Middle Tennessee State University said it will test its campus emergency alert system twice Thursday, Oct. 29, in Murfreesboro, with the first test at 1:15 p.m. Central and the second at 1:30 p.m.
The university said the tests will send brief messages to more than 25,000 registered users through email, text messages, automated phone calls and social media, and display alerts on mtsu.edu, campus digital signage and university desktop computers.
MTSU said its primary social media channels will include the X accounts @MTSUNews, @MTSU and @mtsualert, as well as its Facebook page. The university said no action is required during the tests.
Current MTSU students, faculty and staff can verify or update Rave notification preferences by logging in with their university usernames and passwords at getrave.com/login/mtsu, according to the announcement.
MTSU said it conducts the RAVE Critical Notification System tests each semester with the University Police Department to identify potential problems. The university reported that previous tests had a near-100% message success rate and that campus building digital signs displayed test alerts within 30 seconds of transmission.
Information about the alert system and emergency preparedness plan is available at mtsu.edu/alert4u, the university said.