Community Survey on Lobo Alerts & Advisories

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The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act) requires institutions of higher education to issue emergency notifications (Lobo Alerts) and timely warnings (Lobo Advisories) to the campus community.

  • Lobo Alerts: UNM is required to immediately notify the campus community upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees occurring on campus. UNM's Lobo Alerts typically come in the form of a text message and are accompanied by an email. Their purpose is to instruct students and employees on how to avoid a dangerous situation or imminent threat to campus.
  • Lobo Advisories: UNM is required to warn the campus community when a Clery Act-reportable crime is reported to have occurred within our Clery Act geography when it represents an ongoing or serious threat to students or employees. Lobo Advisories are disseminated to the entire campus community as soon as pertinent information is available, regardless of whether the report can be substantiated.

The decision of whether to issue a Lobo Alert or Advisory and the content of the warning are decided on a case-by-case basis considering all the facts, including the nature of the crime, the continuing danger to the campus community, the promotion of safety, and the possible risk of compromising law enforcement efforts.

The purpose of this survey is to gauge the UNM community's stance on when it is more, or less, important to issue a Lobo Alert or Advisory.

For more information about this survey, please contact Adrienne Helms, Clery Coordinator, within the UNM Office of Compliance, Ethics & Equal Opportunity: ahelms6@unm.edu.

Your safety and security are of prime concern at the University of New Mexico.

UNM is committed to offering services, information, resources and tools to offer a safe campus to all students, staff, faculty, and visitors. We also encourage individuals to contribute to campus safety and preparedness by becoming informed, staying alert and using good judgment.

Emergency preparedness on a University campus can present many challenges. A campus environment includes not only an extremely large geographical area, but a continuously changing population. Emergency planning must protect people as well as the institution’s operations such as research, athletic and entertainment events, food services, housing and transportation. Contribute to our campus safety and preparedness by becoming informed, staying alert and using good judgment. Take advantage of the features on this site to help protect you and ensure the safety of the UNM community.

Who to Call

UNM has numerous systems in place to keep you safe, and who to call depends on your type of emergency and your location. Are you in a dorm or at the College of Nursing? La Po or Hodgin Hall? The best numbers to get the fastest response may be different. The Who to Call initiative kickstarted in 2024 takes on a One University approach by providing a comprehensive list of the best phone numbers to call for the specific building you are in, whether someone needs help with a
  • Medical emergency
  • Crime in progress or a past criminal incident
  • Fire in progress or a past fire incident
  • Security incident in patient care space
  • Facility maintenance issue
  • Lockout or safety escort

The Who to Call phone list is available below and on the UNM Police Department homepage.

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The University of New Mexico has three types of messages (LoboAlert, LoboAdvisory, and LoboTest) that will go out campus-wide to alert students, staff and faculty of a safety issue. Learn more about these message types.

Alerts

There are currently no alerts.

Past Alerts

Advisories

There are currently no advisories.

Past Advisories

Tests

There are currently no running tests.

Upcoming Tests

Siren Test at 11:02am on Sept. 3rd

The Campus Safety Council and Safe Campus Living Task Force

The Campus Safety Council, created by President Stokes, was a multidisciplinary team that analyzed campus safety needs and made comprehensive recommendations. The CSC united all the safety initiatives on campus, centralized discussions surrounding aspects of the broad topic of campus safety, and advised President Stokes and other university leadership on the strategic direction of UNM's efforts, particularly related to the built environment.

The CSC had sub-committees to address specific campus needs:

  • The Campus Security Task Force
  • Community Policing
  • Training and Prevention
  • Policy and Procedure
  • Safety Steering Committee
  • SMART
  • Communication and Awareness
  • TAT/CARE
  • Areas of High Student Concentration

The Campus Safety Council has been replaced with a new group to focus on safe living environments called the Safe Campus Living Task Force.

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A Survivor's Guide to Rights & Options at UNM

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A Survivor’s Guide to Rights & Options at UNM is the University of New Mexico’s official resource for any student or employee at UNM who discloses an incident of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking to the University, regardless of where the incident occurred. It contains valuable information about the first steps someone should take immediately following an incident, how to obtain a restraining order or no contact directive, reporting options, an overview of how UNM responds after receiving a report, and resources on campus and in the greater community. This Guide is also helpful for individuals who experience similar misconduct or crimes such as sexual exploitation. It meets all compliance requirements laid out by the 2013 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act's amendments to the Jeanne Clery Act as well as University Administrative Policy 2745: Clery Act Compliance.