The University maintains a Memorandum of Understanding with the Garden City Police Department, which has geographical jurisdiction to investigate alleged criminal offenses that occur on the main campus in Garden City. The police department and the University’s Department of Public Safety communicate on an almost daily basis discussing types of incidents occurring on or in proximity of the campus.
Furthermore, the department has a close working relationship with members of the New York City Police Department’s first precinct covering the Manhattan Center, the Suffolk County Police Department, covering the Suffolk Centers, and the Poughkeepsie Police Department, covering the Hudson Valley Center. Each department is contacted annually or as needed to ascertain whether any Clery crimes occurred that impact reportable crimes. In addition, Public Safety maintains close relationships with other local and federal law enforcement authorities.
“We live in uncertain times. We are vulnerable to natural, accidental, and human caused hazards. In order to decrease the impact of such events, and to ensure that the University can restore normal operations as quickly and as efficiently as possible after an emergency, we have developed an Emergency Operations Plan and have created a university Emergency Command Center. Adelphi’s emergency planning is based on planning principles and best practices and will serve as the University’s guiding document during incidents affecting Adelphi students, faculty, staff, visitors or facilities.” states Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D. President of Adelphi University.
Adelphi Rebrands & Continues To Evolve With Idesco By Its Side
In addition to video surveillance, Adelphi utilizes ID Card badging solutions that require all staff and students to carry ID badges while on campus. Their access control system is integrated with the university public safety database system allowing access based on privileges permitted; providing an extra layer of security. The university purchased 2 ID badge printers from Idesco (XID 580IE) that offer lamination in addition to pre-printed ID Cards.
Idesco pre-prints the emergency numbers on the back of the ID cards, while Adelphi prints information on the front of the cards in-house that includes the person’s name, identification number, and school logo. Adelphi has recently rebranded the University’s logo and has changed the university colors to Brown and Gold.
From the beginning stages of providing Adelphi with an education on IP Video to helping the university expand the campus; Idesco is right by its side guiding them along the way on the newest security technology available to keep the university on top of their security goals.
With no new construction projects on the horizon, future plans for Adelphi include upgrading older buildings with newer security technology and continuing to educate other campuses on how to improve safety and security. Idesco and Adelphi will continue to work together for years to come and be the pillar of the community when it comes to safety. “We look forward to working with Adelphi for the long haul and being there for the university whenever they need us,” states Andrew Schonzeit, President at Idesco Corp. “Working together as one cohesive healthy team is the key to any successful security project and keeping customers educated on the ever changing technology is imperative.” Adelphi will continue to evolve over the years and
remain the role model for campuses around the nation.
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