WVSOM Emergency Messaging System (WVSOM Alert) is a resource for faculty, staff and students to receive text message alerts from WVSOM about potential, developing, or existing emergencies.
The WVSOM Alert system allows the school to quickly communicate health and safety-related information through a combination of various communication methods.
In the event that information needs to be communicated to students and staff immediately, WVSOM will use several information delivery methods to make sure the pertinent information reaches you.
WVSOM Alert will be used solely for the purpose of alerting the WVSOM community in an emergency. These emergency notices will be delivered via phone calls, text messages to mobile devices, and e-mail.
All students, faculty and staff can manage their own contact information and choose the contact methods that they prefer.
Please note that emergency notifications will be limited to those related to health and safety concerns for WVSOM students, faculty and staff; or disruption of school functions due to severe weather, crime, or other concerns. These notices are also limited to situations or events within the boundaries of the WVSOM main campus in Lewisburg.
If an emergency occurs, the emergency management operations team, in consultation with the senior administration will determine the need for a WVSOM Alert message.
WVSOM Alert is one of several elements of the WVSOM Emergency Notification System. The WVSOM Alert system allows WVSOM to quickly communicate health and safety-related information through a combination of various communication methods. In the event that information needs to be communicated to students and staff immediately, WVSOM will use several information delivery methods to make sure the pertinent information reaches you.
WVSOM Alert will be used solely for the purpose of alerting the WVSOM community in an emergency. These emergency notices can be delivered via phone calls, text messages to mobile devices, and e-mail. All students, faculty and staff can manage their own contact information and choose the contact method(s) that they prefer.
Please note that emergency notifications will be limited to those concerning health and safety concerns for WVSOM students, faculty or staff; or disruption of normal school functions due to severe weather, crime or other concerns. These notices are also limited to situations or events within the boundaries of the main WVSOM campus in Lewisburg, WV.
The Emergency Notification System will communicate and dispense important information for:
WVSOM has contracted with e2Campus Omnilert, LLC emergency notification system. E2Campus is a fully web-based emergency notification network that allows users to self-administer and manage time – sensitive communications to students, faculty, staff, campus security, first responders, and others. These notifications will be broadcast by text messaging, voice mail, and e-mail.
Omnilert, LLC is the provider of the WVSOM mass notification system.
You will receive WVSOM Alert messages using the following possible contact methods:
Students, faculty and staff can sign up by clicking HERE.
No. This service uses industry standard SMS text messaging to send messages to your phone. Your mobile phone plan will need to be able to accept text messages to work properly.
At the present time, only current WVSOM students, faculty, staff and affiliates may participate in the WVSOM Alert Emergency Notification system. However, notification for third parties is something the WVSOM Emergency Management Policy Team is looking into for the future.
In an actual emergency, you will receive information regarding the situation with instructions on what to do. Here are a few sample messages you may receive:
The message sender will appear as follows:
From: WVSOM e2Campus
Though receipt confirmation is not required, it is preferable for you to do so if at all possible if you are asked to do so. When you confirm that you have received the message, you free up system resources to contact other members of the WVOSM community who may not have gotten the message yet. In an emergency this will save valuable time – and, possibly, lives.
Yes. WVSOM will test the WVSOM Alert System at least once per semester. The campus community will be notified in advance when a test of the system is scheduled to take place.
Faculty and staff information will be deleted upon separation from WVSOM, unless an affiliate status is established by the President. Student information is deleted thirty days following that last day of enrollment.