Sacramento State officials are working to bolster campus safety by urging students, faculty and staff to sign up for the University’s automated Emergency Notification System.
The system, known as ENS, delivers urgent announcements to large groups of people, via text, voice and e-mail broadcasts. Students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to provide accurate contact information at www.csus.edu/ENS.
“Sacramento State is absolutely committed to ensuring the safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors,” says University President Alexander Gonzalez. “The Emergency Notification System’s ability to deliver critical incident information is essential to our mission of providing a safe campus.”
The alerts would only be used in the event of an emergency that threatened lives, health and safety. Examples include a campus shooting, bomb threat, hazardous materials spills flood, or fire.
“The key to the success of this system will be an up-to-date database with the correct contact information for the university community,” says Public Safety Chief Ken Barnett.
During an emergency, Public Safety officials can immediately send a message with important safety or evacuation information. The system’s state-of-the-art technology can transmit to cell phones, office phones and e-mail addresses simultaneously. ENS also allows follow-up messages with more specific details of the event and safety procedures, such as an “all-clear” message when the threat no longer is present.
The community will also be alerted to visit the campus’ homepage, www.csus.edu, for more information.
For more information or media assistance, contact Sacramento State’s Public Affairs office at (916) 278-6156.
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