TJC Unveils Multi-Modal Alert System
Posted/updated on: January 8, 2012 at 5:49 pm
TYLER — Tyler Junior College has launched a text-alert system that promises to send word to thousands of students, faculty and staff when emergencies, delays or cancellations arise. The TJC Alert Notification System will be used when weather or security issues warrant immediate notification of TJC students and employees.
The service is available to all faculty, staff and students of TJC. It offers the opportunity for TJC to send notification to subscribers via cellphone text, e-mail and voice-mail.
Though the service was first announced to faculty and staff during the fall semester as “opt in,” new State legislation requires that employees and students be included in such a system beginning with the Spring 2012 semester. TJC is working to make certain all faculty, staff and students are enrolled with at least one mode of emergency notification. “The service is the result of a contract with e2Campus,” said Larry Mendez, TJC chief information officer.
You can go to http://www.tjc.edu/it/training/e2campus/tjcanfaqsfinal.pdf for more information about creating or modifying an account.
