campus security: [april 2008]
Published: 03/20/08
- National Campus Security Summit Planned at University of Central Oklahoma
From the article of the same title Journal Record (OK) - The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) in Edmond will host the 2008 National Campus Security Summit on April 13-14, the second such summit hosted by the university since the shootings at Virginia Tech. Expected at the event are university heads, counselors, and law enforcement officers. "Nearly a year after the tragic shooting on the Virginia Tech campus, violence on college and high school campuses continues to make headlines," says UCO President W. Roger Webb, who testified before a Senate panel on campus security following the Virginia Tech shootings. "We must continue this important dialogue and learn what we can from our colleagues who experienced these tragedies. There is no greater priority than keeping our students, faculty and staff safe." Speakers at the summit will include J. Steven Tidwell, executive assistant director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Lt. Darrin Mitchell and Lt. Todd Henert of the Northern Illinois University Police Department; Brett Sokolow, director of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management; Gene Deisinger, commander of the Iowa State University Police Division's Special Operations Unit; and Marisa Randazzo, president of Threat Assessment Resources International.
