Trenholm State Technical College News January 26, 2012 Trenholm State Awarded Grant to Enhance Emergency Warning System Trenholm State Technical College is the recipient of an Alertus Desktop Grant Initiative in the amount of $38,950 from Alertus Technologies. "The grant will be used to purchase proprietary software from Alertus that allows us to expand our existing emergency mass notification system and to deploy the software on all desktops and laptops at the College," said Charles Harris, dean of information technology. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Alertus Technologies specializes in implementing facility alerting systems for campuses, military bases, government facilities, and other large facilities. Alertus was founded out of the University of Maryland after a tornado ripped through the campus in 2001 killing two students without warning. The Alertus system has been field-proven at numerous campuses for true emergencies ranging from threats of violence to hazardous materials incidents to threatening and dangerous weather conditions. "I am proud of our Information Technology employees for their diligence in keeping our college community alerted to emerging threats. The purchase and immediate implementation of this software will enhance our capabilities to immediately notify our students, parents, and employees of incidents that may threaten their safety," said Sam Munnerlyn, president of Trenholm State Technical College. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.