G-M Connection
“Maintaining the Communication with our Parents”

Notice

In the wake of recent unfortunate tragedies on college campuses and in local schools, it is incumbent upon college administration to review our emergency notification systems to ensure that that should a crisis occur on our campus, we have multiple ways to alert the community, Gwynedd-Mercy College has implemented an emergency alert program for our community.  Effective immediately, faculty, staff, and students can log onto the college homepage to input your cell phone or pager information for e2Campus.  We invite you as parents to encourage your son or daughter to be sure to sign up for this emergency alert service.  Registration takes no longer than three minutes!!  I have included the directions for students to register their cell phone numbers at the bottom of the page.  As fall break draws near (October 15th & 16th), I urge you to remind to speak with your son or daughter about the importance of registering in case of emergency.

e2Campus is a selective mass notification system that empowers schools to send time-sensitive messages to students, faculty and staff – wherever you are located.  A selective mass notification system is defined as a platform to deliver a notification to an entire audience by all means necessary; therefore creating comprehensive coverage to increase the odds that you receive the notification in a timely manner. You will be notified immediately of events on the device you select to be notified by.  You may input up to two mobile devices (i.e. cell phone and pager) and two personal email addresses.

The College will only send mass notification in the event of weather and/or campus emergencies.  You will not receive general notices via this delivery method.  To register for e2Campus, you must do the following:

1. Go to http://www.gmc.edu/students/publicsafety/e2campus.php
2. Input requested information
3. You may also opt to have an emergency e-mail alert sent to you as well

Want more information about e2Campus, please go to:  http://www.e2campus.com/faqs.htm

Thank you,

Cheryl Lynn Horsey, PhD
Vice President for Student Services

Things you should know about your son/daughter at school…

• This is a huge adjustment for them, one of the biggest in their lives.  It would be hard to conceive another time where they will be exposed to new food, the stress of balancing up to five classes, making new friends and social connections, sharing a bathroom with 10 other people, learning to balance new found freedoms…

• They are going to miss home.  They may or may not say it, but it will likely bother them if you move to another state or redesign their room into a media center.  This is a transition period for them.  Give them a semester to adjust before putting the hot-tub in or the indoor golf-putting machine.

• Send Money.  They have none.  A five spot in the mail means they can skip a meal at Waldron Café and get a sandwich in town.  Having a little cash in the pocket makes them feel better.