Internal e-mails between various administrators and University Relations.Includes messages between Larry Hincker and press (Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, etc)Includes interview requests from media, requests from Larry Hincker to media for on campus media, and a barrage of activity from Concealed Carry Enthusiasts.Part 2 of 5
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Police Asencies Virginia Tech Police Deparfrnent B lacksburg Police Departrnent Montgomery County SherifPs Office Christiansburg Police Department Giles County Sheriff s Offrce Pearisburg Police Departuent Narrows Police Department Pulaski County Sheriff s Office Virginia State Police Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries-Game Wardens Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Bureau of Law Enforcement Radford City Police Department ATF-Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms FBl-Federal Buredu of Investigation ICE-Immigrations Customs Enforcement DEA-Drug Enforcement Administration Secret Service Botetourt County Sheriff s Office Bedford County Sheriff s Office Henry County Sheriff s Offrce Roanoke County Police Department Roanoke City Sheriff s Office Roanoke City Police Department Salem Police Department Dublin Police Department Floyd County Sheriff s Office Vinton Police Department Wytheville Police Department Radford University Police Department James Madison University Police Departrnent Old Dominion University Police Department University of Virginia Police Department George Mason University Police Department Hampden-Sydney University Police Department Liberty University Police Department Longwood University Police Department J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Police Department Hampton University Police Department Bridgewater College Police Department
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Police AsenciesVirginia Tech Police DeparfrnentB lacksburg Police DepartrnentMontgomery County SherifPs OfficeChristiansburg Police DepartmentGiles County Sheriff s OffrcePearisburg Police DepartuentNarrows Police DepartmentPulaski County Sheriff s OfficeVirginia State PoliceVirginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries-Game WardensVirginia Alcohol Beverage Control Bureau of Law EnforcementRadford City Police DepartmentATF-Alcohol Tobacco and FirearmsFBl-Federal Buredu of InvestigationICE-Immigrations Customs EnforcementDEA-Drug Enforcement AdministrationSecret ServiceBotetourt County Sheriff s OfficeBedford County Sheriff s OfficeHenry County Sheriff s OffrceRoanoke County Police DepartmentRoanoke City Sheriff s OfficeRoanoke City Police DepartmentSalem Police DepartmentDublin Police DepartmentFloyd County Sheriff s OfficeVinton Police DepartmentWytheville Police Department
Radford University Police DepartmentJames Madison University Police DepartrnentOld Dominion University Police DepartmentUniversity of Virginia Police DepartmentGeorge Mason University Police DepartmentHampden-Sydney University Police DepartmentLiberty University Police DepartmentLongwood University Police DepartmentJ. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Police DepartmentHampton University Police DepartmentBridgewater College Police Department
EMS AgenciesVirginia Tech RescueBlacksburg RescueBlacksburg Fire DepartmentChristiansburg Fire DepartmentElliston Fire DepartmentChristiansburg RescueShawsville RescueLongshop-McCoy Rescue
Giles County RescueNewport RescueSalem RescueRoanoke City Fire and RescueRoanoke County Fire and RescueVinton RescueCarilion Patient Transport ServicesLifeline Ambulance Service
Other Agencies/BusinessesMontgomery County Emergency Services CoordinatorVirginia Deparnnent of Emergency ManagementVirginia Deparnnent of HealthAmerican Red CrossSalvation ArmyBlacksburg TransitSouthem Baptist Disaster ReliefSecond HarvestWal-MartMcCoy Funeral HomeHorne Funeral HomePizza kn - ChristiansburgSubway - ChristiansburgKroger's - Gables Shopping CenterPepsi/Gatorade - WythevilleTexas Road HouseChick Fillet - Christiansburg"All Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Montgomery County Businesses that we ate unaware of'"A special thank you to our Faith Community"
To: Woodard, Linda; Burton, Patricia; Plummer, Ellen; 'Thomas, Karen'
Subject: Call Center details
Details for call center. I will be there at 8:30 a.m. with water bottles.
The telephone number for incoming (call back) calls will be (540) 231-0001.
Meea n
From: Rodgers, PatriciaSentr Thursday, September 06,2007 10:20 AM
To: Armbruster, MeganSubjecfi Call Center
Meg an,
Per our conversation this morning, we have reserved room 109 in research building 14 for use by Office ofRecovery and Support on September 25-27,9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. and September 28, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
There will be 8 phones and 8 computers available for your use, physically dispersed throughout the room. I willask Bill Blevins to contact you concerning your specific calling needs.
