Campus Safety and Security (12-December-2008)

Pacific University is First to Integrate Facebook and Twitter into e2Campus Emergency Notification System (Oregon) http://www.e2campus.com/PR081203-Pacific_Facebook_Twitter.htm
Kansas leaders excited to have national biosafety facility on K-State Campus http://kstatecollegian.com/1.1048685
Auditor rips Education Dept. (Pennsylvania) http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081204_Auditor_rips_Education_Dept_.html
Pennsylvania teen charged with plotting to kill school enemies http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/09/school.plot/index.html
Storms Damage Haralson County School (Georgia) http://www.cbs46.com/news/18242519/detail.html

Campus Safety and Security (5-December-2008)

FEMA, State and the University of Iowa Collaborate for Success http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=46968
Animal rights extremists target UCLA researcher in arson attack (California) http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-animal-arson29-2008nov29,0,3282650.story
USM receives $400,000 grant to improve emergency management (Mississippi) http://www.wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=9451389

Campus Safety and Security (24-November-2008)

Rutgers faculty wants info on emergency management (New Jersey) http://www.mycentraljersey.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081120/NEWS/811200390
Team producing video at UGA to prepare schools for campus threats (Georgia) http://onlineathens.com/stories/112408/uga_359160587.shtml
Is Duke University Safe? (North Carolina) http://durham.mync.com/site/Durham/news/story/19740/crime-happens/

Campus Safety and Security (21-November-2008)

Va. Tech alert system fails in first use http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-11-13-virginia-tech_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
Emory Learns How to Save a Life http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=26202

Campus Safety and Security (31-October-2008)

Some question if response to WKU campus threat was an overreaction (Kentucky) http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=9230115&nav=menu31_2
Shooting at Ark. University Kills 2, Wounds 1 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853879,00.html
Mass Shooting Preparedness Subject of Two New Videos http://www.govtech.com/em/articles/424363
Police investigate claims that extremists targeted commuter vans (California) http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/police-probe-extremists-claims-68535.aspx
Two Seminole High students charged after explosive device found (Florida) http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/orl-seminole-lockdown-102308,0,2571045.story
Earthquake drill rocks Administration building (California) http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/news/011973.html
Mock shooting drill at Albany State tries for realism (Georgia) http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=9221897
Students rush to save man who set himself on fire (Washington) http://dailyuw.com/2008/10/31/students-rush-save-man-who-set-himself-fire/
Gunman nabbed after holding students hostage (Maine) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27471888/

Campus Safety and Security (24-October-2008)

Man gets life in killing of Vt. college student http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081017/ap_on_re_us/student_death
UCF student arrested in dorm-room explosion (Florida) http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/orl-ucf-meth-lab-102008,0,925641.story
Ike cleanup bill for area colleges put at $847 million (Texas) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6069309.html
Families of victims meet with Va. Tech officials http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-19-vatech-parents_N.htm
5 students taken into custody on Western Kentucky campus http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/22/kentucky.lockdown/index.html
Orange schools chief asks parents to help keep campuses MRSA-free (Florida) http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-mrsa-schools-orange-county-102208,0,6411185.story
Nearly 50 UVM Students Treated For Illness (Vermont) http://www.fox44.net/Global/story.asp?S=9222789

Campus Safety and Security (17-October-2008)

How do you warn students responsibly? http://media.www.dailyillini.com/media/storage/paper736/news/2008/10/10/Editorials/How-Do.You.Warn.Students.Responsibly-3480997.shtml
University of Texas Medical School Drowning After Ike http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=awop3m25mc2c&refer=us
Librarian shot and killed on San Antonio campus (Texas) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6056675.html
Emergency Response Drill at Idaho State University http://www.localnews8.com/global/story.asp?s=9155405
UNC receives $8.5 million for new public health preparedness research center (North Carolina) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/uonc-ur100908.php
Credible Threat at MTSU - Student Arrested On Terrorism Charges (Tennessee) http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2008/10/09/credible-threat-at-middle-tennessee-state/

Campus Safety and Security (10-October-2008)

Chemical Substance Catches Fire Near Emory University Dorm (Georgia) http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7568767&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Arrest Made In On-Campus Explosion (Florida) http://www.local6.com/news/17618596/detail.html
UI to get $71.6M for flood recovery (Iowa) http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/NEWS01/810040338/1079
Kennesaw State Security Director Works to Curb School Violence (Georgia) http://www.govtech.com/em/articles/401814
Frat House Firebombed in Colorado http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847353,00.html
College prep now includes safety http://www.gainesville.com/article/20081001/NEWS/810029983/-1/SPORTS01?Title=College_prep_now_includes_safety__

Campus Safety and Security (3-October-2008)

Colleges to Get a Reprieve from Additional Campus-Safety Requirements http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=5239
William and Mary alerts students about anonymous threat (Virginia) http://hamptonroads.com/node/481854
Campus gains in safety, health and sustainability are saluted by CU administrators (New York) http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept08/sherm.html
Study: Campus alerts unreliable http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/092508/uga_336494829.shtml
BCC Explosion Leads to Cancelled Classes (Florida) http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/10/2/brevard_community_college_on_lockdown.html
Sirens Tested at UVa http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/home/headlines/29968169.html

Campus Safety and Security (26-September-2008)

Survey shows many parents would thwart emergency evacuations in disasters http://www.bigmedicine.ca/infocus.htm
Marion County officials say bystanders saved students from burning bus http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-marion-county-bus-crash-092408,0,7669084.story
Utah schools turn to cell phones in emergency http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_10523730?source=rss

Campus Safety and Security (20-September-2008)

Campus Fire Safety Month Launched http://firechief.com/leadership/public-education/campus_fire_0912/
New E. coli Outbreak Emerging at Michigan State University http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3835
SGA pushes for effective crisis management usage ( Kentucky) http://media.www.wkuherald.com/media/storage/paper603/news/2008/09/11/News/Sga-Pushes.For.Effective.Crisis.Management.Usage-3424846.shtml

Campus Safety and Security (12-September-2008)

School shooter jailed over new weapons charge (Arkansas) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26556664/
Federal law could spur campus alert systems http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=55133&i-d
State-Funded Upgrades: New cameras, locks turn schools into fortresses (Connecticut) http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x802007769/State-Funded-Upgrades-New-cameras-locks-turn-schools-into-fortresses
James Lee Witt Associates Recommends That Parents Learn about the Crisis Program at Institutions of Higher Education This Fall http://www.centredaily.com/news/education/story/817291.html
Life goes on but fears remain at shooting campus (Illinois) http://www.cfnews13.com/News/National/2008/9/6/life_goes_on_but_fears_remain_at_shooting_campus.html
Simulated crisis tests campus preparedness Cornell University, New York) http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept08/emergencyPrep.html
Florida State Adds Myspace and Facebook to Emergency Alert Systems http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/28097964.html

Campus Safety and Security (5-September-2008)

Man charged with shooting traffic light near UCLA; cops find 10K rounds in van, locker (California) http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/09/man-charged-wit.html
Washington State Protecting K-12 and College Campuses with Emergency Preparedness Technology http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20080827/bs_prweb/prweb1254534_2
Wake Forest makes big strides toward better communication in event of emergency (North Carolina) http://www.wfu.edu/news/release/2008.08.27.e.php
Campus Safety Alerts Ready to Sound at UW Eau Claire (Washington) http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/27559719.html
UA students pay fee for increased campus safety (Arizona) http://news.ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=944528
CU evaluates additional campus safety measures (Colorado) http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=98542