Campus Safety Magazine: UGA Pressured to Improve Security After Nursing Student Death

“The nonprofit organization SafeD Athens, which includes parents of students, is calling on the university to implement other safety initiatives, including increased safety patrols, enhanced camera surveillance systems in designated “safety zones,” and re-evaluating the campus’ environmental design to identify areas where people could be prone to dangerous situations.

“We’ve been pushing these programs for well over three years, and many times in front of stakeholders and UGA leadership, and it falls on deaf ears, quite honestly,” said SafeD Athens board President Susan Monteverde. “And we’re asking parents to help, we’re asking students to help or want students to take responsibility for their own safety and security on campus.”