14 DAY TRIAL // Most Universities in the US are seeking an immediate solution to emergency campus alerts as a result of the Virginia Tech University tragedy. Fortunately, Mobile Campus has announced the availability of such a service, capable of immediately alerting students, university employees as well as others, by sending text messages on cell phones.
The service is free and has already been deployed on eleven major campuses such as the University of Texas, University of Florida and Kent State University. The way the service works is very easy to understand. Administrators and other qualified and approved groups on campus are able to send group SMS messages to the cell phones of students and university staff.
The system is provided at no cost to universities and can be rapidly deployed. Since most people own and carry a mobile phone along, making use of cell phones is by far the best solution. In fact, a recently conducted study reveals that out of the nearly 17 million college students at over 4,200 schools in the US, 94 percent of them carry mobile phones.
This is why the SMS notification service represents, according to Mobile Campus, 'the single, best answer to emergency communications and alerts for students'. And while a mobile phone can be used for so many things, including music listening, calling, texting, browsing the web, why not use it for your own safety?
"Along with all Americans and people around the world, we are deeply saddened and concerned about the terrible incident that occurred at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University this week," said George Tingo, President and CEO of Mobile Campus. "We know university administrators nationwide are seeking solutions, including answers to how they can more effectively communicate with students and college communities in times of emergency. Mobile Campus offers an important and critical solution to this dilemma."