The University will conduct a test of an outdoor public-address and siren system this morning at 9 at Scott Stadium, affecting those living and working in the area.
Notifications of the test have been sent to those in the area, including Resident Staff members, employees in the athletic department, Aquatic & Fitness Center and Bryant Hall offices, and residents in surrounding non-University neighborhoods, according to University spokesperson Carol Wood.
The sound test should only last for a few minutes and will be most audible in the areas surrounding the stadium, Wood said, noting that the University hopes to install the system being tested in order to provide another way of alerting faculty and staff in the case of an emergency.
The addition of this system is one of numerous steps the University has taken in response to security concerns following the Virginia Tech shootings, Wood noted.
--compiled by Betsy Graves
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