New emergency notification system online

Another phase of ACC’s Emergency Notification Systems is now operational.

The newly installed system will notify employees in the event of a college emergency by email, phone, and text messaging. This system will be used in conjunction with the emergency message boards installed collegewide.

To fully utilize the system, page and update contact information to be used in the event of a college emergency. Contact information should be email addresses and phone numbers that would best reach them during a college emergency.

The default emergency contact information includes ACC-assigned email addresses, landline phones, and cell phones.

The link to On-line Services is located in the bottom right hand corner of the ACC website, , and requires an ACCeID number. Once logged on, click on the employee or faculty logo then go to Change Employee Information. Midway in this section is where an employee can add the phone number to be use for phone notification and a number for a text message notification. It is imperative that each employee keep this information updated in order to be notified of a college emergency.

If using a personal cell phone to receive the phone or text notification, employees may be billed for the call based on their contract with the cell phone provider. ACC’s emergency communications system will not be used for casual notifications – it will only be used in the event of a college emergency.

This system will also be used to provide emergency notifications to students. The next phase will be completed by mid-November when students begin registering for the 2009 spring semester. They, too, will receive email, phone message, and text messaging notifications in the event of a college emergency. Students will soon receive information directing them to go into the On-line Services feature to update their contact information.

ACC has implemented several overlapping technologies for emergency communications the last couple years. These enhancements strengthen the college’s ability to best respond to emergencies and provide emergency notifications and communications to the college community. These improvements include the collegewide Campus Police radio system that allows ACC police officers to communicate with all local area emergency response teams, improved internal emergency phone communications giving ACC response groups the ability to communicate in groups during an emergency, the emergency notification message boards and speakers, and now the new notification system. In addition, the college is the process of hiring an emergency management coordinator who will be responsible for continued improvements to the collegewide emergency management program.

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