This guide will show you how to sign up to receive Bulldog Alert text messages or edit your communication preferences. Bulldog Alerts is an emergency notification service that enables Drake University to notify you quickly about a major emergency on campus and to provide you with information and instructions. For more information on emergency notifications and campus safety in general, visit the Campus Public Safety website.
NOTE: Bulldog Alerts can only be set up or changed by Drake students, faculty, or staff.
If you have not already done so, please setup multi-factor authentication (MFA) before proceeding: Getting Started with the Microsoft Authenticator app (How-to)
Go to myDrake using your preferred web browser and log in using your Drake email address and password. For more information about signing into myDrake, see Signing in to Microsoft-connected systems (How-To).
Bulldog Alerts are managed by a system called Rave Guardian. After clicking on Bulldog Alerts Settings, you will land on a Rave Guardian webpage that allows you to set or change your notification preferences. There's also a Rave Guardian app you can download to your mobile device. Learn more at Drake Guardian Mobile App
NOTE: The RAVE Guardian app can only be downloaded by those with drake.edu email addresses.
If you clicked Confirm on the last step, skip this step.
If you did not have a mobile phone number listed and clicked Add on the last step:
A text message containing a confirmation code will be sent to your mobile phone. Once you receive the code:
After entering the confirmation code, you will receive another text verifying that the setup was successful.
On this page you can also enable or opt out of receiving Broadcast Alerts: