The University of New Mexico has successfully utilized a multi-faceted warning system for many years to help notify students, faculty, staff and visitors of emergency issues. The system has evolved over the years taking advantage of newer technologies and efficiencies. The latest piece of this system is a new text messaging application that integrates with the University’s Banner system. This system replaces the TextMe program that has been voluntarily subscribed to by members of the University for notification of campus emergencies.
The new text messaging system is called LoboAlerts and is a partnership between the University and Rave Wireless, Inc. All persons with active records and cellular telephone numbers in the Banner system will be enrolled in the system automatically. Persons with active records who do not have cell phone numbers listed in Banner will be contacted via email to remind them to update their profile. We encourage you to login to the LoboAlerts website (http://loboalerts.unm.edu) to confirm your contact information. Please note that your cellular phone provider may charge a per-text message fee for the delivery of emergency notifications to your phone.
LoboAlerts will only use your contact information to provide safety and weather alerts, or notification of any event which may pose a threat to the University’s ability to conduct regular activities. The system will be tested each semester using messages clearly marked as 'test' messages.
While you have been automatically enrolled in the LoboAlerts system, you may choose to opt out of the text messaging portion at any time. If you opt out, you will NOT be notified via text messaging in the event of a campus emergency.
Friends, family, nearby residents and local businesses are welcome to receive LoboAlerts updates via the LoboAlerts Twitter (http://twitter.com/loboalerts), the LoboAlerts Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/loboalerts) accounts, or the UNM Community Text page (http://www.getrave.com/login/unmcommunity).