Sign Up to Receive Emergency Text Messages
UPDATE 10/04: T-Mobile service is now fully operational. T-Mobile users should re-register.
PLU can alert you to emergency events on campus by sending a text message to your cell phone. You can sign up for this service by registering using the link below. You may also visit that site to update your registration at any time during the year.
After you register you will receive a text message asking you to confirm your registration. Text messaging fees may apply depending on your cell phone service agreement.
You don’t need to worry about receiving unwanted text messages. This system will not cause a run-up in your text message charges. Text messages will not be sent for routine campus alerts. Only when a life-threatening emergency is unfolding in real-time, such as the recent Virginia Tech incident, will a text message be sent. Last year the only event on campus that might have warranted a text message was the bomb threat.
An emergency message from PLU will typically start with “PLU Alert.” It will very briefly describe the emergency, suggest a course of safety action and refer you to sources of further information.
Text messaging is just one way PLU notifies the campus of emergency events. Individuals who receive text messages or other means of emergency notification are encouraged and expected to use “word-of-mouth” to tell others what is happening and what to do. You are also encouraged to check for emergency updates on the university Web site, alerts on your official university e-mail account and campus phone system messages.
Please follow classroom policies on the use of cell phones in class.
If you have questions about emergency response and notification, please contact the Emergency Programs office at 538-6042.
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