Video: WTAMU Selected as the Next 'America's Safe Campus'

Video highlights the school's best practices in campus safety communications

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Oct 24, 2011, 09:57 ET

LEESBURG, Va., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- From the 2011 EDUCAUSE Conference, e2Campus announced West Texas A&M University as the next "America's Safe Campus." The video case study uncovers why WTAMU was chosen. In short, they have established "360 safety communications" so the school can both receive safety information from the entire community as well as push vital information out to the community. The best practices video series called "America's Safe Campuses" is underwritten by e2Campus, the leading provider of interactive emergency notification systems and two-way safety communications for education.

See the video at: http://www.e2Campus.com/SafeCampuses/wtamu.htm

"West Texas A&M University is truly honored to receive this safety recognition," explained Shawn Burns, Chief of Police at WTAMU. "Many departments on our campus pulled together to create and implement our comprehensive emergency communications system which allows everyone; students, faculty, staff, and visitors to have an active role in identifying and responding to emergencies at West Texas A&M University. While we enjoy a low crime rate on campus, we are constantly seeking opportunities to improve communication with our campus community."

The free, educational, peer-presented case study videos spotlight the best practices in campus safety communications and emergency notification. By showcasing what methods and policies campuses employ, the videos show first-hand how to increase campus safety and communication. To learn more or watch all the videos, visit: www.e2Campus.com/SafeCampuses.

About e2Campus

Used by more than 800 schools around the country, e2Campus is the leading safety communication solution for education. The e2Campus 360 Safety Suite includes uAlert, uTip, uSafe, uConference, Hotline and the Multimodal Showcase. The award-winning flagship service, uAlert, is the first and most trusted unified emergency notification system in education. Higher education clients include large schools such as Arizona State, Penn State, and Cal Poly as well as hundreds of smaller schools with as few as 100 students. K12 clients include large school systems such as St. Tammany Parish Public School System to small private day schools. To learn more, visit www.e2Campus.com. Existing client administrators can discover online resources in a peer-driven community at www.e2Campus.org.

About Omnilert

Omnilert, LLC develops intuitive communication technologies that keep communities safe and connected. The company's flagship service is a Tier-1 unified interactive mass notification system that enables a single person to communicate timely information to thousands of people anywhere, anytime, on any device or service. The award-winning company's 6,000 clients include the U.S. Army, Bayer, Mazda, sanofi-aventis, Arizona State University, Penn State, Marine Corps Marathon, YMCA, American Red Cross, and UNICEF. Omnilert solutions are sold under the brand names e2Campus, Amerilert, and RainedOut. The privately held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va., and at www.omnilert.com online.

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