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​¼ø»Æʦapp Bear Alert is a system for quickly delivering emergency messages by email, cell and land line phones and speakers to credit students, faculty and staff on all ¼ø»Æʦapp Campuses. Bear Alert is built upon the InformaCast System.

The system will be activated when there are immediate threats to the safety of those on a ¼ø»Æʦapp Campus or weather-related closings. Notifications will be sent via the ¼ø»Æʦapp phone system and intercom speakers and to email, cell, and land line phones. Messages will be brief, include basic information and provide instructions on how to obtain more details.​

​Bear Alert is a system that allows emergency messages to be sent to ¼ø»Æʦapp phones and through a speaker system. A ¼ø»Æʦapp Crisis Management Team Member can send a live broadcast through the phone services menu. Messages can be district wide, campus specific or on some campuses, building specific. The Bear Alert platform allows messages to be sent via email, cell and landline phones.

Student, faculty, and staff ¼ø»Æʦapp email addresses and phone numbers in the ¼ø»Æʦapp system are automatically put in the Bear Alert system. To further manage your account, download the Informacast app, which powers Bear Alert, from the or stores.

There is no need to sign up for the alerts that are broadcast over ¼ø»Æʦapp phones and speakers.

The visually impaired can hear the emergency messages by phone or speaker. The hearing-impaired can be informed by non-hearing impaired students, faculty and staff or by getting text messages.

​The ¼ø»Æʦapp Bear Alert - Emergency Notification System will be activated in potentially dangerous situations and weather-related closings. The system would be activated for events reflecting immediate pending danger such as a violent person on campus, a dangerous chemical spill, or a bomb threat evacuation.​

​Yes, credit students, faculty, and staff ¼ø»Æʦapp email addresses and phone numbers in the ¼ø»Æʦapp system are automatically put in the Bear Alert system.​

​A Bear Alert will be broadcast in a timely manner as soon as all appropriate information is reviewed and a decision is made to broadcast an alert.

The ¼ø»Æʦapp Crisis Management Team (CMT) is authorized to send out a Bear Alert.

​Information regarding a ¼ø»Æʦapp alert will be posted on the ¼ø»Æʦapp website as is deemed appropriate by the Crisis Management Team (CMT).

​Student, faculty, and staff ¼ø»Æʦapp email addresses and phone numbers in the ¼ø»Æʦapp system are automatically put in the Bear Alert system and voice and text messages will be sent to the numbers in the system.​

​If you did not receive a ¼ø»Æʦapp Alert notify Tech Support at 515-965-7300.

¼ø»Æʦapp students, faculty and staff should listen carefully to any Bear Alert and follow the instructions given.

​​Student, faculty, and staff ¼ø»Æʦapp email addresses and phone numbers in the ¼ø»Æʦapp system are automatically put in the Bear Alert system and voice and text messages will be sent to the numbers in the system.​