Alert: Flash Flood AMI Warning

For UT Tyler Campus, the NWS has issued a Flash Flood Warning for your location, valid until 5:45AM Thu 10/31/13 CDT.

Alert: Flash Flood AMI Warning

For UT Tyler Campus, the NWS has issued a Flash Flood Warning for your location, valid until 3:45AM Thu 10/31/13 CDT.

Alert: Ltg Warning (east 8)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 7.6 miles to the east at 11:48 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (south 15)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 14.9 miles to the south at 10:44 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (southeast 15)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 14.8 miles to the southeast at 8:47 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (southeast 12)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 12.4 miles to the southeast at 6:55 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (northwest 14)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 14.3 miles to the northwest at 4:33 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (west 14)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 14.0 miles to the west at 8:30 AM CDT.

Alert: Flash Flood Watch

For UT Tyler Campus, the NWS has issued a Flash Flood Watch for your county, valid until 12:00PM Thu 10/31/13 CDT.

Alert: Flash Flood Watch

For UT Tyler Campus, the NWS has issued a Flash Flood Watch for your county, valid until 12:00PM Thu 10/31/13 CDT.

Alert: Ltg Warning (north 7)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 7.3 miles to the north at 10:03 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Warning (west 5)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 5.2 miles to the west at 9:18 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Warning (west 4)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 4.4 miles to the west at 6:50 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (west 14)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 13.5 miles to the west at 6:27 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Warning (west 7)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 6.9 miles to the west at 7:05 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (west 14)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 13.9 miles to the west at 6:46 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Warning (southeast 4)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 4.2 miles to the southeast at 4:14 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (north 13)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 12.9 miles to the north at 3:58 PM CDT.

CAMPUS THREAT UPDATE - 10:55 A.M. (Revised)

A message from UT TYLER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (PATRIOTALERT)

After a thorough investigation conducted by officers from UT Tyler Police Department and investigators from UT System Police, it has been determined that the threats made to campus over the past few days are not credible. They appear to have stemmed from a domestic dispute unrelated to the University.
 
Out of an abundance of caution, enhanced security measures will remain in place throughout Saturday’s activities. The investigation is still ongoing and active.
 
The University gratefully acknowledges the work of the UT Tyler Police and UT System Police, as well as officers from Tyler PD, UT Health Northeast PD, UT Austin PD, UT Arlington PD, UT Dallas PD, UT Houston PD and other law enforcement agencies who quickly responded to ensure the safety of our students, faculty and staff. 

CAMPUS THREAT UPDATE - 10:55 A.M. - Incident Concluded

A message from UT TYLER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (PATRIOTALERT)

After a thorough investigation conducted by officers from UT Tyler Police Department and investigators from UT System Police, it has been determined that the threats made to campus over the past few days are not credible. They appear to have stemmed from a domestic dispute unrelated to the University.
 
Out of an abundance of caution, enhanced security measures will remain in place throughout Saturday’s activities.
 
The University gratefully acknowledges the work of the UT Tyler Police and UT System Police, as well as officers from Tyler PD, UT Health Northeast PD, UT Austin PD, UT Arlington PD, UT Dallas PD, UT Houston PD and other law enforcement agencies who quickly responded to ensure the safety of our students, faculty and staff. 

CAMPUS THREAT UPDATE – 2:35 p.m. Friday

A message from UT TYLER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (PATRIOTALERT)

CAMPUS THREAT UPDATE – 2:35 p.m. Friday

*** PHOTO ATTACHED ***
 
University Police, with assistance from other agencies, are continuing the investigation into the calls received yesterday. The calls seemed to indicate the possibility of armed violence toward an unnamed individual or individuals.
 
Increased security from additional police officers is in place and will remain in place throughout the weekend or until this situation has been resolved. Cooperating police departments include UT Tyler, UT Health Northeast, UT System and City of Tyler.
 
Police are seeking assistance in determining the whereabouts of the individual pictured. Police believe this person may have information that would be valuable to this investigation.
 
Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to contact police at 903.566.7300.
 
The campus community should remain aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious activity to University Police at extension 903.566.7300 or by calling 911.
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Possible Threat to Campus

A message from UT TYLER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (PATRIOTALERT)

On Thursday (Oct. 17) afternoon, UT Tyler received phone calls that suggested a possible threat to campus. At this time we have nothing to substantiate an imminent threat to campus.

We are asking everyone to be aware of your surroundings. The calls seemed to suggest a possible threat involving a narrow time frame that appears to end this weekend.

Campus police are increasing security at all campus events.

