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Mobile Safety Applications for Campuses: Build vs. Buy Analysis

By Josh Sookman On January 18, 2013 · In Campus Safety, Mobile

For the last couple decades there have been many debates between building in-house technology and buying commercial, off-the-shelf (or customizable) products and services. Each industry and technology solution is unique. This post explores the potential benefits and shortcomings of both approaches as it pertains to mobile safety applications for university and college campuses.

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Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting: A National Tragedy

By Josh Sookman On December 17, 2012 · In Campus Safety

My heart and thoughts go out to the victims, and the families and friends of those who were brutally murdered in the horrific shootings that took place at the Sandy Hook elementary school on December 14, 2012.

It truly sickens me that the shooter (who I will purposely not name, to spare him that perceived [...]

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Desire2Learn selects Guardly to provide safety module for Campus Life™, servicing higher education, K-12 schools and corporate sectors

By Josh Sookman On November 26, 2012 · In Campus Safety, Press Releases

Mobile safety apps from Guardly help students and faculty communicate with campus security from anywhere on campus, improving campus safety and awareness within communities

TORONTO – November 26, 2012 – A pioneer of mobile services for public safety, Guardly today announces a partnership to provide its Safe Campus™ solution as the safety module in Desire2Learn’s [...]

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OCAD U rolls out Guardly campus safety app as new school term begins

By Josh Sookman On August 28, 2012 · In Campus Safety, Press Releases

(Toronto — August 27, 2012) Students, faculty and staff at OCAD University have an innovative new personal safety tool available to them for free this fall: the Guardly Safe Campus™ mobile application for smartphones.

The new service promises to dramatically impact the accessibility of campus security to students and staff. “Guardly puts our services directly into [...]

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Customer Study Finds Emergency Response Times Cut in Half When Using Guardly Safe Campus™ to Report and Manage Incidents at University

By Josh Sookman On August 15, 2012 · In Announcements, Campus Safety, Press Releases

Guardly Mobile Apps help on-campus emergency callers provide critical information to campus law enforcement, enabling faster and more intelligent decision making

TORONTO, CANADA – August 15, 2012 – Today, Guardly is releasing the results from a customer study that was commissioned by the Campus Security department of a Toronto-based university seeking a [...]

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Security analysis: reducing school violence and improving campus safety

By ittai On May 28, 2012 · In Campus Safety

Personal safety is a basic human need that must be preserved if the mission of the university is pursued – National Association of Student Personnel Administration Task Group

At Guardly we know the importance of reducing school violence and improving campus safety. On March 12, 2012, a tragedy was averted at the University [...]

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Keeping Safe at School: Services for Students with Disablities

By ittai On May 2, 2012 · In Campus Safety, Use Cases

Being a student with a physical disability on-campus can be a very difficult experience. Without proper accommodations, many physically disabled students may find it difficult to perform basic tasks needed to effectively complete their studies. An obvious example illustrates this point — if there are no ramps or elevators on-campus then people who are wheelchair-bound [...]

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Virginia Tech, Emergency Notification Systems and Campus Security: Lessons for Improvement

By ittai On April 27, 2012 · In Campus Safety, Mobile

On April 16, 2007 the Virginia Tech University experienced one of the worst school massacres in North American history, when Seung-Hui Cho, a student at Virginia Tech, killed 32 students and staff and left an additional 17 wounded. Unfortunately, much of the carnage perpetrated by Cho, could have been prevented had the university [...]

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In School Safety: An Overview of Walk Safe Programs

By ittai On April 23, 2012 · In Campus Safety, Community & Partners

Walk Safe programs on campus can drastically improve in school safety for your students. Many schools maintain some form of Walk Safe program; Harvard University being a good example of a school that has implemented an exemplary walk safe program. These programs allow any student, staff member or campus visitor to contact a [...]

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25 On Campus College Safety Tips for Students

By ittai On April 11, 2012 · In Campus Safety, Community & Partners

When you enter university it is important that you always remain safe at school. We’ve composed 25 college safety tips which you can help keep you safe on campus .

1. Do not under any circumstances drink and drive, or enter a vehicle where the driver is drunk. In 2009 there were 10,839 fatalities [...]

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