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DPS to Conduct an Orange Alert System Test on Wednesday, Sept. 17

Wednesday, September 10, 2025, By Kiana Racha
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Department of Public Safety

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) will conduct a test of the  on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 1:55 p.m. It will be a full test of the system, which includes notifications sent via email, text message and voice call. The test will also include the Orange Alert outdoor siren system on the University’s North and South campuses. The sirens will be activated for two minutes at 1:55 p.m.

In addition to email, text and voice messages, the Orange Alert test message will also be sent via push notification to the , to the main ϲ and DPS Facebook and Twitter accounts, and will display on the University’s homepage and video monitors located in common areas in several buildings around campus.

The Orange Alert message will be sent to all ϲ students, faculty and staff, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) students and to SUNY ESF faculty and staff who have signed up. Orange Alert will send a notice to all devices that are registered on the system.

“Testing the Orange Alert system ensures that our campus community can be reached quickly and effectively in the event of an emergency,” says William Karnadi, director of emergency management and business continuity planning. “We encourage everyone to take a few minutes to double-check their contact information in MySlice so they don’t miss these critical alerts.”

To review and/or modify your Orange Alert contact information, go to MySlice, log in using your NetID and password, select Student Home or Employee Home, depending on your primary affiliation with ϲ, select the Personal Profile tile, then “Orange Alert Contacts” from the navigation menu and review your information. If you need to add, update or delete contact information, select the “Add/Update/Delete Contact Details” link. If you are an ESF student, use the ESF emergency contact information page to update your information.

For additional information on the Orange Alert system, visit .

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