Student Handbook - Tougaloo College
Student Handbook - Tougaloo College
Student Handbook - Tougaloo College
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Fire Drills<br />
The Department of Public Safety will conduct two fire drills (evacuation) for each building on<br />
the campus of <strong>Tougaloo</strong> <strong>College</strong> during the academic year. The college will require complete<br />
evacuation of the buildings during a fire drill or fire alarm. Individuals who ignore fire drills or<br />
fire alarms and required evacuation may face disciplinary actions.<br />
Since false alarms may lower the evacuation response from students, faculty and staff, the<br />
college will analyze the cause or causes of false alarms and work to reduce their occurrences. By<br />
reducing the number of false alarms, we hope to maintain students, faculty and staff diligence in<br />
responding.<br />
Campus Safety Program<br />
As a part of student orientation, a comprehensive program on campus safety and campus<br />
violence is conducted by Public Safety. Crime prevention presentations are routinely scheduled<br />
for campus residents once per month in the residence halls, as well as, with faculty and staff<br />
groups. Topics generally covered involve basic safety and security tips to prevent crime against<br />
persons and property. Also, various workshops are conducted by local agencies in and out of the<br />
residence halls. All programs are presented and designed for questions and answers. Public<br />
announcements are made by using flyers and a Calendar of Events which are distributed to the<br />
campus community.<br />
Emergency Notification<br />
<strong>Tougaloo</strong> <strong>College</strong> has implemented two mass notification systems on campus. One of the<br />
systems is a new, state-of-the-art rapid alert and notification system called SchoolCast, which<br />
will allow administrators to make one call to simultaneously contact faculty, staff and students<br />
by cell or landline phone, text message, and email in case of an emergency. With SchoolCast,<br />
our college is able to reach literally hundreds or thousands of parents, faculty members, and<br />
other emergency contacts within moments. <strong>Tougaloo</strong> <strong>College</strong>’s SchoolCast online webpage can<br />
be accessed by going to www.myschoolcast.com.<br />
The other mass notification system and emergency alert system we will be using is called<br />
Visiplex. It uses an advanced high-power RF communication technology that operates on<br />
dedicated FCC approved RF bands, to provide audible alerts to any sized facility. The system<br />
uses wireless Public Address (PA) speakers to instantly send live or pre-recorded voice messages<br />
in order to alert, warn and inform people of critical information as well as instruct them on what<br />
to do during various emergency or disaster situations. These devices are used to reduce<br />
confusion, injuries and\or mass casualties in the event of an emergency situation. The PA<br />
speakers are located in prominent areas throughout the campus.<br />
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