For Immediate Release
January 20, 2010

Sign Up Today for AlertU, Emergency Text Messaging System

AlertU is an emergency short messaging service or SMS (text) messaging alert technology developed for college and university communities.

The San Mateo County Community College District has launched AlertU, an emergency short messaging service or SMS (text) messaging alert technology developed for college and university communities. AlertU enables college administration to send emergency information by text messages to cell phones on a subscription basis. The AlertU platform will only be used in emergency situations where students, faculty and staff are in need of real-time emergency notifications.

For more information or to sign up go to the District's AlertU web site. You can learn more about the service by visiting the Frequently Asked Questions web site.

For more information, contact Robert Hood, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, at hoodr@smccd.edu or 306-3340