The Office of Emergency Management will conduct a full system test of the Emergency Notification Network between 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15. This brief federally required test will include the activation of the following communication methods.
- SMS text messages to cellphones
- Voice calls to cellphones
- Emergency Information Hotline (1-800-227-0354)
- University of Miami website banners
- Emergency preparedness website: www.prepare.miami.edu
- Emergency preparedness social media: com/UMiamiENN and twitter.com/UMiamiENN
- IP Telephone Broadcast
- Gables and Marine Campuses—screen text and public address via speakerphones
- Medical Campus—screen text only
- Campus cable TV (Coral Gables and Medical Campuses only)
- Digital signage (select Coral Gables Campus buildings)
- Outdoor public address speakers covering the following campus areas:
- Coral Gables Campus—Student Center Complex patio and Lake Osceola
- Coral Gables Campus—Foote University Green and Feldenkries Plaza
- Marine Campus—exterior areas
The test messages will last approximately one minute and will all clearly state, “This is a test of the University of Miami Emergency Notification Network. This is only a test. No further action is required.”
Please contact the Office of Emergency Management at oem@miami.edu if you need additional information or have any questions regarding the test.
