Alert Banner

Description

A black alert banner that displays urgent and relevant information above the navigation at the very top of the website.

The activation of the Alert Banner on the UFL homepage is coordinated by the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing, the Department of Emergency Management and/or the University of Florida Police Department.

Users who adopt the Mercury Theme may use the Alert Banner on their websites only for messages issued through the UF Alert Emergency Notification System or emergency information affecting the operations of the institution and/or a specific campus or UF property, such as a natural disaster or a safety-related emergency.

The Alert Banner should be deactivated within 24 hours of the last update to ensure the campus community has access to the latest information.

The banner’s language should:

1) Mirror emergency messaging on the UFL homepage;

2) Be updated as frequently as new updates are posted on the UFL homepage;

3) Use the first tab to redirect users back to the UFL homepage for emergency information.

Subsequent tabs can provide links to additional messaging addressing the incident’s impact on a particular unit or campus, such as:

1) A looming natural disaster expected to affect the operations of a UF location outside of Gainesville, such as The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology or the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center.

2) A safety-related emergency that requires the evacuation or closing of a campus or unit, such as a bomb threat or a mass casualty incident.

To ensure the dissemination of accurate, consistent, and timely information in an emergency, all units must obtain prior approval from the Vice President of Communications in the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing before issuing any additional emergency messaging relating to an ongoing incident.

Any messaging involving a law enforcement-related incident must be approved by the Chief of Police of the University of Florida Police Department.

SCM Contact: Brittany Wise: 850-323-0353

UFPD Contact: Capt. Latrell Simmons: 352-494-5204

On-page Example

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Alert Banner in page example

Component Specifications

Item/Field	Description	Required/Optional
Heading	Field type: Single line text Text: Styled text Character Recommendation: 45 Wrapping: Single line	Recommended
Description	Field type: Multi line text field, linking available Text: Paragraph Character Recommendation: 300-500 characters Wrapping: Wrap as needed Hover: Inline links will change to gold	Recommended
Buttons Fields: Button Text Destination	Field type: Button field Character Recommendation: NA Wrapping: Single line Number: Up to three Hover: : Underline will scroll to the right and change to white	Recommended
Appearance	The alert banner can be toggled on/off to display above the global navigation area on the homepage, select pages or all pages.	NA
Accessibility	Link, buttons, and close will be included in tab through	NA

When to Use

This component should be used to display details about an emergency alert advisory.

When to Consider Something Else

Do not use this component if you want to just include information about an upcoming event or any other occurrence that is not an emergency.

How to Use

Type a brief, specific paragraph that includes all of the most important facts about the upcoming emergency like a storm or on-campus threat. Also include two links beneath the short paragraph; one for student resources and another for faculty and staff.

In t4: The piece of content must be placed into a section named Alerts and that section must be an immediate child of the site's root section (usually the section with the name of the site.)

Accessibility Tips

Please make sure to not add any other alterations or styling to the text displayed in this component to ensure that screen-readers will understand the text, and that the text will be visible against a dark background.