Secure Community Network and The Jewish Grad Organization Formalize Strategic Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to Enhance Campus Safety and Preparedness

The Secure Community Network (SCN), the official safety and security organization for the Jewish community in North America, and The Jewish Grad Organization (JGO), the leading organization on graduate school campuses in America servicing Jewish graduate students, have formalized a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to strengthen security awareness and preparedness across JGO’s national network of graduate school chapters and sponsored events.

Through this agreement, SCN will serve as JGO’s official safety and security partner, providing strategic support to enhance safety measures at JGO-affiliated events and affinity clubs across more than 150 graduate campuses. SCN will assist JGO in implementing best-practice security frameworks, including emergency preparedness planning, training programs, and coordination with law enforcement.

The MOA also ensures that JGO will benefit from SCN’s comprehensive security resources, including intelligence sharing; threat, vulnerability, and risk assessments; physical security consultations; incident response; and real-time intelligence from SCN’s Jewish Security Operations Command Center (JSOCC).

“Our partnership with JGO is part of SCN’s ongoing efforts to ensure that Jewish students can learn and congregate safely on campus,” said Michael Masters, National Director & CEO of SCN. “Our work with JGO is the latest in a comprehensive suite of work, resources, and safety recommendations to protect Jewish students across North America. Together, our goal is to foster a preparedness mindset among students and organizers and ensure campuses can continue to be places for learning and growing, not battlegrounds for their student bodies.”

SCN will collaborate with JGO’s leadership and affiliates to create tailored training programs and implement enhanced security protocols. This partnership will also provide specialized support for event programming and campus security, ensuring that JGO-affiliated students and organizers are fully equipped with the tools and knowledge to maintain a safe and secure campus environment.

“At JGO, our mission is to build and strengthen Jewish communities on graduate campuses, and ensuring the safety of our students is a critical component of that work,” said Rabbi David Sorani, CEO of JGO. “By partnering with SCN, we are taking proactive steps to ensure that every JGO-affiliated space remains safe and welcoming.”

This partnership is part of SCN’s broader campus security initiatives, which include programs such as SafeU, a training platform designed to equip students with practical safety skills; Report Campus Hate, a system for tracking and responding to antisemitic incidents; and “Operation SecureOurCampuses,” a nationwide effort to enhance security preparedness at Jewish institutions. Together, these initiatives reinforce a shared commitment to ensuring that Jewish students have the tools, training, and resources necessary to remain vigilant and secure while engaging in Jewish life on campus.

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