PITTSBURGH — Carlow University is installing a Web-based system to keep its students and staff more informed during campus emergencies.

The university has hired a company named e2Campus to create the system that will enable it to contact students, faculty and staff on their cell phones, e-mail, pagers and personal Web pages.

The system will be used to provide updates on weather delays, cancellations and other emergencies.

Carlow is among colleges and universities taking similar steps nationwide in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings.

Carlow's new system is scheduled to begin in August.