campus safety

Eager to see how innovation can redefine campus safety? Join us as we chat with Nelson Lee, the mastermind behind Haven, the game-changing app designed to enhance safety and security for academic institutions.

From his engineering roots to the personal motivation spurred by a friend's tragic experience, Nelson's journey to developing Haven is a testament to his dedication to social change. Throughout this episode, we explore the app's evolution from a simple safety tool to a comprehensive educational platform that empowers users with knowledge on consent and preventive measures.

Dive into this episode to uncover Nelson Lee's inspiring story, the intricate development of Haven, and the profound impact it's making on campuses across Canada. Whether you're passionate about technology, education, or social change, this story of innovation and impact is not to be missed. Tune in now!

About Nelson Lee  | (20) Nelson Lee | LinkedIn
Nelson Lee has a personal mission to enable positive social change. Early in his engineering career, he decided to tackle the high rate of assaults at post-secondary institutions by developing Haven, a campus security app. Haven is now licensed by a growing base of North American universities, with ongoing development and upgrades to meet a broad range of institutional goals. 

Haven brought Nelson early but important recognition in the form of the Adel S. Sedra Award, the University of Toronto Engineering Leadership Award, and the prestigious University of Toronto 5T3 Engineering Award, worth over $30,000. Nelson’s work attracted this attention because his unique approach to Haven’s design encourages users to become familiar with the app, learn from it, and be prepared. The app can connect directly to campus security, but also offers intermediate steps and support including educational content on consent and domestic violence, plus specific topics customized to each school’s needs. 

Nelson is actively involved in the life of his own alma mater, the University of Toronto, where he volunteers on the Governing Council, overseeing the University’s $3B operating budget.

Prior to launching Haven, Nelson lived in San Francisco and worked in Full Stack Engineering at Hearth, a Series B startup. 

About Haven | (20) Haven: Overview | LinkedIn
Haven is a comprehensive safety platform that fortifies school communities by unifying students, universities, and first responders in real time. Haven is a singular, user-centric tool that integrates safety, education, and community. Embraced by educational institutions across Canada, Haven delivers an array of safety features such as emergency SOS, location sharing, geo-tagging, and customized push notifications.

Want to Connect?

• Website: https://www.havensafe.co/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/haven-safe-technology-corporation/
• Email: nelson@havensafe.co

Interested in Contributing?
If you know of any schools or organizations that would like to learn more about how Haven can make their communities safer, please provide us with a warm introduction and CC me at nelson@havensafe.co.

Eager to see how innovation can redefine campus safety? Join us as we chat with Nelson Lee, the mastermind behind Haven, the game-changing app designed to enhance safety and security for academic institutions.

From his engineering roots to the personal motivation spurred by a friend's tragic experience, Nelson's journey to developing Haven is a testament to his dedication to social change. Throughout this episode, we explore the app's evolution from a simple safety tool to a comprehensive educational platform that empowers users with knowledge on consent and preventive measures.

Dive into this episode to uncover Nelson Lee's inspiring story, the intricate development of Haven, and the profound impact it's making on campuses across Canada. Whether you're passionate about technology, education, or social change, this story of innovation and impact is not to be missed. Tune in now!

About Nelson Lee  | (20) Nelson Lee | LinkedIn
Nelson Lee has a personal mission to enable positive social change. Early in his engineering career, he decided to tackle the high rate of assaults at post-secondary institutions by developing Haven, a campus security app. Haven is now licensed by a growing base of North American universities, with ongoing development and upgrades to meet a broad range of institutional goals. 

Haven brought Nelson early but important recognition in the form of the Adel S. Sedra Award, the University of Toronto Engineering Leadership Award, and the prestigious University of Toronto 5T3 Engineering Award, worth over $30,000. Nelson’s work attracted this attention because his unique approach to Haven’s design encourages users to become familiar with the app, learn from it, and be prepared. The app can connect directly to campus security, but also offers intermediate steps and support including educational content on consent and domestic violence, plus specific topics customized to each school’s needs. 

Nelson is actively involved in the life of his own alma mater, the University of Toronto, where he volunteers on the Governing Council, overseeing the University’s $3B operating budget.

Prior to launching Haven, Nelson lived in San Francisco and worked in Full Stack Engineering at Hearth, a Series B startup. 

About Haven | (20) Haven: Overview | LinkedIn
Haven is a comprehensive safety platform that fortifies school communities by unifying students, universities, and first responders in real time. Haven is a singular, user-centric tool that integrates safety, education, and community. Embraced by educational institutions across Canada, Haven delivers an array of safety features such as emergency SOS, location sharing, geo-tagging, and customized push notifications.

Want to Connect?

