How You'll Be Notified

Seminole State uses multiple methods to reach members of the College community: students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, visitors and the news media.

Follow these steps to receive emergency notifications:

  • Listen for emergency broadcasts through the Emergency Alert Phone System. Speaker phones are located in all classrooms and offices at Seminole State.
  • Check your mobile phone for emergency text messages and push notifications sent via the Seminole State Safe app.
  • Visit Seminole State's website for updates.
  • Check the College's homepage, Newsroom, and social media (Facebook and Twitter) sites for updated information.
  • Call the Emergency Hotline at 407.708.2290.
  • Check your Seminole State email account. When possible, Seminole State will email messages to students, faculty and staff.
  • Look for fliers, alerts on campus TV screens and regular updates from the news media.

Notifications

Red rectangle shaped box that states the word Lockdown in white font with an image of a white padlock at the beginning and end of the word.

A Lockdown situation can be used when there is a potential threat to campus safety such as, but not limited to, an Active Shooter or other violent threat.

What you will hear:  

  • There is police activity on campus.  
  • Seek shelter in place until given the all clear from College officials or local authorities.  
  • Lock and/or barricade doors, stay away from windows.  
  • Lockdown, Lockdown, Lockdown.
A yellow rectangle box that states Lockout in black font with a black no entry symbol at the front and end of the word.

A Lockout notification can be used when an incident is occurring near the school that requires police response. Examples can include police searching for an individual in a neighboring community, and/or reports of a potentially dangerous situation near the campus. 

What you will hear: 

  • There is police activity near the campus. 
  • Access into and out of the buildings has been restricted. 
  • This is a LockOUT, movement within the building should be limited while classes and general operations can continue.
An orange rectangle box stating Severe Weather in black font with a black lightning bolt symbol at the beginning and end of the word.

A Severe Weather notification can is used when severe weather such as a tornado warning or other major weather event is occurring.

What you will hear: 

  • There is severe weather in the area, seek shelter immediately.
A green rectangle box stating All Clear in white font with a white check mark at the beginning and end of the word.

An All Clear notification will be sent out once the college can resume operations.

What you will hear: 

  • This is a message from Seminole State’s Emergency Notification System. 
  • Authorities have informed us that issues have been resolved and the college is cleared for normal operations.
A dark blue rectangle box that states This is A Test in which font with a white noise icon at the beginning and end of the word.

Seminole State Emergency Notification system is tested several times a year.

What you will hear: 

  • This is a test of Seminole State’s Emergency Notification System. 
  • This concludes this test of Seminole State’s Emergency Notification System.

Contact

Seminole State General Contact Information