{"id":649,"date":"2019-06-13T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/emergency-notification-system-ens\/?page_id=649"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:11:47","slug":"home-it-communications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/emergency-notification-system-ens\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-basic  hero-basic color-light-gray\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--hero-basic\">\n        \n<div class=\"outer-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--page-title \"><h1>Emergency Notification System (ENS)<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--page-title -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--text \"><p>Subscribe to Rutgers&#8217; Emergency Notification System (ENS) to receive University Public Safety&#8217;s notifications of emergency situations that affect the university.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--text -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><!-- c--component c--hero-basic -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n\n\n    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--special-announcement  cta-banner color-dark-gray\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--special-announcement\">\n        \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"f--field f--section-title \"><h2>\n            Sign up for emergency text alerts.    <\/h2>\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--section-title -->\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"button-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"f--field f--link \">\n<a\n        class=\"button\"\n\t        href=\"https:\/\/personalinfo.rutgers.edu\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>Log in to Personal Contact Information site<\/a>\n\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--link -->\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n    .cta-banner .inner-wrapper {\n        display: flex;\n        justify-content: space-between;\n    }\n\n    .cta-banner .inner-wrapper .button-wrapper {\n        align-items: center;\n        display: flex;\n        gap: 30px;\n    }\n<\/style><\/div><!-- c--component c--special-announcement -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n\n\n    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--enhanced-cards  enhanced-cards color-white\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--enhanced-cards\">\n        \n\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"enhanced-cards-bg-img-container  color-white\" style=\"; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; position: relative; z-index:1;\">\n\n        <div class=\"enhanced-cards\" style=\"grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));\">\n\n            <div class=\"title-description\">\n                                    <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to use the Emergency Notification System (ENS)<\/h2>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"description\">\n                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/ipo.rutgers.edu\/publicsafety\">University Public Safety<\/a>\u00a0sends ENS subscribers text (SMS) messages of emergency situations that affect the university. ENS alerts are also sent out periodically for system tests.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n                                            <div class=\"after-title enhanced-card box-shadow has-button color-white visual-content-icon text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                    \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                                                    <div data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--title\" class=\"title-container\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\n                                                                                                                                                                        <h3>\n                                                                            Manage your subscription                                                                    <\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 16px\">\n                                    <i style=\"color: #cc0033\" class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-user-plus large after-title\"><\/i>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                            <p>Individuals affiliated with Rutgers may subscribe to ENS alerts below using a valid NetID. Users can select which campuses to receive alerts for, update mobile phone numbers, or opt out of alerts.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/personalinfo.rutgers.edu\/\" style=\"\" target=\"_self\">Personal Information site<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"after-title enhanced-card box-shadow has-button color-white visual-content-icon text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                    \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                                                    <div data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--title\" class=\"title-container\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\n                                                                                                                                                                        <h3>\n                                                                            Help                                                                    <\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 16px\">\n                                    <i style=\"color: #cc0033\" class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-circle-info large after-title\"><\/i>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                            <p>Not receiving notifications?\u00a0 Visit the ENS help page for assistance. Affiliated with Rutgers but don&#8217;t have a functional NetID?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/netid.rutgers.edu\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Activate your NetID<\/a>, or contact the\u00a0<a href=\"\/help-support\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Help Desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.rutgers.edu\/sp?id=kb_article_view&#038;sysparm_article=KB0017409\" style=\"\" target=\"_self\">More info on ENS (NetID login required)<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"after-title enhanced-card box-shadow has-button color-white visual-content-icon text-align-center\" style=\"align-items:center;\">\n                    \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\n                                                    <div data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--title\" class=\"title-container\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\n                                                                                                                                                                        <h3>\n                                                                            Administration                                                                    <\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 16px\">\n                                    <i style=\"color: #cc0033\" class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-message large after-title\"><\/i>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    \n\n                        <div class=\"content\" data-mh=\"c--enhanced-cards--content\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                            <p>ENS alerts can only be composed and sent out by\u00a0<strong>authorized users<\/strong>. If you are an authorized individual, visit the login page below to manage and send alerts.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getrave.com\/login\/rutgers\" style=\"\" target=\"_self\">Send an alert<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- c--component c--enhanced-cards -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n\n\n    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--heading-description vertical  heading-description color-light-gray\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--heading-description\">\n        \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--section-title \"><h2>\n            Sample ENS alert    <\/h2>\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--section-title -->\n        <div class=\"cta-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--description \"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Below is a\u00a0<b>sample only<\/b>\u00a0of what an ENS alert looks like on a mobile phone with text messaging capability. 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