Strengthening preparedness with routine tests
Regular testing of the AlertVU system is essential to maintaining a reliable and effective emergency notification program. These routine tests help confirm that the system is functioning as intended and allow community members to verify that their contact information is current and capable of receiving alerts. By conducting periodic evaluations, we strengthen our collective preparedness and ensure timely communication during critical situations.
What is AlertVU?
AlertVU is the emergency notification system Vanderbilt uses to alert students, faculty, staff and visitors in the event of an emergency that poses an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community. AlertVU notifications are always delivered to a user鈥檚 Vanderbilt email address.
Users may also choose to receive alerts by:
鈥� Mobile phone (voice or text)
鈥� Landline
鈥� Personal email address
鈥� VandySafe app (push notifications)
鈥� Desktop alerts on computers
Please take a few minutes to review and update your contact information to ensure that alerts reach you quickly.
How to update your contact information
Faculty and Staff
Faculty and staff AlertVU contact information is maintained in . All faculty and staff should review their contact information to ensure that notifications are delivered to their preferred points of contact.
Access your (log in using single sign-on) to review or update your AlertVU information.
Students
Student AlertVU contact information is maintained in . Students are encouraged to review and update their contact information in YES if they have not already done so.
AlertVU for Family Members, Friends, and Visitors
People who are not affiliated with Vanderbilt can sign up to get AlertVU notifications by creating a profile through the .
Desktop alerts on Alertus
Vanderbilt also uses Alertus, a desktop alerting application that delivers AlertVU messages directly to computers across the university.
鈥� Vanderbilt-owned computers: Desktop Support staff have installed Alertus. No action is required to get desktop alerts.
鈥� Personal computers: Faculty, staff and students may install Alertus on their personal machines to receive desktop alerts while working off campus or on nonuniversity devices.
Learn more
More information is on the .
Information about installing and using Alertus on your computer is under the Alertus Desktop Notifications tab on the .
