Hostos
Emergency Notification and Response
Hostos Community College's catalog Emergency Notification and Response policy names a local emergency response team (including the Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance and the Director of Public Safety by name), authorizes trained Public Safety ranks to use the system, and routes mass notice through CUNY Alert / NYAlert.
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Hostos Community College
Community College · NY
~7,000 studentsCUNY Alert
In the policy’s own words
What the policy says
Named Hostos emergency response teamverbatim
The emergency response team is comprised of the following individuals and their respective departments: - Senior Vice President of Administration & Finance, Esther Rodríguez-Chardavoyne - Director of Public Safety, Chief Arnaldo Bernabe - Assistant VP of Information Technology, Dilawar Grewal - Director of Communications and College Relations Office, Ivano Leon Cavallo - Department of Public Safety - Department of Information Technology
- Named Hostos officers and departments - not generic CUNY boilerplate alone.
Without-delay Hostos notification dutyverbatim
In the event of an emergency, Hostos Community College will initiate and provide, without delay, immediate notifications to the appropriate segment(s) of the University community upon the confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students, employees and visitors.
- Hostos-specific without-delay immediate-notification commitment.
Authorized Public Safety personnel ranksverbatim
As used in this policy, authorized Public Safety personnel are the Director of Public Safety, Deputy Director, Lieutenant, Sergeants, dispatchers and officers who have been trained in the use of the emergency notification system.
- Local definition of who may operate the emergency notification system.
Public Safety confirms with partners including NWSverbatim
The College Department of Public Safety is responsible for confirming emergencies, in conjunction with College administrators, local first responders, and/or the National Weather Service, that may warrant the distribution of an emergency notification to the College community.
- Named confirmation chain including National Weather Service.
At a glance
How this policy works
- When it activates
- Emergency notification upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to health or safety of students, employees, and visitors on campus. Timely warnings for Clery crimes on Clery geography that present a serious or continuing threat.
- Who decides
- Emergency response team includes named Hostos officers (SVP Administration and Finance; Director of Public Safety; AVP IT; Director of Communications and College Relations) plus Public Safety and IT departments. Authorized Public Safety personnel (Director through trained officers/dispatchers) operate the emergency notification system. Public Safety confirms emergencies with college administrators and external partners.
- Timeliness standard
- Initiate and provide immediate notifications without delay upon confirmation, unless professional judgment finds notification would compromise victim assistance or mitigation.
- Emergency notification vs. timely warning
- Separate Emergency Notification and Timely Warnings sections; Timely Warnings tied to Clery CSA reporting and Clery geography; confidential counselors exempted.
- Testing cadence
- Not specified on the catalog ERP page reviewed.
- Scope & limits
- Emergency notifications for immediate threats on campus; Timely Warning identities of victims and witnesses excluded; appropriate segment(s) of the University community may be notified.
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Analysis
Reading the policy
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College (CUNY) in the Bronx publishes HEOA-required emergency-notification procedures in its academic catalog. The ERP page is institution-specific where it lists named Hostos officers on the emergency response team, defines authorized Public Safety personnel down to dispatcher and officer ranks trained on the system, and assigns confirmation duty to Hostos Public Safety with college administrators, local first responders, and/or NWS.
Delivery is the CUNY-branded CUNY Alert system built on New York State's NYAlert / OEM web activation path. The page also states Hostos's without-delay emergency-notification duty and a separate Timely Warnings section for Clery continuing threats on Hostos Clery geography.
Takeaways
Key findings
Emergency response team lists named Hostos officers including SVP Esther Rodriguez-Chardavoyne and Chief Arnaldo Bernabe.
Authorized Public Safety personnel are defined by rank through trained officers and dispatchers.
Mass notification uses CUNY Alert / NYAlert under NYS OEM activation.
Public Safety confirms emergencies with administrators, first responders, and/or NWS.
Provenance
Sources
- OfficialEmergency Notification and Response - Hostos Community College Cataloghostos.catalog.cuny.eduarchived copy
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Added 2026-07-26Updated 2026-07-26Via ingestion