Campus Alert Archive

Institution

Hampton University

HamptonVAHbcuPirate Notification System (PNS)~3,700 students

Cases: 6
Alerts: 13
Verbatim: 23%
Span: 2009–2026

Official alert policy

How Hampton says it will alert — when and how Pirate Notification System (PNS) activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.

Case log

Every documented incident

6 cases · 3 of 13 alert messages verbatim-confirmed

2026

shooting: 2026-04-3037 Minutes from 911 to Alert: Hampton University's Tyler Street Carjacking and the DoorDash Driver Caught in the Crossfireemergency notification2 injured

2025

threat of violence: 2025-09-11Evacuate Immediately: Hampton University Shuts Down Entire Campus for Two Days After Coordinated HBCU Threatsemergency notificationverbatim

2023

fire: 2023-03-06A Crackle, Then Flames: A Two-Alarm Fire Guts a Historic HBCU's Administration Buildingemergency notification

2022

bomb threat: 2022-02-23Pirate Notification System Sends Shelter-in-Place as Hampton Joins Late-February HBCU Waveemergency notificationverbatim

2018

hurricane: 2018-09-11A Waterfront HBCU That Floods 'On a Regular Basis' Clears Out for Florenceemergency notification

2009

shooting: 2009-04-26A Former Student, Three Handguns, and a Two-Hour Delay Before Anyone Was Toldemergency notification3 injuredverbatim

By incident type

What Hampton has alerted about

Active Shooter · 2 Bomb Threat · 1 Fire · 1 threat of violence · 1 Weather · 1

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