Students no longer able to receive voice memo code blue alerts

Students at Utah State University have received an email indicating a change in the Code Blue Alert system. The email was sent from the USU IT Service Desk and indicates that an option for receiving Code Blue alerts will no longer be available to students.

The email reads as follows:

“We are writing to inform you the ‘voice’ option will no longer be available through the Code Blue alert system. Sending emergency communications by calling ‘voice’ phone numbers results in long lag times between when the message is sent and when individuals receive calls. This could result in individuals receiving outdated information through voice after having received the latest information through email or text.

“All ‘voice’ phone numbers have been removed from the Code Blue alert system.  As you had a ‘voice’ option selected, please update your Code Blue contact information as soon as possible by visiting https://ss.banner.usu.edu/BannerGeneralSsb/ssb/personalInformation.”

The email also encourages students to ensure their preferred contact information r is correct so that students can continue to receive Code Blue alerts from those channels. The email was signed by Mike Kuehn, chief of USU Police, and Judy Crockett, emergency manager at the USU Department of Public Safety.

Students who wish for more information can visit  www.alert.usu.edu.