There will be technical sr1pport available, should any issues arise with the computers.
Since RB14 is a secure building, a CNS employee must remain in the building until everyone has departed.
As before, we ask that all guests sign-ln and sign-out as they enter and leave the building, throughout the day.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide the adjoining conference room as a break room, as it is our largestconference room and is needed for meetings.
Cost forvoice service will be consistent with charges for the prior call center. However, we are a cost recoveryunit and must charge a rate of $3O/hour for someone to remain in the building after 5:00 and for any technicalsupport (this should be minimal, based on the need from the last call center).
Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you need anything else.
(l will be out of the office the week of 9/17.)
Pat RodgersNetwork lnfrastructure and Services1-1709
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Burton. Patricia
From:Sent:To:Subject:
Woodard, LindaSunday, September 23, 2007 8:17 PMBurton, PatriciaRE: Check in
I talked with ellen tshis evening. I will- be at the rneeting at 9 am on tuesday to help'orienE' the callers. Karen Thompson did this wiLh the students earlier so I don'tenvision any problems. We are going to make a few changes tomorrow Eo the email and thesurvey. It will probably come from nark manamee and me instead of dr. Steger. We are notgoing to include the physically injures (the faculty member. Wally Grant, or the custodialworker who later had lhe heart attack) . Vie may end up with just one version of the email-- focusing more on helping us plan. I lhink we will be ok.
Thanks for checking on j. Long. I don'E know anything about him.
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--- --oriqinal Messaqe-- -- -From : Burton. PatriciaSent: Sunday, september 23, 2007 07:50 PM Eastern Standard TimeTo: Woodard, Lindasubj ect: Check in
1inda - .Iudy is out tomorrow and Tuesday. I don't know what is happening with ,I Long -the name is not familiar to me. He has noE been a subject of Case Managemen! discussionas far as I can recall. I will check with Teresa Lyons for info.
I need a rnajor upda.te on the survey - I will check in with Rosie on that. I am concernedthat tshere is an rtorientaEion,' on Tuesday that HR seems to have some responsibility for.
rL^! r ^- *j^^l-^ -^Tf tshere is anything -. we start the week, let me know.
Pat
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Here is a list of specialists who will be on-site tomorrow. Please ieel free to change this schedule as needed.You may also call me with any questions and/or concems. Again, my number is 616*460-3751.
SG - Marilyn Hutchins: 540-357-2157 (Scheduled until 12:30 only)SG - Lois Koufiran: 617-818-8099 (Scheduled until 2:30, but can stay the tull day if needed)SQ - Richard Mague: 614-946-3486 (Scheduled until 12:30, but can stay the full day if needed)SG - Lowell Thomas: 804-873-1 552 (Scheduled until 12:30, but can stay the full day if needed)SG - Amy Moler: 540-616-7289SQ/SG- Charfene Easter: 434-262-2450SQ -Sue Rogge: 919-878-5858 (Can leaveearly ifneeded)SQ - Jan Gray'. 757-3734259SQ -Tom Northem: 757-535-2945SO - Bifl Gamble: 5404214008SQ - Katherine Meyersohn: 804-833-8776SQ - Jennifer Slusher: 540-293-2041
Here are the assignmentsr8a-9a - HR - Jeff Gorter8:30a - 10:30a - Financial Aid - &ry Moler (Be sure to give herthe information listed on the calandar.9a-1 1a - Bake Shop - Sue Rogge1Oa - 12p - College of Business - Lowell Thomas1:30p3:30p - ESM - Amy Moler9a-2p - Dining Hall visits - Lois KoufmanDrop In - Lan Stadium - Sue RoggeSquires Lead Person - Jan Gray
Squires:Jan Gray (Lead)Richard Mague - until 12:30Charlene Easter - until 1:00, then go to SGSue Rogge - based there, but will be doing drop insTom NorthernBill GambleJennifer SlusherKatherine Meyersohn
Southgate:Marilyn Hutchins - until 't2:30Lois Koufrnan - based there, but will be doing drop insAmy Moler - Groups at 8:30-10:30 and 1:30p-3:30pCharlene Easter - will come over at 1:00p to relieve AmyLowell Thomas - scheduled until 12:30 - Group at 10a-12p
