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Kent State in Running for $200,000 in “Together for Safer Schools” Grant Program
Posted Feb. 9, 2015
The Kent State University community is encouraged to
vote for the university in Stanley Security’s “Together for
Safer Schools” grant program where two winners share
up to $275,000 in Stanley Security products and services.
The grant will enhance safety for Kent State's residence
halls.
Kent State University is a finalist in Stanley Security’s “Together for Safer Schools” grant program in which two winners share up to $275,000 in Stanley Security products and services.
The winner of the grant is determined by the number of votes the university receives by Feb. 13. Students, faculty, administrators, parents, alumni and members of the campus community are encouraged to vote for Kent State daily via three different channels:
- Text “kentedu” to 334455
- Tweet #STANLEYSecurity and #kentedu on Twitter
- Search and vote for Kent State at www.StanleySaferSchools.com
Participants get one vote per person per method of voting per day.
The top two colleges or universities with the most votes in each of three size categories will be selected as grant winners. Kent State is in Tier 3. The college or university with the most votes will win one grand prize of $200,000 in Stanley Security products and services. One runner-up will win a prize of $75,000 in Stanley Security installed products and services. Winners will be notified in March.
Jill Church, Kent State’s director of residence services, says the grant will benefit the university because safety is a top priority, and the money will help the university enhance safety efforts.
“We want to stay on top of the latest and greatest to ensure we continue to have safe residence halls,” Church says.
If selected as the winner, Kent State will use the grant money to continue to update and replace security and lock systems in its 25 residence halls. This includes systems like video surveillance in public areas, panic buttons, advanced locks on residence hall doors and automatic entrances.
“The grant is an avenue to help defray some of the costs associated with our current and future access and security in the residence halls,” says Church.