University of Iowa remains vigilant after California campus shooting

Officers and administrators at the University of Iowa are constantly looking at campus security measures.

And in the wake of a school shooting incident at a California college that took many lives on Monday, they know they can't be too careful.

43-year-old One Goh was a former nursing student at Oikos University in Oakland. He was apparently targeting a female administrator when he brought a gun to the small school. When he couldn't reach her, he told a group of people to line up against the wall. He then shot them, execution-style. Six women and one man died.

More than 110 people have died in school shootings since the Columbine massacre in 1999.

“I just think they're happening more and more often and it's always a concern,” said University of Iowa Director of Public Safety Chuck Green.

With the number of shootings filling newspapers and television airwaves, the university is taking steps to stay prepared for anything.

Green said officers are trained on a monthly basis to deal with potential shooting situations. The public safety office also offers a training course called Violent Incident Survival Training for faculty, staff and students.

“That teaches occupants of a building in what they could do to enhance their physical safety in case of an active shooter situation,” Green said.

Green said crews are installing a new electronic door locking system to secure buildings. It allows authorities to lock doors from a central location with the click of a button.

It's mostly designed to allow access to buildings from day to day but could be another tool used during a shooting situation.

"Any locking system could be a tool to respond to a violent situation on campus, but it would all depend on the circumstance," Green said. "There may be cases we don't want those doors to lock because we have arriving resources like law enforcement plus our officers, to be able to enter the building."

The university is installing the system in some older buildings and some new ones. Green says he hopes officers will eventually no longer use old fashioned keys, making it easier and quicker to lock and unlock the buildings.

Overall, the public safety office hopes these steps will help prevent any type of violent shooter situation in the future.

The man accused of killing seven people at a California college is set to make his first court appearance on Wednesday.