Colby Emergency Alert System - Life at Colby - Colby College, Waterville, ME

Emergency Notification Siren

In the winter of 2007-08 Colby installed a siren and public address loudspeaker atop Mayflower Hill. If the siren sounds, seek a secure location and await instructions (see below). Instructions may be broadcast over the public address loudspeaker.

Telephones

Colby subscribes to a telephone messaging service, Connect-Ed (found under “Services” tab), that allows students and employees to receive emergency information and instructions on cell phones or landlines. Students are required to register with the Connect-Ed system.

Follow-Up Information

Connect-Ed – Additional information can be sent to telephones
colby.edu – Colby’s home page will have specific instructions if an alert has sounded.
E-mail – Emergency instructions can be sent to all students and employees as e-mail
Security Officers – Security, law-enforcement officers, and other emergency responders equipped with radios can be dispatched to deliver follow-up information

Contact Campus Security

EMERGENCIES: 207-859-5911

128 Roberts Building
5530 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901
P: 207-859-5530
[email protected]