We’re committed to keeping our campus community informed during emergencies and other situations that disrupt normal operations. That’s why we utilize an array of channels to quickly connect with faculty, staff and students:

e2Campus

Text messaging and e-mail emergency alert system for urgent situations and general information such as school closings due to inclement weather.   Subscriptions are free.  Sign up today for E2Campus Alerts.

TV and Radio Stations

Weather-related school closings are also announced by:

KYW (1060) AM RADIO
CBS-3 Television (Channel 3)

KYW Radio Cancellation Numbers:

Main Campus (Cheyney, PA) ……………………. #465 Delaware County

Online

Emergencies and weather-related school closings are posted at cheyney.edu

(Notifications will appear at the top of the home page)

Social Media

Information will also be shared via:

 

e2Campus Overview

e2Campus gives you info on the go™. Signup and then receive customized, up-to-date school information such as; emergencies and snow closings. All via cell phone text messages and e-mail.

Subscribers can self-manage their accounts to register or deactivate the service by logging in at the USER ACCOUNT LOGIN field. Validate accounts, update phone numbers or email addresses, and join available groups.

e2Campus enforces a ZERO SPAM policy which clearly prohibits unsolicited messages, and e2Campus does not sell the contact information of our subscribers to third party marketers.

Frequently Asked Questions

E2Campus system can send messages to any device that can receive text message (SMS) through cellular service, such as cell phones, text pagers, BlackBerrys, and some wireless PDAs. In addition, you can also opt to have the messages sent to your e-mail address.

The University has created a well-defined set of situations that would prompt a E2Campus message. E2Campus only will be activated when there is a critical need to transmit urgent information to the campus community. Here are some examples:

  • Ongoingsafety threats in which an armed or dangerous criminal is at large oncampus.
  • Majorfacility emergencies or evacuations. This may include a large scale gasleak, fire, or hazardous material spill, occurring either on campus ornear enough to campus to cause a credible threat to members of the campuscommunity.
  • Severeweather or illness. This may include a threat from a tornado requiringthose on campus to take shelter, a closing due to anticipated weatherissues, or an outbreak of widespread illness on campus.
  • Timelynotification of crime. Though not all on-campus crime incidents will bereported via the E2Campus system in addition to CU usual methods, thosethat represent a possible threat to campus safety will be communicatedthrough E2Campus.

Due to the limitations of text messaging, E2Campus messages will be very brief and contain vital and immediate information. More information about a E2Campus message will be made available through the other forms of communication available to the University, including messages posted to www.cheyney.edu, broadcast e-mails, and announcements to local media.

No. E2Campus will not be used to deliver any kind of advertising content, and mobile numbers will not be shared with any third parties.

The University has arranged for a limited number of subscriptions only for CU students, faculty and staff members.

There is no cost to sign up for E2Campus. The only charges you incur would be the normal fees charged by your mobile service provider for receiving text messages.

The University has a wide variety of methods to communicate with members of the campus community. In recent years, the number of mobile telephones has dramatically increased, and text messaging has become a key method to reach people immediately. The E2Campus service allows the University to use the most up-to-date communication method to reach students, faculty and staff in the event of an emergency in addition to the University’s other established communication methods.

E2Campus is just one of the communication channels used in the event of an emergency. It is not replacing any of our other previous methods of communication. It is building on those existing methods to keep up with the latest technology used by many members of our community.