As of November 1, 2019, The Insitute has transitioned to a new vendor supporting RPI Alerts. All Rensselaer community members and others who receive RPI Alerts should verify and update their information.

Verify Your Contact Information:

Access the RPI Alert | Campus Portal to update your contact information using your RCS username and password. Individuals with RCS usernames and passwords may add contact information for parents, or other family members, using the Second Contact Call and Second Contact Text fields. If you do not have an RCS username and password — or a family member with access to the system — but wish to receive RPI Alert messages, please email Megan Bowman in the Department of Public Safety.

Add your mobile phone:

Login to the RPI Alert | Campus Portal, click on My Profile, and then add a "Personal Cell Text" and "Personal Cell Call" phone number.

About RPI Alert

RPI Alert, the emergency notification system for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is designed to provide rapid notification and instructions to students, faculty, staff, and others in the event of a crisis in progress.

When activated, RPI Alert uses e-mail, text messaging and cell/landline phone calls to send a brief notice about the situation and instructions of what to do.

In case of an emergency that requires immediate action, a notification will look like this: "RPI ALERT: A campus emergency has been declared. Updates will be posted to alert.rpi.edu."

In instances where no immediate action is required, the notification will look like this: “RPI SAFETY ADVISORY: An incident has occurred that requires attention. More details are available at alert.rpi.edu.”

Questions about RPI Alert