About VT Alerts
What is VT Alerts?
VT Alerts is Virginia Tech's Emergency Notification System. In a campus emergency, Virginia Tech will use several information delivery methods to reach you because, at any given time, one form of communications might be better to reach you than another. VT Alerts will deliver messages using some or all of the following channels:
- The Virginia Tech homepage (www.vt.edu)
- Broadcast e-mails to all vt.edu accounts
- Electronic message boards in classrooms
- The weather/emergency hotline (231-6668)
- Campus sirens and loudspeakers
- The university switchboard
- VT Phone Alerts
- VT Desktop Alerts
What do I need to do to receive emergency notifications?
You will receive emergency notifications through all delivery methods except for VT Phone Alerts and VT Desktop Alerts without taking any action.
How do I get notifications via VT Phone Alerts?
VT Phone Alerts is a subscriber-only feature of VT Alerts that allows you to receive urgent notifications where and how you want, even if you're away from your computer or university phone.
VT Phone Alerts allows you to list up to three contact methods. You may rank your contact methods in a preferred order of delivery. However, the university reserves the right to send messages to your points of contact in the order which will allow for greatest expediency of delivery. YOU MUST SUBSCRIBE TO VT PHONE ALERTS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS THROUGH THIS METHOD.
You need your Virginia Tech PID and password to get started. Once you decide to subscribe, you will be guided step-by-step through the subscription process. You can log back into the system anytime to change or add contact information. You must have a Virginia Tech PID in order to subscribe.
How do I get notifications via VT Desktop Alerts?
VT Desktop Alerts is VT Alerts newest notification method. VT Desktop Alerts sends a notice to your desktop or laptop computer, wherever you are as long as you are connected to the internet. You do not need to be on the campus. However, to activate this feature of VT Alerts you MUST DOWNLOAD the VT Desktop Alerts application to your computer.
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Signing up for VT Phone Alerts is quick and easy. Just sign in to the system and follow the instructions on the screen.
Download VT Desktop Alerts to your Mac or PC.
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