During the attack at Ohio State University a student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife before he was shot to death by a campus police officer. Eleven people were hurt.
Directors from one Utah State University center are encouraging those at the Logan campus to take action now to prepare should a similar attack happen here.
As police responded to an attack at Ohio State University on Monday, school officials broadcast an ominous message to students with a set of instructions: "Run hide fight."
It's a mantra that has become standard at many colleges in the event of a life threatening attack. It's meant to tell people near the attack to run somewhere safe, to hide and to fight as a last resort.
At Utah State University in Logan, the Center for Women and Gender has sent out an email with a reminder of what to do to should a similar incident happen here.
Instructions direct students, faculty and university staff to sign up for the university's Code Blue Alert system which, in the case of an emergency, provides online, cell phone and campus phone system updated emergency information.
The university has also provided on online video that can be viewed as a way to defend themselves should there be a life threatening emergency involving an assailant.
The Center for Women and Gender also encourages those with conceal and carry permits to view additional training videos provided by the university.
