Public Safety

Georgia College & State University will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Wednesday, July 5, 2023. This test is scheduled to occur the first Wednesday of every month between 10 a.m. and noon and last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message would...

Georgia College & State University will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Wednesday, June 7, 2023. This test is scheduled to occur the first Wednesday of every month between 10 a.m. and noon and last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message would...

Law enforcement officers and agencies are frequently requested by schools, businesses, and community members for direction and presentations on what they should do if confronted with an active shooter event. The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) course, designed and built on the Avoid, Deny Defend (ADD) strategy, provides strategies, guidance and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event. Topics include the history and prevalence of active shooter events,...

Georgia College will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Wednesday, April 5, 2023. This test is scheduled to occur the first Wednesday of every month between 10 a.m. and noon and last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message would advise of a tornado...

Georgia College & State University will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Thursday, March 30, 2023. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message would advise of a tornado warning, and the tone would cycle through. This would be repeated every five minutes until the warning...

Georgia College will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Tuesday, March 7, 2023. This test is scheduled for once a month, every month between 10 a.m. and noon and last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message would advise of a tornado warning, and...

Georgia College will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Wednesday, March 1, 2023. This test is scheduled to occur the first Wednesday of every month between 10 a.m. and noon and last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message would advise of a tornado...

Georgia College will test the Outdoor Emergency Notification System (siren system) Wednesday, February 1, 2023. This test is scheduled to occur the first Wednesday of every month between 10 a.m. and noon and last approximately one minute. No action is required during the testing, and all campus operations should continue as normal. A message stating that this is a test will precede and follow the "alert" tone. In the case of an actual tornado warning, the message would advise of a...

If you have students that need to gain access to facilities after hours for the Spring 2023 semester, please forward a list of names along with the building and/or room number(s) to publicsafety@gcsu.edu so that we can update our access log. NOTE: Access will not be granted to facilities after hours without prior approval. If you have any questions, please contact Public Safety. Thank you!