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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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E08 Podcast: Crisis Communications: The Virginia Tech Response
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November 17, 2008
This forty-minute podcast features a session recorded at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference. The speech, " Crisis Communications: The Virginia Tech Response ," is by Larry Hincker …
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Hazards Summit 2008: White paper released
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October 17, 2008
In August, campus leaders in safety, security, emergency management, and information technology met in Washington, D.C., to put emergency management and campus security firmly at the top of the h…
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Hazards_Summit2008: Innovations
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August 18, 2008
After focusing on challenges for much of the early afternoon, the focus has shifted at the EDUCAUSE Summit from identifying issues to sharing solutions. Participants have offered innovations fr…
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EDUCAUSE Now - Show #6 - Back To School: Helicopter Parents & Emergency Notification Systems
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August 14, 2008
Welcome to our back-to-school episode of EDUCAUSE Now! EDUCAUSE Now is a monthly podcast, focusing on the intelligent use of information technology in higher education. Each episode features a va…
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Student complaints after recent notification to evacuate at Arizona State University
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November 2, 2007
The following was contributed by Dr. William E. Lewis from ASU on Nov. 2, 2007: "...yesterday we had a major fire in our Memorial Union that started about 12:45pm. We had to evacuate a…
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IACLEA Urges Passage of Campus Safety Bill
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October 16, 2007
In response to the tragedy at Virginia Tech, Chairman Patrick Leahy of the Senate Judiciary Committee has combined several pre-existing bills into a comprehensive package that would provide for i…
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Virginia Tech Selects Emergency Communications Program Vendor
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June 21, 2007
Virginia Tech has announced its selection today of 3n (National Notification Network) as its choice for a new emergency notification system. The University of Miami also announced on May …
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Webcasts Now Available from 2007 National Campus Security Summit
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June 19, 2007
Webcast archives are now available [ click here ] from the "2007 National Campus Security Summit: Practical Measures for Campus Security" held at the University of Central Oklahoma o…
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Balancing “Safety” with “Freedom” in Aftermath of Virginia Tech Tragedy
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June 19, 2007
In response to the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, President George W. Bush directed the secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education along with the A…
