The Manchester SafeZone Alliance, the first of its kind in the U.K., connects security teams from three area universities to provide a larger, reciprocal safety zone for students on all participating campuses.
Howell will create a cybersecurity program for the institute and work alongside other senior-level members of Georgia Tech's information technology department.
The university will increase its annual security budget by at least $2 million per year for the next decade. The budget increase was announced after an uptick in gun violence in Columbus, Ohio.
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded UMF nearly $300,000 to expand their sexual assault and domestic violence education and response programs. Dr. Warner will work with community members to develop programming for UMF.
The university's security operations center is housed in the "Technology Innovation Center," which hosts both the security and network operations teams.
The Wisconsin university's Whitewater campus hosts the Cybersecurity Center for Business which provides training programs for organizations in the area, offers an online M.S. in cybersecurity, and has just launched a B.S. in the field.
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Jeffrey Horn brings years of law enforcement experience to the role, having served as a patrol officer, field training officer, and detective, among other positions.