News
Jan. 26, 2009
Wake Forest installs outdoor emergency alert system
Wake Forest University has installed a new outdoor alert system that will use a siren and prerecorded messages to warn the Reynolda Campus of emergencies ranging from a tornado to an armed intruder. The university tested it during winter break so that it would be in operation when classes resumed this month.
Nov. 13, 2008
Police charge teenagers with two robberies near Wake Forest
The Winston-Salem Police Department has charged two male teenagers with armed robbery in an Oct. 28 incident in which a female Wake Forest University student was robbed at gunpoint off-campus at Deacon Ridge, a housing complex on University Parkway.
Nov. 13, 2008
Wake Forest charges two students with filing false report to police
Wake Forest University Police charged two Wake Forest students Nov. 12 with filing a false report of an armed robbery. The students reported that they had been robbed early in the morning on Nov. 6 as they jogged on a paved path that leads from Wake Forest’s Reynolda Campus to neighboring Reynolda Village.
Nov. 11, 2008
Police determine two male students were not robbed last week
An investigation by the Wake Forest University Police Department has determined that an armed robbery reported Nov. 6 by two male Wake Forest students did not occur.
Aug. 27, 2008
University makes strides toward better emergency communication
Since last fall semester, Wake Forest University has made significant strides in enhancing how it communicates promptly with students, staff and faculty in the event of an emergency on its Reynolda Campus. In addition, Wake Forest has a new system in place for communicating directly with local police, firefighters and other emergency first responders.
March 3, 2008
University to test emergency alert system
Wake Forest will test a new emergency alert system on Tuesday, March 4, that will send text and voice messages to mobile phones of students, faculty and staff who have registered this academic year to receive such messages.
Oct. 2, 2007
University launches safety Web site
A new Web site has been established to keep the University community informed of safety policies and to provide news updates in case of emergencies.
Oct. 2, 2007
Letter to faculty and staff from Vice President Ken Zick
Faculty and staff are being encouraged, but not required, to submit their mobile phone numbers to the University to facilitate communication in case of an emergency.
Sept. 28, 2007
Mobile phone number registration
Beginning this fall, the University is requiring students to register their mobile phone numbers to help in contacting them during an emergency.
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Aug. 30, 2007
Letter from Vice President Ken Zick
The Crisis Management Team has spent the summer reviewing emergency preparedness measures and has approved several methods to enhance on-campus communication in case of an emergency.
Aug. 30, 2007
New ways to alert community to emergencies
The University will being using new ways to alert Reynolda Campus students, faculty and staff to emergencies and crises including sending text and voice messages to their cell phones and using the campus cable TV system to display messages.
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