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In the aftermath of the tragedy at Virginia Tech and the devastation of Katrina, many of our members have been faced with establishing or improving their campus emergency notification systems. This page was created in an effort to help member institutions strategically establish emergency plans and policies using emergency notification systems.
Articles, Reports and Seminars
- Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education ECAR Research Study, March 2009
- The Multi-Dimensional Nature of Emergency Communications Management, EDUCAUSE Review, Jan/Feb 2009
- The internal review report for the Communications Infrastructure, Virginia Tech, August 17, 2007
- Lessons Learned from the April 16, 2007, Tragedy at Virginia Tech, EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar, November 5, 2007
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There are obviously many more products than there are technologies. We welcome additional submissions to this list.
Sample of Campus Alert Notification Websites
Please share your institution's alert notification website where more information is available concerning your campus solution to emergency alert notification. Please consider emailing contribute@educause.edu to get your item listed in our library. Many of the sites listed below have also developed FAQ's that other institutions may find useful in the development of their emergency notification system.
- Bellevue Community College Alert System
- Buckeye Alert System/The Ohio State University
- CU-Boulder Campus Alerts/University of Colorado, Boulder
- Hawk Alerts/University of Iowa
- Ithaca College Emergency Notification System
- Messiah College Text Message Alert System
- UAlert!/The University of Arizona
- UMD Alerts/University of Maryland
- U.Va. Alerts/University of Virginia
- VT Alerts/Virginia Tech
- WVU Alert/West Virginia University
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Emergency Notification
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RFP for Emergency Notification Services
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July 17, 2007
This is an example of an RFP for Emergency Notification Services for the NJEDge.Net consortium. This is an example of an RFP for Emergency Notifi…
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What if it happens here? Cornell upgrades its emergency plans to meet challenges of health and safety
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August 27, 2007
"Students arriving on campus this semester are getting a new task added to their to-do lists: Log onto "Who I Am" and provide emergency contact information. The new service …
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Governor’s Task Force on Campus Safety: Final Report
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November 1, 2007
The Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety is focused on ensuring the safety of college campuses across Wisconsin. At the direction of Governor Jim Doyle, the Task Force is reviewing and co…
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Net@EDU Converged Communications Working Group (Formerly the joint meeting of the ICS and Wireless working groups)
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November 8, 2007
This meeting will devote several hours to presentations and discussions regarding emergency notification systems on campus. This will include a panel of speakers from various campuses who are ac…
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Lessons Learned from the April 16, 2007, Tragedy at Virginia Tech
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November 5, 2007
On April 16, 2007, a Virginia Tech student shot and killed 32 faculty and students and wounded 25 others before killing himself in an academic building on campus. The university is still dealing …
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How Ready Are IT Managers for a Crisis?
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October 24, 2007
The annual Campus Computing Survey focuses on IT security and crisis management, finding gaps in preparation but fewer attacks on networks. The…
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Purdue puts emergency texting to the test
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September 28, 2007
Experiment aims to see how well text messaging can alert students quickly in case of emergency. Experiment aims to see how well text messaging ca…
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R Txt Msgs the Best Way 2 Alert U?
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October 8, 2007
"After the April 16 massacre at Virginia Tech, the lesson many came away with was that e-mail alone won’t suffice to keep students informed about emergencies on campus. One solution widely…
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Last Week’s Campus Lockdowns
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October 1, 2007
"Delaware State University made all the headlines on September 21 when a freshman shot and wounded two students on campus, one seriously. An arrest and an apology later, the 18-year-old char…
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Texting, Facebook Used to Alert Students
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September 27, 2007
"As the school year starts, colleges around the country are applying the lessons of Virginia Tech and using high technology to get the word out fast in a crisis. " …
