Institution
Old Dominion University
ODUVAPublic R2ODU Alerts / official X~23,000 students
- Cases
- 10
- Alerts
- 27
- Verbatim
- 100%
- Span
- 2018–2026
Official alert policy
How ODU says it will alert: when and how ODU Alert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
10 cases · 27 of 27 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- flooding: 2026-08-04Drivers stay off flooded streets near the main and medical campusesemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2026-03-13Police activity prompts avoid-area guidance on campus; near University continues toadvisoryverbatim
- active shooter: 2026-03-12ROTC instructor killed in a classroom attack; cadets subdued the gunmanemergency notification1 killed · 2 injuredverbatim
- winter storm: 2026-02-02delayed opening all locations until noon (, )emergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2026-01-31Winter storm notice - old modifiedemergency notificationverbatim
2025
- weather: 2025-12-09Winter weather delays all locations until 9 a.memergency notificationverbatim
- flooding: 2025-09-16Move cars from two lots and do not drive through floodwatersemergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2025-01-21Libraries close early then all locations closed, then delayed openingemergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2025-01-06Winter delayed openings at 10 a.m. then noon the next dayemergency notificationverbatim
By incident type