• Website: https://www.havensafe.co/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/haven-safe-technology-corporation/
• Email: nelson@havensafe.co

Interested in Contributing?
If you know of any schools or organizations that would like to learn more about how Haven can make their communities safer, please provide us with a warm introduction and CC me at nelson@havensafe.co.

Host Ken Burke is joined by Eric Arnold, Program Director for the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) Executive Institute at Western Illinois University. As someone who has so much experience with emergency action plans and campus safety, there are few people that know more than Eric on these issues and topics. 

Throughout this conversation, Eric shares stories, lessons-learned, and strategies that could help substantially in ensuring campus and event safety, no matter the location or size. Listen now and hear more about:

• Developing and implementing emergency action plans
• Initial steps he would suggest to administrators and event coordinators
• The most effective strategies he has implemented or observed
• Success stories of interventions or programs that significantly improved security
• Challenges that have emerged in the realm of school safety with the rise of digital platforms and social media

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In the news today: For our first headline of the day focusing on campus news, MSU's athletic gender equity problems are worse than they seem, advocates say. For our second headline focusing on MSU safety, MSU updates off-campus aggravated assault reports from 3 to 5. For our final headline focusing on student life, Alpha Phi Alpha hosts annual Miss Black & Gold Scholarship Pageant: Women celebrate night in elegance.

Aggressive behavior on a young teen's first sexual experience, left her stunned in how quickly it unraveled and how his manipulation provided him other opportunitites for sexual assault.  

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We are seeing an increase in the frequency and strength of major weather events, or emergencies caused by weather events: Hurricanes, snow storms, wildfires, etc. In this episode, we use the backdrop of Hurricane Ian  to discuss preparedness for weather emergencies on campus. 

Key Takeaways:

• A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is a critical document that enables rapid and thorough response to an emergency situation. If you haven’t reviewed your COOP, or if you don’t have a COOP, start there. Your emergency management team should be able to assist. 
• Registrar’s offices have a specific set of responsibilities that need to be accounted for in the case of an emergency; planning for a worst case scenario is a good idea. Assume no power, no internet, and no system status for some period of time.
• Designated, authorized individuals in the registrar’s office may need to create a “driveaway kit” that includes information about student class schedules, emergency contact information, and any other critical forms, documents, or information that your institution may need. 
• Often, the majority of the work relating to a weather emergency happens once the storm (or event) itself has passed. Maintaining flexibility, understanding, and working with compassion with your staff, your students, and your faculty can go a long way to restoring some semblance of normalcy. 
• Being able to coordinate with other registrars is very helpful! AACRAO and your regional association can help you make those connections.     

Hosts:

Sarah Reed, Registrar
University of California Hastings College of the Law
reedsarah@uchastings.edu 

Doug McKenna, University Registrar
George Mason University
cmckenn@gmu.edu 

Guests:

Brian Boyd
University Registrar
University of Central Florida
brian.boyd@ucf.edu
https://registrar.ucf.edu/

Additional Resources:

ready.gov - Federal resource for emergency planning

Continuity of Operations Plans - FEMA guidelines

Core Competencies and Professional Proficiencies:

Leadership and Management

Collaborative Decision Making

This month's episode centers around public safety on WCU’s campus. The first part of the conversation is with WCU students Asha, Airelle Robinson, and Matthew Tuten as they share their experiences regarding safety on campus. WCU police chief Steve Lillard ends the discussion by addressing some of the concerns of the students.

All opinions expressed by the podcast participants are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Western Carolina University. 

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Produced by AJ McKeon

Music by Brian Bristow and performed by Smokin’ Novas

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"New parents with college students believe that there is this safe order around all the colleges [and] that everything is going to be fine because the college is a safe environment. Well I would tell you that there is no place that is a hundred percent safe.”

In my interview with Michael Bicking, find out what you should do if you are a victim of a sexual assault on a campus. Mr. Bicking also discusses the obligations that colleges have under title IX and VAWA to both prevent assault and support victims.

Check out other blogs on campus sexual assault at lifeafterabusepod.com

Prior to his current position as Director of Public Safety at Eastern University, he was employed with West Chester University Department of Public Safety for 32 years, the last 28 years, Michael served as Director of Public Safety & Chief of Police.  Director Bicking holds a BA in Political Science from Lycoming College and has completed course work for a MS in Criminal Justice at West Chester University. Michael hold a certification in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and is a graduate of the Gavin DeBecker Advance Threat Assessment and Management Academy. Michael is an experienced presenter and expert in numerous topics including Crime Prevention, Physical Security, Police Services and Threat & Risk Assessment. Michael is a senior consult with Standing Stone Security Consulting. Michael has instructed with the Clery Center since 2014.