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Critical information when you need it.
UTRGV Alerts are an accessory to the Emergency Alert Notification and official UTRGV email communications.
Please check this page for the most current information during a disaster, crisis, or threat affecting our campus community.
UTRGV Alerts
Previous UTRGV Alerts / Notifications
This is a TEST of the UTRGV Emergency Notification System.
There is no Emergency, this is only a TEST.
Emergency Notifications
In the event that an emergency or natural disaster might impact any of our campuses or clinical locations, the entire campus community will be notified as prominently as possible through several means of communication.
This includes:
- UTRGV Alerts
- UTRGV Homepage
- Desktop Notifications
- Fire Alarm Systems
- UTRGV Social Media pages (Facebook and X (formerly Twitter))
UTRGV Alerts
Students, faculty, and staff are automatically opted into UTRGV Alerts, which are sent to your UTRGV email and mobile number listed in university records (Assist for students and PeopleSoft for faculty and staff).
Take a second and save the numbers "89361" and "89362" as "UTRGV Alerts" in your phone contacts to ensure you recognize future emergency notifications.
If you change your mobile number or are not receiving test alerts conducted monthly, please log into Assist (student) or PeopleSoft (faculty and staff) and update your number.
- To opt out of the text UTRGV Alerts, text STOP to 89361.
- If you opted out and want to resume the text UTRGV Alerts again, text RESUME to 89361.
Guests, parents, and contractors can sign up for UTRGV Alerts by texting "UTRGVALERTS" to 888777. You will receive a confirmation and welcome text.
- To opt out of receiving the alerts, text STOP to 888777.
- UTRGV Alerts will be provided by text only.
UTRGV Homepage
A banner with a message and link to the emergency notification will appear on the top of the homepage.
Desktop Notifications
UTRGV desktop PC’s connected to the University network will display a pop-up window with the emergency notification.
Fire Alarm Systems
Fire Alarm systems comprised of audible and visuals devices within a building are used to alert occupants of a potential fire emergency within a building. Alternatively, a fire alarm system may be used by first responders to evacuate a building.
Social Media
Emergency messages are also posted on the University’s official Facebook page, which can be viewed by everyone. In some situations, Facebook may be the quickest place to find updated information.
Messages are also sent through the University’s official X account (formerly Twitter) @UTRGV.
FAQs
When University Police or Campus Safety and Security determines there is an active emergency in which the life safety of the campus community may be at immediate risk.
Examples are:
- When a person actively shooting a weapon is on the loose.
- When a tornado or a severe thunderstorm with expected winds greater than 70 miles per hour is predicted to impact a campus area.
- When a major hazardous material spill or other high-risk emergency impacts a large portion of campus.
As a regional, multi-campus university and with our campus community routinely traveling in between campuses, we alert our whole campus community to avoid anyone potentially traveling into danger.
Go to your contact information in Assist (for students) PeopleSoft (Faculty/Staff). Make sure your cellphone number is in the Mobile field.
Check with your cellphone provider to ensure they are not blocking short code texting.
If you opted out and want to resume the text emergency notifications again, text RESUME to 89361.
Students, faculty, and staff can only opt out of the text UTRGV Alerts. To opt out, text STOP to 89361.