CENTRAL OHIO -- Two years ago, more than two dozen students and professors were murdered on the Virginia Tech campus.
Have local colleges improved their security features?
NBC 4 GOT ANSWERS on where safety standards stand today.
Ohio State University has not had a major violent incident during the past two years.
OSU Deputy Chief of Police Richard Mormon says it's partially due to two Crisis Assessment Teams for both staff and students.
"We're now educating people what to look for and when to call the police so we can activate these teams to ID, assess and manage somebody with mental health issues," said Deputy Chief Richard Mormon of The Ohio State University Police.
Emergency phones that are visible at night remain in place on and off campus.
The Buckeye Alert system also is in effect to alert the campus community of impending danger.
"There's new methods to email, text message for security purposes, like just to alert us if there's an issue," said Robert Barga, an OSU junior.
Students NBC 4 talked to have not received any alert messages since a test was performed Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009.
"Just to try to diffuse the situation, also give them personal safety tips they can use, not only in the workplace but also their personal lives," Mormon said.
Otterbein College has a program to teach faculty, staff and students how to fight back against assailants.
OSU has considered the program, but so far it hasn't been implemented.
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