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Action required: Update your VandySafe notification preferences

²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ is updatingÌýÌýnotification settings to support campus-specific emergency notifications.Ìý

VandySafeÌýusers can now select the campusesÌýfor which they would like toÌýgetÌýAlertVUÌýpush notifications.ÌýPlease review and update your preferences in theÌýVandySafeÌýapp byÌýSept. 15.Ìý

Beginning Sept. 16,ÌýAlertVUÌýpush notifications delivered throughÌýVandySafeÌýwill be based on users’ campus preferences.ÌýUsers who do not update their preferencesÌýwill notÌýgetÌýpush notifications forÌýAlertVUÌýemergency messages.ÌýÌý

What is changing?Ìý

As ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµÌýadds more campuses,ÌýAlertVUÌýpush notifications delivered throughÌýVandySafeÌýwill becomeÌýcampus-specific.ÌýA screenshot of the toggling system within the VandySafe app.

Users can select the campus location or locations for which they want toÌýgetÌýnotifications:Ìý

  • NashvilleÌý
  • New York CityÌý
  • Both campusesÌý

Why do I need to take action?Ìý

Updating your preferences will help ensure that theÌýAlertVUÌýpush notifications youÌýgetÌýthroughÌýVandySafeÌýare relevant toÌýthe campus orÌýcampuses you choose.Ìý

Beginning Sept. 16, notifications will be delivered according to users’ campus selections.ÌýIf you do not update your preferences, you willÌýnotÌýgetÌýAlertVU push notifications through the VandySafe app.

How do I update my preferences?Ìý

  1. Open theÌýVandySafeÌýapp.Ìý
  2. Log in using your ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ credentials.Ìý
  3. Navigate toÌýAbout / Preferences.Ìý
  4. Select your campus notification preferences.Ìý
  5. Save your changes.Ìý

The process takes less than a minute.Ìý

When do I need to update my preferences?Ìý

Please update your preferences byÌýSept. 15, 2026.Ìý

TheÌýcampus-specific notification settings will takeÌýeffectÌýSept. 16.Ìý

Need help?Ìý

If you experience issues accessingÌýVandySafeÌýor updating your preferences, pleaseÌýemailÌýpublicsafetyinfo@vanderbilt.edu.Ìý

Thank you for helping us ensureÌýthatÌýyouÌýgetÌýtimelyÌýand relevant emergency notifications.Ìý

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