St. Olaf has contracted with a company called Everbridge to provide Ole Alert, a text message service to cell phones, as well as email notification, in the event of an emergency. It is designed to provide timely information should campus operations be disrupted by major weather events or crisis and emergency situations.
In the event of such an occurrence, we will use other modes of communication to provide information and direction to the community, including the campus email system and the St. Olaf website.
Students are automatically subscribed to Ole Alert unless they opt out via the Student Information System. Effective November 1, 2024, faculty and staff will be auto-enrolled to receive Ole Alerts via email and text message. Faculty and staff wishing to modify how they receive Ole Alerts can do so via StoFaces (step-by-step instructions). To change your mobile phone number, update your Home Mobile Number in Oracle by navigating to Personal Info, then selecting Contact Info.