University email addresses are already registered to receive alerts. Faculty, staff and students can register up to three numbers to receive voice and text messages, and up to two additional email accounts.

Members of the University community can register through the Local Contact/Emergency Notification System Registration link from My.Scranton. Those already registered can use this link to update contact information.

The University of Scranton uses Connect-ED by Blackboard Connect, Inc. to send alerts. The email address for alerts will be alerts@scranton.edu. Please add it to your email addresses to keep alerts from being tagged as spam in your email filter system. University of Scranton emergency notification phone alerts will display the number 570-941-5427.  Text alerts will originate from 23177 or 63079. Please save these numbers to your contacts so that you can identify future emergency notification alerts.

Faculty and staff who are also registered students are also asked to update their local address information each semester. An ENS tab on My.Scranton.com will also be activated to remind you of this requirement.

The University will test the emergency notification system once each semester. The spring semester test alert is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 14.

Each semester the Weinberg Memorial Library and the Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence (CTLE) offer a faculty and staff advancement series called "Technology on Your Own Terms." The series introduces University faculty and staff to emerging technologies in order to encourage innovation in the workplace and in the classroom. All faculty and staff members are welcome, but seats are limited, so please register for sessions you plan to attend at www.scranton.edu/ctleregistration (under Technology On Your Own Terms).

Three Technology On Your Own Terms sessions will be held this spring:

Facebook Timeline: What You Need to Know About the New Facebook Profile (or Facebook Gets a Face-Lift)
Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 1 – 2 p.m., in WML305

If you're a Facebook user, you may have heard of a new feature on the popular social networking website called Timeline: the newest version of the Facebook profile. You may have even converted your own Facebook profile into this new format, or visited the profiles of Facebook friends who have already converted to Timeline. Whether you have already opted-into the new profile format, or are holding out until you learn more, there is a lot of information about this radical new feature that all Facebook users need to know in order to use it with purpose and control. During this presentation, Librarian Donna Witek will give an overview of Timeline, including information about its design, functionality and use. She will demonstrate the key tools within Timeline that will enable users to get the most out of the new profile format. And, she will cover the relationship between your privacy settings and Timeline. Attendees who own tablets or laptops are encouraged to bring them to the session; however, this session does not require that attendees have a computing device. A light lunch will be provided.

Preserving Your Family Memories: Part I (Physical)
Tuesday, March 13, from noon – 1 p.m., in WML305

Special Collections Librarian Michael Knies will discuss the basic preservation problems relating to personal collections of books, photographs, negatives, personal papers, audio/visual recordings, and other paper-based collectibles. Limited attention will be paid to three dimensional objects. Proper storage and handling will be emphasized. A light lunch will be provided.

Preserving Your Family Memories: Part II (Digital)
Thursday, April 5, from noon – 1 p.m., in WML305

Increasingly we capture moments to remember in digital rather than physical format: we document our lives in digital photographs, videos, social media, email and websites. In this workshop, Digital Services Librarian Kristen Yarmey will introduce you to the concept of digital preservation. We’ll talk about common misconceptions (for example, why digitizing your photos is not the same as preserving them), some of the major challenges involved in maintaining digital files over time, and some basic strategies you can take to help make your digital memories last. A light lunch will be provided.

• Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 5:30 - 7 p.m.