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As part of our continuing effort to make the Norfolk State University campus safe and secure, we have subscribed to an Emergency Alert Service, which will be used to distribute weather alerts, facilitate evacuations, cancel classes, close facilities, or the like. The service we have chosen,
Send Word Now, allows the University to send alerts to thousands of students and staff simultaneously via any/all familiar communications methods such as email, SMS (text messaging), and phone calls. When unexpected situations arise and timing is critical,
Send Word Now will help ensure that our alerts reach you in a timely manner.
Last month, we conducted an introductory test of
Send Word Now. We sent out a test alert message to more than 140 NSU faculty, staff and students. Send Word Now sent out more than 400 alerts to the test group via their email, cell and office phone and text messaging. After another invitation to self-update your contact information in
Send Word Now, we will conduct another test alert message to the entire NSU database. This test will help us be sure we are reaching you at the right contact points, and that you are familiar with the service. When you receive a
Send Word Now phone call, listen carefully to the entire message and, when prompted, select a response by pressing a key on your phone. You will also be able to respond via email. It is important to us that you respond so we can measure our speed and effectiveness in reaching many people at once.
If you have questions about this, please contact your
Send Word Now coordinators Sharon Hoggard or Misti Goodson at 757-823-8373.
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