{"id":13896,"date":"2015-10-02T12:56:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T16:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=13896"},"modified":"2015-10-02T12:56:49","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T16:56:49","slug":"emergency-procedure-reminders-in-light-of-oregon-shooting-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=13896","title":{"rendered":"Emergency procedure info reminder in light of Oregon shooting tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear NMC\u00a0Community,<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to you this morning with a heavy heart after the tragic shooting\u00a0Thursday\u00a0at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. An event of this kind is always unsettling, but occurring as it did on a community college campus makes it hit closer to home for us at NMC.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I want to assure you that Northwestern Michigan College does have a system in place to work to keep you safe on our campuses, as best we can.<\/p>\n<p>Our campus security staff and Emergency Management Team regularly participate in emergency response training exercises on campus and work with Grand Traverse County emergency management personnel. One of those exercises is scheduled for today.\u00a0 NMC also tests our emergency communications system the first\u00a0Monday\u00a0of each month. The next test is scheduled for\u00a0Monday, Oct. 5. Our Emergency Management Plan is also available to staff and faculty <a href=\"https:\/\/employees.nmc.edu\/depts\/emergency-mngt-plan\/index.html\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You have a role to play, too. If you haven\u2019t already, one of the most important things you can do is opt-in to receive emergency message alerts. You can do so\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/student-services\/campus-safety\/services\/emergency-alert-system.html\">here<\/a>. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/student-services\/campus-safety\/emergency-protocols.html\">find out more about our emergency protocols here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also have an experienced group of counselors available to you if you ever need someone to talk with about anything that is troubling you.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/student-services\/personal-counseling\/index.html\">Find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please know that I am thinking about all of you today, just as I am thinking about everyone at Umpqua.<\/p>\n<p>Tim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear NMC\u00a0Community, I am writing to you this morning with a heavy heart after the tragic shooting\u00a0Thursday\u00a0at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. 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