Western Alert notifications

In the event of a crisis at Western Washington University, we will use every communication tool at our disposal to share information with the campus community as quickly as possible. The Western Alert system uses various notification tools:

E-mail messages
Cell-phone text messages
On-campus voice annunciation system
The Western website
- www.wwu.edu/
The Emergency Stormline/Hotline
- (360) 650-6500
This WWU Emergency Communications website
- emergency.wwu.edu/

Students and employees can help us by logging in to Web4U via myWestern and making sure that your contact information is up to date. It is important that we know your main phone numbers, including cell phones; it's also helpful for the university to have contact information for your family members in the event of an emergency.

Campus safety news

Bacterial infection at WWU in Bellingham remains limited to a single case
Health Advisory: Update on student hospitalized with meningococcal bacteria
Student hospitalized with presumed meningococcal pneumonia
WWU student hospitalized with bacterial infection
Health advisory: Student hospitalized with presumed meningococcal pneumonia
Weather Conditions Update: University is open
University students make use of security texts, safety escorts
Western Alert: Assault Reported
Western Alert: Assault reported near campus
Van drivers must satisfy state requirements

Western Alert emergency notifications

Parents, family members, friends and community members also may sign up for Western Alert.

Western Alert messages are sent in the event of an emergency to the e-mail addresses and/or cell phones (via text message) of those on the notification list.

Planning for an emergency

Western is active in its efforts to prepare for emergency situations and disasters. Read more about Western's emergency preparations.