Christopher Jamison of Alertus explains why campuses need a single point of activation for emergency communications. He highlights how rapid, coordinated messaging enables institutions to act decisively when minutes matter, ensuring communities receive clear instructions in seconds rather than minutes.
Barbara O’Connor, Assistant Vice President for Public Safety at Florida State University, describes how the university’s real-time crime center enables faster, safer incident response. She explains how live video, body-worn cameras, analysts, and cross-agency intelligence sharing improve situational awareness and enhance officer safety during critical incidents.
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 describe how SafeZone delivered immediate value by consolidating emergency notifications and safety tools into a single platform. They explain how replacing multiple systems with one unified solution improved communication and made the decision to move forward clear.
Mike Johnson, Chief of Police at Texas A&M University, and Kary Shaffer, Assistant Chief at Texas A&M University, describe the challenges of managing staffing, communication, and response accuracy during large events. They explain how SafeZone enhanced visibility into officer locations and improved response efficiency when plans didn’t match real-world conditions.
Richie Miller, Lieutenant at UNT Health Fort Worth, describes how collaboration between campus police, emergency management, senior leadership, and SafeZone ensured a successful implementation. He highlights strong training, responsive support, and early campus interest as key factors in the rollout’s success.
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.
Daran Dodd, Chief of Police at UNC Asheville, explains how SafeZone provided command and control during extreme weather conditions. He describes how geofencing, mapping, and resource visibility helped manage responders and maintain situational awareness when traditional communications failed.
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.
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.
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.