{"id":931,"date":"2015-06-05T15:47:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T22:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/new-safety\/?page_id=931"},"modified":"2025-11-17T16:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T00:04:15","slug":"wou-alert","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/emergency-preparedness\/wou-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"WOU Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p class=\"header_1\"><span>The\u00a0<\/span><strong>WOUAlert<\/strong><span>\u00a0emergency notification system provided by Regroup enables the university to contact the WOU community in the event of an emergency by sending messages via your preferred electronic devices:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" class=\"arrow_list\">\n<li>Cellular and\/or Home Phones<\/li>\n<li>Text Messages<\/li>\n<li>Email<\/li>\n<li>Regroup Mobile App<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong class=\"bold_text_2\">WOUAlert<\/strong> <strong>is not used to send non-emergency, routine or spam messages.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How will <strong class=\"text_color_1\">WOUAlert<\/strong> be used?<\/p>\n<p>Situations for which <strong>WOUAlert<\/strong> may be used include (but are not limited to):<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" class=\"arrow_list\">\n<li>Campus closings due to emergency, non-weather related, situations<\/li>\n<li>Building emergencies if related to an emergency situation<\/li>\n<li>Potential life-threatening situations on campus<\/li>\n<li>Activation of emergency response teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under what conditions would you not receive these messages?<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" class=\"arrow_list\">\n<li>If you have NOT &#8220;opted-in&#8221; to the <strong>WOUAlert<\/strong> notification system.<\/li>\n<li>If you \u201cOPT-IN\u201d but you have not provided accurate\/updated information.<\/li>\n<li>If you \u201cOPT-OUT\u201d of the <strong>WOUAlert<\/strong> notification system.<\/li>\n<li>If you are not a registered student or an active WOU employee at the time of notification.<\/li>\n<li>Issues with your mobile device service provider.<\/li>\n<li>Spam filter may have blocked an e-mail from being delivered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"sub_head_1\">What kinds of messages will be sent?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Depending on your device of choice, here is an example of what a <strong>WOUAlert<\/strong> message might look like:<\/p>\n<p>Sample message:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>WOUALERT \u2013 ARMED SUBJECT in the Werner Center.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are in Werner Center, evacuate immediately. If you are not in the Werner Center, avoid this area. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/\">wou.edu<\/a> and check e-mail for details.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>PLEASE SAVE 503-838-8000 TO YOUR CELL PHONE CONTACTS<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" class=\"arrow_list\">\n<li>Text message: WOUAlert (Display number phone #: 503-838-8000)<\/li>\n<li>Phone call caller ID: 503-838-8000<\/li>\n<li>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:woualert@wou.edu\">woualert@wou.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"style5\"><span class=\"sub_head_1\">Sign-Up\/Update Preferences<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All WOU students, faculty and staff have their WOU e-mail account address automatically downloaded into the WOUAlert System.\u00a0 To add contact numbers (cell, office, home, parents), additional e-mail addresses, or text contact information, log into the WOU Portal as normal and click on the WOUAlert icon across the top.\u00a0 You will be taken to your account information and then can make the additions and\/or changes.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0WOUAlert\u00a0emergency notification system provided&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":0,"parent":837,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"WOU\u2019s WOU Alert is the university\u2019s emergency-notification system (via Regroup) \u2014 it sends critical alerts by text, call, email, or app for life-threats, closures, & urgent campus incidents.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p class=\"header_1\"><span>The\u00a0<\/span><strong>WOUAlert<\/strong><span>\u00a0emergency notification system provided by Regroup enables the university to contact the WOU community in the event of an emergency by sending messages via your preferred electronic devices:<\/span><\/p>\n\n<ul type=\"disc\" class=\"arrow_list\">\n \t<li>Cellular and\/or Home Phones<\/li>\n \t<li>Text Messages<\/li>\n \t<li>Email<\/li>\n \t<li>AlertMe App<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong class=\"bold_text_2\">WOUAlert<\/strong> <strong>is not used to send non-emergency, routine or spam messages.<\/strong>\n\nHow will <strong class=\"text_color_1\">WOUAlert<\/strong> be used?\n\nSituations for which <strong>WOUAlert<\/strong> may be used include (but are not limited to):\n<ul type=\"disc\" class=\"arrow_list\">\n \t<li>Campus closings due to emergency, non weather related, situations<\/li>\n \t<li>Building emergencies if related to an emergency situation<\/li>\n \t<li>Potential life-threatening situations on campus<\/li>\n \t<li>Activation of emergency response teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nUnder what conditions would you not receive these messages?\n<ul type=\"disc\" class=\"arrow_list\">\n \t<li>If you have NOT \"opted-in\" to the <strong>WOUAlert<\/strong> notification system.<\/li>\n \t<li>If you \u201cOPT-IN\u201d but you have not provided accurate\/updated information.<\/li>\n \t<li>If you \u201cOPT-OUT\u201d of the <strong>WOUAlert<\/strong> notification system.<\/li>\n \t<li>If you are not a registered student or an active WOU employee at the time of notification<\/li>\n \t<li>Issues with your mobile device service provider.<\/li>\n \t<li>Spam filter may have blocked an e-mail from being delivered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"sub_head_1\">What kinds of messages will be sent?<\/span>\n\nDepending on your device of choice, here is an example of what a <strong>WOUAlert<\/strong> message might look like:\n\nSample message:\n<blockquote><strong>WOUALERT \u2013 ARMED SUBJECT in the Werner Center.<\/strong>\n\nIf you are in Werner Center, evacuate immediately. If you are not in the Werner Center, avoid this area. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/\">wou.edu<\/a> and check e-mail for details.<\/blockquote>\nPLEASE SAVE 503-838-8000 TO YOUR CELL PHONE CONTACTS\n<ul type=\"disc\" class=\"arrow_list\">\n \t<li>Text message: WOUAlert (Display number phone #: 503-838-8000)<\/li>\n \t<li>Phone call caller ID: 503-838-8000<\/li>\n \t<li>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:woualert@wou.edu\">woualert@wou.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"style5\"><span class=\"sub_head_1\">Sign-Up\/Update Preferences<\/span><\/p>\nAll WOU students, faculty and staff have their WOU e-mail account address automatically downloaded into the WOUAlert System.\u00a0 To add contact numbers (cell, office, home, parents), additional e-mail addresses, or text contact information, log into the WOU Portal as normal and click on the WOUAlert icon across the top.\u00a0 You will be taken to your account information and then can make the additions and\/or changes.\n<p class=\"sub_head_1\">Still have questions?<\/p>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> The WOU Campus Public Safety Department\n\n<strong>Web:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/\">https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/<\/a>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> 503-838-8481\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:safety@wou.edu\">safety@wou.edu<\/a>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-931","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/435"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=931"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106344,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/931\/revisions\/106344"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}