Ithaca College

As the spring semester gets into full swing, Ithaca College is encouraging students, faculty, and staff who have not already done so to sign up for the Emergency Notification System (ENS), which uses voice, e-mail, and text messaging to provide time-sensitive information and details on appropriate responses during critical situations.

To sign up to receive emergency alerts using all three methods, visit https://www.ithaca.edu/emergencynotification and log into the system using your Ithaca College e-mail username and password. Those who have previously signed up for the ENS are reminded to update any changes to their phone number or e-mail address. It takes one full day for the system to be updated with added or revised contact information.

A test of the ENS will take place during the noon hour on Thursday, February 5. It will include a test of the outdoor public address warning system, which features a siren tone and a loudspeaker message

By default, messages sent through the ENS will go to all active Ithaca College student, faculty, and staff e-mail accounts and to faculty and staff office telephones that are listed in the campus directory. The ENS website provides the option of adding other contact methods, including a personal e-mail address you use frequently (such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.), a cell phone number representing your text messaging device, and other telephone numbers (e.g. parent(s), spouse, home, other cell phone) at which you would like to receive the voice message.

Members of the campus community are also urged to read the Emergency Response Guide, which was distributed to all faculty and staff last year and to on-campus students at fall check-in. The publication contains a series of guidelines to follow in the event of a campus crisis, including violent crimes, weather disasters, and hazardous materials incidents.

It is recommended that you become familiar with the information in the guide and keep it conveniently located for quick reference. The Emergency Response Guide can be read and a hard copy downloaded at https://www.ithaca.edu/emergency/.