Emergency Alerts
Campus Observing Normal Operating Hours
The CU Anschutz is experiencing normal operations.
University operations will proceed as normal today, Wednesday, December 17th.
CU Anschutz is not currently included in Xcel Energy’s Public Safety Power Shutoff plan, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely. If your family-care arrangements are impacted by power outages, please work with your department, school, or college leadership to arrange appropriate work and learning alternate arrangements. Refer to the HR website for more info. CU leave policy APS #5062 allows for the use of paid sick leave when an employee needs to care for a family member whose school or place of care has been closed due to inclement weather, loss of power, loss of heating, loss of water, or other unexpected occurrence or event that results in the closure of the family member's school or place of care.
As a reminder, CU Anschutz closures and delays do not affect the operations at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital or Children's Hospital Colorado. Hospital and clinic operations are normal unless otherwise announced by those facilities. Students, faculty, and staff assigned to work in the clinics/hospitals on campus must report to work unless the clinics/hospitals announce changes in their operations. For more information about any impact to UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital please visit www.uchealth.org; for information about Children’s Hospital Colorado please visit www.childrenscolorado.org.
To receive CU Anschutz Alerts! by text, log into your CU Anschutz Portal and add your cellphone number under “CELLULAR”. If you do not have a university sponsored email address and would like to receive CU Anschutz Alerts! by text, simply text “CUAnschutzAlerts” to 226787.
Communication plays a critical role before, during, and after any emergency or disaster. CU Anschutz works to provide emergency notifications to the campus community.
CU Anschutz Emergency Management will immediately notify the campus community upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation occurring on campus that involves an immediate threat to the health or safety of students, faculty, staff, or visitors. Such notifications can be disseminated through a variety of communication methods as dictated by the incident.
There are two types of emergency notifications:
- CU Alerts!
- Campus Timely Warnings
The CU Anschutz Emergency Notification System (CU Alerts!) provides campus emergency alerts via text and/or email when conditions develop on or near CU Anschutz, which pose an imminent threat of danger to the Campus Community.
Examples may include:
- Physical plant issues (e.g., natural gas leak, etc.)
- Inclement weather closures or delays
- Campus safety threats (e.g., robbery, active harmer, bomb threat, etc.)
- Hazmat situations
When a specific crime covered by the Clery Act occurs, the CU Anschutz Police is required to evaluate if there is a serious or ongoing threat to the campus community to determine if a Timely Warning email needs to be issued to all faculty, staff, and students.
Emergency Numbers for CU Anschutz
CU Anschutz Police:
303-724-4444
CU Anschutz Campus Emergency Information Line:
1-877-463-6070
CU Anschutz Police Backup Emergency Phone Line:
303-363-8065
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UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital or Children's Hospital
As a reminder, CU Anschutz closures and delays do not affect the operations at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital or Children's Hospital or Children's Hospital Colorado. Hospital and clinic operations are normal unless otherwise announced by those facilities. Students, faculty, and staff assigned to work in the clinics/hospitals on campus must report to work unless the hospitals announce changes in their operations
- Information about any impact to UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
- Information about any impact at Children's Hospital Colorado contact (303) 890-8314