In an emergency, members of the Marymount community will be notified through some or all of the following:
- MU Alerts (Users must opt-in. See further information and sign-up instructions, below.)
- Marymount’s Web site
- Marymount’s weather and emergency information phone line, (703) 526-6888 (ext. 6888 on campus)
- mass e-mails (In order to receive campuswide e-mail announcements, students must have a Marymount e-mail account. (Students are responsible for activating and regularly checking their University e-mail accounts.)
- announcements on the external public address system
- announcements through black speaker phones (in faculty and staff offices)
- neon orange flyers posted across campus
- local television and radio stations
MU Alerts
MU Alerts is a text-messaging and e-mail system that enables Marymount University to notify its students and employees quickly in the event of an emergency, including weather-related delays, cancellations, and closings. All members of the MU community are urged to sign up to receive alerts by visiting the
MU Alerts sign-up page.
Arlington Alert
For information on situations affecting Arlington County as a whole, MU students and employees can sign up for the
Arlington Alert system, by clicking on "Emergency Preparedness."