August 20, 2007—In a continuing effort to safeguard students, faculty and staff, the Georgia Institute of Technology has implemented a new emergency communications system. Known as the GT Emergency Notification System (GTENS), the system allows urgent messages to be distributed in the form of e-mail, voice mail, and text messages in a matter of minutes.
Currently, emergency campus messages can be distributed via e-mail, the Institutes Web site and campus media including the cable network and radio station, WREK.
As part of GTENS, the Institute will be utilizing a number of communication methods to distribute critical information, including a campus siren warning system designed to notify those located in outdoor areas around campus, a weather tracking system that will provide information regarding severe weather impacting the campus, campus radio and cable networks, e-mail notifications and the Georgia Tech Web site.
In addition, this fall, Georgia Tech is launching an “Emergency Preparedness” certificate program making the Institute the first within the University System to provide structured training for building/facility managers and for other Georgia Tech employees and campus organizations.
Georgia Tech also has an Emergency Preparedness Advisory Group that convenes monthly to assure that ongoing concerns are addressed. The group not only includes representatives from across campus, but also members from the Atlanta Police and Fire Departments and the Atlanta Fulton County Emergency Management Agency.
For more information, see the Georgia Tech Web site.
