IUPUI Adds Twitter, RSS Feed as New Tools for Emergency Communication

IUPUI is now using Twitter and an RSS feed to send campus emergency communications to faculty, staff and students.

The latest additions to the emergency communications network were added by the electronic media team in the Office of Communications and Marketing to JagAlert, a collection of emergency notification systems used by IUPUI to inform the campus community of any safety issues requiring immediate attention.

To sign up for the emergency communication RSS feed or Twitter, visit http://www.iupui.edu/rss/jagalert.xml or http://twitter.com/jagalert.

To receive information updates on emergency preparedness, visit http://twitter.com/IUPUI_Prepared.

A major component of JagAlert is IU Notify, which permits messages to be quickly sent as voice calls to cell, home and office phones, text messages to cell phones, and as emails to university and non-university email accounts. Faculty, staff and students should review their IU Notify contact information to ensure the information is up to date by logging into OneStart.
Go to http://onestart.iu.edu/ and login using your IUPUI user name and passphrase. Click on the tab that says “Notifications” at the top of the window. In the left side of the window, click on “IU- Notify”. You should see your contact phone numbers and email addresses. If anything is incorrect, click on the appropriate “update” button below the information.
If you have any questions or problems, please call the Office of Emergency Preparedness at 317-274-8152.

Emergencies that will precipitate an alert include any incident that involves death, serious injury, or threat of death or serious injury to people; significant damage to campus facilities, property and or data; or significant disruption of campus operations.
JagAlert will only be used for emergency and urgent notifications.