OHIO’s emergency communications systems to undergo routine testing Friday, Sept. 4

Ohio University's Athens, Chillicothe, Dublin, Eastern, Lancaster, Southern and Zanesville campuses will collectively test several emergency communication systems at approximately noon on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.

The University periodically tests its emergency communications systems, including through text messaging, email, outdoor notification broadcasts (Athens Campus only), social media, digital signage and/or phone to ensure the notifications are working properly and to help familiarize its campus communities with how they will operate in an emergency.

All active OHIO students, faculty and staff are automatically enrolled to receive OHIO Alert notifications based on their OHIO email address and the mobile phone number they provided to the University. To ensure you continue receiving these important alerts, we encourage you to regularly review and update your contact information. 

Additional details regarding OHIO Alerts and the University’s emergency preparedness plans are available at: www.ohio.edu/alert.