Wednesday, January 16, 2008

...and the first time somebody pulls a gun out of the glove box we'll get to use it.

UK Alert to warn students of emergencies

The University of Kentucky has launched a new emergency notification system, UK Alert, to communicate official information during an emergency or crisis situation that disrupts normal operation of the campus or threatens the health or safety of members of the campus community.

UK Alert is available to University Of Kentucky students, staff, faculty, visitors, and other interested parties on a voluntary self-subscription basis. Users may enter as many devices (i.e. e-mail, phone, and fax) as they would like and specify the device order in which they would like to be notified.

UK Alert delivers messages to subscribers on a “best effort” basis to the devices registered by each user.

UK Alert is a personalized service designed to complement other tools already used by the University Of Kentucky to advise the campus community during crises or emergences.

Examples include:
Broadcast emails to all official university e-mail addresses
University website
Local news outlets
TV Channel 50

Effective emergency response requires personal preparedness and planning. We encourage you to sign up for UK Alert as just one part of your personal emergency preparedness plan.

This from UK Alert.

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