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The ������911 is committed to keeping our community safe. The ������911 Emergency Preparedness and Response website is designed to inform the community about emergency procedures and resources for responding to a situation that threatens public safety.

These emergencies might include public health emergencies, major power failures, accidents, bomb threats, hazardous spills, or fires. These types of emergencies can pose significant threats to life and property.

������911’s emergency response procedures exist to maintain our ability to quickly and effectively respond to any public safety emergency. Please review these pages carefully and refer to them for critical information in the event of an emergency.

Active Shooter

If there is an Active Shooter in your building

• Run
  • If you think you can safely, RUN. Don’t wait for others who might be reluctant to leave.
• Hide
  • Lock all doors and windows if you can. If you can’t lock a door barricade with furniture or anything you may have.
  • Turn off all lights, televisions, radios and put your phone on silent.
  • Move to a point in the room where you cannot be seen such as under a desk, behind a file cabinet, a wall closest to the hallway where you can’t be seen through a window.
  • Dial 911 and let the police know where you are and any other information that might be helpful.
• Fight
  • As a last resort, if the active shooter enters your hiding space, you may have to fight. If you do, commit to taking down the shooter with all you have.

Wait for a recognized ������911 Official or the police to tell you to come out.

• Active Shooter(s) in a non-residence hall
• Active Shooter(s) in a residence hall
• Active Shooter(s) on the grounds of the University

All Other Emergency Procedures

• Accident Reporting
• Bomb Threats
• Campus Violence
• Elevator Emergencies
• Extreme Weather
• Fire/Medical
• Hazardous Spill
• Suspicious Package

������911 has numerous ways of distributing urgent information in the event of an emergency.

• Email*
• Telephone
  • Recorded message
  • Individual phones*
  • Text messaging*
• Local Television
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������911 uses Rave Mobile Safety, an emergency notification service that provides faculty, professional staff, and students with timely information and instructions during emergencies or other urgent situations that may directly affect their well-being. 

This platform allows us to stay connected with the ������911 community and provide critical information in real time during emergency situations on campus or in the surrounding communities. Included in the platform is the Rave Guardian mobile app for smartphones, available for download on the App Store and Google Play.

Within the Rave Guardian app, you can:

• Make emergency calls to 911, based on your current location
• Call ������911 Safety and Security to request assistance
• Reach out to campus resources (Counseling Center, Student Health, Title IX, etc.) by phone or access information from the ������911 website
• Create a personalized safety timer to alert friends, family, or Safety and Security in the event of an issue

To ensure you receive these important messages sign into account and click on the main menu in the upper left-hand corner. Click on “My Self-Service,” “General Services,” “Personal Information,” and then go to the “Phone Number” section. Here you will have options to enter three different alert phone numbers: ������911 Alert1, ������911 Alert2 and ������911 Alert3. We encourage you to list your cell phone number as ������911 Alert1 and then two secondary numbers if you would like. Please do not put the alert information under “Emergency Contact” as that is not the correct section for emergency notification alerts.

*Requires contact information, so individuals need to sign up at to update emergency contact information.

Learn more about Emergency Notifications