alerts and advisories

ASU Alert and Advisory System

ASU has established a two-tier communication system - ASU Alert and ASU Advisory - to notify the ASU community about emergency situations that could happen on any of the four campuses in the most efficient and effective manner possible. ASU strongly encourages you to sign up for these services to ensure you receive appropriate communications about both life-threatening and potentially hazardous situations.

ASU Alert

ASU Alert communicates primarily life-threatening situations to the ASU community through a variety of methods, including text messaging. ASU Alert also may be used to notify the community of a major emergency that greatly impacts university operations. By signing up for this service, you will know about an incident in the most immediate fashion. Situations include a major fire or incident involving a firearm on and around campus.

How you will be alerted:

• Text messages sent to the phone number(s) on your Alert account
• Personal email account on file on your Alert account
• All ASU student, faculty and staff email accounts
• Posted to the ASU Facebook page
• Posted to the ASU Twitter Alert page
• ASU Alert and Advisory RSS feed

How to sign up:

• Go to ASU Alert and sign in using your ASUrite ID and password.
• Create a new user account.
• Input your cell number, carrier and email.
• Check "ASU Advisory" under optional groups.
• Check "agree to terms of service" after reviewing.
• Create the account and validate phone numbers and email to make it active.
• Follow the ASU Alert Twitter page and sign up for the RSS feed (optional).
• Log out.

ASU Advisory

ASU Advisory is considered a tier below ASU Alert and communicates situations to the ASU community that may not be life-threatening and typically affect certain areas of a campus. Examples include a small fire in a building during off hours or flooding in a building that will affect classes that day. ASU Advisory messages are sent through a variety of methods, including text messaging. By signing up for this service, you will know about these situations in the most immediate fashion.

How you will be alerted:

• Text messages sent to the phone number(s) on your Advisory account
• Personal email account on file on your Advisory account
• ASU Alert and Advisory RSS feed

How to sign up:

If you are already signed up for ASU Alert and want to sign up for ASU Advisory, follow these steps:

• Go to ASU Alert and sign in using your ASUrite ID and password.
• Click on "groups" under the Dashboard.
• Click "subscribe" for the "ASU Advisory" group.
• You will get a notification that you have subscribed successfully.
• Log out.