Welcome, Bishops! As the semester begins, please ensure that you are enrolled to receive OWU Alert emergency messages via your choice of telephone, text, and/or email messages.
We also anticipate upgrading the system this semester and ask that, if you already are enrolled, you verify your information to ensure that your personal cell phone is listed in the “Mobile” field (vs. the “Additional” field) and to ensure that your phone number to receive texts is listed in the “SMS (Text) 1” field.
Please note that we will be testing the system soon, so please enroll or make any contact updates as soon as possible.
The University uses the OWU Alert system to share urgent information, including weather-related issues, requiring immediate action.
To sign up, verify that you are signed up, or update your OWU Alert contact information:
- Log into your myOWU account.
- Hover over the “Menu” option (the 3 black bars) in the upper left-hand corner.
- Select “Quick Links.”
- Choose the appropriate links box — “Student Links” or “Faculty and Staff Links” based on your status.
- Click the “OWU Alert Info” link and complete the form with your preferred email, telephone, and text-message contact points. (If the form already is populated with your data, you should be enrolled.)
- Click “Submit changes” to record your information. (You may update your data at any time. The system is refreshed weekly on Friday nights.)
Students, please note: If — in addition to yourself — you enroll your parents or guardians in the OWU ALERT system, only you are able to update their information or remove them.
In addition to OWU ALERT emergency notifications, the University also sends email-only “Timely Warnings” (with time-sensitive safety information that does not require immediate action) as well as email-only “Public Safety Advisories” (general safety information). You will receive these messages outside of the OWU ALERT system.
For a list of general safety tips, visit www.owu.edu/safety. Thank you for your time and attention.
Source: Public Safety/University Communications.
Contact: Cole Hatcher at cehatche@owu.edu.