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Emergency contact, current contact info required for students

Posted on by Amanda Tross

Beginning with the spring 2011 password-change timeframe (Jan. 1-Feb. 9), students will be required to have an emergency contact person on record with K-State and to confirm their contact information three times per year.

“This will ensure that we have the most current contact information for our students, including local and permanent address, phone numbers, and how to get in touch with the student’s emergency contact persons,” said Heather Reed, associate dean and director of the Office of Student Life. “In the event of an emergency, we need to be able to get in touch with the student’s chosen emergency-contact persons as soon as possible.”

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K-State Alerts emergency channels to be tested Oct. 14

Posted on by Amanda Tross

K-State Alerts, the university’s emergency notification system, will be tested approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Emergency notification channels to be tested are text messaging, automated phone calls, e-mail to all K-State accounts, and the new alert beacons installed this summer in Eisenhower Hall and behind the front desks of residence halls on the Manhattan campus.

K-State Alerts is tested twice per year to ensure proper operation during an actual emergency. Following the test, a feedback survey will be e-mailed to anyone signed up for emergency text messages or automated phone calls.

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H1N1 contingency plans for instructors include alternative technology use

Posted on by Rebecca Gould

A quick reference guide with suggestions for alternatives to face-to-face lectures, homework, class discussions and more is available online at www.k-state.edu/infotech/helpdesk/contingencyplan.pdf (PDF) . The document was prepared by iTAC to assist faculty with alternatives should class disruptions occur due to the H1N1 flu virus.

Twitter not just a “what am I doing now” service

Posted on by Eric Dover

Twitter started out as a micro-blogging system that served the basic function of answering the question, “What am I doing now?” Over the last few years, this status-update service has grown in different directions, all of which have been user-driven. Although there are plenty of “I’m at work” updates floating around Twitter, users are expanding the horizons of Twitter into an emergency-update service, information exchange, marketing system, and a more robust status-update system.

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K-State Alerts to be tested November 19

Posted on by Amanda Tross

K-State will test K-State Alerts (formerly known as the Emergency Text Messaging System), starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 19, to ensure the service is functioning properly.  Feedback is needed from all K-Staters who enabled this service, since K-State cannot guarantee that alerts will be received, or how quickly they will be received.  An e-mail will be sent after the test to gather this information.  K-State Alerts users who do not receive the test alert should contact the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@k-state.edu or 785-532-7722.

More information about K-State Alerts is available on the K-State Alerts FAQs.

New emergency notification system, K-State Alerts, to be tested November 19

Posted on by Amanda Tross

K-State Alerts, the system previously known as the Emergency Text Messaging System, will be tested starting at about 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 19, to ensure the service is functioning properly.

Feedback is needed from all K-Staters who enabled this service, since K-State cannot guarantee that alerts will be received, or how quickly they will be received. An e-mail will be sent immediately after the test to gather this information. K-State Alerts users who do not receive the test alert should contact the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@k-state.edu or 785-532-7722.

K-State Alerts includes new features to make the system more accessible and user friendly. All current K-Staters with an active eID are eligible to sign up through ePrfolie at http://eid.k-state.edu.

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Emergency information link on K-State homepage?

Posted on by the editors

When did the “Emergency information” link get put on K-State’s homepage?

The Emergency information link was placed in the left sidebar of the K-State homepage yesterday, Aug. 18.

It points to the university’s guide that has contact information and instructions for handling various types of threats, including fires, tornadoes, hazardous substances, shooters, suspicious packages, medical emergencies, and more.

This first iteration of the information (associated with the link or available from the link) will be updated over time.