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Campus Safety Voices
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Campus Safety Voices episodes
- University of Kentucky's Mission to Help Students Combat Anxiety
In a 2020 CDC survey, 69.2% of adults ages 18-24 reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, or both, and nearly a quarter said they had seriously considered suicide.
To diver deeper into these concerning statistics, we spoke to Corrine Williams, University of Kentucky’s (UK) acting associate vice president of student wellbeing, about the stresses that come with the transition to college, how that has been compounded by the pandemic, and what UK is doing to help.
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:- Other changes she has noticed in student mental health
- How mental health issues have been manifesting among students
- Adjustments the university has made and additional programs that have been put in place to address student mental health needs
- Challenges and barriers the school has faced in supporting students
- Ways the university is helping staff recognize mental health struggles among students
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36 min - University of Houston Continuity of Operations Plans Praised by State of Texas
While still grappling with the effects of the pandemic, in February 2021, the state of Texas was immobilized by historic Winter Storm Uri. Seven months later, Hurricane Nicholas made landfall.
Although the University of Houston was impacted by these storms, the hard work put into continuity of operations planning by Ginger Walker, director of emergency management, kept impacts at a minimum, allowing the campus to quickly resume operations.
In this interview, Walker discusses how Winter Storm Uri impacted campus operations (2:15) as well as how her continuity of operations planning efforts have been recognized by the State Office of Risk Management (35:21).
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:- Findings from the Winter Storm Uri after-action report (15:04)
- How new policies and procedures put in place following Uri helped during Hurricane Nicholas (26:34)
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46 min - 6 Capabilities Your School's Video Surveillance System Should Have
Video surveillance serves many purposes, including entrance/exit monitoring and visitor verification. While many agree security cameras play a big role in keeping campuses safe, the available options can be overwhelming.
We spoke with Allen Cain, director of safety and security at Gilbert Public Schools and a 2022 Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, about his journey in selecting a new district-wide video surveillance system, including establishing a team to help review vendor applicants who responded to a request for proposal (RFP) (12:00), and deciding which capabilities were a must-have for the new system (12:59).
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:- Other changes he recognized his district needed to be regarding school safety (1:37)
- How he partnered with the operations department to construct secure entryways (5:09)
- Advice he has for campuses looking to undertake a similar video surveillance project (18:26)
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23 min - How Appalachian State's Police Officer Development Program is Revolutionizing Policing
Shortly after becoming Appalachian State's director of public safety and chief of police, Andy Stephenson established the school's highly-respected Police Officer Development Program.
The 2-year program exceeds North Carolina's minimum training standards by hundreds of hours and students graduate as fully sworn police officers. Stephenson goes in-depth on the structure of the program and the various types of training cadets undergo (2:07).
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:- How the school is able to fund the program and provide participants with hourly wages (12:19)
- Challenges he faced in establishing the program (14:49)
- The diversity among program participants (17:02)
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22 min - Missouri S&T Police Chief: Campus Police Must Be Community Servants Above All ElseA community servant is someone who cares about the needs of others rather than the desire to have power. For Douglas Roberts, that's why he got into policing.
Roberts, police chief at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) and a 2022 Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, spoke to us about ways he works to ensure the public has confidence in his police department (1:51), urging his officers to engage with students constantly, not only when there is an issue (10:29).
Roberts also discussed the importance of his department maintaining relevance in surrounding communities, especially among local first responders (20:42).
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:- How technology has acted as a force multiplier in building confidence in the campus police department (12:08)
- How Roberts' Secret Service background has helped him succeed in his current role (27:19)
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40 min - How Fusion Centers Can Help Improve Campus Security
If you’re in a private organization that has a non-sworn security department, getting your hands on the criminal intelligence that other organizations in your region may have can be challenging. Fortunately, there are fusion centers all around the country that can help all kinds of private organizations get the information they need to keep their campuses safe.
For example, Rick Franks, who is security manager for the Jewish Association on Aging serves as a private sector fusion liaison officer to the Western Pennsylvania and Region 13 Information Process and Criminal Intelligence Center (PaCIC).
