The Office of Emergency Management will conduct a full system test of the Emergency Notification Network between 12:15 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13. This brief federally required test will include the activation of the following communication methods:
- SMS text messages to cell phones
- Voice calls to cell phones
- Desktop computer rolling banner
- University of Miami website banners
- Emergency preparedness social media: com/UMiamiENN and twitter.com/UMiamiENN
- IP Telephone Broadcast—Your desktop VoIP phone may receive two alerts as part of this test.
- Gables and Marine Campuses—Screen text and public address via speakerphones
- Medical Campus—Screen text only
- Cable TV (Coral Gables Campus only)
- Digital signage (select Coral Gables Campus buildings)
- Outdoor public address speakers covering the following campus areas include
- Coral Gables Campus—Student Center Complex patio and Lake Osceola
- Coral Gables Campus—Foote University Green and Feldenkreis Plaza
- Marine Campus—Exterior areas
The test messages 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 with any questions regarding the test.
