The Emergency Alert System

UM Emergency Alert is a mass, urgent notification system, comprised of a variety of methods by which the University can contact students, faculty and staff of an active, major campus emergency:

• Text messages (SMS) to cell phones
• Voice messages to phones
• Emails

When the U-M Department of Public Safety (DPS) determines there is an active emergency in which the public safety of the campus may be at risk, DPS will initiate an urgent notification through the UM Emergency Alert system. Examples are:

• When a person actively shooting a weapon is on the loose
• When a tornado is predicted to strike the campus area
• When a major hazardous material spill is impacting a large portion of campus.

Localized incidents within a building (such as a small fire or hazardous material spill in a lab) probably won’t require a mass notification.

As a large multi-campus system, we require more than a single mode of notification in an emergency. UM Emergency Alert will add to the array of communication methods DPS uses during campus emergencies, such as DPS crime alerts, regular campus emails and local news media outlets.

In order to receive these urgent notification alert messages, faculty, staff and students may register two telephone or cell phone numbers and a device to receive text messages. Additionally, the University automatically will register all faculty, staff and student umich email addresses. Click on your campus link below to register today.

• Ann Arbor Campus:
  • STUDENTS: Register on Wolverine Access under Student Business
  • FACULTY & STAFF: Register on Wolverine Access under Employee Business
• Dearborn Campus
• Flint Campus
• U-M Health System