Campus Text Notification System
Omnilert
Iona University utilizes Omnilert, a notification system that sends a text message to your cell phone advising you of campus alerts.
All users receive these notifications:
- Weather cancellations and delays
- Emergency conditions
- Changes in parking conditions
- Critical issues
To ensure receipt of important text notifications, confirm your mobile phone information is correct in PeopleSoft (students) and/or Paycom (faculty and staff). Follow the instructions below to update your information.
Add or Update Mobile Phone Number in PeopleSoft
- Log In
- Go to myiona.iona.edu.
- Log in using your userid and password.
- Click on the PeopleSoft Tile.
- Navigate to Personal Information
- From the PeopleSoft Student Homepage
- Click on the Profile Tile.
- Then using the left navigation menu click on "Contact Details."
- Locate the "Phone Numbers" section toward the bottom of the screen.
- From the PeopleSoft Student Homepage
- View Current Phone Numbers
- You’ll see a list of your current phone numbers (e.g., Mobile, Home, Work).
If you already have a Mobile Phone Number in the system, proceed to Edit Existing Mobile Phone Number. Otherwise, proceed to Add Mobile Phone Number.
- Edit Existing Mobile Phone Number
- Click the arrow to the right of your mobile number.
- Update the phone number field as needed.
- Click "Save" in the upper right-hand corner.
- Add Mobile Phone Number
- Click the “Add (+)” button under the word Phone.
- Select the Phone Type “Mobile.”
- Enter your 10-digit phone number, including the area code, using numbers only (no spaces or punctuation).
- Optionally check “Preferred” if you want this to be your primary contact number.
- Click "Save" in the upper right-hand corner.
Open the menu and choose Information --> Address and Contact Information. On that page, you have the option to add/update a phone type of 'Cell' which will be the number used to reach you in the event of an emergency.
