Ithaca College

Faculty, staff, and students are strongly encouraged to sign up for Ithaca College's Emergency Notification System (ENS) prior to the test of the system that will take place beginning at noon this Thursday, February 5. Those who have previously signed up for the ENS should update any changes to their contact information. It takes one full day for additions/revisions to contact information to take effect.

The ENS uses voice, e-mail, and text messaging to provide time-sensitive information and details on appropriate responses during critical situations. In order to receive alerts using all three methods, members of the campus community are urged to go to www.ithaca.edu/emergencynotification and log into the system using their Ithaca College e-mail username and password.

Also tested on Thursday will be the outdoor public address warning system, which features a siren tone and a loudspeaker message.

By default, ENS messages go to all active Ithaca College e-mail accounts and to faculty and staff office telephones that are listed in the campus directory. The ENS website gives the option of adding other contact methods, including a personal e-mail address, a cell phone number for text messages, and telephone numbers at which you would like to receive the voice message.

Faculty and staff members who do not currently have the number for the telephone at their desk listed in the campus phone directory should consider adding that as one of their optional phone numbers.

More information on the Emergency Notification System can be found on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page:

www.ithaca.edu/emergencynotification/faqs.php