CU Boulder will test the CU Boulder Alerts system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The test will include text messages, emails, social media and website announcements. Annual testing of emergency notification systems is required by the Clery Act, a federal law.
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Active CU Boulder student email addresses (@colorado.edu) are automatically registered to receive emails through the CU Boulder Alerts system, and the university encourages students to add mobile phone numbers in order to receive text notifications as well.
Faculty and staff with a听@colorado.edu听email address are also added automatically. Employees who have phone numbers listed in the 鈥淐ellular鈥� and 鈥淐ellular 2鈥� fields in your my.cu.edu (MyCUInfo) account will receive text notifications as well. Learn more听about this process.
CU Boulder partners听with @cu.edu, @cufund.org, @cusys.edu,听@ucdenver.edu听or @cuanschutz.edu email domains must still .
Additional information on the CU Boulder Alerts system is available at听. During an emergency that affects the campus, critical updates, additional details and any necessary instructions regarding the nature of the emergency will be posted听, campus social media sites and on the campus emergency information line at 303-492-4636 (INFO).
The university鈥檚 primary Twitter channels during emergencies are ,听听补苍诲听.
Any user who expected to receive an alert and didn鈥檛, or who needs help signing up for the system, should call the IT Service Center at 303-735-HELP or email听help@colorado.edu.
For more details on how to sign up for alert systems in the city of Boulder and other local jurisdictions, .
