Austin Community College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment. To ensure timely communications during an emergency, the ACC Emergency Alert notification system will be activated collegewide on Thursday, February 2. This test is part of ACC’s Emergency Preparedness Week, held the third week of each semester.
The ACC Emergency Alert system can rapidly notify all students, faculty, and staff in the event of a campus emergency. The multi-tiered communications system sends ACCmail, voicemail, and text message notifications when the threat of an emergency arises.
Students, faculty, and staff must provide their cellphone information to receive voicemail and text messages. Log in to Online Services and add your cellphone number at the “Change Employee Information” or “Student Data Change Request and ACC Emergency Alert” links on the menu page. It takes up to 24 hours to receive a text message confirmation – you must respond “Y” to complete the registration. Click here for instructions.
During the test on February 2, students, faculty, and staff should receive the following message: “TEST: This is a test of the ACC Emergency Alert System. In an actual emergency, you would be instructed as to what actions to take.”
Please help make the ACC Emergency Alert test a success by confirming and updating your information prior to February 2.
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By Megan January 26, 2012 - 9:39 am
I tried to enter my phone number for emergency messages, but the space that is provided to enter the number says “OPT OUT.” It will not allow me to enter my phone number in the space either. How do I fix this in order to receive emergency alerts?
By mreyes January 26, 2012 - 1:07 pm
Megan, uncheck the “opt-out” box and hit submit. Once you’ve done that, you should be able to input your number.