NazAlert
NazAlert is a centralized notification system. Nazareth uses it to simultaneously notify people who've signed up — students, faculty, and staff — of an emergency on campus, the nature of the situation, and steps to take. This system is free.
How to register with NazAlert
Access NazAlert for the first time
- Go to https://www.getrave.com/login/naz
(Or if Campus Safety emailed you a link, you can use that.)
- Log in at the top with your MyNaz username and password.
- If you need further instructions, click the "For assistance with setting up your NazAlert account" link on that main page.
Set up how you want to be notified
Contact paths are the ways you want to be contacted by NazAlert in an emergency.
This document explains how to set up your contact paths (mobile phone, email, voice-only phone).
IMPORTANT! If your contact information changes (such as you get a new cell phone number), log in and update that information with NazAlert. Keep all of your login information for future reference.
NazAlert Fast Facts
Emergencies covered by NazAlert
NazAlert is prepared to handle any mass emergency on campus. Emergencies at Nazareth College are extremely rare but we are constantly planning for everyone's safety. Some examples where NazAlert may be used:
- Extreme weather events such as wildfires, tornadoes, floods, or blizzards
- Violent action on or near campus such as an armed individual
- Major accident on or near campus
- Major local chemical release
- Act of terrorism on or near campus
Use of NazAlert is at the discretion of the Director of Campus Safety.
How NazAlert works
When you register, you choose how NazAlert contacts you. The system will keep trying to contact you until it receives a confirmation. The methods of contacts are:
- Cell phones
- Text messages (SMS)
- Landline phones - home/apartment/residence hall/office
- Campus email
- Private email
Emergency communication steps
- Nazareth College offices create voice and/or text messages describing the emergency and what steps people should take.
- NazAlert systems simultaneously contacts all students, faculty, and staff using their preferred communication methods.
- Students, faculty, and staff receive message.
- Additional messages and/or directions can be created as conditions warrant
Who should subscribe to NazAlert?
All members of the Nazareth College community should register for the NazAlert service. Although it may never be used, it will be invaluable in true emergencies.