If you receive any suspicious phone calls, notice any suspicious activity or have any information regarding suspicious activity, please notify university police immediately by calling 911 or 903.566.7300.

Alert: Flash Flood Watch

For UT Tyler Campus, the NWS has issued a Flash Flood Watch for your county, valid until 1:00PM Wed 10/16/13 CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (south 13)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 12.7 miles to the south at 5:34 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (west 14)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 13.9 miles to the west at 4:09 PM CDT.

Alert: Severe Thunderstorm AMI Warning

For UT Tyler Campus, the NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for your location, valid until 2:30PM Sat 10/12/13 CDT.

Alert: Ltg Warning (southeast 6)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your warning area 6.5 miles to the southeast at 1:08 PM CDT.

Alert: Ltg Caution (southwest 15)

For UT Tyler Campus, lightning has occurred within your caution area 14.8 miles to the southwest at 12:55 PM CDT.

Partial Telephone Outage Tonight 9:00 PM

A message from UT TYLER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (PATRIOTALERT)

University Community:

Tonight, Wednesday October 2, the University is conducting a telephone system upgrade. This will require a temporary shutdown of inbound and outbound calls for a period of time beginning at 9:00 p.m. A 3-hour time frame has been allotted for the process but we anticipate it will actually be a much shorter time period.

During the outage, from campus phones, you will not be able to dial outbound. However, you will still be able to reach on-campus parties by dialing campus 4-digit extensions.

How will this affect your ability to reach the campus police department or other emergency services?

1) You WILL NOT be able to dial 9-1-1 from a campus telephone during the shutdown.
2) You WILL be able to reach the UT Tyler Police Department from a campus phone by dialing the 7300 extension.
3) Emergency blue light phones WILL be functional during the shutdown.
4) Elevator alarms WILL be functional.
5) The shutdown WILL NOT affect campus housing telephone systems.
 
The Police Department will utilize a cellular phone during the shutdown. We will be able to dial 9-1-1, make outgoing calls, and receive incoming calls on the cellular phone. If you need to call the UT Tyler Police Department using your cellular phone, the number to reach us is (903) 520-7404.

When all systems are back online we will send an email to the campus community.

Thank you,

Mike Medders


Mike Medders, Chief of Police
The University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, Texas 75799
(903) 566-7300
mmedders@uttyler.edu
www.uttyler.edu/police

PatriotALERT Test

A message from UT TYLER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (PATRIOTALERT)

TEST TEST TEST
PATRIOTALERT EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
TEST TEST TEST

This is a test of the PatriotALERT emergency notification service for The University of Texas at Tyler.  This is not an emergency.

In the event of an emergency, all students, faculty and staff will be notified by a combination of email and voice messages using PatriotALERT. The system will be used to distribute important information regarding emergencies that dictate immediate action, like tornado warnings or an active shooter on campus.  

If you have not done so, we strongly encourage students to go to the myUT Tyler student portal and update your telephone contact information. If your information is not updated, we will not be able to contact you in an emergency. Your cell phone number is the most important number to provide. Because students, faculty and staff are constantly on the move, this system provides the flexibility for you to receive emergency messages on multiple devices. More information can be found at http://www.uttyler.edu/emergency/patriotalert/. Employees can also go to the web site for instructions on how to update their contact information.  

Remember, if you are in class or in your dorm room, PatriotALERT may be the only way you receive notification of an emergency on campus. This is why it is important that you keep your contact information updated.  

Thank you for your cooperation as we work to ensure your safety on the UT Tyler campus.

END OF TEST MESSAGE

2013 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

A message from UT TYLER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (PATRIOTALERT)

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, The University of Texa at Tyler is distributing the 2013 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.  Contained within the report are campus crime statistics, security policies, and other services provided by the Police Department and the University.  

Crime statistics for the Tyler, Longview, and Palestine campuses covering the calendar years 2010, 2011, and 2012 are included in the report.  Fire statistics and related fire safety documentation for the calendar years 2010, 2011, and 2012 are also included in the report.

Persons wishing to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report may request one at the University of Texas at Tyler Police Department located in the University Services Building, 3410 Varsity Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701.

Any questions concerning the 2013 Annual Security Report may be directed to University of Texas at Tyler Police Chief Mike Medders at (903) 566-7393.

Any questions concerning the 2013 Fire safety Report may be directed to Paula tate, Director of Environmental Health and Safety at (903) 566-7401.

To proceed to the 2013 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, follow this direct link:

http://www.uttyler.edu/police/forms/annual-security-report.pdf