment uncovered previously unknown gaps in compliance, emergency preparedness, and campus safety. They share how expert guidance helped leadership understand risks and begin building a stronger, more unified safety strategy.
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.
Barbara O’Connor, Assistant Vice President for Public Safety at Florida State University, shares how rapidly evolving technology — including AI and emerging tools like drones — is reshaping campus public safety. Drawing on recent real-world incidents at FSU, she discusses the challenges of choosing future-proof systems, integrating proprietary technologies, and ensuring leadership alignment to support long-term safety strategies.
