Sign up for Emergency Alerts
Cayuga is among the SUNY campuses that use Rave Alert System as their notification system to notify college students, faculty and staff of possible emergencies.
Our Rave Alert notices are intended only for situations involving imminent danger to health or human safety. These may include severe weather, snow closings, utility failure, major road closings, fire or hazardous-material spill in the area, and bomb or weapon threats.
Every Cayuga student and employee has a self-service account in the college's Banner information system. You can use your self-service Banner account to sign up for our Rave Alert service. Then, if Cayuga Community College generates a Rave Alert notice, it will be sent to you via the phone (text) and/or e-mail contact information you provide.
It's important to understand that while this service is intended to enhance public safety for the campus community, it does not represent a guarantee. Reliability depends on human factors such as accuracy and timeliness of information, and on technical factors such as cell phone network coverage, in-bound traffic on telephone land lines, and availability of power to the college server and your computer. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of the Rave Alert service as a prudent measure while continuing to exercise normal attention to personal and community safety.
Rave Alert sends notices at no charge; however, your provider's standard charges will apply for carrying text messages sent by Cayuga Rave Alert System.
How to sign up for Cayuga’s Rave Alert System
To sign up for Rave Alert:
- Login to Self-Service Banner (SSB).
- Click on the Personal Information tab.
- Select the Cayuga Rave Emergency Alert System link.
- Follow the instructions in SSB and enter your information.
Once you submit your information, allow up to a week for it to be entered in the Rave Alert database. Normally, entry is done every Monday. Alerts will not be sent to you until your information has been entered in the Rave Alert database.
If you change your contact information
If you change your phone number, cell phone provider or e-mail address you will need to update your Rave Alert settings. To do this:
- Login to Self-Service Banner (SSB).
- Click on the Personal Information tab.
- Select the Cayuga Rave Emergency Alert System link.
- Follow the instructions in SSB and update your information.
