Over the summer, the Student Government Association and University Police will be developing a safety app called Rave Guardian. It will be part of the current Rave alert system, which sends text and e-mails about emergencies and reported crimes.
Students will be able to contact authorities immediately via the app if needed.
“It has several features that are important. One is a panic button with GPS that immediately contacts the police. So not only does it alert them but it pinpoints your location. Another is a feature called the Personal Guardian and Safety Timer in which you select some friends who will be notified that you are heading somewhere; if you don’t respond by the time you set to arrive, it will notify those friends and Campus Safety.