(June 20, 2008)—Baylor University has added outdoor loudspeakers to its campus emergency communication system as well as to the Floyd Campus Stadium complex on Valley Mills Drive.

Arrays of four to six speakers are mounted on rooftops or, in one case, a pole, in nine outdoor locations, the university said.
They’re designed and placed to ensure that students, faculty and staff will hear the campus-wide broadcast of an emergency message.

“The loudspeaker system will be used only when an immediate emergency message needs to be communicated to the campus,” said Warren Ricks, assistant vice president and chief risk management officer at Baylor.

“The emergency message is sent out in real time as the other forms of emergency communications may have delays due to the technology.”

The outdoor system augments the university’s existing notification system, which uses phone calls, e-mail and text messages to alert students, faculty and staff of emergency situations.

“We all recognize the essential role that immediate communication plays in keeping the campus safe in times of emergency,” said Baylor President John M. Lilley.

“We have learned that it is important to have multiple systems in place that can activate simultaneously when we need to ensure timely and comprehensive communication with students, faculty and staff. This is another important communications device for us to employ in the event that we need to inform the Baylor community of an emergency,” he said.

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