Chapman
Panther Alert Emergency Notification System
Chapman University's Panther Alert page brands Panther Alert as the emergency notification system that simultaneously sends voice, text, and email via Rave (from chapman@getrave.com), tests bi-annually, and limits emergency messages to crisis-alert situations, with companion Panther Guardian app references and Timely Warning/Crime Alert Bulletins elsewhere on Public Safety pages.
Read the official policyInstitution
Chapman University
Private Masters · CA
~10,000 studentsPanther Alert
In the policy’s own words
What the policy says
Panther Alert brand and multi-channel deliveryverbatim
Panther Alert is Chapman University's emergency notification system, designed to quickly send critical messages to your preferred mobile phone, landline, and email-wherever you are.
- Local Panther Alert brand and multi-channel targets.
Rave sender address brandingverbatim
The email you receive will be addressed as a Panther Alert and come from chapman@getrave.com
- Institution-specific Rave from-address.
Bi-annual testing and crisis-only useverbatim
While the University will test the system bi-annually, at this time, the University has determined that Panther-Alert emergency messages will only be sent during times of crisis.
- Named testing cadence and crisis-only activation policy.
Simultaneous multi-path deliveryverbatim
Panther-Alert delivers messages to phones, emails, and SMS independently and simultaneously. That means if we were to send emergency messages, they would be delivered to all your listed contact methods at the same time.
- Local simultaneous multi-channel delivery description.
At a glance
How this policy works
- When it activates
- Emergencies or unexpected events requiring time-sensitive communication; emergency messages limited to crisis-alert situations (not routine messaging).
- Who decides
- University Public Safety / University operation of Panther Alert (specific officer titles not enumerated on this overview page).
- Timeliness standard
- Bi-annual system tests; simultaneous multi-channel delivery during activations.
- Emergency notification vs. timely warning
- Panther Alert is the emergency notification brand; Timely Warning/Crime Alert Bulletins are listed separately on Public Safety navigation for Clery timely warnings.
- Testing cadence
- Bi-annually.
- Scope & limits
- Students, faculty, and staff via preferred contact methods; student-controlled FERPA contact information; companion Panther Guardian app.
ChannelsSmsEmailPhone CallUnknown
Analysis
Reading the policy
Chapman University is a private master's university in California. Its Panther Alert page is institution-specific: Panther Alert is Chapman University's emergency notification system designed to quickly send critical messages to preferred mobile phone, landline, and email; messages can be sent simultaneously as voice calls, texts, and email; emergency emails come from chapman@getrave.com addressed as Panther Alert; the University tests the system bi-annually and has determined Panther Alert emergency messages will only be sent during crisis times; FERPA-related rules require student-provided contact information; Public Safety also maintains Timely Warning/Crime Alert Bulletins as a related Clery communication product.
Takeaways
Key findings
Panther Alert is Chapman’s local emergency notification brand on Rave.
Private-masters California policy with bi-annual testing and crisis-only use.
Provenance
Sources
- Official
Tags
private-masterscaliforniapanther-alertwider-reach
Added 2026-07-26Updated 2026-07-26Via ingestion