ACADEMIC-PROFESSIONAL SECURITY SERIES

(Aug 11, 2009 - 8:19:04 AM)

The Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness and the UGA Center for International Trade and Security will host periodic seminars designed to bring together professionals and academics working in the areas of security to increase collaboration between the two groups. The seminars are part of the Academic-Professional Security Series.

Information about upcoming seminars will be posted on this Web site.

For further information or questions about the Academic-Professional Security Series, contact the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness at (706)542-2778 or E-mail John Newton at jmnewton@uga.edu.

Quick links to previous events:

The Growing Cyber Security Threat: From National Security to UGA

(Aug 7, 2009 - 4:08:25 PM)

On September 11, 2009, the Office of Security & Emergency Preparedness, the Center for International Trade and Security and UGA Enterprise Information Technology Services hosted a forum on cyber security. The focus was on computing intrusions as a growing threat to national security. read more...

The Economic Downturn: Rising Crime, Scams and Fraud

(Apr 13, 2009 - 10:50:00 AM)

Hosted by the Office of Security and Emergency Preparednes and the UGA Center for International Trade and Security, this forum will discuss how we can protect ourselves and our families during times of economic downturn.

                           Tuesday, April 28, 2009 

                           11:00 am - 12:30 pm

                           UGA Tate Center, Room 137

(This event is open to the public and no registration is required)

Download an informational flyer for the April 28th event.

Speakers:

  • David Griffeth, Athens-Clarke County Police Department crime analyst, will discuss trends in the Athens area
  • Mark Cooney, UGA Sociology professor, will add analysis on how crime trends compare with normal theories of crime with an emphasis on what types of crimes are affected by the economy
  • James Noonan, FBI statistician, will discuss research on school violence and crime as well as robbery statistics and health care fraud.

For any questions, please contact John Newton, UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, at (706) 542-2778 or email him at jmnewton@uga.edu.

 

Lecture: Friday, February 27, 2009

(Feb 25, 2009 - 9:40:26 AM)

The second 2009 Academic-Professional Security Series lecture, hosted by the UGA Office of Biosafety and the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness will be held:

Friday, February 27, 2009

Noon - 2 pm, Room H203 of the UGA Vet School

"Bridging Gaps between Laboratory Emergency Plans and Outcomes"

Mr. Sean Kaufman, Speaker

Click here for complete event details.

Building and Maintaining a Culture of Safety in a Research Facility (February 10, 2009)

(Feb 3, 2009 - 10:15:23 AM)

This event was Part One of a three part series in the Academic-Professional Security Series. It was hosted by the UGA Office of Biosafety, UGA Environmental Safety Division, UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness and the UGA Center for International Trade and Security. The event was held on February 10, 2009 in the Coverdell auditorium on the UGA campus. Details for Part Two and Three of this series will be posted on this site as information becomes available.

Dr. David DeJoy, UGA College of Public Health, was the the guest speaker.

View Dr. Dejoy's lecture power point presentation here (requires Window Media Player)

This informative lecture addressed:

  • The tension between safety and productivity
  • The effect of complexity on maintaining a culture of safety
  • Why systems drift, over time, towards unsafe conditions

As well as provided examples of:

  • Instances where a breakdown in safety culture had harmful results
  • High functioning organizations

This event was open to the public and no registration was required.

Any questions about this event (or other Academic-Professional Security Series events) please contact: John Newton at jmnewton@uga.edu or (706) 542-5845

For a downloadable flyer for this event, click here.