Emergency Notifications

Types of Emergency Notifications on Auraria Campus

Whether you’re new to the Auraria Campus or a returning student, staff, or faculty member, it’s important to be prepared to act when emergency situations occur. Communication is key in keeping our community safe and understanding the types of notifications used on the Auraria Campus is critical for your personal safety.

Notifications are disseminated by the Auraria Campus Police Department (ACPD) Communications Center or Auraria Campus Office of Emergency Management (OEM). We utilize a text and email emergency notification system to deliver information regarding the emergency, directives, and protective actions. To ensure receipt of notifications, please make sure your information, including your cell phone number is up to date in your institution’s portal.

Depending on the incident, either an Emergency Notification or a Timely Warning will be sent. Upon receipt of an Auraria Emergency Alert, please act accordingly with specific directives outlined in the alert.

Auraria Alert Emergency Notification

In the event of immediate, significant danger to the health or safety of the campus community, or campus/building closure. This message is similar to a reverse 911 call from a local police department. Situations that may require an emergency notification include an active harmer situation, inclement weather resulting in a campus closure, or a catastrophic event, such as a fire, flood, or tornado. Lockdown Notifications are issued when a serious security risk such as a violent or armed intruder, hostage situation, riot, or police activity is detected. The campus lockdown system is a pre-programmed emergency notification and is triggered by the ACPD Communication Center. You will receive the following alert for a lockdown:

Auraria Emergency Alert: Campus is under security lockdown. Increase your awareness and consider protective actions. Police will send additional info shortly.

Timely Warnings

A Timely Warning is issued to the campus community when a crime has been reported to ACPD that may present a continuing threat to the campus community. An email notification is sent to the campus community when a crime is committed on or near campus that requires increased community awareness of ongoing or dangerous situation. Situations that may require a Timely Warning include criminal homicide, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson, hate crimes, domestic violence, and arrests for weapons, drugs, and alcohol. ACPD is required to evaluate if there is a serious or ongoing threat to the campus community to determine if a Timely Warning email needs to be issued to the campus community.

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Your safety is important. Do not hesitate to call the Auraria Campus Police Department.

Call 303.556.5000 on a cell phone
Call 911 on a campus landline phone
Text-A-Tip 720.593.TIPS (8477)

Auraria Alerts

Communication plays a critical role in keeping our community safe. During an emergency or to notify the community of closures, the Auraria Campus utilizes a text and email emergency notification system to deliver important information to faculty, staff, and students. CCD, MSU Denver, and CU Denver faculty, staff and students as well as Auraria Campus staff, vendors and Auraria Early Learning Center parents are automatically enrolled in the emergency notification system.

CCD Students, Faculty, and Staff

Visit the CCD Campus Safety web page to learn more about the Community College of Denver text (SMS) and email messaging system used to deliver important information to the CCD community.

CU Denver Students, Faculty, and Staff

Visit the CU Denver Emergency Management Division website to learn more about Emergency Notifications and how to register your personal cell phone number to receive text alerts.

MSU Denver Students, Faculty, and Staff

Visit this emergency communication webpage to register, review, and/or update your information. Log in using your MSU Denver email address and your password. Use the “forgot password” link if you have issues logging in.