From the more-recent reports of violence at Penn State University and the University of Virginia to the not-so-distant horrors of Virginia Tech, educational institutions continue to learn just how important it is to have comprehensive security and safety policies.
POMONA, Calif. — Cal Poly Pomona celebrated its new Bronco Recreation and Intramural Center (BRIC) late last year.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta-based University System of Georgia (USG) Campus Safety and Security Committee — co-chaired by Presidents Steve Dorman of Georgia College & State University and G.P. “Bud” Peterson of the Georgia Institute of Technology — published its May 19 report on the state of campus security across Georgia colleges and universities. The report outlined the USG’s plans to institute a broad safety initiative in the coming year and to provide incoming freshmen across all 30 campuses with mandatory sexual-assault training.
ANAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) launched a new video and digital advertising campaign in May 2015 asking Marylanders to urge Gov. Larry Hogan to release $68 million in education funding included in the General Assembly’s passed budget.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Guns and intruders are not the only causes for concern when it comes to student safety. Two students at North Junior High School in St. Cloud recently devised an improvement plan that would help increase safety at a busy intersection near the school — and won the approval of the St. Cloud City Council.
North American design firm Stantec has named Derk Jeffrey its new education sector leader for the Mid-Atlantic region. A registered architect, Jeffrey has managed a growing design practice, and led strategic business development initiatives and the successful delivery of innovative design for education clients in the Mid-Atlantic and nationally.
SmithGroupJJR, a national architecture, engineering and planning firm headquartered in Detroit, promoted Craig Passey, AIA, to leader of the health studio at the firm’s Phoenix office. Passey’s past projects include the master plan for the University of Las Vegas Shadow Lane Campus, a proposed 18-acre shared health sciences campus, and the recently completed patient tower expansion and renovations to Banner Estrella Medical Center, located in Phoenix.
Vivotek FD8134 is an easy-to-use fixed dome network camera designed for school and university indoor security applications with a compact, stylish exterior. It supports the industry-standard H.264 compression technology, drastically reducing file sizes and conserving valuable network bandwidth. With MPEG-4 and MJPEG compatibility included, video streams can also be transmitted in any of these formats for versatile applications.
Architectural Lighting Works — an international manufacturer of high-performance, commercial luminaires designed for use in office, retail, hospitality, civic and academic environments — announced the release of its Lightplane 1 Round luminaire. Measuring a mere 1-inch in diameter, Lightplane 1 Round is a sleek and slim luminaire that virtually disappears into the architectural environment.
