How Colleges Handle Emergency Alerts for 60,000+ People | Campus Safety & Crisis Communication

The Alerting Authority · May 28, 2026 · 1h 3m · transcript

In this episode of The Alerting Authority, hosts Jeannette Sutton and Eddie Bertola sit down with Stuart Moffatt, Director of Emergency Management at the University of Utah, to explore the unique challenges of campus emergency communication, public safety planning, and crisis response in higher education.

From football games with 60,000 fans to healthcare operations, research facilities, student housing, and active threat preparedness, Stuart explains how the University of Utah functions like a city within a city — and what it takes to keep that population informed and safe.

The conversation…