Students: Adding, Editing, and Deleting Emergency Contacts

This article covers how students can add a new emergency contact, update an existing emergency contact, or delete an existing emergency contact in their Student Homepage.

1. Log in to the campus portal and access your Student Homepage.

2. Click the Profile tile.

student homepage

3. Select Emergency Contacts.

profile navigation bar

What do you want to do?

Add a new emergency contact

1. If this is the first emergency contact you're entering, click Add Contact. If you already have emergency contacts listed, click the plus button to add an additional emergency contact.

add contact button

If no prior emergency contacts have been provided, you will see the Add Contact button.

emergency contacts list

If other emergency contacts have already been provided, you will see a list of contacts and a plus sign.

2. Enter the Contact Name and select the Relationship. Place a check next to Preferred if this is your preferred emergency contact. Enter the contact's phone number. You may add an additional phone number by clicking Add Phone. When you've entered all information, click Save.

Note that you can only have one preferred emergency contact. If you select Preferred for this contact, it will override your existing preferred emergency contact.

The first emergency contact that you add will be selected as your preferred contact by default. If you have only one emergency contact listed, they will automatically be designated your preferred contact.

add contact window
  1. Enter the emergency contact's full name.
  2. Select the relationship from the drop-down menu.
  3. Place a check next to Preferred if you would like this person to be your primary emergency contact. Note that if this is the first emergency contact that you're entering, the Preferred box will be greyed out and you will not be able to interact with the box. You can change your preferred contact later after adding multiple emergency contacts.
  4. Enter the emergency contact's phone number.
  5. If you would like to enter multiple phone numbers for the contact (e.g. cell and work phone numbers), click Add Phone.
  6. Click Save.
Update an existing emergency contact

1. Click the name of the contact you want to update.

list of emergency contacts

2. Update the contact information and/or Preferred status as needed. Then, click Save.

Note that you can only have one preferred emergency contact. If you select Preferred for this contact, it will override your existing preferred emergency contact.

edit contact window
  1. You can make changes to the emergency contact's name.
  2. You can select a different relationship from the drop-down menu.
  3. You can place a check next to Preferred if you would like this person to be your primary emergency contact. Note that if you only have one emergency contact listed, the Preferred box will be greyed out and you will not be able to interact with the box. You can change your preferred contact only if you have added multiple emergency contacts.
  4. You can make changes to the emergency contact's phone number.
  5. If you would like to enter and additional phone number for the contact, click Add Phone.
  6. Click Save.
Delete an emergency contact

1. Click the name of the contact you want to delete.

list of emergency contacts

2. Click Delete.

edit contact window

3. Click Yes to confirm you want to delete the emergency contact.

confirmation prompt
3.1. If you're deleting your preferred contact, you will be prompted to select a new preferred contact.
select preferred contact window

4. You'll see a confirmation that the emergency contact was deleted. If you changed your preferred emergency contact, you will see a checkmark next to your new preferred contact.

confirmation banner

Need More Help?

For technical assistance, contact the IT Help Desk at 657-278-8888 or [email protected].

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