MTSU will briefly test its campus emergency alert system Wednesday, Feb. 24, with a short message for the university’s 25,300-plus registered users via email, text and automated phone calls.
The test of MTSU’s Critical Notification System, conducted each semester by the University Police Department, is set for 1:15 p.m. Central Wednesday.
The university’s website, www.mtsu.edu, its MTSUNews.com official news site, and all digital signage around the Murfreesboro campus will display the test message as they would during a real emergency.
MTSU’s primary social media channels, including its Twitter accounts, @MTSUNews and @MTSU, and Facebook page, also will share the test alert.
MTSU most recently used its Critical Notification System, provided by Rave Mobile Safety’s “Rave Alert,” Feb. 15-19 to update students, faculty and staff on the university’s weather-related closings.
All current MTSU students, faculty and staff can verify and update their Rave notification preferences by logging in with their usernames and passwords at www.getrave.com/login/mtsu.
Details on MTSU’s Critical Notification System and emergency preparedness plan can be found at www.mtsu.edu/alert4u. Information about “Rave Alert” and links also are available anytime on the university’s weather information page, http://mtsunews.com/weather.
MTSU tests and evaluates its Critical Notification System once each semester to pinpoint potential problems. Previous tests continue to show a near-100 percent message success rate, and digital signage in campus buildings displayed the test alerts within 30 seconds of transmission.
— Gina E. Fann (gina.fann@mtsu.edu)
![A group of MTSU students celebrates a snow-day break from classes Feb. 18 with an impromptu sledding party behind Greek Row on Rutherford Boulevard. Students, faculty and staff learned about the university's weather-related closures Feb. 15-19 via MTSU's Critical Notification System, which will be tested with brief email, phone and text alerts to all 25,300-plus registered users Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 1:15 p.m. during the spring 2021 test of the system, operated by Rave Mobile Safety. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)](https://mtsunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/spring21-Rave-test-promo.jpg)
A group of MTSU students celebrates a snow-day break from classes Feb. 18 with an impromptu sledding party behind Greek Row on Rutherford Boulevard. Students, faculty and staff learned about the university’s weather-related closures Feb. 15-19 via MTSU’s Critical Notification System, which will be tested with brief email, phone and text alerts to all 25,300-plus registered users Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 1:15 p.m. during the spring 2021 test of the system, operated by Rave Mobile Safety. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)
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