Clint Jones, Project Manager at Tarleton State University, explains how rapid campus growth and increasing student populations are driving new safety needs. He shares why caring for students is a top institutional priority and how SafeZone was adopted as an additional tool to support campus safety and police operations as the university expands.
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.
Andrew MacDonald from Northeastern University discusses how their officers utilize OmniGuard to gain immediate alerts and contact information from any incident that occurs, through the SafeZone app.
Allen Porter from the University of Arkansas PD discusses how he utilizes CriticalArc’s customer support team and says they are like his second half.
Andrew MacDonald from Northeastern University discusses SafeZone’s critical part in providing special attention to Northeastern’s 15 campuses across the globe.
Denis Fowler, Director of Health, Safety and Security at University of York reviews SafeZone, including the real-time situational awareness it provides his team.
Mark Arnold, Head of Security at University of Kent discusses how SafeZone is an effective tool to help his team communicate to students abroad caught in an international terror attack or natural disaster and get them to safety.
Laurence Perkins, Head of Security at Leicester University discusses how Security & Safety ranked second for students and their parents when selecting universities, and the importance of Security playing a more active role in recruitment events.
