Live Safe has been created as a mobile platform designed to be used with phones that have access to Google and Apple’s app stores and to download it, search for Live Safe in the stores and look for the app with the above logo. After creating an account, you can select Drew University as your main location. The app itself is free, and users are requested to create an account when they sign in. This account is independent of other Drew University accounts, and the password you created may be different from the one you use to access other areas of Drew’s website.
If you do not have access to your cell phone, Live Safe also provides the ability to submit tips, which are reports of concerns sent directly to Campus Security, via a web browser. To do this, navigate to https://tips.livesafemobile.com, and you can create an account or report a tip using the online system.
For those individuals that do not have access to a smartphone capable of running the app, your current contact information will periodically be pulled from the Treehouse system and used to sent text and email alerts in the case of emergencies. Please ensure that you visit Treehouse and check your current contact information under either the Student, Faculty, or Employee tabs that apply to your status. There you can update your current information to ensure you have access to alerts.
Any emergency alert will also be posted to the website inline with our emergency protocols. For more information on emergency alerts generally, please visit http://www.drew.edu/1/emergency-information/.
Live Safe is a dynamic, personal safety and well-being application that is updated regularly to expand its offerings and ensure new areas of need are addressed. Currently, several key services are highlighted for Drew community members.
Emergency alerts. All members of the community, with updated information, may receive broadcast alerts via email and text message, sent through the Live Safe app. Users of the app will also receive push notifications.
Emergency reporting. The app gives users access to 911 and Campus Security at the touch of a button. In addition, it adds the emergency option of texting Campus Security in situations where calling may not be possible.
General reporting or tips. Tips are issues or concerns that individuals would like to bring to the attention of Campus Security and the University. Using the Live Safe app, individuals can share this information quickly and either get assistance or be assured that critical information is shared with an authority who can address it.
Safety walks. Safety walks allow Live Safe users to share their destinations and estimated arrival times with friends or Campus Security. Those invited can then monitor the walk and reach out to the walker if something doesn’t seem right. This feature allows for the community to share in the responsibility of making sure we each get to our destinations safely.
Safety map. Live Safe app users can access a map that has key campus locations, as well as any pertinent alerts. This allows individuals to recognize areas that may be avoided or to identify where they need to go and how to get there.
Resources. App users can also access a list of resources that will continually be reevaluated and updated for their own safety and well-being. This includes contact information for health and counseling services as well as resources related to emergency preparedness.
