By Hiram Torres
Guest Writer
A new emergency alert system is being installed on the Saint Mary’s University campus to send out warnings about weather conditions and emergencies.
Jerry Seibert, director of Campus Safety at SMU, describes the workings of the newly-developed emergency alert system as a “loud obnoxious tone followed by a message.”
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According to Seibert, the system will have the ability to inform the SMU community about severe weather conditions, evacuations, snow removal and other emergency situations on campus. The system will send out a noisy sound followed by a message detailing the emergency circumstances.
The emergency alert system will be wireless, and speakers are being installed in every building, including residence halls. Speakers will also be mounted outside of the apartment-like village residences.
The emergency alert system is currently being implemented on the Winona campus. The system is almost completly installed and testing has already begun.
Because the new emergency alert system will be controlled in the Campus Safety office, Campus Safety staff will be trained to use the new system. “It will be real good when it’s operational and we get to use it,” said Seibert.
Although SMU has not experienced any serious crimes, the outbreak of recent college shootings and a rise in college crime contributed in leading SMU to install this emergency system.
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