{"id":5922,"date":"2017-05-01T16:37:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T20:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/?p=5922"},"modified":"2023-02-15T10:52:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:52:55","slug":"hurricane-matthew-leaves-its-mark-at-georgia-southern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2017\/05\/01\/hurricane-matthew-leaves-its-mark-at-georgia-southern\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Matthew Leaves Its Mark at Georgia Southern"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The memory of Hurricane Matthew may linger for a while at Georgia Southern. Strong winds and heavy rain fell in the area when the hurricane slammed Georgia\u2019s coastline. Fallen trees, limbs and other debris caused damage on campus, including Sweetheart Circle and on the grounds of the Wildlife Center and the Botanic Garden. The day before the storm hit, the University announced the cancellation of classes, events, trips and other activities \u2014 essential information as Interstate 16 was under state-initiated contra-flow rules to allow coastal area evacuations.<\/p>\n

Eagle Alert<\/em><\/strong> In preparation for Hurricane Matthew \u2014 and in all emergencies \u2014 the University employed its emergency alert system, Eagle Alert, to notify students, faculty and staff about storm conditions and road closures. Georgia Southern uses several methods to get the word out quickly when an emergency or severe weather affects University operations. The information is disseminated via a text alert, email or automated call to a cell phone or landline. The emergency message notification system is just one method used to contact members of the institution in an emergency. Georgia Southern students and employees can also monitor the website: GeorgiaSouthern.edu\/alert<\/a> or follow the University\u2019s social accounts on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. For more Information about Eagle Alert notifications and how to update emergency contact information<\/p>\n

Live Safe <\/strong><\/em> The University has also launched the free LiveSafe app, a smartphone safety app enabling University Police to more quickly receive notification of and respond to incidents, further helping to keep the campus community safe and well. \u201cWith features like SafeWalk, Where\u2019s My Bus and the emergency options and reporting features,\u201d said Laura McCullough, chief of police for Georgia Southern\u2019s Office of Public Safety, \u201cit allows users of the app to help us keep the campus as safe as possible.\u201d Find out more at GeorgiaSouthern.edu\/livesafe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The memory of Hurricane Matthew may linger for a while at Georgia Southern. Strong winds and heavy rain fell in the area when the hurricane slammed Georgia\u2019s coastline. Fallen trees, limbs and other debris caused damage on campus, including Sweetheart Circle and on the grounds of the Wildlife Center and the Botanic Garden. The day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":5923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-5922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-spring-2017"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t