Does The Sentry work for higher education & campus operations?

Yes. The Sentry runs on the smartphones your higher education & campus ops already carry, with workflows tailored to the risks and regulations of higher education & campus operations. No hardware is required and most teams are live in under an hour.

How does The Sentry support compliance for higher education & campus operations?

The Sentry produces a tamper-proof, timestamped audit trail of alarms, check-ins, and incident reports that supports your OSHA General Duty Clause and state Workplace Violence Prevention obligations (including Jeanne Clery Act).

Higher education & campus ops

Higher Education & Campus Operations

Campus security, custodial, lab, and residence-life staff, after hours.

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US higher education employs 3.8M+ faculty, administrative, and operational personnel; ~450,000 perform solo late-night duties — campus security, custodial crews, night lab researchers, RAs, and facility managers.

The risks your people face

Campus patrol ambush and physical assault on unlit paths or remote buildings.
Isolated laboratory accidents and chemical/biological hazards off-hours.
Dormitory and event disturbance altercations with intoxicated or aggressive individuals.

The regulations that apply

Jeanne Clery Act
Timely warnings and transparent campus crime reporting; reliable emergency notification.
OSHA General Duty Clause
Protect university staff in hazardous or isolated academic settings.
California SB 553
Formal WVP plans and panic reporting tools for university employees.

How The Sentry helps higher education & campus ops

Enterprise-grade protection on the phones your team already carries — no hardware, live in under an hour.

Live GPS location shared with managers during active patrol sessions.

Timed laboratory hazard checks for researchers working alone off-hours.

Multiple responders can respond to the same alarm, each shown live on the in-app map.

Silent duress signal for RAs during active dorm altercations.

Email-invite onboarding of student workers and staff in minutes — no hardware.

The business case

A severe injury or fatal incident involving a student worker or employee can exceed $3.0M in settlements, Clery Act fines, and reputational damage. Covering 200 campus staff costs ~$9,916/year.