Polk State College to test emergency alert system October 1

Posted on by Polk Newsroom

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Polk State College will test its emergency alert system on Friday, October 1, 2021, at 9 a.m. A test emergency message will be sent to the following communication outlets:

  • Mobile phone numbers that have been entered in PASSPORT (text and audio)
  • Polk.edu and my.polk.edu email addresses (text)
  • Polk.edu website (text)
  • College Facebook and Twitter accounts (text)

Polk State advises students and employees to log in to PASSPORT and check under “My Details” or “Change Contact Info” to ensure all contact information is current to receive emergency alerts from the College. Numbers entered in the “Cellular Number” field in the “Personal Information” section will be used for emergency texts and voice messages.