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University of Florida

UF Alert System

The University of Florida (“UF”) is required to comply with the Timely Warning and Emergency Notification requirements of the Clery Act (34 CFR § 668.46(e)). 

UF Alert System

UF employs a multi-modal approach to issuing Emergency Notifications, Timely Warnings, and Campus Awareness Messages through its branded emergency communication system, referred to as the UF Alert System. Because UF maintains a large Clery Geography portfolio involving broad and diverse operations, no single communication method can reach 100 percent of the UF community. At a minimum, the UF Alert System utilizes e-mail or text messaging to distribute Emergency Notifications, Timely Warnings, or Campus Awareness Messages. In the event of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees, a multi modal distribution approach may be utilized, including additional communication methods as appropriate.

At UF, the system is branded as the “UF Alert System” and “UF Alert” is the branding employed to send Emergency Notifications, Timely Warnings, and Campus Awareness Messages. The UF Alert System has the following subscription areas:

  • The UF Alert-Systemwide service area provides notification to all locations regarding significant impacts to university operations or schedules.
  • The UF Alert-Gainesville service area includes the university's main campus and other Alachua County facilities such as East Campus.
  • The UF Alert-Lake Nona service area covers UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona campus near Orlando, Florida.
  • The UF Health Alert-Jacksonville service area supports the UF Health Jacksonville campus in Jacksonville, Florida.
  • The UF Alert-Jacksonville service area supports the UF Jacksonville campus in Jacksonville, Florida.
  • The UF Alert-Scripps service area contains The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology campus in Jupiter, Florida.

 

UF Health Alert System

The UF Health Alert System is an emergency communications system that is designed to send messages to hospital staff and subscribed UF affiliates for emergencies occurring within designated UF Health locations. All UF Health Alert segments - with the exception of the UF Health Alert-Jacksonville segment - are not considered to be a part of the UF Alert System.

If at any time it is determined that a UF Health location meets the criteria for inclusion within UF’s Clery geography, that UF Health Alert System segment will become a part of the UF Alert System.