Star Alert is a new emergency cell phone text messaging service to notify you quickly in the event of campus emergencies that threaten life, safety and/or severely impact standard campus operations.
In an emergency, Star Alert will send a text message to the cell number you provide and to your MavMAIL e-mail address. Notifications identified as "Star Alert" messages will note the nature of the emergency, what action, if any, you are to take, and where to find more information. Star Alert will also notify you if campus is closed or if classes are delayed or cancelled.
The Star Alert system will only be used in emergency situations. Subscribers can cancel at any time. The university encourages every student and employee to subscribe to Star Alert.
Star Alert is a FREE service unless charges apply for incoming text messages on your cell phone. Participants must be able to receive text or e-mail messages on their cell phones.
There are two ways to subscribe. (Tech ID and PIN are needed for login)
After you subscribe, a test text message will be sent to your phone immediately to ensure your text number was entered correctly.
Star Alert will send a test message to all subscribers on September 2nd at 1:00pm and January 19th.
IF YOU DO NOT GET THE TEST MESSAGE, RETURN TO http://www.mnsu.edu/password TO RESUBSCRIBE.
Star Alert is one of several ways students, faculty and staff will be notified of a campus emergency. Depending on the nature and severity of the emergency, other methods of communication could include:
If you have problems subscribing to Star Alert, visit the ITS Help Desk on 3rd floor of Memorial Library.
Bryan Schneider
Director of Technical Services
Office of Information and Technology Services
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