WSSU
RamALERT Emergency Notification System
Winston-Salem State University's RamALERT page brands RamALERT as the emergency notification system that instantly sends emergency information to students, faculty, and staff; auto-subscribes @wssu.edu and @rams.wssu.edu addresses; supports SMS/voice via registered mobiles, text-to-67283 keyword RamAlert, parent contacts via student Rave accounts, and Rave Guardian for affiliated users.
Read the official policyInstitution
Winston-Salem State University
Hbcu · NC
~5,200 studentsRamALERT
In the policy’s own words
What the policy says
RamALERT brand and instant emergency purposeverbatim
RamALERT is Winston-Salem State University's Emergency Notification System. A RamALERT is an emergency notification that the University uses to instantly send emergency information to students, faculty, and staff.
- Local RamALERT brand and purpose language.
Auto-subscribed WSSU email domainsverbatim
All WSSU email addresses (ending in @wssu.edu and @rams.wssu.edu) are automatically subscribed to the RamALERT system. You can add your mobile phone to the system if you wish to receive text or voice alerts.
- Institution-specific auto-subscribe domains and optional mobile.
Keyword SMS registration for text alertsverbatim
To receive text alerts only, anyone can text the code "RamAlert" to number 67283. You will then be registered to receive Winston-Salem State University RamALERT emergency text messages.
- Local short-code keyword enrollment path.
Rave Guardian affiliation and featuresverbatim
The application is available for use by all currently registered Winston-Salem State University students and current employees of the university. Subscribers to the application must use a WSSU email address to login. Rave Guardian contains a digital safety timer. The app also has a safety feature that directly connects you to WSSU Police and Public Safety (or 9-1-1 if off-campus) in an emergency.
- Local Rave Guardian eligibility and WSSU Police connection.
At a glance
How this policy works
- When it activates
- Emergency situations for which the University uses RamALERT to instantly send emergency information to the campus community.
- Who decides
- Police and Public Safety is the contact for RamALERT questions; specific activation authority titles are not further enumerated on this overview page.
- Timeliness standard
- Instant emergency information delivery via registered channels.
- Emergency notification vs. timely warning
- Page is emergency-notification system oriented rather than a Clery Timely Warning crime criteria page.
- Testing cadence
- Not stated on the RamALERT overview page.
- Scope & limits
- Auto-subscribed university emails; optional SMS/voice with mobile registration; keyword SMS for non-affiliates; Rave Guardian limited to current students and employees with WSSU email.
ChannelsSmsEmailPhone CallUnknown
Analysis
Reading the policy
Winston-Salem State University is an HBCU in North Carolina. Its RamALERT Emergency Notification System page is institution-specific: RamALERT instantly sends emergency information to students, faculty, and staff; all WSSU email addresses ending in @wssu.edu and @rams.wssu.edu are automatically subscribed; mobile numbers must be registered for text and voice; students may add up to three emails and three cellular contacts including parents; unaffiliated users can text keyword RamAlert to 67283 for text-only alerts; Rave Guardian is available to currently registered students and current employees using a WSSU email and includes safety timers and anonymous reporting to WSSU Police and Public Safety; summer camps have a dedicated RamALERT registration path.
Takeaways
Key findings
RamALERT is WSSU's local emergency notification brand on Rave.
HBCU policy with dual @wssu.edu/@rams.wssu.edu auto-subscribe and keyword SMS path.
Policy, meet practice
When this system actually fired
6 documented times WSSU’s alert system was used, from the case archive.
Provenance
Sources
- Official
Tags
hbcunorth-carolinaramalertwider-reach
Added 2026-07-26Updated 2026-07-26Via ingestion