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Types of Safety Notifications

There are three categories of 麻豆精品 Safety Notifications to inform you of important information and enhance personal safety:

麻豆精品 Alerts

An 麻豆精品 Alert is a notification that is initiated upon confirmation that an emergency is currently occurring on or imminently threatening the health or safety of people on campus.

The intent of an 麻豆精品 Alert is to notify as many people as possible, as rapidly as possible, of a dangerous situation with instructions and follow-up information as needed.

Depending on the emergency, an 麻豆精品 Alert may be limited to the location of the emergency on campus, such as a hazardous material spill or a small fire.

麻豆精品 publishes an Emergency Response Guide for a quick reference guide in emergency situations.

麻豆精品 Alert Example: Police Emergency at (on campus location). Remain indoors, seek immediate indoor shelter and deny entry (lockdown) now!

An 麻豆精品 Alert may be delivered by the following methods of distribution:

  • Text message and/or phone call to students and employees — texts will come from 23-7233 (BE SAFE)
  • AlertUs desktop notification to employee workstations
  • Message broadcast via fire panels/loud speakers in campus buildings
  • Push notification via 麻豆精品 Safe app
  • Message on the
  • Information posted on the Current Safety Notifications web page
  • Email sent to all niu.edu email addresses
  • on Facebook
  • on X

Safety Warnings

An 麻豆精品 Safety Warning is a notification that is initiated when a Clery crime (listed below) has occurred within the 麻豆精品 Police patrol area and is considered by 麻豆精品 Police to represent a serious or continuing threat to the campus community.

麻豆精品 Safety Warnings will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.

The intent of an 麻豆精品 Safety Warning is to provide the timely information necessary to allow people to protect themselves and aid in the prevention of similar crimes.

The following crimes are considered for an 麻豆精品 Safety Warning in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act:

Homicide; manslaughter; sexual offenses (rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape); robbery; aggravated assault; burglary; motor vehicle theft; arson; violations of weapons, drug abuse and liquor laws; dating violence; domestic violence; stalking and hate crimes (any crime listed above as well as larceny-theft, simple assault, intimidation, destruction/vandalism of property motivated by bias).

An 麻豆精品 Safety Warning may be delivered by the following methods of distribution:

Community Awareness Messages

A Community Awareness Message is a notification that is initiated to disseminate information about important topics that are in the interest of the well-being of the community.

The intent of a Community Awareness Message is to advise the campus community about health and safety issues (crime prevention, traffic and weather info) so people can make informed decisions.

Community Awareness Message Example: Traffic Detour at (location). Police Investigating Traffic Accident.

Community Awareness Messages may be delivered by all or a combination of the following methods of distribution:

Contact Us

In case of emergency: Call 911

Non-emergency phone number: 815-753-1212

Records: 815-753-9628

Department email: niupd@niu.edu

Records request email: niupdrecords@niu.edu

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