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National School Safety Center News 01/11/2008 Watch here for news about 2008 School Safety Leadership Training programs NSSC works to promote safety on college and university campuses On April 16, 2007, the shooting events at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, sparked intense debate about the responsibility of colleges and universities to provide safe environments and to increase their abilities to prevent and manage serious crisis events. The National School Safety Center has been commissioned by the US Department of Justice�s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to develop a campus safety and crisis management training program for college and university communities. NSSC will develop training tools, strategies and materials specific to the culture and safety needs of institutions of higher learning. These resources will reflect community policing principles, such as relationship building, problem solving, and organizational transformation. The goal of the project is to help college communities build stronger partnerships and develop more effective crisis plans and programs to promote safety, security and preparedness. NSSC will engage the experience and perspectives of a multi-disciplinary advisory team to address the unique challenges of providing safer campuses. These challenges include: 1. Educating large, culturally diverse, and often disconnected student populations 2. Promoting collaboration and information sharing among departmentalized programs and services 3. Interpreting and applying laws and policies related to personal rights and responsibilities 4. Managing a mix of old and new facilities 5. Overseeing expansive campuses that may be segmented throughout a community 6. Protecting significant capital assets including sports, theater and medical facilities; student housing; research laboratories; libraries and special collections, historical records; and specialized equipment and technology 7. Promoting student life that is carried out through a myriad of daily activities while preserving long-standing traditions. The overarching challenge will be to deliver a training program that will help institutions balance the unique spirit of today�s colleges and their traditional open campus environments with the need for increased security. Click on "PREVIOUS NEWS" link below for more information related to college and university safety. Previous news

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