Graduate and Professional School Students

The number used will be the emergency contact telephone number entered into the student profile via the SIS. Students may update this information by logging onto the SIS and following the instructions below.

Instructions

1. Access the Emergency Contacts website by entering your NetID and password.

2. Click on “Personal Data”. Under Emergency Contacts, click on “New Contact.”

3. On the Update Emergency Contacts screen, go to the Relationship field and select “Self.” Enter your name in the First Name and Last Name fields.

4. Go to the Phone Type field and select “Cell.” Enter the Area Code and Phone Number fields without dashes or spaces.

5. Press the “Submit Changes” button at the bottom of the screen to save your information.

Faculty and Staff

Yale ALERT contact information is drawn from Workday.  To enter / update your contact information for the Yale ALERT Emergency Notification system, please log into Workday by following these steps:

1. Visit the It’s Your Yale website

2. At upper right, click Login, and log in with your NetID and password.

3. At the top of the screen, click Workday

4. On the Workday home page, click the Personal Information worklet.

5. Under Change, click Contact Information. 

6. Next to My Contact Information, click the Edit button.

7. To change your primary phone, click the Edit icon on the right. Make your changes, and click Done. (To add an additional phone, click the Add button under Additional Phone. Complete the information, and click Done.)

8. Log out of Workday when you have completed your actions.

9. It will be 24 hours before the changes are made in the Yale Alert system.

Here is a direct link to the “Update Your Contact Information” video, in the “Getting Started” section, that demonstrates how to update your own contact information

Also, The HELP link, found under your name at the upper right, takes you to the Workday Training Materials.