Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ hub for emergency information

In the event of a campus-wide emergency or issue, clicking on the “learn more”  button below will take you to instructions and information about the incident, campus services and resources available to the community.

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About the different notifications

Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Warning

A Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Warning is notification of Clery crime(s) that occurred on campus Clery geography and is considered by the institution to represent a serious or continuing threat to students and employees.

Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Advisory

A Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Advisory may be issued when an incident or crime has occurred and may affect members of the campus community, but an emergency notification or timely warning is not required.

Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Alert

A Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Alert is an emergency notification of an incident that is currently occurring on or imminently threatening the campus.

How Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ students, faculty and staff will be notified during an emergency

The following systems may be used to communicate emergency information and procedures to campus constituents:

  • Outdoor Warning Sirens (controlled by City of University Park)
  • Indoor Notification System (Main Campus Only)
  • Email notification to Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ email account (smu@aware.smu.edu; smuaware@comms.smu.edu; smuaware@smu.edu)    
  • Text message to cell phone (sender short codes include 226787, 67283, or 78015)
  • Push notification via the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Aware safety app
  • Audio message to a cell phone or other telephone
  • Designated Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ website
  • @Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAware on X, Instagram and Facebook
  • Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Information Line (214) 768-INFO (4636)

Parents may register to receive alerts during the current semester by texting "Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵParent" to 226787. Visitors may register for 14 days by texting "Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAware" to 226787.

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