RIT Alert

RIT Alert is used to immediately notify the campus community upon the confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students, faculty and staff occurring on or near campus.

The system activates alert beacons, outdoor sirens/speakers, sends messages via Instant Message, text message to cell phones, voice message (mobile or land-line) and email. RIT Alert may be used for a health emergency; however other methods such as RITmail, email, News and Events, and the RIT website are preferred. Questions? Contact ritalert@rit.edu.

Update Contact Information for Faculty/Staff

Faculty and staff (including Adjunct Faculty and RIT Temporary Employees) information for the RIT Alert emergency notification system are taken from CLAWS. Phone information will be fed to CLAWS from eBiz.

To update your contact information:

  1. Go to myinfo.rit.edu and log in with your RIT username and password.
  2. Click on “Employee Self-Service and Approvals.”
  3. Click on “RIT Employee Self Service.”
  4. Click on “My Personal Demographic and Contact Information.”
  5. Update as needed in the “Phone Numbers and Emergency Notification Information” section of the page.

Update Contact Information for Students

Student mobile and home phone numbers for the RIT Alert emergency notification system are taken from the Student Information System (SIS). Secondary mobile phone information is taken from CLAWS.

Primary Mobile Phone and Home Phone Information -  Student Information System

  1. Go to infocenter.rit.edu.
  2. Click the "Student Info System" link.
  3. Log in with your RIT username and password. You will be taken to your Student Center page.
  4. Click on the "Personal Information" tile.
  5. Click "Contact Details" along the left side navigation.
  6. Under Phone, click the plus icon.
  7. Under Type, select Cell/Mobile and enter your phone information.
  8. Click Save in the upper right corner.
  9. If you ever wish to change your phone number, simply click the number under Phone to edit.

Secondary Mobile Phone Information - Start.rit.edu

  1. Go to start.rit.edu.
  2. Click the "RIT Alert Preferences" link.
  3. Log in with your RIT username and password.
  4. Add or update your mobile phone (secondary) phone information as necessary.
  5. Click Save.

The mobile phone numbers you enter in SIS and CLAWS will be sent to the RIT Alert system. In case of an immediate threat to the health or safety of RIT community members, you will be sent a text message and/ phone call or to your mobile phone.

How to opt-in/opt-out

To opt-in or opt-out:

  1. Go to start.rit.edu.
  2. Click on “RIT Alert Preferences”, and Log in with your RIT username and password.
  3. Select Opt-in or Opt-out for RIT Alerts.
  4. Click “Save RIT Alert Info”.

Note: You will not receive a notification if you choose to opt-out.