Sarah J. ThompsonResponse Center SupervisorCrisis Care Network2855 44th Street, SWSuite 360Grandville, Ml 49418
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Judy Ridinger, HR 540-808-232 O i\fu#!;IAmy Adams, HR 540-998-0834Bob Miller, W 540-250-306b/540-357-3696Chuck Taylor 919-306-6149Jeff Gorter 616-304-4915Sarah Thompson 616-460-3751Amy Moler 540-616-7289 Go through Sarah ThompsonLinda Tiffany 804-405-2949 Go through Sarah ThompsonMarilyn Hutchins 540-357-2157 Go through Sarah ThompsonDarrin Wagnon 540-529-9510 Go through Sarah ThompsonAllison Allsbroon 540-309-1331 Go through sarah rhompson' Bozana Young 540-808-8110 Go through Sarah ThompsonSusan Atlee 540-793-2631 Go through Sarah ThompsonCathy Taylor 540-588-7224 Go through Sarah ThompsonKimberly Montgomery 540-353-6116 Go throutn Sarah ThompsonNeedra Voorhies (pm) 804-502-9111 Go through Sarah ThompsonLowellThomas (pm) 804-BZ3-1S52 Go through Sarah ThompsonKaren McComb 304-741-5002Heidi Taylor 304-680-3377 Go through Karen McCombEddie Trieber 917-763-7317MichaelWieleba 919-539-0537Peter Manzo 617-T9T:|559Barney Gaughan 224456-7192Susan Blair 75Z-408-0440carrie wilkinson, VT 540-231-3788 Interpreter for Hearing lmpaired
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Charlene Easter - Bunuss all day
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Kim Montgomery - Squires all day
8:30-12 :00 p.m. Wanda Osbum - OIRED -- Pack Building, Information sesssion, International Officel2:30-5:00 p.m. Wanda Osbum - Squires rest of afternoon9-11; l-3; :-S p.m. GH Vaughan, Andrews Information Systems Building, Information Systems Enterprise
Again, if you see anything on this list that needs to be adjusted, please call in the moming and I will make the needed
. adjusnnents. Thanks for your help and patience with me as I attempt to respond to all the service requests.
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FW: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION - PERPETUAL FREEDOM FOUNDATION
Larry,
Here is one more note Sandy received while you were away.
Thanks, Lisa
From: Smith, Sandra
Sentr Thursday, VlaY 24, 2007 8:13 AM
To: Wilkes, Lisa
Subject: FW: FoLLoW-UP INFoRMATIoN - PERPETUAL FREEDoM FoUNDATIoN
Lisa,
Please handle as you feel appropriate'
Sandy
Sandra W. SmithAdministrative Asslsfanf fo fhe FresldenfVirginia Tech (01 31)Blacksburg, Virginia 24461540/[email protected]
Fromi elizabeth vecchione Imailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, MaY 23,2007 4:24 PM
To: [email protected]: RE: FoLLoW-UP INFoRMATIoN - PERPETUAL FREEDoM FOUNDATIoN
THE PERPETUAL FREEDOM FOUNI}ATIONPreserving.A.merics'E Rlch Herirrge of Fr€cdom
May 23rd,2007
Dear President Steger
IIE: Aspects of Project.
Attnr Ms' SandY Smith
Dear president Steger, I *m n riting to you on today with additional imforrnation on our projects'i,CAWt', "The Fooi-Candles Pawer Plant lllan" nnd a bit more inforxnation about other lblbw-up
prngru*r. Pl*"r* be advised thxt we are currently awaiting final approval from the IRS to use this
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, project for our foundation. l erpect approval in the very near future.
Following is a short portion of the mission statement:
Criteria for success: To to get all people, including all students of all ages and their parents
teachcrs and professors, talking about potential threats in their schools and eommunities; to raise
alvargness ab-out our changing worldo including cutting-edge scientific initiatives and ways to
prepare for possible threatsl to strengthen ethics and citizenship; to reduce apathy and
exponentiatly raise cornmunity,' commitment for a long term trasis *nd to lef students know that itis okay to "snitch""
Results can also bc mcas$recl $$ Xlart of the school's Standards <if Learning {SOL) performance.
Project W.R.A.P. €xecutive Sumrnary:
project W.R.A.P.,(We're Ready and Prepared), teaches alrout threats to freedom
for Jtudents in learning institutions.lSoth man-madc and natural threafs su*h as terrorisf attacks
an6 natural disasters can be atlded ifso desired. It promotes educ*tion and awareness ofdisasters
of kitling antl carnage in schools and universities, methods that rt'e are using to combat the these
threats (such as planning, risk anall"sisn etc.).
