diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/iu/uits/lms/crosslist/controller/CrosslistController.java b/src/main/java/edu/iu/uits/lms/crosslist/controller/CrosslistController.java
index a4e914a..a175bd9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/iu/uits/lms/crosslist/controller/CrosslistController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/iu/uits/lms/crosslist/controller/CrosslistController.java
@@ -542,25 +542,31 @@ public String doSubmitConfirmation(@PathVariable("courseId") String courseId, Mo
 
         if (hasErrors || hasSuccesses) {
             SubmissionStatus status = new SubmissionStatus();
+            String titleKey = null;
             String messageKey = null;
             String pageTitle = "";
 
             if (hasSuccesses && !hasErrors) {
                 status.setStatusClass(CrosslistConstants.STATUS_SUCCESS);
-                messageKey = "status.success";
+                titleKey = "status.success.title";
+                messageKey = "status.success.msg";
                 pageTitle = "Success - Cross-listing Assistant";
             } else if (hasSuccesses) {
                 status.setStatusClass(CrosslistConstants.STATUS_PARTIAL);
-                messageKey = "status.partial";
+                titleKey = "status.partial.title";
+                messageKey = "status.partial.msg";
                 pageTitle = "Some sites cross-listed - Cross-listing Assistant";
             } else {
                 status.setStatusClass(CrosslistConstants.STATUS_FAILED);
-                messageKey = "status.error";
+                titleKey = "status.error.title";
+                messageKey = "status.error.msg";
                 pageTitle = "Error has occurred - Cross-listing Assistant";
             }
 
             String statusMessage = messageSource.getMessage(messageKey, null, Locale.getDefault());
+            String statusTitle = messageSource.getMessage(titleKey, null, Locale.getDefault());
             status.setStatusMessage(statusMessage);
+            status.setStatusTitle(statusTitle);
             model.addAttribute("submissionStatus", status);
 
             // Page title
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/iu/uits/lms/crosslist/model/SubmissionStatus.java b/src/main/java/edu/iu/uits/lms/crosslist/model/SubmissionStatus.java
index ad6cfbb..0ef6d8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/iu/uits/lms/crosslist/model/SubmissionStatus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/iu/uits/lms/crosslist/model/SubmissionStatus.java
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@
 public class SubmissionStatus {
     private String statusClass;
     private String statusMessage;
+    private String statusTitle;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/crosslist.properties b/src/main/resources/crosslist.properties
index f64e10e..e0712d2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/crosslist.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/crosslist.properties
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 # OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 # #L%
 ###
-status.error=<span class="rvt-text-bold">Error</span>: Your cross-listing changes failed. See below for the current list of sections in this course, and try your changes again.
-status.partial=<span class="rvt-text-bold">Alert</span>: Some of your cross-listing changes were <em>not</em> successful. See below for the current list of sections in this course. To make additional changes, try again.
-status.success=<span class="rvt-text-bold">Success</span>: Your cross-listing changes were successful!
+status.error.title=Error
+status.error.msg=Your cross-listing changes failed. See below for the current list of sections in this course, and try your changes again.
+status.partial.title=Alert
+status.partial.msg=Some of your cross-listing changes were not successful. See below for the current list of sections in this course. To make additional changes, try again.
+status.success.title=Success
+status.success.msg=Your cross-listing changes were successful!
 etext.message=An IU eTexts order is associated with the original section in this course. Before taking any action, make sure the same materials were ordered for all the sections you wish to cross-list.
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/js/crosslisting.js b/src/main/resources/static/js/crosslisting.js
index 9cc05b0..4a3b680 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/js/crosslisting.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/js/crosslisting.js
@@ -98,15 +98,6 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     // this will prevent forms from submitting twice
     $('form').preventDoubleSubmission();
 
-    $(function(){
-        if ($("#alert").length) {
-            $("#alert").focus();
-        }
-        if ($("#focusText").length) {
-            $("#focusText").focus();
-        }
-    });
-
     $('#addTerm').on('change', function() {
         var obj = $(this);
         var urlBase = obj.data('urlbase');
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/index.html b/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
index ad5bd3d..bd5c3b4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 <body>
 <div layout:fragment="content">
     <div class="rvt-container-xl rvt-m-top-sm">
-        <div th:insert="fragments/enterImpersonationMode :: enterImpersonationMode"></div>
         <div id="alert" th:if="${submissionStatus}" class="rvt-alert rvt-m-bottom-md" th:classappend="${submissionStatus.statusClass}"
-             role="alert" data-rvt-alert="error">
-            <p class="rvt-alert__message" th:utext="${submissionStatus.statusMessage}">status message goes here</p>
-            <button type="button" class="rvt-alert__dismiss" data-alert-close>
+             role="alert" data-rvt-alert="submissionStatus">
+            <div class="rvt-alert__title" th:text="${submissionStatus.statusTitle}">Success</div>
+            <p class="rvt-alert__message" th:text="${submissionStatus.statusMessage}">status message goes here</p>
+            <button th:unless="${submissionStatus.statusClass == T(edu.iu.uits.lms.crosslist.CrosslistConstants).STATUS_FAILED}" type="button" class="rvt-alert__dismiss" data-rvt-alert-close>
                 <span class="rvt-sr-only">Close</span>
                 <svg aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
                     <path fill="currentColor" d="M9.41,8l5.29-5.29a1,1,0,0,0-1.41-1.41L8,6.59,2.71,1.29A1,1,0,0,0,1.29,2.71L6.59,8,1.29,13.29a1,1,0,1,0,1.41,1.41L8,9.41l5.29,5.29a1,1,0,0,0,1.41-1.41Z"/>
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
             </button>
         </div>
 
+        <div th:insert="fragments/enterImpersonationMode :: enterImpersonationMode"></div>
+
         <h2 class="rvt-ts-26" th:text="${courseTitle}">SP16-BL-MUS-A112-15890 - A112 (Online):15890</h2>
             <p id="instructions" class="rvt-ts-18">
                 Check the sections you wish to add (cross-list) and uncheck the sections you wish to remove (de-cross-list).