Advisories

Advisories are timely notifications of potential emergency (safety, criminal, health, hazardous weather) activity on or near campus where the threat is NOT immediate or life-threatening.

Methods of Distribution:

• Text Message to Students and Employees
• Email to students, employees and parents
• Current Safety Bulletins web page
• NIU Safety Bulletins on Facebook 
• @NIUSafety on Twitter

NIU Safety Bulletin - Example:
Report of an armed robbery in DeKalb

Alerts 

Alerts are used to distribute urgent information regarding emergencies that dictate immediate action because they present an imminent threat to the lives and safety of the general campus population.

• Text Message/Phone Call to Students and Employees
• NIU Home Page
• Current Safety Bulletins web page
• Email sent to all niu.edu email addresses
• NIU Safety Bulletins on Facebook
• @NIUSafety on Twitter
• Fire Panels/Loud Speakers in Campus Buildings
• IPTV

Emergency Campus Alert Example:

Police Emergency at (location). Remain indoors, seek immediate indoor shelter and deny entry (lockdown) now!