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Updated at: Thursday Aug. 29, 2024 at 1:10 PM

Test of the WVU Emergency Alert System

Updated at: Thursday Aug. 29, 2024 at 12:59 PM by: Cathy Orndorff

The University tested the WVU Alert system for the Morgantown Campus at 1 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 29).

Faculty, staff, students and other members of the University community who did not receive text message or email during the test are asked to visit alert.wvu.edu to add or update contact information.

Faculty and staff must manually register their email addresses or cell phone numbers to receive WVU Alerts. Students are automatically enrolled in the WVU Alert system through their MIX email but may need to add their phone number, if it has not already been provided.

If parents are also interested in receiving WVU Alert messages, students can add parental contact information through their accounts.

The test also included push notifications to mobile devices for people who have downloaded the LiveSafe app and allowed notifications.

Read more about the benefits of the LiveSafe app. For updated safety information, follow @WVUsafety on X and WVU Safety and Wellness on Facebook. More safety resources and information are available at police.wvu.edu and safety.wvu.edu.

Emergency Communication

This site is intended to inform the WVU community about emergencies occurring on the Morgantown campus. In the event of an emergency:

  1. Up to date information will be posted on this web page.
  2. The University also will communicate with employees and students via messages to official WVU e-mail addresses.
  3. Information will be provided to print, broadcast and web-based media outlets.

Reporting an Emergency

In the event of an emergency please follow these steps:

  1. Call (304) 293-3136 , or (304) 293-COPS (2677) for any situation that requires immediate police, fire, or medical response to preserve life or property.
  2. Use any of the outdoor blue tower emergency phones to report a campus emergency. Just pick up the receiver and press the button on the front center panel. University Police may be reached at (304) 293-COPS (2677)

Important Phone Numbers

Student Emergencies

In the event of emergencies involving WVU students, students and parents should contact the Office of Campus and Community Life at (304) 293-5611.

If the emergency occurs outside normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:15 am – 4:45 pm), please call the Department of Public Safety at (304) 293-3136 where someone is on call 24 hours a day.