02. Who can issue a UGA Alert emergency notifications or timely warnings?

On the Athens campus, UGA Alert emergency notifications or timely warnings are usually sent by the UGA Police Department. Messages can be authorized by: the UGA President, any Vice President; Chief of Police (or acting Chief of Police), and Director of Emergency Preparedness (or acting director).

UGA Alert emergency notifications are automatically activated when the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning.

Information about UGA Alert activation at other UGA campuses can be found here.


Emergency Preparedness is Everyone’s Responsibility