{"id":111332,"date":"2026-10-14T08:40:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=111332"},"modified":"2026-10-14T08:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:40:51","slug":"umw-to-test-emergency-notification-system-on-oct-15-for-great-shakeout-earthquake-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/umw-to-test-emergency-notification-system-on-oct-15-for-great-shakeout-earthquake-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW to Test Emergency Notification System on Oct. 15 for Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">UMW to Test Emergency Notification System on Oct. 15 for Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-14T08:40:48-04:00\">October 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Amy Jessee<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"111338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/umw-to-test-emergency-notification-system-on-oct-15-for-great-shakeout-earthquake-drill\/great-shakout\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Great-shakout.png\" data-orig-size=\"501,501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Great-shakout.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Great-shakout-300x300.png\" alt='graphic with blue and orange lettering that reads \"Get Ready to ShakeOut\" Oct. 15, 2026' class=\"wp-image-111338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Great-shakout-300x300-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Great-shakout-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Great-shakout-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Great-shakout-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Great-shakout-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/Great-shakout.png 501w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Mary Washington will activate UMW Alerts and test its emergency notification system as part of the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. EST. The test may include text messages, emails, desktop alerts, phone calls and sirens or messages from the area warning system on campus.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students, faculty and staff are automatically enrolled in UMW Alerts with contact information registered with the University, including UMW email addresses and individual cell phone numbers. For more information or to update your contact information, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/alerts\/\"><strong>UMW&rsquo;s Emergency Alerts webpage<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is an opportunity to increase awareness of and practice what to do during an earthquake.&nbsp;The Great ShakeOut is supported by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. For more information and to learn how to prepare, visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shakeout.org\/dropcoverholdon\/\">Great ShakeOut website<\/a> or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/safety\/earthquake-quide\/\"><strong>UMW&rsquo;s Earthquake Guide<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>byThe University of Mary Washington will activate UMW Alerts and test its emergency notification system as part of the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. EST. 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