Emergency Alert System
Denison University has enhanced its emergency response with an alert system that uses multiple delivery methods to provide emergency information to students and employees of the College. Denison has contracted with the Blackboard Connect Inc. to send information to the entire campus community in the event of an emergency.
It is quick, easy, and important.
Each student, faculty member, and staff member may select up to two e-mail addresses and three non-Denison telephone numbers to store in the system's database. The system has the capacity to send voice messages to landlines and cell phones and to send text messages to cell phones, e-mail addresses, and TTY/TDD devices for the hearing impaired. During an emergency, an alert will be sent to each phone number and e-mail address that campus community members have elected to store in the system's database.
To add your cell/text phone number and/or an e-mail address, please visit: https://web4prod.denison.edu
The information for DU Emergency Alert will be kept confidential and will only be used in an emergency unless you provide expressed permission for other uses during the sign-up process. Students and employees are responsible for verifying and updating their personal contact numbers and e-mail addresses stored in the database.
(Please note: Blackboard Connect Inc. information is exclusive to their company. Changing the number in the Blackboard Connect Inc. database does not modify any information recorded in Banner, the College's database. To update information in Banner, students should notify the Office of the Registrar and employees should notify the Office of Human Resources.)
Emergency Closing Policy
In the event of an emergency school closing for any reason, information is available by calling 740-587-5700 to hear a pre-recorded message. We will also announce this information on local TV and radio stations.
TV Stations
- WCMH Channel 4
- WSYX Channel 6
- WBNS Channel 10
Radio Stations
- WTVN 610 AM
- WNCI 97.9 FM
- WSNY 95 FM
- WCLT 1430 AM
- WCLT T100 FM
- WNKO 101.7 FM
- WHTH 790 AM
Snow Emergency Procedures
In the case of a snow emergency, the following information may be helpful for those who normally use on-street Village parking.
Those streets designated as snow emergency streets are posted and include —among others— Broadway, Plum, Mulberry, and College. When a snow emergency is declared, vehicles parked on designated streets must be moved immediately to allow snow removal equipment to clear the roadways. Failure to move your vehicle will result in towing by the Village.
Alternative off-street parking may be found in the Burke lot (for students, staff and faculty) and the Ace Morgan lot (for faculty/staff), as well as Mitchell Parking Lot, Sunset Lot, and the Brownstone Lot.