JMU Shield
JMU Shield is the official safety app of James Madison University. It is the only app that integrates with James Madison University's safety and security systems. JMU Police Department has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the James Madison University campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. For additional information please visit: JMU Police Department - JMU Shield
Madison Alerts - Emergency Notification (Phone, SMS Text Messaging, Email)
The JMU Community can register to receive text and voice messages over their cell phones during a campus emergency. Faculty, staff, and students may register through My Madison.
Students are required to complete a multistep check-in process using MyMadison. Incoming students complete the process as part of the Orientation OneBook. Returning students must complete registration before each Fall and Spring term.
A tutorial is available from JMU Information Technology. JMU students authorize JMU to send emergency notifications or may elect at this time not to receive cell phone emergency notifications during this process.
Faculty and staff after being hired, will be prompted to complete an Emergency Notification step. They cannot access any other Employee functionality until they complete this step. JMU faculty and staff authorize JMU to send emergency notifications or may elect at this time not to receive cell phone emergency notifications during this process. An employee can re-validate by navigating to the Phone Numbers page within the Employee tab.
City of Harrisonburg / Rockingham County Emergency Alerts
As a subscriber to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency Alerts service, you will receive notifications about critical incidents and threats to your health and safety. These may include severe weather updates, local emergencies, shelter-in-place notifications during active violence incidents, public safety alerts, evacuation orders, public utility outages, and any other event or incident that may impact you or your family.
Easy Sign-Up Process
- Visit Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency Alerts Sign-Up Page
- Set up your Everbridge profile, fill in your contact details and preferences.
- (Optional) Download the Everbridge App.
