Emergency Alert and Timely Warning Notification Policy

Updated: 7/17/24
Contact: Campus Safety Director

An emergency alert and notification system are critical to aid in being proactive for the Jewell community’s personal safety, manage critical incidents, and increase operational resiliency by the following:

  • Provide timely and targeted notifications
  • Response to any Clery-reportable crimes
  • Upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous condition that may pose an immediate threat to the health or safety of persons on the campus

Clery Crimes:

  • Murder/non-negligent Manslaughter
  • Manslaughter by Negligence
  • Rape
  • Fondling
  • Incest
  • Statutory Rape
  • Robbery
  • Aggravated Assault
  • Motor Vehicle Theft
  • Arson

Emergency Alert System Signup Procedure
William Jewell College has implemented a campus-wide Emergency Alert System that will provide instant cell phone communication to all members of the college community. All students will be automatically registered for emergency communications. The following are the notifications that Jewell is mandated to communicate via an emergency alert notification:

  • Clery reportable crimes that may pose a significant ongoing threat to any part of the institutions Clery Geography (any Jewell property and adjacent streets that border the Jewell property).
  • Any significant emergency or dangerous condition that may pose an immediate threat to the health or safety of persons on campus.

Timely Warning Notifications
The decision to issue a timely warning notice is at the discretion of the Cabinet, Director of Campus Safety or Dean of Students and may be made either independently or in coordination with each other. The determination will then be made as to the method to be used to inform the campus community. These reports may be disseminated via campus text alert system, email, posted in selected offices on campus, including Campus public areas and residence halls. The emergency or timely warning notices will only be sent if the notification falls into the category of the two bullet points listed under the Emergency Alert System Signup Procedure above.

Non-emergency Notices
Non-emergency notices will be sent by email.

Instructions for students, faculty and staff
To receive Emergency Alerts, enter your information through the Get RAVE website.

  • Follow the steps to create a RAVE account using your William Jewell College email address and a unique password.
  • Carefully enter your information and click proceed to next step.

Instructions for contractors and others working on campus who are not employees of the College
To receive Emergency Alerts, enter your information through the Get RAVE website.

  • Follow the steps to create a RAVE account using your email address and a unique password.
  • Carefully enter your information and click proceed to next step.

There is an opt-out feature if at any time any member of the Jewell community would like to opt out, although not recommended.