Emergencies are very rare. However, when they occur, timeliness of communication and response is critical. The University of Lynchburg has instituted emergency procedures to effectively communicate the status of an emergency to the University community and keep everyone as safe as possible.
Please review the emergency information so that you are aware of these procedures.
Emergency Notification
Should a situation arise on or off campus that, in the judgment of the Office of Campus Safety and Security, the Office of the Dean of Students, and/or the Dean on Call constitutes a serious or continuing threat to students and employees, a timely warning is issued without delay.
Most often, the warning is issued to all students and employees via email as a written “security alert.”
If the safety of people outdoors is urgently threatened, the outdoor campus early alert system is used to make audible announcements. (Exception: Initiation of the notification system may be delayed if, in the professional judgment of responsible authorities, a timely warning will compromise efforts to assist a victim or to contain, respond to, or other mitigate the emergency.)