UW-Madison students, staff and faculty will be able to get emergency warnings as text messages on their cell phones beginning this fall.
The WiscAlerts-Text system will allow enrolled users of the service to get critical safety information from the UW-Madison Police Department through text messaging on the user’s cell phone.
“The safety and security of the campus community is our top priority,” said Lt. Michael Newton of the UW-Madison Police Department. “WiscAlerts-Text will be a quick way to reach people who might be in class, on the bus or away from a computer. This is one more way we will be able to communicate in an emergency.”