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Western Emergency Alert System (WEAS) Test Set For Today
September 26, 2023
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- A systemwide test of the WIU Emergency Alert System (WEAS) will be initiated at 11:30 a.m. today, Sept. 26 to test system functionality.
Individuals who receive a test call, email or text message do not need to take action. The test message will be sent to all phone numbers and email addresses in the WEAS emergency contact database. The message, which will be sent from "noticetocampuscommunity@wiu.edu," will read: "WIU Emergency Alert: This is a test of the WIU Emergency Alert System. No further action is required at this time. For more information, please visit wiu.edu/alertsystem. This is only a test."
The WEAS is designed to notify WIU students and employees at both the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses of emergency situations and immediate threats via voice, text and email messages. The University will activate the system and use all WEAS communication methods (voice, text, email, Facebook and Twitter) for emergency situations. Immediate threats are defined as any significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees occurring on the campus, such as a fire in a building, armed violence/intruder or bomb threat.
In addition, the University will use the WEAS outreach system to communicate campus notices and weather-related announcements via email and/or text and possibly through social media outlets. Phone calls will not be made for incidents defined as campus notices or weather-related notices, with the exception of closures. Campus notices are issued to provide information on criminal incidents that have already occurred and to aid in the prevention of similar crimes.
The following email addresses will appear via WEAS when issuing campus safety notices:
campussafetynotice@wiu.edu: To make the campus community aware of an incident that has been reported.
wiu-emergency-alert@wiu.edu: To notify the campus community of an immediate and/or ongoing threat (e.g. fire in a campus building).
weatherannouncement@wiu.edu: To notify the campus community of a weather-related announcement/closure due to weather.
noticetocampuscommunity@wiu.edu: To notify the campus community of a non-emergency situation (e.g. boil order).
Complete information about emergency situations and threats, weather announcements and campus safety notices will always be posted at wiu.edu and at wiu.edu/safety.
Students and employees are strongly encouraged to review and update their emergency contact information through STARS or WIUP.
For more information on the WIU Emergency Alert System, review the Frequently Asked Questions at wiu.edu/alertsystem.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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