University of Texas shooting underscores need to register for e2Campus

Survival tips Visit the UNMC Security website to watch the “Shots Fired” video and view other educational material on how to handle an active shooter scenario.

In the wake of Tuesday’s shooting at the University of Texas, UNMC employees and students are again encouraged to register for the e2Campus alert system.

In the case of a life-threatening situation on campus — e2Campus would simultaneously send subscribers alerts via:

• Text messages;
  
• E-mails;
  
• Voicemails; and/or
  
• Pages.

Following Tuesday’s incident, several employees and students at Texas praised university officials for their use of a similar system to quickly notify people of the shooting.

YOU MUST SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE THE ALERTS.

UNMC employees can log onto http:ess.unmc.edu to register for e2Campus.

Students can register at http://care.unmc.edu or via Blackboard.

You also can manage your e2Campus account and update your device or contact information at these sites.

You would have to pay the cost for a text message should such an event occur but the cost of a message should only add about 10 cents to your cellular phone bill.