In addition to academic buildings, dining halls, and student and faculty housing, the campuses are home to state-of-the-art research facilities, performing arts centers, and even an art museum — all of which require highly sophisticated and reliable facilities management.
Bill A-1976 in New Jersey would require the president of a public college or university to report recent on-campus crimes, fires and other emergencies to the institution’s governing board during each of its regular meetings.
Despite opposition from Boston police, the Northeastern University Police Department plans to begin equipping its officers with semiautomatic rifles to respond to campus emergencies.
The University of Arkansas has created a security department that has the goal to keep the campus safe, but the security officers do not have the same role as a police officer.
Eighty-six percent of respondents in the Margolis Healy Campus Safety Survey 2015indicated that their university has developed an emergency operations plan that addresses threats specific to their institution.
At High Point University in High Point, North Carolina, the tag line is “Every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.
