Star Alert - Emergency Notification System
Anoka Technical College and Anoka-Ramsey Community College are committed to providing a safe environment for students, staff and faculty. In the interest of ensuring safety, the colleges have implemented Star Alert. Star Alert allows students and employees to receive voice, text and email notifications in the event of campus-related emergencies.
All enrolled students at Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey will be automatically registered to receive Star Alert notifications.
Users can update information and preferences following the directions below.
Subscribe to alerts
Visit the Star Alert system via Blackboard Portal
Log into Portal with established credentials or select SIGN ME UP!
Choose Contact Info from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the portal
Update contact preferences by selecting Add Address, Add Email or Add Phone. Note: when adding a phone number, select whether Voice, Text or TTY notifications are preferred.
Choose Subscriptions from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the portal
Unsubscribe from alerts
Log into the Star Alert system via Blackboard Portal using your school-issued email address
Choose Subscriptions from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the portal
Select Manage Subscriptions tab
Deselect subscriptions to be removed from update preferences
Select Save to save changes
Manage Notification Preferences
Log into the Star Alert system via Blackboard Portal
Choose Contact Info from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the portal
Add new items using the Add Address, Add Email or Add Phone icons
Edit or Delete an email address, select Edit (pencil icon) or Delete (trash can icon)
Edit or Delete a phone number, select Edit (pencil icon) and select/deselect message option (Voice, Text, TTY) or Delete (trash can icon)
Select Save to save changes
Subscribe to alerts
Users should direct text messages requesting subscriptions to 23177 for emergency-only alerts and/or 53291 for non-emergency and outreach alerts.
Subscribe to all Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey alerts
To receive messages from Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey, text SUBSCRIBE ANOKA to 23177 (emergency-only) and/or 53291 (non-emergency and outreach)
Subscribe to campus-specific alerts
To receive messages from specific campuses text SUBSCRIBE ARCCCR (for Coon Rapids campus alerts), SUBSCRIBE ARCCCC (for Cambridge campus alerts) or SUBSCRIBE ATC (for Anoka Tech campus alerts) to 23177 (emergency-only) and/or 53291 (non-emergency and outreach)
Subscribe to all alerts
To receive messages from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, text SUBSCRIBE to 23177 (emergency-only) and/or 53291 (non-emergency and outreach)
Unsubscribe from alerts
Users should direct text messages requesting to stop receiving alerts to 23177 for emergency-only alerts and/or 53291 for non-emergency and outreach alerts.
Unsubscribe from all Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey alerts
To stop receiving messages from Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey, text STOP ANOKA to 23177 (emergency-only) and/or 53291 (non-emergency and outreach)
Unsubscribe from campus-specific alerts
To stop receiving messages from specific campuses text STOP ARCCCR (for Coon Rapids campus alerts), STOP ARCCCC (for Cambridge campus alerts) or STOP ATC (for Anoka Tech campus alerts) to 23177 (emergency-only) and/or 53291 (non-emergency and outreach)
Unsubscribe from all alerts
To stop receiving messages from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, text STOP to 23177 (emergency-only) and/or 53291 (non-emergency and outreach)