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  • In the News: Ohio State makes improvements to Buckeye Alerts

    November 6, 2018
    The Lantern recently sat down with Robert Armstrong, Ohio State’s director of emergency management and fire prevention, to discuss enhancements to emergency notificiations. Armstrong told the student newspaper that while Buckeye Alerts are already quick and effective, the university is always looking to make upgrades, like recently including Buckeye Alerts on new platforms such as desktop compute...
    cell phone with Buckeye Alert test on screen

  • In the News: The Ohio State University publishes annual crime report

    October 1, 2018
    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Crime reports on and near The Ohio State University’s Columbus campus generally increased in 2017, according to the university’s Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report.Ohio State released the report Friday in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act. The report contains data reported between Jan. 1, 2017, and Dec...

  • National Emergency Alert Test

    September 27, 2018
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test on the backup date of October 3 (10/3) because of response efforts to Hurricane Florence. During this time, wireless emergency alerts (WEA) compatible cell phones will receive a test message. This is not a Buckeye Alert, but many students, faculty and staff will receive th...
    screenshot of a cell phone showing a buckeye alert message

  • Neighborhood Safety Notice: September 8, 2018

    September 8, 2018
    Neighborhood Safety Notice:We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police for a crime that occurred in the off-campus area.On 9/8/18, at approximately 3:30 a.m., a crime was reported to law enforcement by two Ohio State students. The male and female students reported that they were walking off-campus around 3 a.m. when three unknown males approached them in the ...
    emergency blue light phone

  • Neighborhood Safety Notice: August 19, 2018

    August 19, 2018
    Neighborhood Safety Notice:We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police for a crime that occurred in the off-campus area.On 8/19/18, at approximately 3:54 a.m., the Columbus Division of Police responded to the area of E. 14th Avenue and High Street on the report of a Robbery that had just occurred. A female Ohio State student reported that she was approached b...
    emergency blue light phone

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