The Office of Emergency Management is excited to announce that parents, local businesses, visitors, community partners and others can now get the same UConn Alert text messages that students, faculty, and staff receive in the event of emergencies or other urgent situations.   Previously, messages about incidents ranging from weather-related schedule changes to power outages […]

“Be Safe After a Hurricane” – CDC webpage

Gov Malloy advises residents on how they can safely assist with Hurricane Harvey response and recovery

How to Spot and Handle Phishing Messages

Sent on behalf of University Communications: To the University Community:   The University of Connecticut will test its emergency notification and alerting system, UConnALERT, at all campuses on Tuesday at 12:25 p.m. The test involves multiple messaging platforms. A notice will be posted on the UConnALERT website (alert.uconn.edu); an email will be sent to all faculty, […]

UConn’s Office of Emergency Management has developed a short, new video detailing how to survive if you are caught in an active threat situation. The new video features guidelines put forth by the Department of Homeland Security in a format that is easy to digest and less than one minute long. It is the first […]

Sent on Behalf of University Information and Technology Services (UITS) — To the University Community,   University Information Technology Services (UITS) would like to draw your attention to the risks of email phishing scams, including one that occurred yesterday. In that instance, the phishing scam involved an email that appeared to come from Payroll with […]