UNCW Alert System Notifications Test Nov. 6

UNCW Office of Environmental Health and Safety, UNCW Police Department and the Office of University Relations routinely test the UNCW Alert system to familiarize the campus community with emergency notification procedures and for system maintenance. Please pay close attention to the test by making sure you receive messages on your devices.  

A UNCW Alert system notifications test will take place at noon Nov. 6. This is only a test. No action from the campus or community is needed. 

UNCW Alert emergency notification system communication tools include:

• Warning Siren System (silent function for this month's test)
• Campus emails
• UNCWAlert text messages and calls
• Pop-up notifications on university-owned computers
• UNCW Alert Safety App: SafeZone by CriticalArc - offered in partnership with UPD (replaces LiveSafe). This platform connects with the Emergency Notification System and provides students and employees direct access to campus resources, the ability to chat with police dispatch, anonymous tip reporting and more.
• UNCW Mobile: an app that offers quick access to essential campus information and resources, including emergency notifications. Students, faculty, staff, parents, families and community members can download.

In an emergency, the university may use some or all of these tools as well as additional resources to communicate with the campus community, depending on conditions. Please be sure you are relying only on official university messaging during emergency situations.  

Students, faculty and staff are automatically registered for emergency texts, calls and campus emails. If you wish, reach out to police@uncw.edu to verify, change or delete your number from the system. 

To further support your awareness and preparedness, we encourage all members of the campus community to explore the additional resources linked below. These tools and platforms provide valuable information about safety protocols, emergency procedures and campus security services. Familiarizing yourself with them now can help ensure you know what to do in the event of an actual emergency. 

Additional resources:

• UNCW homepage, UNCW Alert news page, official social media channels
• UNCW Emergency and Safety Information
• University Police