Tech tip: Make sure WiscAlerts reach you & your family
WiscAlerts are a critical safety system for the UW–Madison campus community, keeping students and employees informed during emergencies. But did you know you can also sign up your family members for WiscAlerts?
The university automatically enrolls all students and employees in the WiscAlerts system, but there’s more to the system than what you get by default.
Follow these tips to make sure you and your loved ones know what’s happening and what to do if there’s an emergency on campus.
Tip #1: Check your contact information
All students and employees receive email alerts at their wisc.edu email address with no sign-up needed. Students also automatically receive SMS text message alerts on their personal cell phones. But if your contact information is incorrect, you may miss important messages.
To double-check that your email and phone numbers are correct:
- Log in to profile.wisc.edu
- Select the Contact Information tab in the navigation menu
- Check your info for errors
If you spot anything that’s wrong or outdated, follow the links in “Related Resources” for instructions.
Tip #2: Add your family
Students automatically receive WiscAlerts via SMS text messages, but you aren’t limited to only one phone number. You can enroll up to three cell phone numbers for WiscAlerts, such as a parent, partner or friend, even if they aren’t affiliated with the university.
To enroll cell phone numbers to receive text message WiscAlerts:
- Log in to profile.wisc.edu
- Select the Safety tab in the navigation menu
- Scroll to the Mobile section
- Type the phone numbers in the fields
- Press the Update button to save the new numbers
If you’re an employee, you have to sign up if you want to receive WiscAlerts via text message, following these same steps.
Note: It can take up to 24 hours for new numbers to start receiving WiscAlerts.
Tip #3: Save WiscAlerts to your contacts
WiscAlerts text messages can come from any of the following phone numbers: 67283, 78015, 81437 and 226787.
To ensure your phone doesn’t flag emergency text messages as unknown or spam, add WiscAlerts to your contacts.