CAITLIN MCCAULEY | FEATURES EDITOR
Alertus is the latest app that St. Norbert Campus Safety has been promoting as a safety app to connect with them at all times.
The Alertus app is available for free in the App Store, and it is a way to quickly and efficiently get in touch with Campus Safety from your phone. Users are able to report incidents from the app which will go directly to Campus Safety, call Campus Safety directly from the app, text with Campus Safety officers within the app and share any updates or hot tips on crime or safety concerns on campus.
When reporting an incident, app users have the option to type out a description, submit up to three pictures and include a location as well. With the app, SNC Campus Safety can also send push notifications with safety updates or alerts about upcoming practice drills.
The Alertus app website describes the primary functions of the app: “The Alertus Recipient App allows end users to not only receive push notifications but to quickly send geo-tagged incident reports to emergency management personnel via the panic button feature.”
Alertus is available for download in the Apple App store for iPhone and on Google Play for Android users. Make sure when you download, you download the recipient app (the yellow one) and not the activator app (the red one). The recipient app is the one that will allow you to receive notifications from SNC!
The following directions are from Campus Safety for how to download and activate the Alertus app:
1. Download the app on your iPhone or Android via the Apple App store or Google Play
2. Enter “snc” when prompted for the organization code.
3. Add in your SNC email address and click on “Done,” then “Next.” You will be asked to verify your account. You can do this by clicking on the link contained within the “Confirm your account” email you are sent from Alertus.
The Alertus app will be necessary for ALL STUDENTS to download in the event of a lockdown or lockdown drill. Within the app, during an actual or simulation lockdown, students are responsible for using the app to let campus safety know they are safe and accounted for, whether they are on or off campus in this kind of event.
Campus Safety has also been keeping an active presence among students through the SNC News emails each week this semester in a new section called “Let’s Talk Safety.” Under this section, there are always useful tips for keeping safe on campus whether it be in the face of crime or safe driving and maneuvering in snow and ice. Be sure to keep a lookout for “Let’s Talk Safety” in each edition of the SNC News emails!
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