SMITHFIELD – Byrant University has won the 2008 Campus Technology Innovators award for emergency preparedness.

Noting that all campuses are focusing on their safety and security today, the monthly magazine said Bryant’s staff has “taken current safety and security measures to another level,” particularly in its efforts to make sure school and government emergency responders can communicate easily and effectively.

Bryant’s innovations are now being expanded to some Rhode Island public safety agencies, the R.I. Emergency Management Agency, and other schools including Brown University, Providence College, and Roger Williams University.

“Through community partnerships and a sleek IP interoperability and collaboration system, [Bryant] protects its own campus and communities across and outside the state,” the magazine said.

The full article is available online.

Bryant University is a business, liberal arts and technology school with more than 3,600 undergraduate and graduate students. To learn more, visit www.bryant.edu.