About the Code Maroon Emergency Notification System

Code Maroon is Texas A&M University's emergency notification system that gives the University the ability to communicate health and safety emergency information– by SMS text message, Texas A&M Email (Neo), KAMU-FM radio, campus cable television, Emergency Alert System radios, Twitter and RSS.

Texas A&M will use the system only to provide official notification of critical emergencies (i.e., situations that pose an imminent, physical threat to the community).

Emergency Alerts

The system allows students, faculty and staff who have a Texas A&M NetID and password to register one number to receive text message alerts. By limiting this feature to campus members, emergency notifications can be delivered as quickly as possible. To enroll, click the "Code Maroon Home" tab above, and then click "Sign up for text message alerts."

Alerts will automatically be sent to all Texas A&M Email (Neo) addresses ending with "@neo.tamu.edu." However, recent tests indicate text messaging is a faster notification method than email, so we encourage campus members to register for text message alerts. To view the latest test report, visit Test Report page.

Anyone can receive alerts by subscribing to the Code Maroon RSS feed or following "TAMUCodeMaroon" on Twitter. To learn how, visit Code Maroon's Public Access page.

Contact information you provide on the Code Maroon web site will only be used for delivering health and safety emergency information. A ZERO SPAM policy is strictly enforced that clearly prohibits unsolicited messages and the selling of contact information to third party marketers.

Code Maroon Vendor

Texas A&M selected AtHoc, Inc. to provide its campus-wide emergency alert system. AtHoc’s system uses a single integrated system to send alerts. The system can also send desktop pop-up alerts, which Code Maroon plans to activate soon.

Texas A&M's goal is to reach as many people as possible in an emergency, and AtHoc provides the most robust system. AtHoc is based in San Mateo, California, and is at the forefront of mass notification systems.

Questions?

If you have any questions, email codemaroon@tamu.edu or call Help Desk Central at 979.845.8300.

To learn what you should do in case of an emergency, visit tamu.edu/emergency. In an emergency, Texas A&M will post additional emergency updates and announcements at www.tamu.edu when they become available. Texas A&M will also communicate important emergency information with local television and radio outlets.