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Board of Regents- US Department of Education Proposed Rule: Family Educational Rights and Privacy (34 CFR Part 99)
- The Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) is a U.S. Department of Justice initiative designed to provide a critical resource to state and local law enforcement, including university law enforcement. Applications for fy 2008 BVP funds must be submitted via the online BVP system, by 5:00 PM (Eastern Time), Wednesday, April 23, 2008. See: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bvpbasi/home.html for information.
The Attorney General's FERPA and HIPAA State Law Guide and the Checklist can now be found on the Summit website
- Campus crime numbers hard to compare
- OPE Campus Security Statistics Report Index
- College campuses have never been and never will be Gun Free Zones: It's time to trust the students
- Revised House Version of Higher Ed Act Still Calls for 30-Minute Notification
- False Reports of Crime Increasing at Colleges
- New Bill in Congress Would Mandate Campus Alerts Within 30 Minutes of an Emergency
- Virginia's Governor Signs Laws Responding to Shootings at Virginia Tech
- Citizens' Views on Using Alternate Reporting Methods in Policing
- Campus Plan for Natural and Man-Made Disasters
- A Year After Virginia Tech, Colleges Ramp Up Security
- Virginia Tech 1 Year Later: How Campuses Have Responded
- Colleges Are Targets of E-Mail Scam
- State universities seek $18M security upgrade
- Student safety back in spotlight
- Campuses Turn to Sirens as Part of Upgraded Emergency Alert Systems
- A Hostage Incident at U. of Louisville Provides Lessons in Emergency Response
- Police Increase On-Campus Presence
- Ambiguity and Ignorance on Crime
- Vanderbilt University Police Chief to Become President-Elect of IACLEA
- After Campus Shootings, U.S. to Ease Privacy Rules
- U.S. Proposes New Rules on Student Privacy
- College Officials Hope for Federal Security Help
- Outdoor Sirens, Low-Tech but Highly Effective, Bolster Colleges' Emergency Responses
- U.S. Proposes New Rules on Student Privacy
- Campus Violence, Viewed From Afar
- 64 Percent of Campus Officials Reveal There Is Greater Attention Paid to Campus Safety Issues
- College Campuses Are Safe
- University Alert Systems
- Keeping Kids Safe at College
- Colleges Take Security Seriously in Design
- Students Feel Less Safe on Campus
- National Campus Safety and Security Project Launched
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Campus Safety and Security
Report to the Governor
Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut submitted the Task Force on Ohio College Campus Safety and Security Report to Governor Ted Strickland August 30, 2007. This was in accordance with the Governor’s request that the Chancellor form a task force to review the current state of campus safety and security in Ohio in order to ensure that all Ohio college campuses are as safe and secure as possible. In particular, the Governor asked that the work of the task force involve reviewing best practices regarding campus safety and security and to consider how the state can play a role in assisting the presidents of more than 100 colleges and universities across Ohio. The report includes the task force findings.
Summit
The planning process for the 2008 summit is underway.
On August 1,2007, a statewide, day-long summit was convened at the Fawcett Center in Columbus, Ohio to provide an opportunity for all Ohio colleges and universities to share best practices regarding safety and security on their campuses. For further information please visit:
Resources & Training
A Resources & Training page accomodates the many links, reports, documents, training opportunities and information that task force participants are sending to us to share with other task force participants and campuses.
Meetings
For more information about meetings and meeting documentation, visit the Campus Security Task Force Meetings page.
Task Force Structure
Chancellor Fingerhut has named Director Rick Amweg as the Regents' point person for the Campus Security Task Force. This Web site serves as the portal to Campus Safety and Security information.
Contact
Rick Amweg
Director, Campus Safety & Security
Ohio Board of Regents
30 East Broad Street 36th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3414
Phone: 614-728-5717
FAX: 614-466-5866
E-mail:
ramweg@regents.state.oh.us