Sign Up for Emergency Text Message Notifications

In the event of an urgent situation, the University's Emergency Text Message Notification System is the most convenient and reliable means of getting real-time up-to-date in formation to you. Some possible scenarios for Columbia choosing to send you a text message include weather emergencies, major transit interruptions and campus closures.

Student Text Messaging Enrollment instructions

Faculty & Staff Text Messaging Enrollment instructions

The University conducts tests of the Text Message Notification System twice a year. Members of the community are notified of the test in advance.