UGAAlert

• Will only be used when there is a severe threat to public safety and health of the entire campus that has not been contained or controlled and when immediate action is required on the part of the recipient group(s), (e.g. chemical spills impacting public health, tornado warnings, active shooters, etc.)
• Will not be used for non-emergency notifications such as lane closures, crime updates, inclement weather closings, localized building emergencies, situations that have been contained, situations where a threat does not exist, rumor control, situations where notification is merely a convenience or other situations when ArchNews is the most appropriate communication method
• Will not replace ArchNews for non-urgent messages
• Will be tested twice a year—during the February severe weather drill and again near the beginning of the fall semester
• Additional information about emergency situations when UGAAlert is activated will be posted on the UGA Emergency Website at www.emergency.uga.edu.

UGAAlertactivation - Athens Campus

• Can be authorized (and initiated) by the following individuals
• UGA President and any Vice President
• Chief, University of Georgia Police Department (UGAPD) or the Acting Chief of Police when the UGA Police Chief is not available
• Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) or the Acting Director when the OEP Director is not available
• Can be initiated with AT&T Rave (UGAAlert vendor) by the following individuals following authorization by one of the individuals abov
• UGA PD Dispatchers
• Does not require approval when the National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning

UGAAlert Activation – Griffin Campus

• Appropriate UGA Griffin Campus Initiators will be authorized and responsible for activating emergency messages via UGAAlert in accordance with UGAAlert use and activation policies
• Tornado warnings for the Griffin campus will be automatically issued 24/7 by the UGAAlert system based on the FIPS county code for Spalding County
• UGA Griffin Campus Initiators will receive training each year on activating and using the UGAAlert system from UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness personnel
• UGA Griffin Campus Initiators will be responsible for activating the UGAAlert system, in coordination with the Office of Emergency Preparedness, during two annual tests of the alert system

UGAAlertActivation – Gwinnett Campus

• Appropriate UGA Gwinnett Campus Initiators will be authorized and responsible for activating emergency messages via UGAAlert in accordance with UGAAlert use and activation policies
• Tornado warnings for the Gwinnett campus will be automatically issued 24/7 by the UGAAlert system based on the National Weather Service alerts for Gwinnett County using a specific polygon warning for a tornado warning that is located around the campus
• UGA Gwinnett Campus Initiators will receive training each year on activating and using the UGAAlert system from UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness personnel
• UGA Gwinnett Campus Initiators will be responsible for activating the UGAAlert system, in coordination with the UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness, during two annual tests of the alert system

UGAAlertActivation – Tifton Campus

• Appropriate UGA Tifton Campus Initiators will be authorized and responsible for activating emergency messages via UGAAlert in accordance with UGAAlert use and activation policies
• Tornado warnings for the Tifton campus will be automatically issued 24/7 by the UGAAlert system based on the FIPS county code for Tift County
• UGA Tifton Campus Initiators will receive training each year on activating and using the UGAAlert system from UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness personnel
• UGA Tifton Campus Initiators will be responsible for activating the UGAAlert system, in coordination with the Office of Emergency Preparedness, during two annual tests of the alert system

UGAAlertActivation – Skidaway Island (SKIO and MAREX)

• Appropriate UGA Skidaway Island Initiators will be authorized and responsible for activating emergency messages via UGAAlert in accordance with UGAAlert use and activation policies (Includes UGA personnel from both SKIO and Marex)
• Tornado warnings for the Skidaway Island campus will be automatically issued 24/7 by the UGAAlert system based on the FIPS county code for Chatham County
• UGA Skidaway Island Initiators will receive training each year on activating and using the UGAAlert system from UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness personnel
• UGA Skidaway Island Initiators will be responsible for activating the UGAAlert system, in coordination with the Office of Emergency Preparedness, during two annual tests of the alert system

Responsible University Senior Administrator: Vice President for Finance and Administration

Responsible University Administrator: Senior Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration

Policy Owner: Office of Emergency Preparedness

Policy Contact: Steven Harris, Director

Phone: 706-542-5845