We perform these tests at least twice every school year to ensure that the systems essential for your safety are working properly, and that both the staff responsible for sending emergency messages and the members of the campus community are acquainted with their operation. Feel free to call the Department of Public Safety at 718-817-2222 if you have any questions or concerns.

You should have received this message above via text on your mobile phone and at your Fordham email address. If this is not the case, please ensure that you have listed the correct number as your emergency contact at http://my.fordham.edu.

Please note that currently enrolled students, faculty, and employees of the University may not opt out of these notifications, as the system is a critical channel for communications in an emergency. This policy is designed for your safety, and the safety of the Fordham community.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Public Safety’s neighborhood shuttle service and shuttle service to local subway stations in the Rose Hill community will resume at 10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24. Ram Van service will resume at 6:15 a.m. from Rose Hill and 7:15 a.m. from Lincoln Center on Monday, Jan. 25.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority has announced that subway, bus, and Metro North service will be at or near normal service levels on Monday, Jan. 25, but that Long Island Railroad service will likely not resume in time for the morning commute. With that in mind, Fordham students, faculty, and staff who normally rely on the Long Island Railroad may park at the Rose Hill campus at no charge, if they elect to drive.

The New York City Department of Transportation predicts roads in the city will be substantially cleared by the morning commute. Alternate side of the street parking will be suspended all week in New York City.

As always, members of the University community should take local conditions into account when traveling to or from campus. Faculty, students and staff should call any of the following numbers for the latest campus weather-related information:

(718) 817-5555
(212) 636-7777
(800) 280-7669 [(800) 280-SNOW]
(877) 375-4357 [(877) 375-HELP]

In an emergency, please call Fordham Public Safety at (718) 817-2222.

This message will be updated if there are any changes to the University’s schedule.

The emergency phone number for the Rose Hill and Westchester campuses is (718) 817-2222. The emergency number for the Lincoln Center campus was not changed, and it is (212) 636-6076.

]]> 39957 https://now.fordham.edu/campus-life/campus-emergency-notification-tests-thursday-january-14-2016/ Wed, 13 Jan 2016 23:11:52 +0000 http://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=39742 On Thursday, January 14, the University will be testing all of its emergency notification systems at all Fordham campuses, including text, email, voice messaging, the University website, electronic campus bulletin boards, campus public address systems, and a WFUV announcement. The tests will be conducted during working hours, and will include visual and auditory notifications: we ask that you not be alarmed, but do take notice of how emergency messages are delivered, so that you’ll recognize an alert in the case of a real emergency.

We perform these tests at least twice every school year to ensure that the systems essential for your safety are working properly, and that both operators and the campus community are acquainted with their operation. Feel free to call the Department of Public Safety at (718) 817-2222 if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation.

Members of the University community are strongly encouraged to become familiar with the Active Shooter Guidelines, which include a short menu of possible responses to a shooting, and a video tutorial.

The better informed we are as a community, the safer we all will be.