How UT Implemented Campus Carry
Chief David Carter – UNT Austin
In June of 2015, the Governor of Texas signed into law a statute that authorized the carrying of concealed handguns on the University of Texas campus.
This session will review the background of the law and the history of guns on the University of Texas, Austin campus, provide an understanding of the Texas Campus Concealed Carry Law and show the pathway to implement that law across a campus of 53,000 students and 17,000 staff and faculty members.
This discussion will include an Illustration of the decision making process and give recommendations on how to deal with the campus community. Recommendations include the establishment of a website featuring Frequently Asked Questions, emails to the campus, town halls meetings, interviews with the media and the development of a training packet for the campus.
The presenter will also discuss the development of campus carry guidance. For any institution that is facing a campus carry law this session will save hundreds of hours in research and planning.
- Learning Objective 1: Attendees will develop an understanding of the Texas Concealed Carry Law and its impact on a university campus.
- Learning Objective 2: Attendees will develop an understanding of the process used by the University of Texas to develop policies and rules
- Learning Objective 3: Attendees will develop an understanding of the communications process used to implement a concealed carry law on a major university campus.
Creating Your Annual Security Report
Laura Egan, Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Clery Center
Under the Clery Act, colleges and universities must distribute an annual security report (ASR) to current students and employees by Oct. 1. Join the Clery Center for a workshop on the annual security report to review the required content of the ASR as well as when, how, and to whom it should be distributed. The content will incorporate 2016 Department of Education guidance within the updated Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting.
Throughout the workshop, participants will analyze their existing content with the guidance of an instructor and receive feedback from other participants in order to determine compliance and identify changes to the report upon their return to campus. Participants will leave the session with a concrete action plan for making any necessary updates to their annual security reports.
Participants should bring:
- The most recent copy of their institution’s ASR
- Relevant campus policies they may want to reference
The Clery Center encourages institutions to send collaborative teams to learn how different offices on campus can contribute to the annual security report.
- Learning Objective 1: Communicate the elements of the annual security report
- Learning Objective 2: Review elements of Clery Act compliance and connect them back to ASR policy statements
- Learning Objective 3: Assess individual campus annual security report
- Learning Objective 4: Learn and receive tools for collaboration with multiple departments to create the ASR
- Learning Objective 5: Understand the modes of distribution of the ASR
Role Playing Emergency Tabletop Exercise
Paul Timm, President, RETA Security, Inc.
During any crisis, it is important to be able to draw from all available resources. The special skills, training and capabilities of staff will play a vital role in coping with the effects of any disaster, and they will be of paramount importance during and after a major or catastrophic event.
Participants in this workshop will be placed in tabletop teams and be assigned specific roles (e.g. spokesperson, scribe, stakeholder). Once the rules and the emergency scenarios are provided, participants will have facilitated and timed discussions with Q&A time among their teams. Each team will then provide scenario updates throughout the exercise.
- Learning Objective 1: Attendees will play a role in a tabletop exercise that they can bring back to their own campus.
- Learning Objective 2: Attendees will learn how to engage key stakeholders in a collaborative environment that promotes the exchange of different ideas in the context of a real scenario.
- Learning Objective 3: Attendees will learn how to affirm stakeholder contribution, reinforce existing emergency procedures and deliver constructive feedback.
Leading Through Communication: When “IT” Hits the Fan
Rick Kaufman, APR, Exec. Director/Community Relations & Emergency Management, Bloomington Public Schools (ISD 271)
School safety is a top of mind concern for parents, staff and educational leaders. With few exceptions, our schools and communities are faced with the dilemma of protecting the integrity of the learning environment. These school safety concerns are not new. The challenges are real. In this session, participants will explore a range of communication strategies and tools, and apply them to real-life scenarios in table-top group interactions. The session will be facilitated by one of the foremost authorities on crisis communication and the principal author of the all new fourth edition of The Complete Crisis Communication Management Manual for Schools (NSPRA, 2016).
- Learning Objective 1: Attendees will explore a range of communication strategies and tools.
- Learning Objective 2: Attendees will learn the importance of social media in a crisis, including keys to successful implementation.
- Learning Objective 3: Attendees will learn why communication is the foundation of any crisis planning, implementation, management and recovery effort.
To register for CSC Texas, CSC East (which will take place in Philadelphia July 13-14) or CSC West (which will take place in Long Beach, Calif., July 31-Aug. 1), visit www.CampusSafetyConference.com</a > or call (855) 351-0927. General questions regarding all three events should be directed to [email protected].