In this interview, he addresses the following topics:
- What exactly is the Western Pennsylvania and Region 13 information processing and Criminal Intelligence center: 1:53
- Why his organization works with its local fusion center: 3:05
- His role as the fusion liaison officer for the Jewish Association on Aging: 4:45
- The results of his participation in PaCIC: 10:35
- Advice for other healthcare facilities wanting to get involved in something like the PaCIC or the equivalent in their areas: 7:31
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11 min - Pinellas County Schools Police Chief Makes Community Safer by Investing in Students' Futures
After three fellow officers were killed in the span of 30 days, one at the hands of a 17-year-old, St. Petersburg Police Officer Luke Williams knew something needed to be done to both save officers and set youth up for success.
We spoke with Williams, who is now police chief at Pinellas County Schools and a 2022 Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, about Men in the Making, a progressive initiative focused on role modeling and life skills to increase minority male success (20:39).
Williams has led many other youth-focused initiatives, including one that supports foster children in the school district (28:11). Listen to hear more about them.
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:- How Williams has successfully and impactfully conveyed law enforcement's role within the school system to the community served (2:05)
- How he partnered with local police chiefs and the Pinellas Sheriff to create a collaborative agreement following the murder of George Floyd (9:43)
- Ways he has continuously worked to improve officer morale, tailoring it to each individual's perception of what "morale" entails (14:06)
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32 min - Funding Your Hospital Security Program
One of the biggest challenges facing most hospital security departments is funding… funding for their officers, programs, and security technology upgrades.
Fortunately, grants from the federal, state, and local governments can be excellent sources of funding. Just ask Joey Hunter, who is Director of Security, Safety and Emergency Preparedness for San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital.
He was able to secure more than $400,000 in federal and state grants, as well as save his hospital $500,000 in capital. Those are just some of the reasons Hunter is one of this year’s Campus Safety Healthcare Director of the Year finalists.
In our interview, Hunter tells us:
- How he was able to secure his grants: 1:30
- How to select a grant writer: 2:10
- How to select which grants to pursue: 2:51
- Advice for other hospitals applying for grants: 3:30 and 5:35
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8 min - How a Hospital Public Safety Director Saved His Employee's Life
As a security executive, you never know when the information and training you’ve received over the years might help you save someone’s life. That’s what happened to Kyle Houraney, Orange County Global Medical Center’s director of public safety and emergency management, when he found out that one of his employees tested positive for COVID.
Houraney had previously received training as an EMT, so he understood that because the employee had asthma, the situation was extremely serious. He frequently checked on the employee at his home, and when he noticed the employee was struggling to breathe, told the employee to go immediately to the emergency room. That advice saved the employee’s life and is just one reason why Houraney is a finalist in this year’s Director of the Year awards program.
In our interview, Houraney describes:
• How the medical emergency unfolded over several days: 1:34
• How his background and training helped him identify the situation as being life-threatening: 4:54
• How his management style enabled him to develop such a close and trusting relationship with his employees: 6:48
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10 min - Using Tabletop Exercises to Test a School's Emergency Operations Plan
The Charleston County School District's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) hadn't been updated since 2013, so executive director of security and emergency management Michael Reidenbach collaborated with the first responder community and district leadership to roll out an improved plan.
We spoke to Michael, a Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, about how more than 40 district leaders -- including the superintendent and department heads from nutrition services and information technology, among others -- completed tabletop exercises to help test the new 364-page plan (14:04).
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:- Major changes that were implemented during the rollout of the updated EOP (2:01)
- Challenges faced when creating the new plan (3:48)
- How he implemented the district's first Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and who was involved (6:49)
- Lessons learned through the process of creating the plan (9:34)
- How parts of the COOP aided in continuing education during the 3.5 months students were remote in 2020 (10:22)
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A podcast from Campus Safety featuring important and timely conversations with those charged with the public safety, security, and emergency management of schools, universities, and…
healthcare facilities.