Is arming its public safety officers all that Bucknell is doing for emergency preparedness?
No. In fact, Bucknell has a comprehensive emergency preparedness plan. This plan encompasses preparedness for numerous types of emergencies. Most recently, Bucknell has added to this emergency preparedness plan the following: a text emergency alert system (students can sign up in myBucknell; a new campus-wide public announcement system; security improvements to exterior doors on residence halls now underway; and an electronic card-access system that will prevent access to residence halls for everyone except resident students and authorized personnel. See the list of comprehensive security measures.
