Communication

Should an emergency circumstance arise, the university will utilize one or more of the following communication tools to post announcements and information:

• JWU emergency notification system (voice and/or text messages to all telephone numbers included in the JWU Blackboard Connect database; students should check jwuLink regularly to ensure that their personal and emergency contact information is updated)
• JWU email accounts
• jwuLink
• JWU website 
• JWU Alert Information Line (401-598-5555)
• Rhode Island Broadcasting Association (RIBA) Outlets: Television stations 12, 10, 6 and 64; radio stations AM 630 and 920, FM 92, 101 and 105

In addition, the university Emergency Siren Warning System, located on the Harborside Campus, will be activated under certain circumstances to alert and provide emergency messages to the campus community and nearby neighborhoods.

If you have additional questions, please see our general FAQs.