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What is CSUB Alert?

April 26, 2017Alert CSUB

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What is CSUB Alert?

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CSUB Alert consists of two mass communication systems to be used during an emergency. The first system allows the university to simultaneously send voice, text and e-mail alerts. The university has contracted with Blackboard Connect and their mass notification system can push out thousands of messages within minutes to help ensure the safety of everyone at CSUB during an emergency. The second system, an external public address system contracted with Visiplex, will allow the university to broadcast specific guidance information campus-wide in the case of an emergency. Implementation of this system will begin during the 2008-09 school year. CSUB Alert will only be used for emergency communication purposes or periodic testing of the system, and will never be used for routine communications. These mass communication systems are part of an overall university emergency response plan. In the event of an actual emergency, the university will provide important information to the campus communit