News > October 4, 2007

By Lizzie Rosen | News editor

The university debuted a new Campus Safety and Security Web site Sept 28.

The site was launched as part of the university’s response to the Virginia Tech incident, which prompted the university’s Crisis Management Team to review the university’s emergency communication outlets.

According to the press release the site will inform the university community of policies and guidelines related to safety and security, provide information about the university preparation for potential emergencies, and alert the community to emergencies.

It will also serve as a primary agent for disseminating updates on university responses to emergencies.

The page can be accessed at wfu.edu/emergency.

Links to the site are also available on the university’s Window on Wake Forest and Parents’ Web pages.

The site is also assisting the university in collecting mobile phone numbers from students, staff and faculty in another effort to create better communication methods in the new security plan. The university now requires all students to provide numbers, but only requests the numbers from staff and faculty.

All mobile phone numbers from faculty, staff and graduate and professional students should be collected by Oct. 12 according to the university plan.

As the year passes, the university will continue to announce new communication methods in case of a crisis.