Planning to implement a biometric system on campus? Phil Scarfo, a vice president at Lumidigm, a New Mexico-based biometric company, recommends the following actions:
When it comes to access on college and university campuses, striking a balance has always posed a challenge. On the one hand is the need to limit access to those authorized to have it, whether that means students who have paid for dining services or faculty accessing labs or other facilities. On the other is the desire to make the process as efficient and user-friendly as possible. Old standards such as traditional door locks and plastic ID cards still serve their roles, but as with virtually every aspect of modern life, technology is bringing new opportunities.
Carnegie Mellon University and Pittsburgh police won‘t say why they posted an around-the-clock police guard at the home of university President Jared Cohon for more than a week.
In the wake of last week’s shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., more than 160 college and university presidents are calling for stricter gun laws.
Gov. Robert Bentley and other leaders today praised the partnership between the state and the University of Montevallo that makes the higher-educational institution the first in the nation to use virtual mapping of its entire campus to boost safety functions and operational efficiencies.
Starting in January, every officer in the Eastern Michigan University Police Department will be equipped with a Taser for the first time, according to the university's police chief.
Gravely wounded by an arrow fired into his head, a Wyoming college instructor still managed to wrestle with his 25-year-old son who carried out the attack and give his students time to flee the classroom, say police who hailed the actions as heroic.
