Emergency Alert Service Now Offered to Parents

Last semester the College implemented e2Campus, a service that enables students, faculty, and staff to receive text alerts on their cell phones and by email in the event of an emergency on campus. This service has now been extended to parents. It permits Lafayette administrators to send a brief alert via text message and email to all who have signed up for the service.

• Parents, students, faculty and staff must sign up for the service to receive alerts.
• Use of the system is reserved for crisis situations that involve imminent danger or events that impact a significant portion of the campus population.
• When the system is used, an alert will be sent simultaneously to everyone who has signed up.
• Cell phone numbers gathered through this process will be used for emergency-notification purposes and will remain securely stored.

Students have been urged to sign up for Lafayette e2Campus Emergency Alert Service ASAP. Once they have done so, they have the option of adding a second cell phone number and/or email address to the alert system, which can be that of a parent. Parent may now register themselves, without relying upon their student to add a second number. As of this writing, about 35 percent of students have signed up. Please check with your student to see if they have signed up for e2Campus. If you would like to sign up, check first to see if your student has already added your cell phone number or email address.

If you have not provided your email address or cell phone number to the College, please send it to Donna Krivoski. That will enable the College to send you other information.

The sign-up form, plus information and frequently asked questions, is accessed through the Office of Public Safety web site. Crime prevention and safety tips can also be found on the Public Safety web site.

Hugh W. Harris
Director of Public Safety
(610) 330-5330
harrish@lafayette.edu