Recent Campus Safety News
Clemson University wants to CU Safe
Sign up to receive CU SAFE emergency alerts on your cell phone:
- Log into MyCLE (the Blackboard Academic Suite) with your user ID and password.
- In the section labeled "CU Applications and Web Sites" click on the red Ubiquity Message Manager (ClearTXT) link.
- You should automatically be logged into the ClearTXT system.
Once you have logged in you can opt to receive CU SAFE messages on your cell phone. Enter your cell phone number and choose your cell carrier in the "Personal Profiles" box on the right side of the screen.
Then follow these four easy steps to ensure you receive CU SAFE alerts on your phone:
Four Easy Steps(click for larger image)
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NOTE: Some users are experiencing problems signing up when they use Safari. ClearTXT is working to resolve this issue. Please sign up using another browser, such as Firefox.
If you are asked to log in again when you are trying to set up our profile you may have to enable cookies in your browser. Follow these steps:
You may need to set your browser to accept cookies for ClearTXT.com.
In Internet Explorer:
Press Alt-T or click Tools, and select "Internet Options".
Click the Privacy tab, then the Sites button.
In the "Address of website" textbox, type in clemson.edu and click the Allow button.
In the "Address of website" textbox, type in cleartxt.com and click the Allow button.
Click OK, then OK again.
In Mozilla Firefox:
Click Tools, and select "Options".
Click the Privacy tab, and in the Cookies section click the "Exceptions..." button.
In the "Address of web site" textbox, type in clemson.edu and click the Allow button.
In the "Address of web site" textbox, type in cleartxt.com and click the Allow button.
Click Close, then OK.
If you are unsure you have done that correctly or do not receive the CU SAFE alerts, please click here to send an e-mail so we can try to help.
You also can see a solution guide from CCIT.
When you've completed the steps above campus CU SAFE emergency alerts will be sent to your e-mail and to your cell phone.
- Messages will be brief and relevant to you
- No advertising
- No spam
- Official emergency notices from Clemson University
- Weather warnings
- Campus closing messages
- Important safety messages
Clemson University is committed to providing a safe environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors and is demonstrating that commitment by investing in emergency notification systems, including:
- Emergency cell-phone text messages
- Voice-message warning sirens
- Email alerts
- Desktop pop-up messages (coming soon)
These warning systems are designed to alert you to potentially dangerous situations, such as severe weather or evacuations. Email and desktop messages are helpful if you are at your computer when a dangerous situation occurs. Warning sirens are designed to alert you to potential danger when you are outside. Text-message warnings will reach your cell phone quickly if you have signed up for that service.
Text messages
Cell-phone text messages can be the fastest way for you to receive information about a potentially dangerous situation on campus. The text-messaging system, from ClearTXT, is free to use and has no advertising messages or spam. Messages will be sent by dispatchers at the Clemson University police and fire departments or News Services. They will be brief — no more than 120 characters — so they will not result in multiple messages on your phone. The emergency messages will tell the nature of the emergency and direct you to this page for more details and updates as they become available. No all-clear or follow-up messages will be sent via text.
The system will be used to notify you of such dangerous situations as severe weather and lightning, building or area evacuations or major disruptions to campus services, like closings due to snow or ice, and important safety messages.
Students also can sign up to receive class-related messages from instructors. Messages instructors have entered in Blackboard will be routed to the student's cell phone. That optional service also is free and can be set up each semester at the sign-up page. You can choose from which classes you want to receive messages.
Email alerts
Everyone with a clemson.edu email address will receive the same emergency messages via email. These will be brief messages directing you to this page or follow-up emails for more information. Follow-up messages may come via email as Inside Alerts with more information from News Services.
Pop-up messages
Windows users soon will be able to download a free application that will display the emergency messages in a pop-up window on their computer desktop.
Voice-message warning sirens
Clemson University's campus warning sirens have been outfitted with voice-message capability. In case of an emergency, sirens will sound a tone followed by a brief voice message, such as "tornado warning," to alert people outside of buildings to dangerous situations.