Subscribe to SOS
As part of Troy University’s efforts to provide accurate, timely information to our university community, a new mass communication system is available. TROY contracted with E2Campus to provide an efficient mechanism for expedient delivery of emergency notices to a variety of electronic devices. TROY can swiftly notify university constituents of a number of unexpected events, including:
- Emergency Broadcasts
- Alerts
- Weather Advisories
- School Closing
- Class Cancellation
- Significant Maintenance Events
The subscription service allows the end-user to enlist an electronic device as a supplemental contact. Currently, the university utilizes many electronic systems for dissemination of unexpected event notifications. A list of current systems follows:
- Website notices to http://www.troy.edu
- Website notices to http://sos.troy.edu
- Email to Trojan Email account
- Audible Alerts (limited use)
- Digital Signs (limited use)
The E2Campus system can instantly send notification to a subscriber device. A list of supported devices follows:
- Mobile phone (via SMS text message)*
- Blackberry*
- Wireless PDA*
- Text pager*
- Personal portal (My Yahoo, iGoogle or My AOL page)
- RSS reader
*Per-message fees may apply for notices sent to mobile devices. Consult your wireless plan before subscribing to SOS with a mobile device. Click Here To Sign Up Using EMAIL Only
In order to subscribe to the service, you must have a Trojan Email Account. Your Trojan Email Account credentials will provide access to the subscription page. One may change subscription information as frequently as desired.
