- MoBull Messenger is part of the USF Emergency Notifications System that allows you to receive emergency updates via text message. All official USF emergency notifications will be sent out through MoBull. Faculty, staff and students are urged to sign up.
Emergency Notification System (ENS)
- The University of South Florida System maintains a comprehensive Emergency Notification System (ENS) for the purpose of issuing immediate notification to keep the USF community informed and safe during an emergency situation. There are many components of the system that provide redundant layers of notification to ensure the widest possible distribution of the message, and these system components are regularly tested to ensure proper functionality.
Components of the Emergency Notification System may vary by campus and include:
- Homepage - Emergency messages will be broadcast to the USF institution’s homepage at the affected campus location(s). The website is the best place to receive the most thorough, accurate and up-to-date information during an emergency.
- MoBull Messenger - MoBull is the text messaging system used by all USF-System campuses. This is a voluntary service available to faculty, staff, and students and you must subscribe to receive messages. For more information visit the Public Safety Resources page.
- Outdoor Notifications - Maintained independently at each campus, outdoor notifications provide strobe, tone, and loud voice messages audible by outdoor populations through speaker arrays.
- Indoor Notifications - Provides the ability to deliver voice messages within buildings. Indoor notification is currently available only within select buildings on the Tampa and Sarasota-Manatee campuses. Contact your facilities manager for more information.
- Alertus Desktop Alert - Alertus Desktop Alerts will appear on desktop computers that are maintained by USF IT and active when the messages are issued at each campus. If you encounter issues or do not receive Alertus Desktop Alerts on your USF desktop computer, contact IT at help@usf.edu.
- Digital Displays - The Tampa Campus has integrated digital display boards across campus to broadcast emergency language to the displays.
- Alert Beacons - Designated rooms on the Tampa campus have installed Alert Beacons which provide tone, strobe and text.
- Email - Email may be used for on-going messaging but will not communicate emergency notifications.
- Social Media - Campus Twitter pages may be used to provide information about the emergency.
- Campus Safety Emergency Hotline - During extended events, recorded information and updates may be available by calling the appropriate Campus Safety Emergency Hotline.
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