{"id":8204,"date":"2025-12-11T10:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=8204"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:50:31","slug":"campus-shield-app-aims-to-keep-vaqueros-safe-informed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/campus-shield-app-aims-to-keep-vaqueros-safe-informed\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Shield App Aims to Keep Vaqueros Safe, Informed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/safety1208_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The UTRGV Police Department encourages students to take advantage of new tools designed to keep the community safe and well informed, including the Campus Shield app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV Police Community Engagement Officer Marco Huerta said he recommends using the Campus Shield app, a safety mobile application students can download for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Campus Shield app offers a safe walk feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWe have people sometimes working late at night or taking classes late at night, or they need to be early at school to pick a bus or whatever may be, \u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Huerta said students who feel unsafe walking to class, to their car or dorm are able to click on the safe walk feature and the call will go to the UTRGV Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWe then send a police officer or a security guard to their location to escort them to their vehicle or dorm,\u201d Huerta said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The app also helps track the time of arrival and location of UTRGV shuttles. 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