Case Study: Northwest Missouri State University achieves campus-wide mobile access to emergency plans with Brightly Software

University Bolsters Access to Emergency Plans and Procedures Across Campus Community

Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO), a 6,800‑student campus spread over 240 acres, needed a way to make clear, actionable emergency plans and procedures immediately available to students, faculty and staff for incidents like fire, severe weather, evacuation and workplace violence — including when communications or power might be interrupted.

The university deployed SchoolDude’s CrisisManager mobile app (iOS/Android), providing customizable, visual guides, building diagrams, one‑tap key‑contact calling, push alerts, maps, incident reporting and a library of 85 scenario templates. The app was widely adopted campus‑wide, putting critical instructions and resources at users’ fingertips and strengthening proactive emergency preparedness and overall community safety.

Northwest Missouri State University

Lieutenant Mike Ceperley

Emergency Management Coordinator