Institution
Cornell University
CornellNYPrivate R1CornellALERT~25,582 students
- Cases
- 20
- Alerts
- 28
- Verbatim
- 96%
- Span
- 2023–2026
Official alert policy
How Cornell says it will alert: when and how CornellALERT activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
20 cases · 27 of 28 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- wildfire: 2026-07-15Air quality advisory as regional AQI exceeds 150 from wildfire smokeadvisoryverbatim
- tornado: 2026-06-18Tornado warning, June 18, 2026emergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2026-01-25Campuses closed for winter storm starting Sunday noon; reopened Monday noonadvisoryverbatim
- burglary: 2026-01-09Burglary at grounds maintenance shop prompts Cornell Crime Alerttimely warningverbatim
2025
- burglary: 2025-10-27Burglary on Mary Ann Wood Drive prompts Cornell community crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- other: 2025-08-25Community notification after coyote bite on Cascadilla Gorge Trailemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2025-08-25Coyote bites an adult on a gorge trail, prompting a university-wide notificationadvisoryverbatim
- wildfire: 2025-08-05Air quality advisory for wildfire smoke unhealthy for sensitive groups and alladvisoryverbatim
- tornado: 2025-07-03Tornado warning shelter alert canceled within 15 minutes as storms downed treesemergency notificationverbatim
- wildfire: 2025-06-07Air quality advisory for fine particulates unhealthy for sensitive groupsadvisoryverbatim
- winter storm: 2025-02-16Cold and icy weather preparedness notice for multi-day frigid conditionsadvisoryverbatim
- winter storm: 2025-01-20Cold weather awareness for subzero wind chill and frostbite riskadvisoryverbatim
2024
- sexual assault: 2024-10-25Sexual assault report, October 25, 2024timely warningverbatim
- tornado: 2024-07-10Tornado warning during a record statewide outbreak prompts immediate shelter orderemergency notificationverbatim
- burglary: 2024-04-18Headphones stolen from a residence hall room; second burglary alert in 48 hourstimely warningverbatim
- threat of violence: 2024-02-23Anonymous email threat shared with multiple universities deemed not credibletimely warningverbatim
2023
- threat of violence: 2023-10-29Online antisemitic threats against Jewish students; student arrested, classes canceledemergency notificationverbatim
- arson: 2023-09-13A series of small unsolved dormitory fires prompts three crime alerts in twelve daystimely warningverbatim
- swatting: 2023-04-04Pre-dawn swatting call reports an armed intruder in a residence hall; determined falseadvisoryverbatim
- burglary: 2023-01-28An early-morning intruder demands money inside a student residence, then fleestimely warningverbatim
By incident type