Get the App!
LiveSafe is Sweet Briar’s safety communications app. Please download it from the Apple Store or Google Play. It’s free and will help you feel empowered to take control of your own safety.
The app will allow you to:
- Share information with campus safety officers. When you see something suspicious, share that intel right away.
- Quickly submit a report that will go to the appropriate office on campus. If you witness an incident, you can even submit photo or video evidence.
- Quickly access help in an emergency. Communicate with local emergency services and campus safety — no matter where you are in the world.
- Get access to a wide variety of resources, including what our alert sirens mean, a campus map and contact information for important offices on campus, as well as local safety resources.
- Receive weather alerts and other emergency communication.
- Request a security escort or ask a friend or relative to watch you walk via the app, ensuring that someone is right there helping you feel safe.
You will get safety-related text messages on your phone, when necessary, without the app, but for full functionality of this robust safety system, we encourage you to download the app.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Download “LiveSafe” from the Apple Store or Google Play.
- Register with your phone number.
- Search for and select your organization.
No! In an emergency situation, you should still call 911 or use the app to call.
If an emergency is time-sensitive or if it poses a risk to life or health, call 911. Campus safety should be called for non-emergencies and to provide general information and requests.
Sweet Briar students, faculty and staff are encouraged to use the app to communicate with campus safety about any security issue on campus. For example, you might report vandalism or if you run into our neighborhood bear. You can also reach out for help if you or a friend is being bullied or harassed. The app can help guide you to report information.
No worries. Campus safety can easily re-categorize reports.
Users will not be penalized for making claims that are untrue as long as they aren’t purposely false. You’re always encouraged to share information with campus safety.
No. The College does not track anyone’s location using the app.
Allowing the app to know your location does two things:
- It allows the College to push notifications to people who may be in a specific spot on campus. For example, if the power has gone out in a building or if a road is closed, we can notify people in that location without hassling the rest of campus.
- It allows safety personnel to quickly locate you should that be required in an emergency.
LiveSafe respects the privacy of individuals and law enforcement agencies. Information belongs solely to the law enforcement agency for which it was designated.