Campus safety is evolving rapidly as agencies adopt new technologies to improve visibility, coordination, and response. In this webinar, Lieutenant Robert Benoit from the University of Illinois Police Department will share how Illinois is leveraging a coordinated suite of Axon technologies, including Axon AI, TASER 10, body-worn cameras, Fusus, and drones, to strengthen campus safety operations. 

The University of Illinois is already operating with a connected approach that reflects what Axon now calls Campus Shield, a unified framework for integrating real-time intelligence, aerial awareness, field response and AI-powered productivity into a layered campus safety strategy. Rather than deploying tools in isolation, Illinois has focused on building an ecosystem that helps officers see more, understand situations faster, and respond more effectively. 

Join this session to learn how a leading campus agency is bringing these technologies together in practice, and how peer institutions can think about building their own connected safety strategy.


Attendees will learn how to:

• Build a connected campus safety ecosystem by integrating technologies such as body-worn cameras, drones, real-time video, and AI tools.

• Improve situational awareness and response through real-time visibility and coordinated operations.

• Leverage AI-powered insights to help officers identify critical information faster and make more informed decisions.

• Support officer safety and operational readiness with modern tools like TASER 10 and enhanced field technology.

• Develop a layered safety strategy that combines aerial, fixed, and officer-based technologies to protect large and dynamic campus environments.