Campuswide Testing of the NSU ALERT Emergency Notification System on October 20
At NSU, the safety of our students, faculty, and staff is our highest priority. Testing the NSU ALERT emergency notification system is one component of our Emergency Preparedness Plan. The test of the NSU ALERT emergency notification system will begin on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. It is being conducted university wide.
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS ONLY A TEST.
This is part of the continual process of testing and refining NSU’s emergency notification system and will include several components of our ability to identify, respond to, and notify the NSU community about an emergency on campus. If you have not registered or updated your personal contact information, please take the time to do so right now!
Visit nova.edu/emergency for a step-by-step guide to registering.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Public Safety – Emergency Management at (954) 262-8981.
The NSU ALERT emergency notification system capabilities that will be tested are:
- NSU’s mass notification system including email, text, and voice messaging
- Emergency Information Hotline (1-800-256-5065)
- Nova Southeastern University website—main page banner
- NSU emergency website
- The NSU SaferWatch App
- NSU Facebook
- NSU Twitter
- Campus outdoor digital signage (Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus)
- NSU SharkTube displays
- computer pop-up alerts (all campuses)
- Outdoor speakers (Fort Lauderdale/Davie, East, Oceanographic, Palm Beach, and Fort Myers campuses)
- Emergency classroom intercoms and phones
- Building voice evacuation—public address fire panel systems
- NSU Public Safety portable bullhorns and vehicle public address systems