Notifications & Resources

The University of Tulsa has an emergency notification system that allows communication with students, faculty, staff, and others in a matter of minutes by text/SMS messaging, email, push notifications, web, and social media.

SMS/Text Message

Parents, visitors, contractors/vendors, and community members can opt-in to receive UTulsa Alert messages.

Text UTulsaAlert to 67283 to sign up. Text messages are sent as needed. Message and data rates may apply.

Text STOP to 67283 if you no longer want to receive messages.

An “All Clear” message will be sent when there is no longer a threat to campus.

Safe UTulsa App

Download the Safe UTulsa app from the Apple App store or Google Play store to receive push notifications when UTulsa Alert messages are sent.

To ensure that notifications will be received, go to “About/Preferences” then “Notification Settings” and verify that “Enable Notifications” is selected.

University Emails

Communications may send high-alert emails to the entire campus community to provide emergency notifications and instructions.

Social Media

The Office of Strategic Marketing & Communications will utilize @utulsa social media accounts for updates.

Campus Monitors

UTulsa Security may override campus signage or university-owned computers in the event of an emergency.

Local Media

Strategic Marketing & Communications staff will work with local media to announce and update campus closures or emergency actions.

Campus Safety & Security Website

UTulsa administrators may provide emergency updates on the university homepage as they become available.

 

 

In the event of severe weather, the final decision to close the university, to cancel classes or to take other appropriate actions in response to poor weather conditions shall rest with the president and the provost or their designees.

Read more on weather advisories and campus closures

UTulsa Security officers provide a free safety escort service for persons who must travel around campus alone at night. This service also is extended to those persons with permanent or temporary disabilities. Please call 918-631-5555 to access the safety escort service.

To check on lost items of personal property, or to turn in found items, please call the UTulsa Security office at 918-631-5555.

A crime prevention specialist is available to address departmental, group, or other on-campus security information needs. These include assistance in security planning and programming as well as risk or security analyses of specific facilities or operations. Our crime prevention specialist may be contacted at 918-631-5555.

As part of the program sponsored by the Residence Life staff and by other university organizations, UTulsa Security holds sessions each year on topics including personal safety awareness, rape prevention, and how to avoid burglary and vandalism. Information on safety and security is provided to students and employees at orientation and seminars and through crime alert bulletins, and the campus monitors.

Officers are required at various university functions, athletic activities, and other special events. Individuals and groups that require campus security for their events should complete an event security request form and submit it to UTulsa Security at least seven business days in advance of their event.

Instructional and administrative facilities are open to the public year-round during business hours, but UTulsa Security is called upon to allow access to some campus facilities when they are closed to the public. UTulsa does not authorize access without the approval of UTulsa Security as verified by a person with legitimate control of the facility.

The Facilities Management staff maintains the university buildings and grounds with a concern for safety and security. They inspect campus facilities regularly and respond to reports of potential safety and security hazards such as broken windows and locks. The Facilities Management staff makes sure the campus is well-lit, and additional lighting is installed as needed. All campus buildings, grounds and properties are routinely inspected by security officers and Facilities Management employees to ensure that all lights are functioning.

UTulsa Security maintains liaison with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies that keep the university informed of off-campus crimes, crime trends, and situations that may impact the safety of the campus community. Officers also work closely with the Tulsa Police Department in preventing crime in our surrounding neighborhood and, when necessary, making arrests and investigating crimes.

Students or employees who are required to register as sex offenders or violent offenders must promptly register in person with UTulsa Security as well as any other required authorities. Failure to promptly register is a felony. Only offenders convicted after November 1999 will be included in the sex offender registries. For more information, please call 918-631-5555.

In compliance with the Missing Student Notification Policy and Procedures 20 USC 1092 C; (Section 488 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008), it is the policy of the Department of Campus Safety & Security and Housing & Residence Life to actively investigate any report of a missing student who is enrolled at UTulsa as either a full- or part-time student. Each resident will be notified of the missing students’ policy and procedures in the event they are reported missing.

Each resident upon checking into their assigned room is requested via the Resident Student Check-In Card (RSCC) to identify the name and contact number of the individual(s) to be contacted in case of an emergency, including identifying a separate contact person (if desired) in the event the resident is reported missing for a period of no more than 24 hours, if the student has been determined missing by the Office of Campus Safety & Security or local law enforcement. For any resident under the age of 18, and not an emancipated individual, the institution is required to notify a custodial parent or guardian no later than 24 hours after the time the resident is determined to be missing by the Office of Campus Safety & Security and university staff. Emergency contact information will be kept confidential and accessible only to authorized campus officials and will not be disclosed, except to law enforcement to further the missing person investigation.

Reporting a Missing Student

To report a suspected missing student, immediately contact Campus Safety & Security, 918-631-5555, located in Mabee Gym 3115 E. Eighth St., Tulsa, Oklahoma. Campus Safety & Security will contact the offices of Student Affairs, Housing & Residence Life staff and Tulsa Police to coordinate the search effort.

All students and university employees must obtain an official identification card from Campus Services. The UTulsa ID card must be carried at all times when on campus and presented to university officials upon request. Anyone who fails or refuses to show their card may be asked to leave the campus. While this requirement may seem restrictive, it is designed to serve the needs of all members of the campus community.

UTulsa ID cards are required for admission to the university libraries, computer labs, the fitness center, and residence halls, for access to many campus activities, and for check cashing identification at the business office.