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CatAlert Emergency Notification

CatAlert is UVM's rapid emergency notification system. CatAlert's goal is to help keep UVM as informed and safe as possible during emergency situations.

Below, you will find instructions for adding and maintaining your emergency contact information in order to receive the CatAlert emergency messages by phone, email and text messaging. This contact information will only be used in emergency situations in which timely notification is critical.

Please remember to update your contact information as necessary so that you continue to receive these important messages.

Instructions for Students

• On the web, navigate to the UVM Student Records self-service application.
• Navigate to "Student Records."
• Navigate to "Update Emergency Broadcast Numbers."
• Use "Insert New Number" button to insert as many emergency broadcast numbers as you like. For each number, specify if you want to receive text messages or voice messages at that number.

Instructions for Employees

• Log on to UVM's PeopleSoft Human Resource System from the PeopleSoft portal page.
• Navigate to "Self Service."
• Navigate to "Personal Information."
• Navigate to "Phone Numbers."
• Use the "Add a Phone Number" button to insert as many emergency broadcast numbers as you like.

  Note: You may choose to list the same phone number more than once, in more than one capacity. For example, perhaps you want to receive emergency broadcast messages on your "Cellular" phone. In that case, you would have the same number listed as your "Cellular" number and again as your "Emergency-msg-text" or "Emergency-msg-voice" number. Keep in mind that text messages (SMS) are delivered much faster than voice messages and would therefore be preferable in an emergency situation. Review your service contract to ensure that your phone is capable of receiving text messages.

• Only phones of type "Emergency-msg-text," "Emergency-msg-voice" and "Emergency-msg-TTY" will receive emergency broadcast messages.
• Phone numbers with one of these "Emergency" designations will not show up in the UVM online directory.
• Phone numbers designated as "Cellular" are treated as business phones and will show up in the online directory.
• Emergency broadcast messages will automatically go to the UVM email account for current faculty, staff and students. You do not need to record your email address.

Last modified February 20 2008 11:25 AM