Ready2Net: Anticipating The Unexpected: Campus Security, Emergency Response & Crisis Management (Apr 2008)

Natural disasters and campus tragedies - September 11th, Katrina, Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois - highlight the need for higher education to improve its capacity during emergencies. Many institutions now utilize technology as part of a campus response program. New technologies provide new forms of communication and notification services to aid and assist business continuity and campus security. In this Ready2Net program, campus presidents, campus technology and telecommunications officials, and technology providers discuss the changing landscape of emergency response, crisis management, and campus security.