Emergency Mass Notifications

 In the event that a situation arises that, in the judgment of the Chief of Cornell Police or his/her designee, constitutes a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees on campus, an Emergency Mass Notification, or EMN, is written and distributed, without delay, to campus. At Cornell, EMN messages are sent as a CornellALERT. The Chief of Cornell Police or his/her designee typically confirms significant emergencies or dangerous situations with Cornell Police personnel and in partnership with relevant university departments (including but not limited to Emergency Management, Cornell Health, Environment Health & Safety, Campus Facilities), and/or local law enforcement and public health agencies. An emergency mass notification would not be distributed only if it could compromise efforts to contain the emergency. Notification will always be sent via email to the campus community to receive notification, typically all university students and staff. In addition, notifications may be sent via Voice and SMS (text) messaging to community members who have opted into the university voice and SMS (text) messaging systems (See the following section to find out how to sign up for notifications). Sirens/public address messages may also be activated to the four towers on campus. All messages will contain a brief description of the incident and precautions to take. Following the immediate notification from any of these systems, the campus community is advised to go to a safe location and monitor emergency.cornell.edu for additional information and instructions. Comprehensive tests are conducted once a semester for the voice/text messaging and siren/PA systems, and an analysis is completed immediately after the test. Any gaps requiring action are identified and remedied as soon as possible. Additional testing may be required after fixes are completed. The campus community and surrounding municipalities are notified in advance of the tests. After the test, results are posted at www.cupolice.cornell.edu/ campus-safety-security/emergency-mass-notification/. In addition, the siren/PA systems are tested once a month through a “silent test”. Documentation of the usage and tests are retained by the Clery Compliance Administrator. Spring and fall semester tests are conducted every year to ensure functionality for siren/ PA systems, voice, and text messaging. For immediate notification, from any of these systems, the campus community is directed to go to https://emergency.cornell.edu for further updates and information.

Sign Up for University Notification Systems (CornellALERTS)

Every Cornell community member should be enrolled to receive emergency messages and designate emergency contacts. https://emergency.cornell.edu/alert/

How to Receive CornellALERT Messages

Students, Employees, and Affiliates can enter or edit their contact information on the Emergency Notification Personal Contact Preferences web page. https://emergency.cornell.edu/alert/

Cornell community members can also receive CornellALERT messages by installing the Rave Guardian app on their phones and activating it for the Cornell Ithaca Campus. Only those with an active NETID can register for the App.

Visitors to Cornell’s Ithaca campus can sign up to receive CornellALERT text notifications by texting “CornellVisitor” to 226787. You can stop receiving messages at any time by texting “STOP” to 226787. On August 1st of each year there will be a system-generated “STOP” at which point you will need to re-enroll if you wish to continue receiving CornellALERT messages.

Cornell University does not charge for this service; however, message and data rates may apply. Please refer to your mobile phone’s service plan for more information. Text messages are sent on an as-needed basis. This service is provided per the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.  Text STOP to 226787 to cancel.  By entering your cell phone number in one of the above locations, you indicate you want to receive emergency text alerts and/or voice phone messages and accept responsibility for any data charges or fees that may occur
 
If you choose to not provide your cell phone number, or you do not have a cell phone, you understand you will not receive emergency text alerts from Cornell University. You will continue to receive alert email messages in your @cornell.edu mailbox.

If you need further assistance with this process, please contact Cornell University Division of Public Safety Rave Administrator Andrew Churchman at adc245@cornell.edu or 607-255-8566 or the Division of Public Safety Communications at 607-255-1111.