The University of Kentucky has an emergency notification system, UK Alert, to communicate official information during an emergency or crisis situation that disrupts normal operation of the campus or threatens the health or safety of members of the campus community.
UK Alert is available to University of Kentucky students, staff, faculty, visitors, and other interested parties on a voluntary self-subscription basis. Users may enter as many devices (i.e., e-mail, phone, and fax) as they would like to receive notifications.
UK Alert delivers messages to subscribers on a “best effort” basis to the devices registered by each user.
UK Alert is designed for use only when an incident disrupts normal campus operations or threatens the immediate health and safety of the campus community. As such, it is a personalized service designed to complement the other communication tools already used by the university to advise the campus community during other events, crises or emergencies. Examples include:
- Broadcast emails to all official university e-mail addresses
- University website
- Local news outlets
- TV Channel 50
- Insight Cable channels 16, 19, and 49
- Fliers posted and distributed throughout campus
Effective emergency response requires personal preparedness and planning. We encourage you to sign up for UK Alert as just one part of your personal emergency preparedness plan. For more information on emergency planning at UK and ideas for personal preparedness, click here.
