Emergency Messages to Students

Section: Student Services Index: D-2
Subject: Emergency Messages To Students 

Policy

In certain types of emergencies, attempts will be made to notify students. For purposes of this policy, emergencies are defined as those that involve a death, illness, injury, accident, or a threat to a student’s livelihood or property.

Examples:

• A student’s ill or injured child requires parental consent for treatment,
• A family or household member is injured or ill,
• A student’s employer calls regarding a business emergency where the student’s job may depend on his or her response.

Procedure

• Student emergency messages received by the campus switchboard or other campus office should be transferred to the Office of Student Life and Services (SLS).
• SLS personnel will:
  • determine whether or not the situation is an emergency, as defined by this policy,
  • attempt to determine the student’s location and attempt to deliver the message,
  • communicate with switchboard or campus office whether the message was delivered or not.

Approved by:

Signature Obtained 
Raymond V. Morgan, Jr., Ph.D. 
President

Date
11/30/2015

Originating Department: Student Recruitment and Relations
Next Review Date: October 2018