{"id":545,"date":"2008-03-18T07:40:59","date_gmt":"2008-03-18T12:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/Administration\/UniversityRelations\/news\/2008\/03\/18\/sign-up-for-utc-alert-text-messaging-system\/"},"modified":"2008-03-18T07:40:59","modified_gmt":"2008-03-18T12:40:59","slug":"sign-up-for-utc-alert-text-messaging-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2008\/03\/sign-up-for-utc-alert-text-messaging-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign up for UTC ALERT text messaging system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UTC has implemented a new text messaging system to notify <strong>students, faculty,<\/strong> and <strong>staff<\/strong> in the event of a campus emergency. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/TakingPrecautions\/\" title=\"UTC Alert\">UTC ALERT<\/a> can be set up to send both a text message and email message to designated devices. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/TakingPrecautions\/\" title=\"UTC Alert\">UTC ALERT<\/a> messages will contain immediate instructions in the event of an emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Enrollment in the system is free and easy to complete.\u00a0 Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/TakingPrecautions\/\" title=\"UTC Alert\">UTC ALERT<\/a> and sign up now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to do everything we can to prepare the campus to address any type of emergency.\u00a0 Almost all students, faculty, and staff carry cell phones, so this text messaging system is an additional communication resource that we hope will deliver information quickly,\u201d said Chuck Cantrell, assistant vice chancellor.<\/p>\n<p>A test of the system is scheduled for April 2.\u00a0 All students, faculty, and staff members who have enrolled in the system by that time should receive a test text message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTC has implemented a new text messaging system to notify students, faculty, and staff in the event of a campus emergency. 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