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Campuses around the country have a difficult job. Beyond educating their students, higher education institutions have the responsibility to keep students and their instructors safe. How should alerts get to staff and students? When is the right time to notify? These are two questions being asked by colleges and universities when it comes to emergency notifications.

In parts of Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S., June started on an odd note. An orange hue mixed with a haze and scent of burning wood filled the sky. Wildfires in Canada sent smoke and particulate matter down wind streams, tanking air quality for millions. Now, parts of the Great Lakes and Midwest in the U.S. and Canada are under the same duress. 

This re-engineered incident management and situational awareness capabilities allow our healthcare clients to meet and crush their regulatory and accreditation-related program deliverables. Vitals EM is Veoci’s latest healthcare package that has been designed for healthcare emergency managers and business continuity experts by healthcare emergency managers and business continuity experts.

Aviation provides many the opportunity to turn a passion into a career, a fact Dia Wynn knows well. Since childhood, Dia knew she'd wanted to be on the airfield. As her career grew, she saw more and more of the industry, learning the best practices from both the airfield and the offices. Now, as General Manager for Aviation at Veoci, she has another field to use her expertise in and the opportunity to change the way airports across the globe handle operations and foster an even stronger culture of safety across the industry.

As a child, Yohei always wanted to be a pilot, or be involved in aviation in some way. This led him to pursue a major in aviation operations. But throughout the years he found his interests growing, shifting to wanting to be a part of airport operations. 

Since before he can even pinpoint, Vincent Jessel has always wanted to fly. He began his journey at age 16 when he completed his first solo flight out of Danbury airport in CT. He then formalized his interest in aviation through enrolling into Jackson University and became part of their airport management and flight operations program, where he was pursuing the ratings needed to become a professional pilot. 

Coming into his early career, Alex Nguyen didn’t know he would end up in the technology sector. Initially thought he might be a pilot.

To address this, as of July 16, 2022, the new nationwide number for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) is 988. Any calls or texts sent to 988 are routed to one of the over 200 crisis centers all over the country and free and confidential help and support is offered. Additionally, there is a chat feature that can be used if you go to 988lifeline.org.

This is a transcript from the webinar, COOP Reinvented: How to Simplify and Accelerate Your Recovery Plans, that was held of February 23, 2023.

Since we know that the majority of our readers specialize in helping and keeping others safe, we thought it could be fun to review some tips to keep in mind as April Fools' Day looms to make sure the day stays fun for everyone.