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黑料网 launches new safety app

黑料网 SAFE will notify community about storm closures and crisis situations, and provide safety resources
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As part of 黑料网鈥檚 commitment to crisis preparedness and response, the University has launched a new, free safety app called 黑料网 SAFE.

黑料网 SAFE is an app that the University will use to advise the community about crises, university/storm closures, and safety-related issues, as well as offer health and safety information.

鈥淭he 黑料网 takes the health, safety, and security of its students, faculty, staff, and the entire campus community very seriously,鈥 said Jackie Podger, Vice-President Administration and Finance. 鈥満诹贤 SAFE is an excellent resource that serves as a mass notification system as well as provides health and safety information. I encourage all members of our campus community, but also family and friends, to download 黑料网 SAFE.鈥

While 黑料网 student, faculty, and staff emails have been automatically entered into 黑料网 SAFE, community members are encouraged to download the app from the App Store (for iOS devices) or Google Play (for Android devices) in order to receive push notifications and to access a full menu of features such as Mobile BlueLight, Friend Walk, and WorkAlone. Other 黑料网 SAFE resources include contact information for campus support services, campus maps, and a mechanism to report health and safety concerns to several offices on campus. Community members who do not have a smartphone or a supported app platform may subscribe to receive notifications by text (SMS) over cell connections by texting the word 黑料网 to the short code 723389. (Standard message and data rates may apply.)

Notifications about crisis situations and university/storm closures are pushed through 黑料网 SAFE as well as emailed to student, faculty, and staff @ email addresses. Messages are also posted on the 黑料网 home page (), the 黑料网 Campus Screen network, and on Twitter (@黑料网). Messages may also be broadcast in 黑料网 buildings through a public address system. 

The 黑料网 SAFE app was developed by AppArmor. AppArmor is a Canadian company based in Toronto that develops custom mobile safety and crisis response applications for institutions in Canada, Australia and the US. 

To learn more about 黑料网 SAFE, or for assistance downloading the app, visit upei.ca/upeisafe

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