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Greetings. We are looking to find a way to require students to regularly update their emergency contact information in the institution's database. Specifically, we'd like them to verify/update local address, names and contact information for an individual in case of emergency, and verify the student's cell phone contact information in case of emergency. If you have a system of requiring students to do this on a systematic, regular basis, could you please share it with me. 

I can also be contacted directly with the information at vjrandall-lee@salisbury.edu. 

Thank you.

Valerie

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Valerie Randall Lee, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President/Dean of Students
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD 21804
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Ours is built into our student portal - a pop-up box makes them confirm emergency contact and their primary phone number for our alert system about a week into the semester and halfway through the semester.

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Matthew Beeman
Data Analyst
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-20-2026 12:14 PM
From: Valerie Randall Lee
Subject: Emergency Contact Information

Greetings. We are looking to find a way to require students to regularly update their emergency contact information in the institution's database. Specifically, we'd like them to verify/update local address, names and contact information for an individual in case of emergency, and verify the student's cell phone contact information in case of emergency. If you have a system of requiring students to do this on a systematic, regular basis, could you please share it with me. 

I can also be contacted directly with the information at vjrandall-lee@salisbury.edu. 

Thank you.

Valerie

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Valerie Randall Lee, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President/Dean of Students
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD 21804
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