Ithaca College

This is a reminder that a test of the college's Emergency Notification System (ENS) will take place this Thursday, February 5, during the noon hour. It will include a test of the outdoor public address warning system, which features a siren tone and a loudspeaker message. There is no need to take any action in response to the test.

The ENS uses voice, e-mail, and text messaging to provide information and instructions in the event of a campus emergency.

In order to receive alerts using all three methods, members of the campus community need to enter their contact information by going to www.ithaca.edu/emergencynotification and logging in using their Ithaca College e-mail username and password. It takes one full day for additions/revisions to contact information to take effect.

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.

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.

More informationon the ENS as well as a downloadable copy of the Emergency Response Guide can be found at https://www.ithaca.edu/emergency/.