Emergency notification test scheduled for Wednesday

By News@TheU 08-28-2025

The Office of Emergency Management will conduct a full system test of the Emergency Notification Network between 12:05 and 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3. This brief federally required test will include the activation of the following communication methods:

• SMS text messages to cell phones
• Voice calls to cell phones
• Email
• Desktop computer rolling banner
• University of Miami website banners
• Emergency preparedness social media: facebook.com/UMiamiENNand x.com/UMiamiENN
• IP telephone broadcast-your VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone may receive two alerts as part of this test:
  • Gables and Marine campuses-screen text and public address via speakerphones
  • Medical Campus-screen text only
• Digital signage in select Coral Gables Campus buildings
• Outdoor public address speakers covering the following campus areas:
  • Coral Gables Campus-Student Center Complex Lakeside Patio, Lake Osceola, Foote University Green, Feldenkreis Plaza
  • Marine Campus-exterior areas
  • Medical Campus-exterior areas

The test messages last approximately five minutes and will all clearly state, "This is a test of the University of Miami Emergency Notification Network. This is only a test. No further action is required."

Contact the Office of Emergency Management at [email protected] with any questions regarding the test.