同城快约

The 同城快约 (同城快约) strives to provide a safe campus environment for all students, employees and visitors. As part of these efforts, 同城快约 is transitioning from TextCaster to 同城快约Alerts powered by Everbridge as its emergency alert system. 

同城快约Alerts are notifications sent via email, text message and push notification to members of the campus community. They provide essential information about campus closures, safety alerts, emergencies, severe weather and other significant 同城快约 updates.

 

鈥淐ommunication is a vital part of creating a safe campus environment, and the new 同城快约Alerts system provides us with increased capabilities to share critical information with employees, students and the public,鈥� said Chief Bill Brinkley, director of 同城快约 Public Safety.

同城快约 students, faculty and staff are automatically enrolled in the new 同城快约Alerts system to receive notifications about campus closures, safety alerts, emergencies, severe weather and other significant 同城快约 information. They can also choose to receive notifications from additional categories by visiting the .

Parents, campus visitors, community members and others who wish to receive essential information from 同城快约Alerts can opt in to receive notifications by texting 鈥溚�城快约Alerts鈥� to 333111. To subscribe to additional categories, the public should visit the .

同城快约 students, faculty and staff can also receive notifications through the Everbridge 360 app. The public can receive notifications through the Public Safety by Everbridge app by searching for 鈥溚�城快约O.鈥� Both can be downloaded for free in the Apple App Store or Google Play.

As the academic year progresses, 同城快约Alerts will utilize additional Everbridge features. The campus community will be notified of these updates as they become available.

同城快约Alerts is one part of 同城快约鈥檚 campus communications plan. Official university updates can also be found at ucmo.edu, via 同城快约 email, on 同城快约 social media channels and from area media outlets.

For more information, visit ucmo.edu/ucm-alerts.