All UVM Students:

The Campus Emergency Operations Team will be conducting a _test_ of 
*/UVM's CatAlert Notification System/* on *Thursday afternoon (9/29/16) 
between classes.*  Every student will automatically receive an e-mail 
message. Those who have previously signed up may also receive cell phone 
voice and/or text alerts at this time, depending upon the emergency 
notification options you chose.

For more information about the */CatAlert System/*, including how to 
register the first time, or how to update the information you provided 
previously, please click on: 
http://www.uvm.edu/emergency/catalert_campus_alerting_system.

In the interest of campus health and safety, the University of Vermont 
maintains this robust emergency alerting system called */CatAlert. /*It 
is used*//*to notify the campus community that a significant emergency 
or dangerous situation involving an immediate or continuous threat to 
the health or safety of students and/or employees is occurring on the 
campus. Since such events may also originate beyond the borders of the 
campus, UVM Police, Burlington and South Burlington Police collaborate 
and share information on a daily basis.

Notifications of emergency conditions, including a description of any 
required actions (such as evacuate to a safe location), will be sent 
without delay to campus audiences that might be impacted, once UVM 
Police personnel or other officials have validated the situation, unless 
such notifications would compromise efforts to assist victims or to 
contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate an emergency or situation.

We are required, by federal law, to conduct this test even if a CatAlert 
has already been issued within the same academic year. If you have 
questions about this information, please email the Division of Student 
Affairs at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

Thank you for helping to keep our campus community safe.

Annie Stevens

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Annie Stevens, Ph.D.
Vice Provost
Division of Student Affairs
University of Vermont
(802) 656-3380