CU Boulder will conduct a test of its emergency alert system at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The test is part of the university’s ongoing emergency preparedness efforts and fulfills federal Clery Campus Safety Act requirements. 

About CU Boulder alerts

The university issues three types of alerts depending on the type of incident:

CU Emergency Alert: Issued when there is a confirmed immediate threat to the safety of those on campus, near campus in areas of high student populations or if there is a change to the university’s operating status due to weather or other emergency conditions.

CU Safety Alert: Also referred to as a “timely warning”, safety alerts are issued when a crime on or near campus requires increased community awareness of an ongoing threat, such as robbery, aggravated assault, motor vehicle theft or other criminal activity.

CU Advisory: Issued for non-emergency events or incidents on campus, emergency and non-emergency events off campus that could impact campus (such as power outages, road or building impacts affecting campus) and police activity near campus. 

How to receive CU Boulder alerts

In order to make sure you stay informed, it’s important to know how to receive each type of alert. All alerts, no matter the type, are always posted to alerts.colorado.edu and pushed out via the CU Boulder Safe app, which students, faculty and staff can access by downloading the app, logging in using their IdentiKey credentials and enrolling in push notifications. 

CU Boulder students, faculty and staff are automatically enrolled in email notifications for emergency and safety alerts. Emergency alerts are also issued via text message to students, faculty and staff who have enrolled in text alerts, via social media and desktop alerts.

CU Boulder partners who have cu.edu, cufund.org, cusys.edu, ucdenver.edu or cuanschutz.edu email domains must register and maintain their information on the CU Boulder Rave webpage.

CU Boulder alerts are available in multiple languages. In order to receive alerts in your preferred language, students may update their preferences as part of preregistration each semester and faculty and staff can change their language settings any time in the MyCUInfo portal.

If you believe you should have received the Sept. 8 test alert but do not, contact the Division of Public Safety’s Emergency Management team for assistance. 

Learn more

For more information about CU Boulder alerts and emergency preparedness resources, visit the CU Boulder Division of Public Safety website. For additional emergency information, follow @CUBoulderAlerts and @CUBoulderDPS on X.