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Emergency Closing Information Virtual Tour Maps & Directions Shuttle Bus Transit InformationThe University of Connecticut has in place a University Alert Notification System which provides a number of ways in which the University may contact the community in the event of an emergency. There are several components of the University Alert Notification System including website alerts, email and text messages. For a complete understanding of this sytem please visit http://alert.uconn.edu/. The text message alert service is available to the UConn community and you can register you cell phone today. Follow the registration link, log in using your NetID and password, and then enter your cell number and provider.
The University of Connecticut Stamford campus uses the following means to communicate to the Stamford campus community about campus closings, delays or cancellations:
Stamford Campus Emergency Closing Guidelines
The University of Connecticut Stamford campus is pleased to announce a new service available to students, faculty & staff of the Stamford campus. You are now able to receive text messages sent to your cell phone for campus closings and weather-related delays and cancellations. The UConn Stamford Campus Text Messaging System is free of charge, but your cell phone plan's normal text message rates will apply. This new service is for Stamford campus only and does not apply to any other regional campus or the Storrs campus.
For instructions on how to sign up for this service please contact Gary Faulkner, Interim Associate Campus Director, at (203) 251-8405 or Gary.Faulkner@uconn.edu.
Closing information for the Stamford campus will be announced on the following broadcast stations:
Bridgeport
WICC 600 AM
WEBE 108 FM ( www.ctweather.com )
Stamford & Norwalk
WSTC 1400 AM
WNLK 1350 AM
WCTZ 96.7 FM
WFOX 95.9 FM
Cablevision News 12 - Norwalk, CT ( www.news12.com)
WFSB - Channel 3 TV ( www.wfsb.com )
WTNH - Channel 8 TV ( www.wtnh.com )
NBC, Connecticut News - Channels 6 & 30 TV ( www.nbcconnecticut.com )
All Stamford campus closings and weather-related delays and cancellations will be posted on the home page of the UConn Stamford campus website: http://stamford.uconn.edu
The Stamford Campus emergency closing information line is (203) 251-8524. This line can also be accessed via the main University information line: (203) 251-8400.
Students will receive email notifications through their HuskyMail or Google Apps account. (See Google Apps @ UConn for information on how to Opt-In to Google Apps for Education!)
Faculty and Staff will receive email through their UConn Exchange accounts ( Outlook Web Access)
Employees may also check their University voicemail via (203) 846-2598 for broadcast bulletin messages.
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS:
Stamford: Go to the website or call (203) 251-8524
Main Campus at Storrs - 24 hour emergency closing information line: (860) 486-3768
Avery Point: telephone - (860) 405-9000/9020
Greater Hartford: telephone - (860) 570-9327
School of Law: telephone - (860) 570-5145
Torrington: telephone - (860) 626-6808
UConn Health Center: Go to the Website
Waterbury: Go to the website or call (203) 236-9800
For information about Emergency Closing Policy & Procedures, please see the Human Resources Emergency Closing Information website.
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