Student Safety

RISD subscribes to a mass notification system that is designed to alert our community in the event of a campus emergency. The RISDAlert emergency notification system uses email and text messaging to send time-sensitive information to students, faculty and staff members. The RISDAlert system rebroadcasts wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) in addition to campus-specific safety messages.

To ensure that you receive the information you need in the event of a campus emergency, we offer three notification methods:

Email notifications
All RISD email addresses (@risd.edu) are automatically enrolled in the system and will receive RISDAlerts.

SMS text message notifications
RISD students, faculty and staff must designate a cell phone number in Workday to receive text notifications. Here’s how to update your contact information in Workday.

Push notifications
RISD students, faculty and staff may download the RISD Mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play and enable push notifications.

In the event of a major campus-wide emergency, alerts will also appear in a prominent banner at the top of this website with a link to risd.edu/emergency for more details.
 

RISDAlerts for the public

Anyone who does not have an @risd.edu email and wishes to receive RISDAlerts via text can opt in by texting “RISDALERT” to 226787. This shortcode subscription service is intended for families and members of the public.

The shortcode text alert service will remain active for 365 days. When the subscription expires, subscribers will receive a text inviting them to re-subscribe. You can stop at any time. Just reply “LEAVE RISDALERT”, or "STOP" to any RISDAlert text message.

Message and data rates may apply. Text messages are sent on an as-needed basis. This service is provided per the RAVE Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

If you are a parent and receive an alert, contact your student to make sure they have also received the alert.