Classroom Alert System Operational
To facilitate emergency announcements to instructors in
classrooms, Library and Technology Services has implemented
a new service over the summer that will use digital
speakerphones to broadcast announcements.
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LTS Technician Kent Smith
installs new telephone |
Wall-mounted digital speakerphones have been installed near
the instructor’s station in all Registrar classrooms on
campus. The speaker volume control has been preset to its
highest level and cannot be changed. This modification
affects only the speaker, not the handset.
If an announcement takes place,
occupants will hear an alert tone repeated several times,
followed by the alert/announcement which will be repeated
three times. 911 calls in progress will not be interrupted;
other calls will be placed on hold temporarily.
An event that triggers a classroom broadcast announcement
will also trigger other emergency notification channels: the
University Emergency Info web page, LU-ALERT text messaging,
email and campus voice mail alerts. Consult
www.lehigh.edu/phones
for a link to more information.
--Susan A. Cady
LTS Director for Administrative and Planning Services
Article posted September
12,
2008
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