Text Message Alerts

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Register for approved United Lutheran Seminary emergency communications and other important information via text message and email.

You must have an @ULS.edu email address to sign up for this service using this form. If you do not have an @ULS.edu email address please send a message to ithelp@ULS.edu for additional instructions on how to become a part of our emergency alert system.

Rave does not charge subscribers to send or receive SMS messages. Standard or other messaging charges apply depending upon your wireless carrier plan and subscription details. Once registered, you can opt out of SMS messages at any time by texting STOP to 67283 or 226787

FAQ

WHAT IS RAVE ALERT?
United Lutheran Seminary (ULS) has partnered with Rave Mobile Safety, the leader in mobile safety, to offer an emergency notification system, Rave Alert, capable of sending users text, voice, and email messages.

WHAT TYPE OF MESSAGES WILL I RECEIVE?
ULS will only send you messages related to emergencies. You will never receive advertisements and your information is never provided to advertisers.

WHO CAN SUBSCRIBE/USE THE SERVICE?
Any student, staff, or faculty member of the ULS can subscribe to the Rave Alert service.

WHAT IS MY USERNAME?
Your username should be your ULS email address and your password is whatever you set when you signed up. If you are a part time student and do not have an ULS email please send your name, current email address, cell phone number and cell phone carrier to ithelp@ULS.edu.

WHAT MOBILE PHONE CARRIERS ARE SUPPORTED?
All U.S. mobile carriers are supported.

WHAT IF MY CELL PHONE NUMBER CHANGES?
If your mobile number ever changes, please login to the getrave.com site and update your contact details.

WHAT IF MY CELL PHONE PROVIDER CHANGES?
If you keep the same mobile number, and simply change cell phone provider, you do not have to change anything however it may take several weeks for your mobile provider to update the Rave Alert system. During that time it is possible that you will not be able to receive messages unless you login to update your carrier information.

WILL I RECEIVE ADVERTISEMENTS OR TEXT MESSAGING SPAM?
No, never. We respect your privacy and you will never receive anything besides official ULS communications.

WHO DO I CONTACT FOR ASSISTANCE?
If you need assistance, please contact ithelp@ULS.edu .

HOW WILL I IDENTIFY INCOMING MESSAGES FROM CAMPUS ALERT?
You will be sent messages from what are know as short codes. The messages will come from either 67283 or 226787. We encourage you to save these numbers into your phone so you will recognize them when messages are sent. Some smaller carriers do not support short code messaging. For these carriers, you will receive messages from @getrave.com.

HOW DO I STOP GETTING MESSAGES?
To stop getting messages, you may login to the getrave.com site and remove your number, or text the word, “STOP” to 67283. You are strongly encouraged to not stop this service as long as you are an active student or staff member at ULS.