On Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 1:45 p.m. there will be a Statewide Tornado Drill (If the National Weather Service predicts any severe weather in Wisconsin, the drill will be moved to Friday, April 20.) and as a campus we participate in the drill.

Before the Tornado Drill, we ask that you:

• Discuss within your office, your classroom, or with your staff as to where you could go in the event of a Tornado Warning.

What will happen during the Tornado Drill:

At 1:00 pm a mock Tornado Watch will be issued: Which means that conditions are favorable for a tornado to develop and you should monitor weather conditions via local media or national weather service. In the event of a Tornado Watch no siren or public address message will sound.

At 1:45 pm a  mock Tornado Warning will be issued: This means a Tornado has been sighted in the area:

• If you are outside you should hear the tornado sirens emit a steady tone for 3 minutes.
• Public Safety will send out the warning using several of our warning systems: public address announcement, text message, and a pop up message on your computer alerting you of the mock Tornado Drill, and requesting that you seek immediate cover.  In seeking cover you should:
  • Evacuate to an interior room or hallway, and on the lowest level if it is safe to do so.
  • Stay away from windows, glass, and large open areas.
  • Protect your head and face; get under a steady surface or structure if one is available.
• Once in a safe location tune into local media or the National Weather Service via radio or computer if available.
• You should remain in a shelter area for five (5) minutes
• Five (5) minutes after the mock warning is sounded, a mock all clear will be given and the warning sirens and a public address announcement should sound again ending the mock tornado drill.
• If you do not receive a mock all clear notice after five (5) minutes, you should return to your normal work or activity.

If you have not signed up for GB Alert, our emergency text messaging system, you can do so by going to:  http://www.uwgb.edu/publicsafety/gbalert/

If you do not hear the mock Tornado Drill Announcement or the announcement was not loud enough, Tomas Kujawa would appreciate hearing from you as to what the problem was and where you were at the time of the announcement.

For additional information about what to do in the event of a Tornado / Severe Weather or other emergencies go to the University’s Emergency Plan, which is located at:  http://www.uwgb.edu/publicsafety/pdf/Campus_Plan.pdf

Thank you for your cooperation and participation in this Tornado Drill.

The Tornado Drill has expired. Please return to class, work or other. Thank you for your cooperation and participation.

A Tornado Warning drill has been issued. Immediately seek shelter moving to an interior room or hallway away from glass.

Dear students, faculty and staff,

With updated forecasts now calling for snow to persist and travel conditions to deteriorate in our part of Northeast Wisconsin, I make the following announcements to members of the UW-Green Bay community:

• All classes that either begin or end after 3:35 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 23) are canceled. As of now, our regular class schedule is expected to resume Thursday morning.
• University employees already on campus are encouraged to leave early if they are concerned that travel to their homes would be less safe later this afternoon or evening.

Thomas K. Harden

Chancellor, UW-Green Bay

Tornado Drill has expired, return to class, work or other. Thank you for your cooperation & participation

Tornado Warning Drill has been issued. Immediately seek shelter, move to an interior, room or hallway, away from glass.

This is a test of the GB Alert Voice Message and emergency live and test websites.

Already broadcast campus-wide to students, faculty and staff and repeated here:

The Counseling and Health Center notes the CDC is recommending persons get vaccinated against the seasonal flu and H1N1 flu. The Center will have Seasonal flu vaccines (first injection) available: Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24, 12:30-4 p.m., and Friday, Sept. 25, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., or until the vaccine runs out. The vaccine is available on a first-come, first-served. You will need to bring your University ID and $ 15 if you’re a student or $20 if you’re an employee in the form of cash, check or PassPoints. The H1N1 vaccine has not yet been released and is expected by mid-October.

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GB Alert Test and notice that if Fire Alarm sounded in your building you may now return. Thank You.

The online magazine Student Health 101 offers tips on staying healthy this flu season.

http://readsh101.com/uwgb.html