TAMIU Enhances Campus Safety Measures with SafeZone Security Solution This Fall
This Fall, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) students, faculty, and staff will have an additional measure of campus security...right in their pocket.
TAMIU is launching SafeZone, a unified and free app-based safety, communications, emergency management, and wellbeing service.
University president Dr. Pablo Arenaz said that as the campus grows, so must its ability to ensure a safe campus environment for all members of the campus community and campus visitors.
“SafeZone is one of the leading solutions in the higher education sector worldwide and is a powerful fit for our campus that combines multiple functions including mass and targeted communications, personal alarms, and emergency response coordination tools. It enables users to request urgent assistance by pushing a single button and makes it easy for students, faculty, and staff to ask for help or report safety concerns,” Dr. Arenaz said.
TAMIU Chief of Police Cordelia Perez concurred and noted that the University’s commitment to safety can be advanced through technology which underscores the campus’ future-forward mindset.
“TAMIU UPD is always looking for ways to lead in the safety sector and make our campus community and visitors safer. With technology like SafeZone we’re guiding the future of our campus’ safety with greater accuracy and efficiency.
“One of the distinct advantages of the SafeZone App is the critical ability to accelerate timely and effective incident response. SafeZone’s location capabilities and streamlining of communications between first responders and assistance requestors help to speed and deliver the most accurate response,” she explained.
TAMIU’s SafeZone enables users to provide real-time locations only shared when they activate an app-based alert or choose to “check in.”
Perez explained the advantage that this provides TAMIU SafeZone users.
“We’re on a 300-acre campus with over 25 buildings. If there’s an emergency, a medical situation, or perhaps a need to check in on a staff member working after hours, SafeZone’s users can opt to share their real-time locations and request assistance with a push of a button on their smartphone,” she said.
The free SafeZone App at TAMIU launches Monday, Aug. 19 and replaces the University’s DustyALRT. It is available for free download from the dedicated TAMIU SafeZone website at go.tamiu.edu/updsafezone.
Students, faculty, and staff will receive University emergency push notifications via the SafeZone App. They will need to download, install, and sign in.
Notifications sent via SafeZone will be shared on the University’s website, digital signage, select official social media, and public campus desktops.
Email notifications will be sent to official TAMIU email addresses from safezone@tamiu.edu
Text notifications will only be sent to those providing a cell phone number on the App, and who have not opted out of SMS.
SafeZone is provided by CriticalArc. To learn more, visit criticalarc.com.
Registration for Fall 2024 at TAMIU is now underway. The first day of classes for the Fall semester is Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.
View the registration schedule at https://www.tamiu.edu/registrar/registration
To transfer to TAMIU, contact the Office of Recruitment and School Relations at enroll@tamiu.edu, phone 956.326.2270, or click on https://www.tamiu.edu/prospect/transfer.shtml
See the dedicated Registration Hub at https://go.tamiu.edu/registration.
Explore Fall at TAMIU on the dedicated 2024 Fall TAMIU Preview website at https://go.tamiu.edu/fallpreview
More of the University’s story is available on its social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and online at tamiu.edu.
