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Purple Alert
Northwestern State University Emergency Notification System
What is PURPLE ALERT?
PURPLE ALERT is a rapid notification system. At its core, PURPLE ALERT is a multi-part communications process for disseminating alerts to NSU students, faculty and staff. PURPLE ALERTS are distributed through a company called Firstcall. Registration for PURPLE ALERTS will take place directly through a Firstcall supported website.
Instructions to Register for Purple Alert Instructions to Update Your Existing Information with Purple Alert
What is an Emergency? Why should I sign up? About 90 percent of today's college students have cellular phones and carry them wherever they go, as do many faculty and staff. We hope we’ll never have to use this system, but in the event of an emergency, this may be the fastest was to get information to you. No. It is your option to sign-up. All Northwestern State University landline phones are automatically entered into the system, and those landlines will receive voice alerts. University Police and key Administrative personnel have been specially trained to determine the circumstances in which the system is used and then initiate the process. The system is used for emergency situations in which there is an immediate risk to the health & safety of the campus community.
When activated, PURPLE ALERT sends a brief notice about the situation and instructions of what to do. The message is sent via various mechanisms, including cell phone text message, cell phone voice call, landline phone call, and e-mail messages.
Additional information will be made available to you via University’s website, e-mail, phone, and campus radio and television resources, among other means.
No. Strict protocols are in place for use of the PURPLE ALERT system. It will be activated ONLY in the instance of an Emergency in which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the campus community. It will also be tested occasionally. If you’re not sure, check with your cellular provider. Standard SMS text messaging protocol will be used to send messages to your phone. Your cellular phone plan will need to accept text message to work properly. Changing your information after you Register: You can change your information at any time, including deleting yourself from the database. You will have to complete all information including your name in order to be deleted from the database.
How do I delete my information from the Purple Alert System? You can go into the Purple Alert website and go to "Update Existing Contact Information" and delete all your phone numbers and information. This is the quickest route, as you are deleted immediately.
Or you can send an e-mail to purple-alert@nsula.edu and request that you be removed from the database. If you choose the e-mail route, please include your full name, "nsula" e-mail address and any phone numbers that were associated with your purple alert account. Also please include in your request why you would like to be removed, such as graduated, or not employed at NSU.
If you leave NSU for any reason, and you would no longer like to receive alert notifications, please remove yourself from the Purple Alert by using the instructions above. Otherwise you will continue to receive alert notifications.
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Emergency Management Plan Policy Manual |
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Appendix III Subject: QUICK-REFERENCE MATERIALS Purple Alert page App-3-a |
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Purple Alert
Northwestern State University Emergency Notification System
Instructions to register for Purple Alert 1. Go to https://alertregistration.com/nwsu/ ‐‐ click on Register Contact Information ‐‐ 2.Click on “Register Contact Information”. The registration form will be the next screen. 3. University Email Address: Enter your email address and choose the ending—either “student.nsula.edu” or ”nsula.edu”—depending on your personal e‐mail address. 5. Alternate Email Address: Enter an alternate e‐mail address. This can be your personal e‐mail address or any e‐mail address that you frequently check. 6. Name: Enter your first and last name. 7. Cellular Telephone Number: Enter your current cellular telephone number. Please include area code and phone number. 8. Local Telephone Number: Please enter your residence hall, apartment or local residence phone number. Please include area code and telephone number. 9. Number to a device capable of receiving text messages: Please enter the number to a device what you can receive text messages. This may be your cell phone or any text‐message device. Please include area code and phone number. 10. Add Secondary Contacts: Is there an additional person that you would like to receive the Purple Alert? Please click the “Add Secondary Contacts” (located just above the University Email Address field on the registration page) and enter that information in the blanks. You will have to enter your personal e‐mail address for the secondary contact. 11. Submit My Contact Information: Once you have entered your information and any secondary contact information, click the “Submit My Contact Information” button.
After you click the Submit My Contact Information Button Information, the next screen will say “Your information has been registered into the Firstcall Network Emergency Notification System.”
You are now registered.
Within a few minutes, you will receive an e‐mail from alerts@firstcall.net that will confirm youhave registered and will give you a temporary password to access your information incase you have the need to make changes.
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