Editor's note: This information was shared April 1 in an email from senior leaders to Iowa State faculty and staff.
Effective April 1, Iowa State employees will verify or make changes to their contact information for ISU Alerts in Workday rather than AccessPlus. This is the final step in transitioning ISU Alert information to be maintained in Workday. Students started updating their ISU Alert information in Workday last month as part of their onboarding.
Faculty, staff and students with "active" status are eligible to receive alerts from the ISU department of public safety via a phone call (cell or landline), text message and email. The contact information you provide is never shared or used for anything other than the ISU Alert notification system.
The ISU Alert system quickly notifies students, faculty and staff of potentially dangerous situations. It complements other forms of emergency notification, including warning sirens, public address announcements, the university homepage, personal communication and signage. The university provides the ISU Alert service at no charge. (Users who opt in for text messages or calls to a cell phone may incur a fee, depending on their wireless provider.)
The department of public safety initiates emergency notifications, which are sent from:
- Email: ISU Alerts (isualerts@iastate.edu)
- Text: 226787 or 67283
- Phone: 515-294-4111. If the line is busy, ISU Alert will try two more times. If the call goes to voicemail, ISU Alert will leave a message.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to add the email address and phone numbers to your contacts under "ISU Alert."
Change your ISU Alert preferences
To sign up for or make changes to your ISU Alert information:
- Sign into Workday.
- Search for "ISU Alert."
- Select the "ISU Alert" custom task.
- In the pop-up window, enter or update your mobile phone and other (non-ISU) email, then click "OK" and "Done."
Emergency contacts up to date?
On a related note, it's a good idea to review your emergency contacts in Workday to confirm that information is up to date. The emergency contact information helps university officials find the right people if you are ever injured, incapacitated or missing. Your emergency contacts are available only to university emergency response staff such as ISU police.
To add or update your emergency contacts:
- Sign into Workday.
- On "Your Iowa State Profile" page, click on "Contact."
- Click on "Emergency Contacts."
- Provide contact information for up to five people. In an emergency, officials would start at the top of your list and keep trying until they reach someone.
