How does Hawk Alert work?
Hawk Alert allows UI administrators to send recorded emergency messages (“Hawk Alerts”) to UI students, faculty, and staff by mobile phone, landline phone, and e-mail within minutes. When a threat to the campus community is identified, Hawk Alert uses contact information from the University’s Enterprise Directory (updated via ISIS or Employee Self Service) to send tens of thousands of messages directly to students, faculty, and staff.The entire campus community can be notified in about 15 minutes. Members of the campus community are notified by whatever contact information they’ve provided in ISIS or Employee Self Service. For example, a staff member might be notified simultaneously by e-mail, office phone, and mobile phone. Hawk Alert is built upon the Connect-ED System, developed specifically for schools, colleges, and universities by Blackboard Connect.
