Cincinnati State

Timely Alert Warnings and Emergency Campus Notifications - Annual Clery Report

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College documents Timely Alert Warnings for Clery crimes and non-criminal emergencies with President/Chief of Police/Vice President discretion and multi-channel emergency notification systems.

Read the official policy

Institution

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Community College · OH

~8,000 studentsTimely Alert

In the policy’s own words

What the policy says

President/Chief/VP alert discretionverbatim

Alerts are issued at the discretion of the College President, Chief of Police, or any Vice President.

Three-role discretion for Timely Alert issuance.

Cincinnati State 2025 Clery Report - Timely Alert Warnings

Multi-channel Timely Alert postingverbatim

Alerts are posted on all student e-mail accounts, all full-time and part-time employees e-mail accounts, the campus computer network, electronic bulletin boards throughout the campus and college web site.

Email, network, electronic bulletin boards, and website for TW.

Cincinnati State 2025 Clery Report - alert distribution

In-progress emergency multi-system ENverbatim

If there is an in-progress significant emergency or dangerous incident that poses an immediate threat to the college community such as an active shooter, structure fire, hazardous materials leak, or similar major incident, the college will use some or all of the various communication systems listed below to quickly communicate information to the campus community.

EN for in-progress major incidents via multi-system stack.

Cincinnati State 2025 Clery Report - Campus Notifications in Emergency

At a glance

How this policy works

When it activates: Timely Alert for Clery crimes representing serious or continuing threat on campus or immediate vicinity; may also issue for non-Clery crimes and non-criminal emergencies posing significant/continuing threat. Emergency notification for in-progress significant emergency or dangerous incident posing immediate threat (active shooter, structure fire, hazmat, similar).
Who decides: Timely Alerts: College President, Chief of Police, or any Vice President. Emergency message content/initiation: without delay by responsible authorities; EN alerts at discretion of Chief of Police or designee.
Timeliness standard: Without delay for emergency notifications taking community safety into account, unless professional judgment holds notification would compromise victim assistance or mitigation. All-clear after emergency ends.
Emergency notification vs. timely warning: ASR Timely Alert Warnings and Campus Notifications in the Event of an Emergency sections implementing Clery timely warning and HEOA emergency notification duties.
Testing cadence: Not specified as a fixed cadence in the Timely Alert / Emergency Notifications ASR sections reviewed.
Scope & limits: Vicinity generally includes adjacent streets/sidewalks; out-of-area alerts when significant community impact. Non-criminal emergencies (weather, maintenance, EHS) may trigger alerts. Segment of campus community may be targeted for some threats.

ChannelsEmailSmsWebsiteDigital SignageFacebook

Analysis

Reading the policy

Cincinnati State (Cincinnati multi-campus, OH) publishes Timely Alert Warnings and Campus Notifications in the Event of an Emergency in its 2025 Annual Clery Report. The college and Cincinnati State Police alert the campus community for certain crimes and safety issues on campus or in the immediate vicinity (generally adjacent streets/sidewalks), and may alert for out-of-area incidents with significant community impact. Alerts are required for Clery Act crimes representing a serious or continuing threat, and may also cover non-Clery crimes and non-criminal emergencies (weather, maintenance, environmental health). Alerts are issued at the discretion of the College President, Chief of Police, or any Vice President. They post to all student email accounts, full- and part-time employee email, campus computer network, electronic bulletin boards, and the college website. Faculty/staff who learn of warranting information should notify Cincinnati State Police promptly. For in-progress significant emergencies (active shooter, structure fire, hazmat leak), the college without delay determines content and initiates systems unless notification would compromise victim assistance or mitigation. Channels include all-campus/student email and/or text accounts, the official college site notification system, and social media. EN alerts are at Chief of Police or designee discretion; all-clear messages follow using the same systems. Complements Ohio technical/community college coverage.

Takeaways

Key findings

Timely Alerts for Clery crimes and non-criminal emergencies at President/Chief/VP discretion.

Email, network, electronic boards, and website for TW distribution.

EN without delay for active shooter, fire, hazmat; includes email/text and social media.

Provenance

Sources

Official
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College 2025 Annual Clery Report PDF
cincinnatistate.edu
archived copy