Great Shake Out

Cypress College will be participating in the 2025 National Great Shake Out. This year’s drill will be Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:16 a.m. During this drill Cypress College will be conducting a “Full Evacuation” exercise.

What you can do to help:

Being prepared at every level allows us to mitigate any situation that may cause harm to the Charger Community. Campus Safety works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We are out on patrol and we are just a phone call away. Our Campus Safety number is (714) 484-7387. Please put this number in your phone for easy access and ask your students and fellow colleagues to do the same. Students are encouraged to utilize myGateway to update their personal information for text alert messaging in the event of an emergency. Students must provide their personal information in myGateway to receive these text notifications.

Follow these steps to verify that your cell phone and email address are entered and current:

1. Sign into myGateway.
2. Go to the “Personal Information” channel under the “Student” tab.
3. Click on the item “Set Text Message Alert Preferences.”
4. When clicking on “Set Text Message Alert Preferences,” the next screen will allow you to enter your cell phone information