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Safety and Security proposes upgrades
Ben Nielsen
Issue date: 8/31/07 Section: News
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Mark Grabowski, director of Safety and Security, and Zeke Clawson, assistant director of Safety and Security, are laying the foundation for upgrading security around campus.
Clawson has been working on a three to five year comprehensive electronic security plan that would allow only individuals with certified student or faculty IDs to enter a building after certain hours. The system is much like the one used for dorms, the Wheeler Science Center and Jim Mellers Center.
"It's a plan for the future," said Grabowski. "The big goal is to have all of the doors electronically controlled."
Grabowski and Clawson are also looking into placing security cameras in dorms, buildings and parking lots.
"We're going to a training deal to see new trends in security cameras [and other equipment]," said Grabowski. "This proposal has been Zeke's project. He has been working really hard on this proposal."
An example of this is the testing and possible trial run of the Code Blue emergency notifiers. Students who have visited larger campuses or the campuses of Drury or Missouri State University may have seen poles with two separate buttons on them to be used in an emergency situation. One button connects the person to 911, the other connects the individual to campus security.
"There are two things that are good about this system," said Grabowski. "One, it's a good emergency tool. Also, to me, it's a thing that says this campus is concerned about the security and safety of its students."
Possible locations for the poles would be between the Gene Taylor National Free Enterprise Center and Woody-Gott Hall, on the old campus where Casebolt Apartments and Memorial Hall are located and the center part of campus.
SBU is not the only organization interested in these emergency devices. Representatives from the Bolivar Police and Fire Departments were on hand at the demonstration provided by the distributor of Code Blue.
Several small changes have also been made for the school year.
Clawson has been working on a three to five year comprehensive electronic security plan that would allow only individuals with certified student or faculty IDs to enter a building after certain hours. The system is much like the one used for dorms, the Wheeler Science Center and Jim Mellers Center.
"It's a plan for the future," said Grabowski. "The big goal is to have all of the doors electronically controlled."
Grabowski and Clawson are also looking into placing security cameras in dorms, buildings and parking lots.
"We're going to a training deal to see new trends in security cameras [and other equipment]," said Grabowski. "This proposal has been Zeke's project. He has been working really hard on this proposal."
An example of this is the testing and possible trial run of the Code Blue emergency notifiers. Students who have visited larger campuses or the campuses of Drury or Missouri State University may have seen poles with two separate buttons on them to be used in an emergency situation. One button connects the person to 911, the other connects the individual to campus security.
"There are two things that are good about this system," said Grabowski. "One, it's a good emergency tool. Also, to me, it's a thing that says this campus is concerned about the security and safety of its students."
Possible locations for the poles would be between the Gene Taylor National Free Enterprise Center and Woody-Gott Hall, on the old campus where Casebolt Apartments and Memorial Hall are located and the center part of campus.
SBU is not the only organization interested in these emergency devices. Representatives from the Bolivar Police and Fire Departments were on hand at the demonstration provided by the distributor of Code Blue.
Several small changes have also been made for the school year.
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