Did You Know?
Students: Sign up for WiscAlerts
WiscAlerts, UW–Madison’s emergency notification system (launched in April 2008), provides important information via e-mail, text message, and — for campus employees — phone.
All students are encouraged to enroll in WiscAlerts–Text, the text-messaging service of the system. To do so, students can log in to the My UW Portal (my.wisc.edu), click on the Service tab, and look for the WiscAlerts logo.
Registration is simple and takes just a few moments. The service is free, but students must have a phone or plan that can receive text messages, and students will be responsible for normal SMS charges from their cellular provider. WiscAlerts–Text is reserved for the highest level of emergency and is never used for advertisements or spam.
Although UW–Madison parents are not eligible to receive text messages, the Parent Program will send an update in the event of an emergency to parents with a valid e-mail address.