Emergency Communications

Columbia uses an emergency response communications system, SendWordNow, to immediately inform the campus community of emergency situations as well as cancelations and closures caused by severe weather.

Students will receive text messages, phone calls, and/or e-mails immediately as news pertaining to any form of emergency situation is issued. In order to receive these updates, students must provide the college up-to-date emergency contact information to ensure they are notified.

When students enter Columbia, their emergency contact information will be inserted into the SendWordNow system with the contact information they provided to Columbia during the admissions process. They may choose to opt or change their contact information in the OASIS portal.

To Update Emergency Information

1. Log in to OASIS.
2. Click the Students tab along the top.
3. Click Address/Emergency Update inside the Student Profile Portlet.
4. Update the appropriate fields with current emergency contact information.
5. If students are no longer interested in receiving emergency or severe weather updates from Columbia, they must click on the "Change to No" button.