To ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff, Polk State College (Polk State), a multi-campus college of over 20,000 students in Florida, is implementing a mass notification system to provide important alert notifications as they happen and allow those on campus to easily report suspicious and dangerous activity or call for help.
After downloading the emergency notification app from Everbridge to their smart phones, all active students and employees receive alerts automatically. Notifications are sent in the event of inclement weather, natural disasters or other unforeseen and immediate conditions that may affect the health and safety of students or employees. Alerts will also be sent if emergencies or dangerous situations occur on campus that involve an immediate threat to students’ or employees’ health or safety.