UBC Alert testing on January 17 — are you in the loop?

UBC Alert will be sending out a test notification to UBC Vancouver and Okanagan students, faculty, and staff via a phone call and text message on Friday, January 17, 2025.

UBC Alert is the university’s mass notification system used to send alerts in urgent situations that pose an immediate safety or security risk to the community.

To ensure you are receiving notifications, make sure your mobile number is up to date on Workday. If you don’t receive the test notification, please email Safety & Risk Services’ Emergency Management team at ready.ubc@ubc.ca.

The UBC Alert system works in tandem with UBC Safe AppDownload the app for the Vancouver or Okanagan campus and turn on push notifications to receive important updates for safety and security risks.