Implementing An Emergency Broadcast System On College Campuses

We’ve all been touched by several school shootings in recent years, and safety college and university campuses is always on the minds of administrators, educators, parents, and students. With today’s technology, it’s possible to get emergency information out to students and faculty within minutes of a threatening event. Officials can give life-saving instructions to thousands on campus with one simple phone call or e-mail.

The Jeanne Clery Act is federal legislation that requires college and universities to disclose information about crime on campus and the surrounding neighborhoods. It is named for university freshman student, Jeanne Clery, who was sexually assaulted and murdered in her residence hall room in 1986.

The legislation was amended this year to require all college and university campuses in the U.S. to have in their written safety plan, a description of their emergency broadcast communication system and specific procedures. Administrators and security staff must specifically explain how they plan to communicate with their students in the event of an emergency.

A calling tree by phone is not efficient and will not be timely.

E-mail may be an option, but it won’t effectively reach enough people by itself.

Text messaging may be possible, but distributing it to thousands in a timely manner is challenging.

Posting an announcement on your Web site will take time that you don’t have and only inform people who log on to your site at that particular moment.

But put all four of these together simultaneously, and you have one powerful emergency broadcast system. You will reach as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time.

By making Communications Made Easy an integral part of your campus safety plan, you will have a reliable emergency broadcast system that is accessible 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. Our services make it easy to comply with the new amendments to the Clery Law and give students and faculty the peace of mind to know that they will have the information they need to protect themselves a campus emergency.

We urge you to contact us today to find out more about our services and affordable plans.