NAU to test emergency notification system

Signed up for NAU Alert but didn’t get the text? Faculty and staff who are registered for NAU Alert and do not receive text messages during the test should contact the ITS Solution Center at (928) 523-1511 or Ask-ITS@nau.edu. Students who are registered and do not receive text messages should contact the Academic Computing Help Desk at (928) 523-9294 or StudentComputing@nau.edu. The statewide toll-free number is (888) 520-7215.

Northern Arizona University will conduct a semiannual test of its full emergency notification system Friday, Oct. 14.

The notification system includes text messaging through NAU Alert, priority email and desktop pop-up messages, information on the NAU home page, posts on Twitter and Facebook social media sites and a recorded message on the NAU Now Line. Callers may reach the NAU Now Line at (928) 523-0007.

NAU Alert subscribers will receive two texts: one to announce the test and the second to conclude it.

No action is required of individuals during the test. In an emergency, NAU Alert text messages will provide a notification with instruction for action and direct subscribers to the NAU homepage for updates and additional details. Verified information also is provided on Inside NAU’s Twitter feed.

Faculty, staff and students who are not enrolled in NAU Alert may sign up to receive text messages that notify subscribers of emergencies on campus and weather-related closures. Registration is available online for up to two phone numbers per user. Text message and data rates from your mobile phone company may apply.