How to Participate

Principles of the MIT Community
How to Participate
   -Take care of yourself
   -Be proactive
   -Organize events
   -Be an active bystander
   -Respond in an emergency
Campus Resources
   -Emergency resources
   -Offices and organizations
   -Campus Police
   -Facilitation resources
   -Support for international students
   -Additional resources
Policies
   -MIT Policies and Procedures
   -MIT ASA postering policy
   -MIT pay policy
   -Other policies
About the Committee
   -Committee members

RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY

Access to timely, authoritative information is of the utmost importance in the event of a major event or a serious physical threat to campus security. Several important items to remember are the following:

• In the event of an emergency, go directly to the MIT Home Page or call the MIT Snow Line (617-253-SNOW). The Home Page will be automatically linked to the MIT Emergency web site.
   
• The Campus Police and the Environmental Health and Safety Service have plans in place to address any physical emergencies on campus. Follow their instructions.
   
• MIT expects to be fully open and operational in all levels of government warning or military action. Changes to MIT's status will be announced through the MIT Home Page and the MIT Snow Line.
   
• Each residence hall has an emergency plan for evacuation and protection-in-place. Those having responsibility to carry out the plans will be contacted and reminded of the specific actions recommended for an emergency.
   
• Coordinators for non-residential buildings on campus will be identified and informed of the actions that they should initiate.
   
• We encourage everyone to set up and keep with you an individual emergency plan, including phone numbers of family and close friends, important e-mail addresses and other concrete ways to contact them. Knowing schedules and likely locations of family and friends is an important element of such a plan. Another element is informing them to access the Snow Line (617-253-SNOW) or the MIT Home Page to determine whether MIT remains open and operating as usual.
   
• In the event that regular communication lines are closed, a number of alternative communication channels will be in place. Among them will be radio (WMBR) and runners to a central, highly trafficked location such as the Student Center or Lobby 7.
   

• Refer to the Emergency Resources section of this site for additional information. See the MIT Pay Policy section for details on MIT's pay policy in times of emergency.