Implementation activities include teaching special seminars at K-12 schools throughout the United
States, broken ttown into sehool districfs. It is hopeful that enormous sums of monetary support
to fun4 the scope of such an undertaking will be more than amply received through the proper
media and public relations approach to this project and as a result of the film production.
Handouts ruch as the Z-Carql for the school children and other students xt higher learning
institutions are also ineluded" Sirnilar handoutsue available ftrr parents llnd edue*tors.
ll you 9r any$ne has {urtker querstions, please do not hesitate to c**t*ct me. '["vpienllyr I can be
reachetl *ort ut'f**oons, exeept Frirtays after one otcktck or by ernail af any flnl*. With warm
regards, I am
Sincerely yourso
Joan
Elizabeth Joan Vecchionetr'ound cr
Cief Executivc Officcr
862I Quail Creek tr)rive*Willow Spring*North Carolinx 27592-9337919-557-2271
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Hincker, Larry
From: Wilkes, Lisa
Sent: Tuesday, MaY22,2007 4:13PM
To: Hincker, Larry
Subject: FW: Information from a HOKIE Alumni - Joan Vecchione
Here is one more note I received. Lisa
Fromi Smith, SandraSent: Tuesday, May 22,2007 3:46 PM
To: Stump, Shannon; Wilkes, Lisa
Subject: FW: Information from a HOKIE Alumni - Joan Vecchione
FYI
From: elizabeth vecchione Imailto:[email protected]]Sent: WednesdaY, MaY 75,2007 3:05 PM
Subject: Information from a HOKIE Alumni - Joan Vecchione
Elizabeth Joanne Vecchione
May 18th. 2007
A'l*f'N: Ms. SandY Snrith
Dear llresident Stegert
I hope that every rtay brings you and €veryone at my beloved sch*tll *l*ser to recovery (iftherewill evor be anyi, in just a sm*rll w*y. I spoke to Sandy Smith <l:r y*sterday at length' and told her
the purpose of mY telePhone call-
For a goo4 number of years, I made it a personal interest of mine regarding killings_and carnage
in schiols glotrally, rigirt after the loss of my first son. As time went on and the incidents hecame
more prevalent, I became more interesfed.
' To shorten the story hcre, people began to find out about o rvhich ! began doing after thc October'
2$$6 killingsn in Colorado and $}le Arnish Community .
I began writing to individuals and legisl*tors and made them aw*rre of my anger nnd that I had
put i6gether a"plan that would help trring a more expetlitious end to this nasty cancer in our
iocieiy, and pcople began to listen! You would not believe it!
I want you to be awarc of this very intricate plan that I *'orked cn l'cr a very long time, Governor
Kaine's o{fice is aware of thiso through bis assistant, Ms. Amber Amato and also at Scnator Jim
Webb's office through Ms. Mary Humphrcl's.
Ms, Amato has informetl me thst she has passcd this information on to the Secretary forEtlucation ftrr the of Public Safefy. There are two major comp$&enfs to fhis plan:
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o The m*!:iun pietur* ffikaz '"t]'&W'1 .
. The follow-up plan - "Fttc{*{ianeNles".B6th of the above nrmes are nppropriate for each of the two components; however which one is
trest for which component has.ntlt yet becn decided.
This plan has been more than well received. I am in the process of writing the sscreenplay and am
*orklng on some of the script. I know that I cannot do it all of the pmject myself. I am currentlyrvorking on the screnplay also as well as some of the sound track
itealizing that you have had thousands of communications since the 16fh of April, I know you are
very tired. f urge you, horvever to look at this with great haste' sir. Time is {rf the essence. These
acti are randomo siro as you are well aware. We must colleetively do snmcthing last.
After you have had the tixne fo review tbis material, pleuse cont5*ef $le $s soon as possihlc so that
lve can discuss our mutual needs a$cl tlesires to help prevent th*:so fragedies from happening
anywhere else!
I was in the Enginecring Science and $lechanics department under Tlr. Edmund Flcnnehe. I know
him and his secrctary Mrs. Nane-y Linkous well and also I)r. Dean T. *Iook - they are all cherished
friends 6f mine. I am also a TECH Alumia member at the Research Triangle Park Chapter in
Raleigh, North Carolina. I will send these two attachrnnet in a difl'erent e-mail as there is too
muc} information to send electronically in one.
