The Office of Emergency Management will conduct a full system test of the Emergency Notification Network between 12:05 and 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2. This brief federally required test will include the activation of the following communication methods:
SMS text messages to cell phones
Voice calls to cell phones
Email
Desktop computer rolling banner
University of Miami website banners
Emergency preparedness social media: facebook.com/UMiamiENN and x.com/UMiamiENN
IP Telephone Broadcast—your VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone may receive two alerts as part of this test:
Gables and Marine campuses—screen text and public address via speakerphones
Medical Campus—screen text only
Digital signage—in select Coral Gables Campus buildings
Outdoor public address speakers covering the following campus areas:
Coral Gables Campus—Intramural Fields, Foote University Green and Feldenkries Plaza
Marine Campus—exterior areas
Medical Campus—exterior areas
The test messages last approximately five minutes and will all clearly state, “This is a test of the University of Miami Emergency Notification Network. This is only a test. No further action is required.”
Please contact the Office of Emergency Management at oem@miami.edu with any questions regarding the test.