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In the wake of the massacre at Virginia Tech University this spring, UNMC has set up a system through e2Campus — a private company with many large and well known universities as clients — that would send text messages, e-mails and/or pages to subscribed students and employees in the case of an extreme emergency on campus.
Employees wanting to register for the system, which is voluntary, can do so by logging onto http:ess.unmc.edu. Students can register online at http://care.unmc.edu or via Blackboard.
Registrants must have one of the following communication devices to receive an emergency message:
- Mobile phone with Short Messaging Service (SMS) capability;
- E-mail service with valid e-mail address;
- Access to Internet with Web browser;
- Text paging device; or
- Blackberry device.
Registrants can manage their own account via an Internet browser and make updates to their device or contact information, such as adding a spouse or family contacts who also would receive messages should a life-threatening event occur on campus.
Registrants would have to pay the cost for messaging should such an event occur but the cost of a message should only add about 10 cents to one’s cellular phone bill.
The system only will be used in the case of emergencies, not in the distribution of routine campus announcements or advertisements.