Thank you for your most kind and prompt attenticn to this critical matter of the new brced afca$cer and terror in our sotief,v $r. Steger and, I am
Sincerely yours,
.loan
El iza beth Joanne Vecc.hiote
919-551-227r8621 Quail Creek DriveWillow SpringNorth Calolin a 21 592-937elizabeth j oanns@gmail. com
I want to first offer my condolence's to the student's and families of the W tragedy.I would have loved to include the W staff and faculty, however, after RECENT event's, I believe that thatis TOTALLY NOT WARRANTED,ARE YOU PEOPLE CRAT(???????My two son's and daughter were hoping to come to your school, however, I WOULD NOT let that happenin a million yea/s. lt was OUR plan's for year's.However, it would be a COLD DAY in HELL before I let that happen now.You School's POOR JUDGEMENT is in QUESTION.I hope that you FOOL's are happy with your decision's, because NO ONE else is.
Thank You,David
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From: Mondy,Bernadette
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:50 AM
To: Smiley, Doug
Cc: Adams, Zachary; lmperatore, Frank
Subject: RE: Central Fund for Hazardous Waste Disposal
lf she geis back to you, mention better regulatory compliance. ..
Fromr Smiley, DougSent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:11 AMTo: Hagerman, CoftneyCc: Mondy, Bernadette; Imperatore, Frank; Adams, ZacharySubject Central Fund for Hazardous Waste Disposal
Cortney,
I am wriiing to seek permission to use Central Funds (1-2'1739) to purchase a special storage building for one ofour waste collection areas. The building will provide much safer storage conditions. The cost of building will be$25,000 - $35,000.
Thanks for you help.
Doug SmileyRadiation Sitety otficerCo-Director, Environmental Health & Safety ServicesVirginia TechMail Code 0423Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540)231-5364 FAX: (540)[email protected]://www.ehss.vt.edu I
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Waggoner, CharlotieTuesday, April 17, 2007 7:30 AMehsslsd-DL
f - rs: el-ectricity a: home so i:r. a - wc: t. : -gh; now ::.--. =:ing ena: -s :rom a- - --h: pecplecheck-:-ng on me anC EHSS. . .
I will be -Laki:rg sone Ieave --his week. ..
I plan io atte:rd rhe convoca:ion ;hrs af::rnocn...ii anyone el-se is go:ng and wan'ls to gor-,i i-h ma nl aaca r-:l I mr; nol I ??n-tR61
Cha:lo:te M. tr{aggoner, M.S., RBPUnivers::y Biosafe:y ofiicer and Responsi.c-e Off:c:a- invi::nmental-, Heal-i.: i:.c S.-e-yServices (0423) Vrrginta Tech459 Tech Cen:er DiiveRl anl,<hrr-r \;- --- ri a 2406Ihttc : //www. ehss. vi. edu/
(540) 231-5864(540) 231-3944 rAXt^nmne-rq? Srl.r.raqr j onq for imDrovement?
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From: Strader,Cynthia
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:25 AM
To: Conner, Donald; Waggoner, Charlotte; Mondy, Bernadette
Subject: update
There is a lot of foot traffic moving into cassell.Troopers on every intersection it appears.
Zack, Based on our phone conversaiion, l'll plan to be in by 1pm. Based on our phone call, this seemsacceptable. lf this doesn't work, call me at home.
From: Mondy, BernadetteSent: Tuesday, April L7, 2007 5:01 PM
To: ehss-managers-DL; ehss-lsd-DLSubject: tomorrow, wednesday
Public school has been canceled for tomorrow. Dave is taking Jake to a preplanned golf event in Richmond. l'llbe taking the day off to be with Ry.
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From: Mondy,Bernadette
Sent: Monday, April 16,2O07 10:324M
To: ehss-all-Dl
Subject: news is now on CNN
You may want to think about emailing or phoning family members that might hear this on the news.
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lmportance:
System AdministratorMonday, April 16, 2007 12:00 AMMondy, BernadetteYour mailbox is over its size limit
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your mailbox has exceeded one or mcre s j ze .Limirs ser .5y your adrr,inisi-ra+, or .
