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Rave Alert Emergency Alert System and Emergency Preparedness

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Point Loma Nazarene University's Emergency Preparedness page brands Rave Alert for SMS and email during campus emergencies, documents automatic enrollment for students and employees with opt-out, community enrollment at getrave.com/login/PLNUcommunity, multi-channel secondary methods (computers, digital signs, speakers, social media), and two university-wide emergency drills each year.

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Institution

Point Loma Nazarene University

Private Masters · CA

~4,500 studentsRave Alert

In the policy’s own words

What the policy says

Rave Alert brand and auto-enrollmentverbatim

PLNU uses a system called Rave Alert to send SMS messages and emails to students, employees, and others during campus emergencies. All PLNU students and employees are automatically enrolled but may opt-out of receiving emergency alerts.

Local Rave Alert brand and auto-enrollment/opt-out rules.

PLNU Emergency Preparedness page

Community Rave enrollment URLverbatim

Parents of students, campus neighbors, and members of the community who wish to enroll in the emergency alert system, can sign up at https://getrave.com/login/PLNUcommunity

Institution-specific Rave community login path.

PLNU Emergency Preparedness page

Twice-yearly lockdown and evacuation drillsverbatim

PLNU holds two university-wide emergency drills each year: a campus lockdown drill during the fall semester and a building evacuation drill during the spring semester.

Named annual drill cadence and drill types.

PLNU Emergency Preparedness page

Secondary alert methodsverbatim

During an emergency, alerts may be shared using other methods, including university computers, digital signs, speakers, or PLNU social media accounts.

Local multi-channel secondary alerting methods.

PLNU Emergency Preparedness page

At a glance

How this policy works

When it activates: Rave Alert SMS/email during campus emergencies; multi-channel methods may also share alerts during emergencies.
Who decides: Public Safety coordinates emergency response assistance; drill program is university-wide (specific activation authority not named beyond Public Safety contact (619) 849-2525).
Timeliness standard: Not a fixed minute SLA; drills occur twice yearly (fall lockdown, spring evacuation).
Emergency notification vs. timely warning: Page is emergency preparedness oriented; Clery ASR materials are separate on campus security pages.
Testing cadence: Two university-wide emergency drills each year: campus lockdown drill in fall and building evacuation drill in spring.
Scope & limits: Students and employees auto-enrolled; community/parents via PLNUcommunity Rave login; multi-channel secondary methods on campus.

ChannelsSmsEmailDigital SignagePa SystemTwitter XWebsiteUnknown

Analysis

Reading the policy

Point Loma Nazarene University is a private master's university in California. Its Emergency Preparedness page is institution-specific: PLNU uses Rave Alert for SMS and email during campus emergencies; all students and employees are automatically enrolled but may opt out; parents and community members enroll at a PLNU-specific Rave community URL; other alert methods include university computers, digital signs, speakers, and PLNU social media including X; PLNU holds two university-wide emergency drills each year (fall campus lockdown drill and spring building evacuation drill).

Takeaways

Key findings

Rave Alert with PLNU-specific community enrollment URL.

Private-masters policy with explicit twice-yearly drill cadence.

Provenance

Sources

Official
Emergency Preparedness - Point Loma Nazarene University
pointloma.edu
archived copy