Update Required Contact Information

The University of Pennsylvania is responsible for maintaining accurate contact information for all students. Review this page to ensure your record is up to date.

Updating Required Contact Information
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All students are required to, at minimum, provide the following personal contact information via Path@Penn.

  • *UPennAlert Student Mobile Phone Number
  • Emergency or Missing Person Contact Information
  • Learning From Address
  • Permanent Address
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*UPennAlert Student Mobile Phone Number

The Division of Public Safety operates the UPennAlert system to notify campus community members about emergency situations on or near campus.

Click on "Update my personal information" in the "My Profile" section of Path@Penn to provide a UPenn Alert Student Mobile phone number. Please note that there are multiple options for UPenn Alert numbers (Student, Other 1, Other 2), so make sure you are choosing the option that says "UPenn Alert Student Mobile." The "Other" fields are intended for additional contacts you would like to receive alerts, if any. 

Screenshot of how to choose UPennAlert Student Mobile phone number

For detailed instructions, review our Guide to Updating Your Personal Information

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Permanent Address

Click on "Update my personal information" in the "My Profile" section of Path@Penn to provide an active Permanent Address. If you are adding a new address, use today's date as the "Valid From" date. 

For detailed instructions, review our Guide to Updating Your Personal Information

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Learning From Address

All students are required to have either an on-campus address or an address where they are learning from. On-campus addresses are maintained by Penn and cannot be modified by students. If you are not living in campus housing, you will need to provide us with a Learning From Address.

Learning From Addresses are used to indicate where a student is living while they are enrolled in their academic program. With students studying from locations across the globe, this information is especially important for instructors as they structure their classes. If you are in a residential program, your Learning From Address is your Philadelphia address. If you are in an online program, your Learning From Address should indicate your current location. 

Click on "Update my personal information" in the "My Profile" section of Path@Penn to provide an active Learning From Address. If you are adding a new address, use today's date as the "Valid From" date. 

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For detailed instructions, review our Guide to Updating Your Personal Information

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Emergency and Missing Person Contact Information

Students are required to have at least one emergency contact on file to ensure that Penn is able to support you appropriately during an emergency situation. This contact information is also used in the event you are determined to be missing. 

Click on "Update my emergency contacts" in the "My Profile" section of Path@Penn to provide updated emergency contact information.

For detailed instructions, review our Guide to Updating Your Personal Information