Surry CC

Timely Warnings and SCC Alert (Connect Surry) - Campus Security Report

NCAnnual Security ReportConnect Surry / SCC Alerthigh confidence

Surry Community College documents Chief-of-Police timely warnings via Connect Surry and campus email, with SCC Alert mass notification spanning phones, email, text, public address, and website crime-alert postings across multi-site campuses.

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Institution

Surry Community College

Community College · NC

~3,500 studentsConnect Surry / SCC Alert

In the policy’s own words

What the policy says

Connect Surry timely warning pathverbatim

In the event that a situation arises, either on or off campus, that, in the judgment of the Chief of Campus Police, constitutes an ongoing or continuing threat, a campus wide "Timely Warning" will be issued. The warning will be issued through the Connect Surry alert system and the campus e-mail system that includes students, faculty and staff.

Chief of Campus Police TW judgment via Connect Surry and email.

Surry CC Campus Security Report - Timely Warnings

SCC Alert registration-time contactsverbatim

SCC Alert is used to send messages to phone numbers and e-mail addresses the student lists at registration time.

SCC Alert uses registration contact data for phone and email.

Surry CC Campus Security Report - SCC Alert

At a glance

How this policy works

When it activates: Timely warning: situation on or off campus constituting ongoing or continuing threat in judgment of Chief of Campus Police. Immediate-threat situations also receive website and building bulletin postings.
Who decides: Chief of Campus Police judges TW need, determines EN content, and initiates the notification system. Reports warranting warnings go to SCC Police Department (336-386-3453) or in person at A building.
Timeliness standard: Without delay for emergency notification initiation, taking community safety into account, unless professional judgment holds notification would compromise victim assistance or mitigation.
Emergency notification vs. timely warning: Campus Security Report Timely Warnings / Emergency Notifications sections with named Connect Surry / SCC Alert system.
Testing cadence: Not specified as a fixed cadence in the Timely Warnings section reviewed.
Scope & limits: Multi-site presence (Dobson, Mount Airy Center for Public Safety, Yadkin, Elkin, Pilot Mountain). Website and bulletin-board postings supplement Connect Surry/email for immediate-threat circumstances.

ChannelsSmsEmailPhone CallPa SystemWebsite

Analysis

Reading the policy

Surry Community College (Dobson/Mount Airy/Yadkin/Elkin/Pilot Mountain, NC) publishes Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications language in its Campus Security Report and related Clery Act emergency response materials. When the Chief of Campus Police judges an ongoing or continuing threat (on or off campus), a campus-wide Timely Warning is issued through the Connect Surry alert system and the campus email system covering students, faculty, and staff. For circumstances posing immediate threat, SCCPD also posts notices on the Consumer Information / Campus Police web pages and bulletin boards in each building. SCC Alert / Connect Surry sends messages to phone numbers and email addresses students list at registration; components include campus PA, website current-alerts postings, and mass notification via home/work/cell phones, email, and text. The Chief of the SCC Police Department determines notification content and initiates the system without delay taking community safety into account, unless notification would compromise victim assistance or emergency mitigation. Complements Piedmont Triad / northwest NC community-college policy coverage.

Takeaways

Key findings

Connect Surry / SCC Alert brand for TW and mass notification.

Chief of Campus Police owns TW judgment and EN initiation.

PA, website crime alerts, and building bulletin boards supplement Connect Surry/email.

Policy, meet practice

When this system actually fired

3 documented times Surry CC’s alert system was used, from the case archive.

Provenance

Sources

Official
Surry Community College Campus Security Report 2020 PDF
surry.edu
archived copy
Official
Surry Community College Clery Act emergency response PDF
surry.edu
archived copy