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While we understand that you may be concerned when emergency situations occur on campus and feel the need to contact the university over the phone in the event of an emergency, please be assured that the most up-to-the-minute, releasable emergency information is located on this website.
Standard Response Protocol Actions
Hold! In your room or area. Clear the halls.
When something is going on in the hallway, HOLD in your room or area until it’s resolved.
Students: Clear the hallways and remain in your area or room until the “All Clear” is announced. Do business as usual.
Faculty and staff: Close and lock the door. Account for students, visitors and others. Do business as usual.
SECURE! Get inside. Lock outside doors.
When a threat is outside of the building, it’s used to safeguard the occupants of a building.
Students: Return to the inside of the building. Do business as usual.
Faculty and staff: Bring everyone indoors. Lock outside doors. Increase situational awareness. Account for students, visitors and others. Do business as usual.
LOCKDOWN! Locks, Lights, Out of Sight
When a threat is inside of the building, LOCKDOWN is used to secure individual rooms and keep occupants quiet and in place.
Students: Move away from sight. Maintain silence. Do not open the door. Prepare to evade or defend.
Faculty and staff: Recover people from the hallway if possible. Close and lock the door. Turn out the lights. Move away from sight. Maintain silence. Do not open the door. Prepare to evade or defend.
EVACUATE!
Used to move people from one location to a different location in or out of the building.
Students: Leave stuff behind if required to. If possible, bring your phone. Follow instructions.
Faculty and staff: Lead evacuation to specified location. Account for students, visitors and others. Notify if missing, extra or injured people.
SHELTER!
Followed by hazard and safety strategy. Used for group and self protection.
Students: Use the appropriate safety strategy for the hazard.
Faculty and staff: Lead the safety strategy. Account for students, visitors and others. Notify if missing, extra or injured people.
Emergency Alert System
Shenandoah University uses Omnilert’s unified emergency notification system to keep the community up to date with safety information.