been addressed, the TWN will be issued immediately if the serious or continuing threat still exists. Timely Warning Notices may also be posted for other crime classifications, as deemed necessary. The decision to issue a TWN is considered on a caseby-case basis, depending on the facts of the case and the information known by the KUPD. KU may not necessarily issue Timely Warnings for every Clery Act criminal incident that is reported since that specific incident may not pose a continuing threat to the community. For example, if an assault occurs between two students who have a disagreement, there may be no ongoing threat to other KU community members and a TWN would not be issued. If, however, a student was assaulted walking across campus late at night by an unknown assailant, a TWN would be issued since there is a risk of similar crimes and other community members may be at risk. When the issuance of a Timely Warning Notice is warranted, the KU Police Department will provide University Relations (UR) with the content of the message. UR will send the notices to the community as instructed. This warning may be distributed via the KU Alert Emergency Notification System which will implement some or all or the system options, which includes e-mail messages and text messages (students and others can sign up for this service at www.kutztown.edu/kualert/). Other possible means of communication include: postings on the Kutztown University website, social media sites, on bulletin boards outside the Public Safety Communication Center (15 Old Main) and off the main lobby in the McFarland Student Union and personal contact with students and staff using student leaders, such as Community Assistants (CAs) or other staff members. Kutztown University, through its Chief of Police, verbally communicates with local police authorities and annually requests their cooperation in informing the institution about situations reported to them that may warrant a TWN. The name of the victim of any crime is withheld from any Timely Warning Notices. Testing of KU Alert: Emergency Notifi cation System Kutztown University tests its emergency response procedures each year as listed at www.kutztown.edu/ about-ku/administrative-offi ces /public-safety-andpolice-services/emergency-response-and-evacuationprocedures.html. Comprehensive testing of the KU Alert Emergency Notification System is conducted once per semester (defined as Spring, Summer and Fall) to ensure functionality and to acclimate the campus community to its use. The University’s Emergency Management Director initiates the process in collaboration with the KUPD, Environmental Health and Safety and Johnson Controls, one of KU’s providers of fire protection and communications systems. The tests include, but are not limited to, the initiation of all critical active delivery methods, select primary delivery methods and select secondary delivery methods as described above. Additionally, residence hall evacuation drills are held 17
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