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Sign up to receive emergency text messages
February 08, 2008
This fall, PLU implemented a system that can alert the campus community to emergency events on campus by sending a text message to cell phones.
To sign up for the service, register here. Those who registered earlier this year need not register again, but can update their registration on the site at any time during the year.
After registering, you’ll receive a text message asking for confirmation of your registration. Text messaging fees may apply depending on your cell phone service agreement.
The text messaging system will only be used when life-threatening emergencies are unfolding on campus, to deliver information to the campus community in real time. Messages will not be sent for routine campus alerts. Last year, the only campus event that might have warranted a message was an unfounded bomb threat.
An emergency message from PLU will always start with “PLU Alert.” It will very briefly describe the emergency, suggest a course of safe 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. Emergency updates will also be posted on the university Web site, sent to official university email accounts and announced on the campus phone system message.
Follow classroom policies on the use of cell phones in class.
If you have questions about emergency response and notification, contact the Emergency Programs office at ext. 6042.
After registering, you’ll receive a text message asking for confirmation of your registration. Text messaging fees may apply depending on your cell phone service agreement.
The text messaging system will only be used when life-threatening emergencies are unfolding on campus, to deliver information to the campus community in real time. Messages will not be sent for routine campus alerts. Last year, the only campus event that might have warranted a message was an unfounded bomb threat.
An emergency message from PLU will always start with “PLU Alert.” It will very briefly describe the emergency, suggest a course of safe 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. Emergency updates will also be posted on the university Web site, sent to official university email accounts and announced on the campus phone system message.
Follow classroom policies on the use of cell phones in class.
If you have questions about emergency response and notification, contact the Emergency Programs office at ext. 6042.