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"This system provides a much-needed tool to reach the entire IU community with important information on short notice," said IU President Michael A. McRobbie. "It can be used for everything from weather delays to other administrative news. It is essential that we be able to notify students immediately in emergency situations because up-to-date communication helps minimize the spread of misinformation, maintain order and provide direction."

"We recognized the important role that immediate communication plays in keeping members of our community safe and have been looking at these services for some time. Of course, the post-event reports of the Virginia Tech incident absolutely served to verify our thinking and speed our process," said Mark Bruhn, associate vice president, information and infrastructure assurance. "As a main component of our critical incident communications plan, IU-Notify with its multimodal capabilities will allow us to keep individuals informed, whether they are in their dorms or offices, sitting in front of their computers, or on their way to class."

Bruhn added, "This system allows IU to load contact information for all students, faculty, staff and for others who may be physically on one of our campuses for an extended period, such as IU Foundation employees, volunteer faculty, visiting scholars, and contract employees. We also provide for parents who may wish to subscribe to certain types of communications." The data will come from central student, employee and faculty databases, and from an online self-service form in IU's OneStart portal (onestart.iu.edu). The online form is scheduled for release in early October. A strategy/policy group has been formed to address issues, policies, standards and procedures for IU-Notify.

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Indiana University enrolls 99,122 undergraduate and graduate students on campuses in Bloomington, Indianapolis, New Albany, South Bend, Kokomo, Fort Wayne, Richmond and Gary. It employs more than 16,000 faculty and staff.

Source: Vendor Press Release">NTI Group Announces Indiana University Selects Connect-ED(R)  2007-09-25, 10:01:00

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Called â??Connect-ED for Higher Education," the emergency contact system is offered by The NTI Group, Inc. of Sherman Oaks, California.

"This project is on the fast track," Theresa Byrd, OWUâ??s chief information officer and director of libraries was reported as stating, "We have appointed an implementation committee to keep the process moving forward as quickly and efficiently as possible."

"Once contact information has been input into the Connect-ED system, Ohio Wesleyan will test it, make any necessary adjustments, and then begin using it," Byrd said, "The goal is to have the system in place by the beginning of spring semester."

OWU also reported that Professor Barbara MacLeod, chair of the implementation committee, said, "The campus community needs to make providing contact information a priority to help enhance safety and ensure a timely implementation process. This initiative will strengthen the University and help to protect everyone who learns and works here. I encourage everyone to return information to us as quickly as possible.â?�

Additionally, the school reported that the data, which remain under the control of Ohio Wesleyan, will not be used by NTI for any purpose other than emergency notification and will be treated in a highly confidential manner. Notifications will include critical weather information, such as tornado warnings or snow-related campus closures.

â??Connect-ED will be used to provide urgent information and instructions only,â?� Byrd was reported as saying. â??We want people to know that when they receive a voice or text message via Connect-ED, it is vital for them to access it and respond.â?�

Source: OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY News & Media Web site">Ohio Wesleyan University Selects Connect-ED® for Campus Eme  2007-10-24, 10:01:00

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