LU-ALERT Cell Phone Registration Nears 50%

Over the last three months, more than 4,260 members of the Lehigh community have registered their cell phone numbers with LU-ALERT, the university’s new emergency notification system. This figure represents nearly 50% of the university community (including part time graduate students). 

More than 4,260 members of the Lehigh community have registered their cell phone numbers with LU-ALERT

According to informal surveys of peer institutions, participation in voluntary notification programs (like LU-ALERT) typically falls between 25-30% so the Lehigh implementation team has been very pleased with this exceptional level of participation.

In the event of an emergency, participants will receive a text message containing specific instructions on the appropriate course of action. LU-ALERT represents only one facet of a multi-modal communications plan that will include a variety of personal and electronic contact options, such as email bulletins, voice mail broadcasts and a dedicated emergency web page.

Cell phone numbers collected through this process are stored in a secure database and will not be listed in the Lehigh directory or available on Lehigh’s Web site. It’s never too late to sign up – just visit here. For those without a cell phone, there is an option to sign up for email-only notification on the same site. Please contact the Help Desk (8-HELP) with any questions.

-- Lizanne Hurst
   LTS Telcom Team Leader

Article posted November 2007
 

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