This year's theme, Coming Together to Strengthen Campus Communities, embodies the vision of both Security On Campus, Inc. and of NCSAM-- that administration and students will work together to raise awareness and create change, that universities will partner with national and local organizations to support and educate students and staff, and that all parties will come to the table to share knowledge and resources to build strong, aware, and safer campuses.

Since SOC’s inception, it is evident that campus safety is most successful when the community encourages collaboration between campus staff, administration, students, parents, and community groups. National Campus Safety Awareness Month was built on the principle of students, staff, and parents collaborating to raise awareness about safety during September.