campus security: [march 2008]
Article List
- Tragedy at Northern Illinois University Highlights Need for Counseling Services
- The deadly shootings at Northern Illinois University, like the attack that took place at Virginia Tech last April, were perpetrated by a student with a record of… | Read more >
- Early March Off to a Rocky Start for U.S. Campuses
- The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill announced Thursday, March 6, that the school's student body president was shot dead. Police have no suspects but say… | Read more >
- Louisiana Shootings Underscore Vulnerabilities of Open Campuses
- Identifying troubled students has become a cornerstone for preventing violence on campuses across the United States, but identifying those students at community… | Read more >
- Canadian Colleges Pursue Text Messaging for Emergency Notification
- Students at the University of British Columbia are given the chance to win an iPod if they sign on for a new text-messaging emergency alert service implemented… | Read more >
- To Arm or Not to Arm? Neighboring Pennsylvania Colleges Take Different Approach
- Two universities in rural Pennsylvania, both small and in relatively crime-free areas, have differed in their approaches to security, with one opting to arm campus… | Read more >
- College Students Slow to Embrace Text Alerts
- While text messaging is seen as an efficient tool for getting the word out to students and other individuals during campus emergencies, many colleges are miffed… | Read more >
- St. John's Focuses on Campus Safety
- St. John's University in New York held a forum on campus safety and emergency preparedness on Feb. 25, the same day that a gunman was reported to be loose on the… | Read more >
- Virginia Tech Seeks Federal Funding to Study How to Improve Campus Security
- Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine and Virginia Tech are lobbying Congress for $1 million in funding for university research to improve security on college campuses and… | Read more >
