MGCCC administration will continue to monitor developing systems in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic throughout the hurricane season.  As we learn more about the severity of systems and how they will impact our district, we will keep you informed of any potential class changes or college closures.  Communications play a key role during any emergency, so college information will be communicated through the Blackboard Connect system, the website, social media and the college’s toll-free number.

To enhance communication efforts, please review the following checklist:

• To ensure notification through Blackboard Connect, visit Web Services by logging in through the college website. Once you have logged in to the secure area, update your emergency notification information at the bottom, left-hand side of the page under the Personal Information tab. It will ask you to provide both a cell phone number and emergency email address. You will receive emergency information as a telephone call/voice mail, as a text message and as an email message.
• Employees and students are encouraged to check the website, check the MGCCC Facebook page and follow the college’s Twitter feed or call the college’s toll-free phone number, 1-866-735-1122, for periodic college updates during severe-weather situations.
• If evacuation becomes necessary, students and employees who evacuate will find important updates through local television, radio and newspapers as well as the Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s statewide network of radio and television affiliates. MPB’s radio frequencies are listed on all state evacuation signs.

The safety of our employees and students is of the utmost importance to our institution and we will continue to keep you informed as more information is available.