Dear UCSB Student:
The safety of all members of the UCSB community is of utmost importance to our campus. We are therefore pleased to announce the addition of UCSB ALERT to our campus’s emergency communications capabilities. UCSB ALERT will enable us to deliver emergency messages in the shortest time possible.
This new system is vital to keeping our campus safe in an emergency or crisis situation. But we need your help to make it work. We need to have accurate and up-to-date contact information from everyone on campus that we will need to notify in an emergency, including you. Please sign up for the emergency notification service on the UCSB ALERT web site http://alert.ucsb.edu/. To register, all you need is your Perm Number, cell phone number, cell phone carrier, and the e-mail address where you would like the emergency alert sent.
The personal information gathered from this site will only be used for contacting you in case of an emergency and will be protected as described in the Privacy Statement at the bottom of the page at http://alert.ucsb.edu/.
UCSB ALERT delivers messages via email and Short Message Service (SMS) text-capable wireless devices, such as most cellular telephones. It is a personalized service designed to complement other tools we already use to advise the campus community during crises or emergencies.
Examples include:
- U-Mail Email System
- FM 91.9 KCSB Radio Station
- AM 1610 UCSB Information Radio Station
- www.ucsb.edu
- 1-888-488-UCSB (8272) for a recorded message
Effective emergency response requires personal preparedness and planning. While no emergency communications system is guaranteed to be effective and reliable in every situation, UCSB ALERT’s prioritized text messaging system increases the chances for successful delivery. It is important that you sign up for UCSB ALERT as part of your personal emergency preparedness plans. I strongly encourage you to do so today.
Sincerely,
Michael D. Young
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
