Campus Safety Services include mass notification and transmission of emergency information to all faculty, staff, students, and guests through the BU Emergency Alert System. Other safety services include the security camera system, with over 600 security cameras across the campus, and the alarm monitoring service.
Learn more about how to handle emergency situations at BU’s Emergency Communications website.
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Enables designated BU members to send out emergency messaging to BU community members (students, faculty, staff, and guests) via phone calls, text messages, email, social media, web pages, and through the Everbridge app.... more »
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Provides security to buildings on campus through centralized card access control using BU Terrier Card. The service allows departments and BUPD to control access to spaces based on level of authorization.... more »
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The alarm monitoring service is a fully-integrated enterprise solution that enables the Boston University Police Department (BUPD) to administer and monitor building security systems and alarms. The service, which utilizes the MASterMind integrated software platform, allows real-time, fully redundant monitoring of the University’s fire, panic, hold-up, burglary, and other emergency alarms as well as real-time video feeds from specified alarm locations.... more »
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The Security Camera System enables the University's schools, colleges, and departments to deploy and monitor cameras for security purposes. ... more »