Cooper Notification, a platform of Cooper Industries Ltd., has launched its Roam Secure Alert Network™ (RSAN™) for emergency notification at 17 additional campuses in the Virginia Community Colleges System (VCCS). Northern Virginia Community College was the first to launch the system in August 2007.
Through RSAN, campus safety officials on each college campus can now send targeted alerts via E-mail, text and voice messaging, and other delivery channels to students, faculty and staff. Parents, alumni and friends of the university can also sign up for RSAN at no charge.
“Given VCCS’ commitment to the safety and security of our students and staff, we chose RSAN, a reliable emergency notification system that will reach our students anytime, anywhere,” says VCCS Chancellor Glenn DuBois.
The Web-based system supports over 18,000 messages per minute and automatically delivers real-time information and alerts to E-mail, pagers, cell phones, BlackBerry, desktops, voice calls, and indoor and outdoor speakers. Alerts can be generated from a single Web interface or using a mobile device.
“Alerts can be sent to each individual campus using their individual RSAN systems, and information can be shared automatically with all the participating colleges within the VCCS via the Roam Secure Information Exchange (RSIX),” says Rick Tiene, vice president of Homeland Security Solutions, Cooper Notification.
The VCCS includes 23 colleges on 40 campuses located throughout the state. This year, the VCCS has an enrollment of more than 240,000 students.
