When a situation arises that disrupts normal university operations and/or that may place the New School community at risk, the university will communicate with students, faculty, and staff using New School Alerts, a notification system designed to provide quick and reliable mass communication. The New School Alerts system allows the university to broadcast important messages via cell phones, landlines, and email using contact information provided by students, faculty, and staff.

In addition, information about conditions that cause or might cause a disruption or change in university routine (e.g., weather delays, transit interruptions, or facilities problems) and any resultant directives to students and other members of the New School community will be available on the automated 24-hour campus alert phone number (212.229.7008) and, when appropriate, on my.newschool.edu and/or the homepage of the university’s website, www.newschool.edu. These systems can be updated remotely at any time of day. If phone and Internet service are disrupted, information will be disseminated to all members of the university community-in dorms, classrooms, and administrative buildings-through an organized chain of in-person public announcements. Students, faculty, and staff will be directed to assemble in central locations to receive updates.