By: Erik Pedersen, Content Strategy Director
BALTIMORE – Notre Dame of Maryland University was recently awarded a $225,000 state grant to fund enhanced security measures to add to the already strong safety features across the University’s 60+ acre campus that make the University one of the safest campuses in Maryland.
The funding, awarded through the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Campus Safety Grant program, will support the installation of new closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera units in strategic locations across campus, as well as additional door access control units for NDMU buildings and other enhanced security technology. Notre Dame’s Office of Risk Management and Public Safety, working closely with the Offices of Facilities and Information Technology, are coordinating installation of the new equipment.
The new CCTV cameras will enhance security coverage all around campus, supporting an extensive network of cameras and blue light emergency phones already in place. Notre Dame is ranked #2 among Maryland colleges and universities on Niche’s latest list of Safest College Campuses in Maryland.
“Access to this Campus Safety Grant funding will assist NDMU’s efforts to invest further in physical security infrastructure to help make our campus safer for students, faculty, staff, and other community members,” said Gene Taylor, Notre Dame’s Director of Risk Management & Campus Public Safety. “A special thanks to Joan Doyle Drebing ’92, our Director of Corporate, Foundation and Government Grants, for helping to secure this award, all other senior administrative leaders for their continuing support, and all of our public safety officers who provide 24/7/365 security on campus.”
Notre Dame’s Office of Risk Management and Public Safety provides around the clock coverage for the campus community, implementing active and passive security monitoring, safety-related inspections and remediation, emergency management planning, and training centered around safety and security best practices.
Established in 1895, Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) is a private, Catholic institution in Baltimore, Maryland, with the mission to educate leaders to transform the world. Notre Dame has been named one of the best "Regional Universities North" by U.S. News & World Report.
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