EMERGENCY SAFETY AND COMMUNICATIONS
This website contains information on what to do during an emergency at UW-Whitewater.
To report an emergency, dial 911 from any phone; or
use any of the direct connect emergency phones located across campus.
For non-emergency reporting, contact the university Police Department at 262-472-4660, at menu, press 1.
Check the university emergency status
Communication channels and platforms
For emergency and safety communications, email is the university’s official communication channel, as every student, faculty and staff member has a uww.edu email account. Additionally, you can sign up for InformaCast mobile alerts and text messages by selecting the respective links below.
Types of alerts
- Emergency alerts: Reserved for timely emergency or very important messages, these incidents involve life-safety situations or major disruptions to university operations. UW-Whitewater emergency alerts are transmitted as emails, texts, and push notifications. These are our highest alerts — you should promptly pay close attention. During times of emergency or major changes in university operations, we activate a red bar at the top of the uww․edu homepage with “headline” messages, and post more detailed information on emergency.uww.edu. In addition, Cisco VoIP phones will broadcast life-safety messages.
- Clery notice or Timely Warning notice: These messages are sent via email to students, faculty and staff from UW-Whitewater Police and alert the community to crimes or other significant public safety conditions that we believe the campus needs to know about or that we are required by law to share. These typically convey valuable safety information.
- Other advisories: These communications provide timely information on non-emergency conditions (e.g., preparation for a pending storm, temporary building/street closures). They are sent by email. These typically convey information about campus operations that may have an impact on you.
AEDs and opioid overdose kits (Narcan)
In the event that an automated external defibrillator or an opioid overdose kit is needed, the university has these life-saving resources available throughout the Whitewater and Rock County campuses.
Alumni Center – lower level
Ambrose Health Center – room 1017A
Andersen Hall – HelpDesk, room 200
Arey/Fricker Hall – first floor link
Benson Hall – 1st floor lobby
Bookstore – lower-level lobby
Bigelow Hall – 1st floor lobby
Center of the Arts – lower-level room 32
Center of the Arts – 1st floor atrium elevator
Center of the Arts – room 2052
Clem Hall – 1st floor lobby
Community Engagement Center – room 105
Drumlin Hall – 2nd floor stairs
Esker Hall – 2nd floor lobby
Fischer Hall – 1st floor lobby
General Services – stores
General Services – room 118
Goodhue Hall – lower-level outside of room 20
Goodhue Hall – 2nd floor outside of room 213
Heating Plant – washroom
Heide Hall – 3rd floor elevator
Heide Hall – 1st floor elevator
Hyer Hall – room 330
Hyland Hall – room 1303
Knilans Hall – 1st floor lobby
Laurentide Hall – 1st floor elevator
Laurentide Hall – 3rd floor elevator
Lee Hall – 1st floor lobby
Mary Poppe Chrisman Success Center – lower level elevator
McCutchan Hall – 3rd floor elevator
McGraw Hall – entrance #2
Police – squad med bag 42, 44, 46, 48, 49, parking van
Police – west RHO office
Police – east RHO office
Police – Rock County office WC03
Pulliam Hall – 1st floor lobby
Rock County – Allen Hall 1st floor hallway outside library
Rock County – Andrews Hall lower level near room 001
Rock County – Hyatt-Smith Hall first floor hallway near rooms 103-106
Rock County – Wells Cultural Center lower level near gym
Roseman Hall – room 1031
Roseman Hall – room 2015
Student Athletic Complex – lower-level elevator
Tutt Hall – 1st floor lobby
University Center – 1st floor elevator
Upham Hall – room 140
Wellers Hall – 1st floor lobby
Wells Hall – 1st floor lobby
Williams Center – room 100
Williams Center – gym #4 hall
Williams Center – pool hall
Williams Center – 2nd floor lobby
Winther Hall – 2nd floor lobby
Young Auditorium – dance studio hallway
Ambrose Health Center – room 1001
Andersen Hall – HelpDesk, room 200
Arey/Fricker Hall – first floor link
Benson Hall – 1st floor lobby
Bigelow Hall – 1st floor lobby
Clem Hall – 1st floor lobby
Community Engagement Center – room 105
Drumlin Hall – 2nd floor stairs
Esker Hall – 2nd floor lobby
Fischer Hall – 1st floor lobby
Goodhue Hall – main building entrance lobby
Knilans Hall – 1st floor lobby
Lee Hall – 1st floor lobby
Ma’iingan Hall – 1st floor, across from student mailboxes
Pulliam Hall – 1st floor lobby
Rock County – Allen Hall 1st floor hallway outside library
Tutt Hall – 1st floor lobby
University Center – 1st floor elevator
Wellers Hall – 1st floor lobby
Wells Hall – 1st floor lobby
Williams Center – room 100
