June 30, 2003—The University of Pennsylvania and Connecticut’s University of Bridgeport have been named this year’s recipients of the prestigious Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Award by the non-profit watchdog organization Security On Campus, Inc.
Each institution was honored for their innovative uses of technology and other campus security improvements made in recent years. “We wanted to honor the University of Pennsylvania for its innovative technological programs as well as its campus and community patrols,” said Howard K. Clery, III, SOC’s Executive Director.
“The University of Bridgeport uses innovative technology to make every one on campus the eyes and ears of the campus security department,” said Clery. “The university provides every student and employee with a personal alarm device that when activated calls the campus security department telling them their exact location. As a result campus security officers’ response time is usually under two minutes. Over time word gets out and criminals know where not to go to commit crime.”
The Clery Award established in 1994 recognizes individuals and institutions that have taken extraordinary actions to make students safe. It is given annually by SOC.
For more information, contact Security On Campus.
