Notification Methods

If an emergency happens on campus, UC Merced uses the following methods to distribute urgent emergency information to the campus community:

  • Postings on this campus site.

  • UC Merced's Twitter account @ucmerced.

  • Crime alert and information bulletins on the Department of Public Safety website.

  • Messages on the campus emergency telephone status line: 1-866-993-0969.

  • Emails to students, staff and faculty from [email protected].

  • Messages sent to student, staff and faculty personal cell phones and/or email addresses using UCM Alert, UC Merced's emergency notification system.

  • Verbal announcements via the campus public address system.

  • Distribution of news and announcements to area news media.

  • Broadcast voicemail to all campus desk phones.

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