Receive Campus Emergency Information
Information at your fingertips! Want to know if the campus is closed? If there is a hazard outside your classroom door? WVM-Alert will text, email and call you to make sure you don't miss a thing. It's free!
Log into your portal and add your cell phone number. Invest 5 minutes in your own safety!
Classroom emergency phones - When the emergency phone rings, anyone may pick up the receiver and listen.
If you are not a student, full time staff or faculty working member teaching during the current semester, you are in the right place! You will not receive WVM-Alert campus emergency messages unless you register here.
What you need to do
Nothing. Lucky You!
Not everyone needs to register
If you are a full-time student, full-time staff or faculty member teaching during the current semester, with access to the Portal, you have been automatically registered to receive WVM-Alert campus emergency messages.
Wait, there is one thing...
The information contained in the WVM Alert site comes straight from the WVMCCD Student and Staff/Faculty portals. Keep your contact information up-to-date. Due to the status of our data system upgrade, updating contact information online is not currently available. Students can contact Admissions and Records, and Staff should contact Human Resources to update contact information.
Oh, and one more...
Review the Emergency Guidelines so that you know what to do when you receive an emergency message.
By the way, if you share an email address with another student, staff, or faculty...
Your contact information will not be loaded into the WVM Alert System! Please make certain that there is only one person affiliated with any email address in the Portal.
If you are not a student, full time staff or faculty working member teaching during the current semester, you are in the right place. Register with WVM-Alert to receive campus emergency messages.
Before you register, there are a few things that you need to know:
- It is your responsibility to maintain contact information on the WVM-Alert site.
- Text messages are the fastest way to send out campus emergency messages, so be sure to include a cell phone number.
- When you submit the registration a verification email will be sent to your email address. Email comes from [email protected]. Click on the link and log back into the WVM Alert site. You must ADD YOURSELF TO AN OPT-IN LIST in order to receive messages (see second tab on your account screen).
- It is your responsibility to opt-out when you no longer want to receive campus emergency messages.
- Review the Emergency Guidelines so that you know what to do when you receive an emergency message.
Frequently Asked Questions
- If you hear the fire alarm – evacuate the building
- If you hear instructions via the public address system – follow the instructions given. The PA system is not available in every campus building at this time.
- If a classroom phone rings – answer it and follow instructions
- If you are asked to take action by a Campus Emergency Response Team member wearing a reflective vest – follow their directions
- If you see instructions on the campus electronic signs or campus website – take appropriate action
- If you receive a message on Social Media (campus Facebook or Twitter) - be sure the message is from an Official source (campus police, campus President, etc) before taking action.
- Lockdown – Active Shooter - Run or Hide or Fight based on situation
- Building Evacuation
- Campus Closure
- Shelter in Place - Event requiring everyone to stay indoors (different from a Lockdown)
- Semester System Test
- Log into College Web Services
- Select Personal Information
- Select Update Addresses and Phones
- Select Update Email Addresses