Why Protection Pros Must Be on the Campus Executive Council

Steven Healy of Margolis Healy says the top safety and security executive on campus should report directly to the institution president and be a member of his or her executive council.

At the NJ CUPSA 10th Annual Conference held in Atlantic City March 17-19, Steven Healy of Margolis Healy provided an overview of the events and developments that have affected university public safety over the past decade.

During his keynote, he recommended that institutions of higher education eliminate stovepipes, creating a comprehensive approach to campus safety and security. He also suggested campuses engage in meaningful hazard and vulnerability analysis, enforce policies and leverage technology to enhance preparedness.

Healy believes that the top safety and security executive on campus should report directly to the institution president and be a member of his or her executive council. In this video, he describes why this is important.

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Robin has been covering the security and campus law enforcement industries since 1998 and is a specialist in school, university and hospital security, public safety and emergency management, as well as emerging technologies and systems integration. She joined CS in 2005 and has authored award-winning editorial on campus law enforcement and security funding, officer recruitment and retention, access control, IP video, network integration, event management, crime trends, the Clery Act, Title IX compliance, sexual assault, dating abuse, emergency communications, incident management software and more. Robin has been featured on national and local media outlets and was formerly associate editor for the trade publication Security Sales & Integration. She obtained her undergraduate degree in history from California State University, Long Beach.

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