Risk Management


University of Wyoming Rolls Out Campus Safety App

University of Wyoming Rolls Out Campus Safety App

If the user is walking late at night, they can set a “Safety Timer” for the amount of time they expect to be walking and alert “guardians” — which users can set as a partner, friend, parent, or even the police — of their destination and expected arrival time.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • April 10, 2018
Getting High Marks

Getting High Marks

When the Central Arkansas' Riverview School District recently agreed to invest in a new access control system to secure the Junior/Senior High School campus, Rutledge was determined to install a solution to encompass the campus’s entire 150,000 square feet of space, spanning multiple buildings, while providing ease of access to teachers, administrators, maintenance and custodial staff.

  • By Jeff Perri
  • April 01, 2018
Creating A Camera Use Policy

Creating A Camera Use Policy

The past decade has seen a cultural shift, where concerns over personal privacy have gradually taken a back seat to those of security.

  • By Bret McGowan
  • April 01, 2018

Vehicle Alert

It’s no secret that terrorist groups have called on followers to use trucks, in particular, to attack crowds. Campuses across the nation are responding.

  • By Greg Hamm
  • April 01, 2018
Educational Collaboration

Educational Collaboration

It is no secret that the occurrence of violence in schools is a very real-world concern. A growing number of incidents in K-12 schools as well as on college campuses have made going to school more of a safety concern than a pain.

  • By Jumbi Edulbehram
  • April 01, 2018
Expanding Knowledge in a Real Time Setting

Expanding Knowledge in a Real Time Setting

Campus security has always and will continue to be one of the most important verticals in the security industry. While many K-12, higher education, medical and worship campuses have boosted their policies, protocols and physical security as a result of tragic incidents on campuses across the country, the fact of the matter is: campus security is always evolving.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • April 01, 2018
Proposed Bill Would Put an SRO on Every Campus in Rhode Island

Proposed Bill Would Put an SRO on Every Campus in Rhode Island

The idea behind the bill is to make sure there is a person trained to fire a weapon at each school.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • February 22, 2018
Campuses Across the Country Participate in Start With Hello Week

Campuses Across the Country Participate in Start With Hello Week

Start With Hello Week is an initiative created by Sandy Hook Promise to instill conectedness on campuses and decrease the amount of social isolation.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • February 09, 2018


BYU Introduces SafeWalk App

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BYU Introduces SafeWalk Feature to App

The new university app feature, called Safewalk, expands on an already existent BYU program to enable police to track students’ locations through their smartphones and virtually “walk” with students through campus and the student housing areas.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • February 08, 2018
Sandy Hook Promise Looks to Create Inclusion with Start With Hello Week

Sandy Hook Promise Looks to Create Inclusion with Start With Hello Week

The initiative teaches students skills to create more connectedness on campus.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • February 01, 2018

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