Team Members:Team Members:

Amanda Blattman Amanda Blattman

Danny HuynhDanny Huynh

Rosario Jaime-LaraRosario Jaime-Lara

Mel SchuitMel Schuit

Andrea Silva Andrea Silva

Jessica SilvaJessica Silva

Charge:Charge:

Do students want to be notified in Do students want to be notified in the case of an emergency? How?the case of an emergency? How?

What is the best way to encourage What is the best way to encourage students to update their contact students to update their contact information?information?

Background:Background: Virginia TechVirginia Tech Northern Illinois Northern Illinois

UniversityUniversity

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The University of California-Davis The University of California-Davis selects W.A.R.Nselects W.A.R.N

UC Davis selected Wide Area Rapid Notification (W.A.R.N) UC Davis selected Wide Area Rapid Notification (W.A.R.N) for its campus emergency notification needs after for its campus emergency notification needs after reviewing which over a dozen providers.reviewing which over a dozen providers.

This vendor will provide a complete notification solution This vendor will provide a complete notification solution that is fully integrated with current UC Davis databases. that is fully integrated with current UC Davis databases.

The system will cover multiple communication devices The system will cover multiple communication devices including: phone lines, text messaging, and email.including: phone lines, text messaging, and email.

https://www.gobutton.net/secure/warn/coino.htm

Emergency Notification & UCDEmergency Notification & UCD After buying the system from WARN, UC Davis created the After buying the system from WARN, UC Davis created the

new UC Davis Emergency Alert System.new UC Davis Emergency Alert System.

This system will inform all staff, faculty, and students in the This system will inform all staff, faculty, and students in the UC Davis database about “urgent” and “emergency” UC Davis database about “urgent” and “emergency” situations as defined by University policy.situations as defined by University policy.

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How does it How does it work?work?

http://warn.neonexusdemo.com/docs/WARN%20Command%20Brochure%20Rev%2082006.pdf

Other College Campuses Involved Other College Campuses Involved with W.A.R.Nwith W.A.R.N

Case Western Case Western Reserve UniversityReserve University

Curry College, MACurry College, MA University of University of

NebraskaNebraska University of University of

KentuckyKentucky University of South University of South

AlabamaAlabama

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GoalsGoals To find out if, when, and how students To find out if, when, and how students

want to be notified in the event of an want to be notified in the event of an emergency.emergency.

To inform students about the emergency To inform students about the emergency resources available at UC Davis.resources available at UC Davis.

To suggest a simple way of debriefing To suggest a simple way of debriefing students after an emergency and/or students after an emergency and/or urgent situation has occurred.urgent situation has occurred.

What Do Students Want?What Do Students Want?11stst Goal Goal

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Online SurveysOnline Surveys

Total population (undergraduates + Total population (undergraduates + graduates): 30,000 graduates): 30,000

QuickSurvey on MyUCDavisQuickSurvey on MyUCDavis• 4630 responses4630 responses

UCDavis-Alert Survey on Safety UCDavis-Alert Survey on Safety Services websiteServices website• 395 responses395 responses

Under what circumstances would Under what circumstances would you want to be notified?you want to be notified?

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Annoucement in Class-0.3%

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We Now Know…We Now Know…

… … Students want to be notified in the event of an Students want to be notified in the event of an emergency regardless of where it happensemergency regardless of where it happens

… … Students want to be debriefed after an Students want to be debriefed after an emergency has occurredemergency has occurred

… … Students prefer to be alerted by text message, Students prefer to be alerted by text message, PA system, or sirenPA system, or siren

… … That the most effective way to encourage That the most effective way to encourage students to keep their information up to date is students to keep their information up to date is through a requirement during registrationthrough a requirement during registration

PamphletPamphlet

22ndnd Goal Goal

To inform students about the emergency To inform students about the emergency resources available at UC Davis.resources available at UC Davis.

To publicize the new UC Davis Emergency To publicize the new UC Davis Emergency Alert SystemAlert System

Online NetworkOnline Network To debrief after an To debrief after an

emergency emergency situation has situation has occurredoccurred

To provide To provide students with links students with links to other sites with to other sites with information about information about emergency emergency notification.notification.

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Our SponsorOur Sponsor

Valerie LucusValerie Lucus

Guest AdvisorsGuest Advisors Art BotterellArt Botterell, Contra Costa Community Warning System , Contra Costa Community Warning System Kevin Han-Chia ChenKevin Han-Chia Chen, , The California AggieThe California Aggie Graphic Graphic

ArtistArtist Kathy DavisKathy Davis, Student Affairs Research & Information , Student Affairs Research & Information

(SARI) Analyst(SARI) Analyst Julia Ann EasleyJulia Ann Easley, University Communications, University Communications Josh EvansJosh Evans, W.A.R.N, W.A.R.N Laine KenellerLaine Keneller, Information and Educational , Information and Educational

TechnologyTechnology Theresa MontemayorTheresa Montemayor, Campus Unions, Campus Unions Amanda PiresAmanda Pires, DHC contact for SARI, DHC contact for SARI Padee VuePadee Vue, Emergency Management Administrative , Emergency Management Administrative

AssistantAssistant Frank WadaFrank Wada, University Registrar, University Registrar

Thank you for the opportunity:Thank you for the opportunity:

Dr. Ann OrelDr. Ann Orel, Instructor, Instructor Carrie DevineCarrie Devine, Staff Coordinator, Staff Coordinator

The UC Davis Emergency Alert SystemThe UC Davis Emergency Alert System

Kevin Han-Chia Chen, The California Aggie

For more information, please visit:

http://www.ucdavis.edu/help/emergency_services.html