Emergency Communications

Throughout the college search process, you have likely – whether you’re a prospective student or parent – given careful consideration to safety and security measures on each campus you’ve visited. In today’s world, it’s imperative that you do. Keeping our campus safe for all of our students, faculty and staff is a priority for Roger Williams University.

RWU has taken a number of steps to ensure that its ability to respond to an emergency situation – whether natural or manmade – is as advanced as possible.

Emergency Siren Warning System

Even with today’s technology, sometimes the most effective means of notifying an entire campus community simultaneously is through a much more traditional method. In early 2009, RWU completed installation of an emergency siren warning system that can broadcast an alarm tone and voice instructions to all parts of campus when activated in the event of a potentially life-threatening emergency. While the system will be activated rarely – for such situations as a sudden, dangerous lightning storm, a chemical spill or a hostile intruder – the siren will serve as a critical tool in alerting the community to an emergency situation.

RWU Alert

RWU utilizes a service called RWU Alert which serves as the University’s primary communications tool for alerting campus community members to urgent situations. When activated, the system sends phone, e-mail and text messages nearly instantaneously so that students, faculty and staff members won’t be in the dark when it comes to incidents that could affect their safety. Students are automatically registered when they enroll at RWU; the only action required on their part is to keep their contact information up to date through the University’s student services web portal, Roger Central.

See the expandable section below for instructions on accessing and updating your Roger Central personal information and emergency contact information.

All RWU community members should confirm and update their personal contact information (phone number, e-mail, and home/mailing address) and emergency contact information (persons to contact in the event of an emergency) on the RWU “Roger Central” portal on a routine basis. 

NOTE: To update your home/mailing address, you must contact RWU Human Resources directly at human_resources@rwu.edu) 

To access your personal contact information in Roger Central: 

  • Open an internet browser window and navigate to Roger Central at MyRWU (https://my.rwu.edu)
  • Login with your University e-mail address and password 
  • Find the “User Option” tab on the lefthand menu and click to expand the menu 
  • Click on the “User Profile” sub-tab 

To review and update your personal contact information in Roger Central: 

  • Use the pencil icon button to edit a phone number or e-mail address 
  • Use the X-circle icon button to delete a phone number or e-mail address 
  • Use the “Add a New (Item)” button to add a phone number or e-mail address 
  • When you are finished reviewing or editing, click the “Confirm” button in each section (address, e-mail, and phone) to update the information accuracy and currency statement to today’s date 

To access your emergency contact information in Roger Central: 

  • Open an internet browser window and navigate to Roger Central at MyRWU (https://my.rwu.edu)
  • Login with your University e-mail address and password
  • Find the “User Option” tab on the lefthand menu and click to expand the menu
  • Click on the “Emergency Information” sub-tab 

To review and update your emergency contact information in Roger Central: 

  • Use the pencil icon button to edit a contact 
  • Use the X-circle icon button to delete a contact 
  • Use the “Add a New Contact” button to add a new contact 
  • When you are finished reviewing or editing, click the “Confirm” button at the top of the page to update the information accuracy and currency statement to today’s date

Download the Roger Central personal and emergency contact information directions as a PDF (145 kB)