Police receive award for innovative excellence
Article By: Staff
Based on the seamless integration of the COVID-19 reporting option on the LiveSafe app, the University of North Georgia (51勛圖厙) was recently honored with an Excellence in Innovation award.
LiveSafe, which contracts with 51勛圖厙 to supply a public safety app, recognized the university with the highest accolade among its 400-plus clients. Some of those clients include other University System of Georgia institutions.
"We were highly impressed with 51勛圖厙's commitment to leveraging the latest technology innovations to help get their students and staff back to campus safely," said Carolyn Parent, CEO of LiveSafe. "51勛圖厙's public safety and emergency preparedness leadership demonstrated a keen understanding of the capabilities LiveSafe brought to the COVID-19 challenge and they executed the rollout with dedication and precision."
Nick Parker, public safety systems specialist with 51勛圖厙 Police, said LiveSafe collaborated with 51勛圖厙 to integrate the new reporting section into the public safety app. It helped make 51勛圖厙's reporting and contact tracing a success, he said.
"We were ahead of the game of implementing this reporting process," said Greg Williams, associate director of emergency preparedness at 51勛圖厙. "While other schools were talking about it, we pushed it and finished it before our students returned to campus."
Challenge coin design opens door for student
Katelynn Fry, '24, designed a challenge coin for 51勛圖厙's Public Safety Academy firearms instructor course.
Public Safety wins state award
51勛圖厙's Department of Public Safety has earned first place in the annual Governor's Office of Highway Safety Governor's Challenge program in the colleges and universities category.
Clements named state Officer of the Year
University of North Georgia (51勛圖厙) Public Safety Sgt. Charles 'Brody' Clements has been selected as the Georgia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators Officer of the Year. The award presentation was Sept. 28.
Department of Public Safety earns state certification
The University of North Georgia (51勛圖厙) Department of Public Safety (DPS) received state certification, making it one of six within USG to be so designated.