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Posted in: In the News (Nov 9, 2012 - 10:02:55 AM)

Plan, Prepare, React: Active Shooter Response Options for Students, Faculty and Staff Class

Posted in: OSEP classes, Student Preparedness (Oct 1, 2012 - 3:42:53 PM)

An active shooter is defined as an armed person who has used deadly force on people and continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional victims. Active shooter situations can occur anywhere, even on college and university campuses. A link to an Active Shooter video is provided below.

The “Plan, Prepare, React: Active Shooter Response Options for Students, Faculty and Staff” is a training program developed for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia by the University of Georgia and by several other University System of Georgia institutions. The Plan, Prepare, React training program's intended audience is students, staff and faculty associated with the State of Georgia's 35 colleges and universities. This comprehensive training program includes a ten-minute video, a PowerPoint presentation, a training activity and resource materials.

Upcoming OSEP Classes & Programs Offered

Posted in: OSEP classes, BSSR Training Sessions (Sep 17, 2012 - 11:30:25 AM)


  • Conflict De-escalation -Thursday, May 23, from 9-11 AM at Training and Development. This class will focus on techniques to keep a confrontation from becoming violent and how to de-escalate a heated exchange. The goal of the class will be to provide the participants with the ability to obtain voluntary compliance from an individual who does not want to comply. Register.
  • Emergency Preparedness for New Employees -Monday, June 3, from 10:30 AM - Noon at Training and Development. Individual preparedness is the responsibility of all faculty, staff and students on the UGA campus. Everyone should know how to prepare, respond to and recover from an emergency or disaster both at home and in the workplace. This class will help prepare members of the UGA community to respond to various building level emergencies and campus emergencies. Register.

  • BSSR Orientation for Off-Campus BSSRs - video-click here
  • List of Training Classes offered by OSEP

    • UGAAlert

    Posted in: UGA Alert, Campus Planning, UGAAlert (Sep 5, 2012 - 8:00:00 AM)

    The phone number reflected on your caller ID for voice phone calls will be 706-542-0111. You should program this number into your phone so it will immediately be recognized as an urgent call. The phone number 23177 will show up in your caller ID for sms text messages from UGAAlert.

    The University of Georgia encourages all students, faculty and staff to update their emergency contact number(s) in UGAAlert, the University’s primary emergency notification system.

    To view a one-minute, 50's style, Public Service Announcement for UGAAlert, click on "Be UGAAlert Video" below. Video was produced by Mark Jordan with UGA Enterprise Information Technology Services.

    [ Download/View BeUGA-Alert.mov ]

    For UGAAlert FAQs, click here.

    How Prepared are You for Emergencies?

    Posted in: Personal Readiness (Sep 21, 2010 - 12:27:18 PM)

    How prepared are you? read more...

    Take a 10 question survey to find out how prepared you are for emergencies.

    Campus Emergency Preparedness Resources

    Posted in: Campus Planning (Feb 15, 2008 - 10:41:41 AM)

    The University of Georgia takes an “all hazards” approach to planning for various types of emergencies (natural disasters, chemical spills, shootings, etc.) that could impact the campus. read more...

    Subscribe to the OSEP News Listserv

    Posted in: Join Our ListServ (Sep 14, 2007 - 10:32:50 AM)

    OSEP News Listserv provides timely campus emergency planning and preparedness issues. OSEP's departmental "Readiness Rules" bulletin is distributed via this listserv.