Faculty, staff and students can designate up to two text-enabled cell phones and one e-mail address to receive HSC Alert messages regarding campus emergencies or closures. Medical residents can receives these messages by e-mail.
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By Rosanne Fohn

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio will conduct a test of the HSC Alert system on Thursday, Nov. 10.

HSC Alert is the text and e-mail notification system for emergencies and campus closures at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. Faculty, staff and students can designate up to two cell phones with text-messaging service and one personal e-mail address to receive HSC Alert messages.

Medical residents can receive e-mail messages about campus emergencies or closures, but will not receive text messages.

E-mail notifications are automatically sent to UT Health Science Center-issued e-mail addresses.

How to sign up
If you have not already done so, please log on to the portal and designate up to two text-enabled cell phones and one alternate e-mail address by Nov. 9 to be included in the test of the HSC Alert system on Nov. 10:

• Employees can designate their HSC Alert contact information through Employee Self Service;
  
• Students can make their designations through Student Administration;
  
• Students who are also employees should make the exact same designations through both Employee Self Service and Student Administration; and
  
• Medical residents can contact their academic coordinators if they have not yet been added to the list to receive e-mail notification in case of an emergency.

Selecting campus groups
In addition, faculty, staff and students can choose to be associated with one or more campus groups to receive HSC Alert messages. This is especially helpful for people who work at or visit more than one campus. Medical residents can designate one or more campuses (cities of Health Science Center campuses) through their academic coordinators.

• Employees, please follow these instructions to designate campus groups.
  
• Students, please follow these directions.

If you need assistance, please contact the IMS Service Desk at 7-7777.