The 杏吧专区 deployed its emergency response system for the first time today and administrators are pleased with the outcome.
The First Call system was activated following the armed robbery of a bank near campus.
杏吧专区 We needed to alert the campus community about a possible threat as a result of this armed robbery,杏吧专区 said UL Lafayette Police Chief Ray Lucas. 杏吧专区淲e wanted to ensure the safety of all students, faculty and staff on campus.杏吧专区
Alerts were sent out via text messaging along with two phone calls to all campus lines and all cell phones registered with First Call. An initial message was sent to phones following the incident and a second message was distributed after the suspect had been arrested.
An alert message was also recorded on the campus hotline and the university杏吧专区檚 homepage changed to a text-only site that replaced the usual homepage.
杏吧专区 The alerts were successful,杏吧专区 said Lucas. 杏吧专区淭he system performed as it was designed to perform.杏吧专区
Students who have not signed up for First Call are encouraged to do so free of charge. Each student has the opportunity to provide additional email addresses and phone numbers. For instance, a student may choose to include their parents杏吧专区 home phone number as an additional contact number.
UL Lafayette students and employees can register their contact information online at .
杏吧专区 We杏吧专区檝e put this system in place to notify the campus community in times of emergency and we are pleased it worked so well today,杏吧专区漵aid UL Lafayette President Dr. E. Joseph Savoie. 杏吧专区淭he safety of our students, faculty and staff remains a top priority for this university.杏吧专区
The First Call service is part of an initiative by the Louisiana Board of Regents and supported by the 杏吧专区 of Louisiana System.