Faculty and staff: UTSA offers emergency preparedness, stormspotter classes

By Lorenzo D. Sanchez
Director of Emergency Management

(Sept. 18, 2014) -- September is National Preparedness Month, and the UTSA Office of Emergency Management has been busy providing outreach and training sessions across the UTSA campuses.

To further promote emergency preparedness, take a moment to review this information on training classes:

SD 457: UTSA Emergency Preparedness -- Emergency Management teamed up with HR Training and Development to create this interactive online course featuring training modules on preparedness and response procedures such as evacuations, shelter-in-place, rally points, threats/hazards, active shooter awareness and more. The course engages trainees through multiple learning methods that include interactive scenarios, games and video.

SA 491: Skywarn Stormspotter Course -- To enhance your weather knowledge, the UTSA Office of Emergency Management has teamed with the National Weather Service to bring you the Oct. 17 course. You will learn weather basics, radar interpretation and how to report severe weather to the National Weather Service. The course is taught by NWS warning coordination meteorologists and helps UTSA remain an accredited NWS Storm-Ready University.

>> Registration for classes at the MyTraining website.

To help be prepared, be sure your contact information is correct for UTSA Alerts: Log in to your ASAP account and verify your contact information in the UTSA Alerts system. Select the personal information tab and then "UTSA Emergency Notification System." You can register for text or voice messages and email.

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For more information, contact the UTSA Office of Emergency Management at 210-458-6756.

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McNair Scholars' Spring Celebration

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North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main Campus

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Arts Building Recital Hall, Main Campus

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