Regional leaders have announced a voluntary text message-alert system to warn residents of emergencies, similar to one already established by Temple.

“When a tragedy like this happens, it doesn’t just happen to a campus, it happens to higher education,” said Theresa Powell, vice president of Student Affairs.
After the Valentine’s Day shooting at Northern Illinois University, a call went out across the country asking for counselors. Powell said Temple was delighted to help.
“During a time like this [...]

After more than two years of planning and an “insane” amount of training, the students finally got what they wanted — bicycles packed with oxygen tanks and automated external defibrillators.
The Temple Emergency Medical Services organization is now riding alongside Campus Police to assess and treat student injuries.
The 10-member student EMS force began patrolling on Jan. [...]

On Valentine’s Day, students at Northern Illinois University witnessed yet another college shooting. According to the New York Times, a lockdown and notification system was put into effect immediately, similar to the TU-Alert system that university officials recently tested.
“I don’t know very much about their system,” said Temple communications director Ray Betzner, whose son was [...]

Reality struck again Thursday evening.
And it struck hard.
With all of the fancy bells and whistles Temple has added to campus in recent year, it’s almost too easy for students to forget that this is still North Philadelphia.
But Thursday night’s assault was a devastating reminder of what can happen if you fall into a complacent mind [...]

The new emergency contact system has now been installed throughout the entire university.
The system is called the MiR3 and it is a two-way notification system that will alert students and faculty in the situation of any campus-wide threat.
This alert will be disseminated through the university by e-mails, voice mails and text messages.
Although Temple’s Main Campus [...]