University of Kentucky Uses Salient’s CompleteView to Enhance Campus Security
The University of Kentucky (UK) is home to more than 30,000 students and 15,000 employees. Set in the heart of downtown Lexington, the university houses three medical centers, including a Level I trauma center, 18 residence halls, and nearly 100 other facilities across the institution.
The University of Kentucky (UK) is home to more than 30,000 students and 15,000 employees. Set in the heart of downtown Lexington, the university houses three medical centers, including a Level I trauma center, 18 residence halls, and nearly 100 other facilities across the institution. As the university with the highest enrollment in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the UKPD began searching for ways to increase situational awareness.
When Dr. Eli Capilouto became the 12th president of UK in 2011, he communicated a vision for UKPD that would take a more holistic approach to campus safety and security. This meant incorporating emergency management, event planning, access control, video management, ID card services, interior and exterior annunciation, mass notification, and burglar alarms — tying all of these functions back to UKPD. Soon, UK’s central security system transitioned from 72 disparate systems to a single system with more than 8,000 access control points and 3,000 cameras.