Youl mailbox size is 107376 KB.Ma i lbo>: srze l:m:cs:
You wif I :ece:-ve a wa:ning whe:r your ma:lbox reaches 51"200 KB.You may notsend o:: iec€:-ve new ma:l unttl you teduce i;our maiJ-cox s.l,ze.To make more spa:: ava-lable, deLete a::y items il:a-- ycu are no longer using or
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L-,ems in a-- of your mailbox folders including :he DefeieC J:ems and Sent ::emscoun-- aoains-- vour si:e l:m::.w..r - -q: o-y--v ihe )eie:eC l:ems fo-der afrer defe::nc items o! ihe space willfreed.See client Help for more infcrmation.
Subject: Central Fund for Hazardous Waste Disposal
Cortney,
I am writing to seek permission to use Central Funds (1-21739) to purchase a speciai storage building for one ofour waste collection areas. The building will provide much safer storage conditions. The cost of building will be
$2s.0oo - $35,000.
Thanks for you help.
Doug SmileyRadiation Safety OfficerCo-Director, Environmental Health & Safety Services
Virginia Tech
Mail Code 0423
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540)231-5364 FAX: (540)[email protected]://www.ehss.vt.edu t
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From: Mondy,Bernadette
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 9:36 AM
To: ehss-all-DL
Subject: lock down
Until we get further info on the shooting, we are locking the building. Please do not go out on campus until youhear from one of the managers.
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From: Mondy,Bernadette
Sent: Tuesday, April 17,2007 8:18 PM
To: ehss-managers-DL
Subject: FW: iomorrow, wednesday
Zack, Based on our phone conversation, l'll plan to be in by 1pm. Based on our phone call, this seemsacceptable. lf this doesn't work, call me at home.
From: Mondy, BernadetteSent: Tuesday, April L7,2007 5:01 PM
Tor ehss-managers-DL; ehss-lsd-DLSubject: tomorrowr wednesday
Public school has been canceled for tomorrow. Dave is taking Jake to a preplanned golf event in Richmond. I'llbe taking the day off to be with Ry.
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From: Mondy,Bernadette
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:50 AM
To: Smiley, Doug
Cc: Adams, Zachary; lmperatore, Frank
Subject: RE: Central Fund for Hazardous Waste Disposal
lf she gets back to you, mention better regulatory compliance...
From: Smiley, DougSent: Monday, April 15, 2007 8:11 AMTo: Hagerman, CoftneyCc Mondy, Bernadette; Imperatore, Frank; Adams, ZacharySubject Central Fund for Hazardous Waste Disposal
Cortney,
I am writing to seek permission to use Central Funds (1-21739) to purchase a special storage building for one ofour waste collection areas. The building will provide much safer storage conditions. The cost of building will be$25,000 - $35,000.
Thanks for you help.
Doug SmileyRadiation Safety OfficerCo-Director, Environmental Health & Safety ServicesVirginia TechMail Code 0423Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540)231-5364 FAX: (540)[email protected]://www. ehss. vt. ed u/
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From: Mondy,Bernadette
Sent: Tuesday, April 17,2007 5:01 PM
To: ehss-managers-DL; ehss-lsd-DL
Subject: tomorrow, wednesday
Public school has been canceled for tomorrow. Dave is taking Jake to a preplanned golf event in Richmond. l'llbe taking the day off to be with Ry.
I am writing to seek permission to use Central Funds (1-21739) to purchase a special storage building for one ofour waste collection areas. The building will provide much safer storage conditions. The cost of building will be$25,000 - $35,000.
Comments? Please complete our customer service survev
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VirEinia Tech Alumni Association
om Tillarice President for Alumni Relations
ore information as it unfolds continues to be posted at u'u\'.vt.edu.
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From: alumnivt
Sent Tuesday, April17,2OA7 12:30 PM
To: alumnivt
SubJect: A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ALL VIRGINIA TECH ALUMNI
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ALL ALT'MM OF VIRGINIA TECS
o our Virginia Tech alumni, I write the kind of message I never expected to have to write in my entire careersgrving the university. On Monday, the 16th of April, a campus resident senior student shot two students in
Johnston residence hall and proceeded shortly thereafter to the other side of the Drillfield, enteredris Hall and randomly shot more than 40 students and faculty in several classrooms. He then tumed his
gun on himself and took his own life. As I write this, 32 students and faculty who were among his victimsdied. Others remain hospitalized. An ongoing investigation will answer so many facts and questions
unknown at this time.
is the most horrific scene in the history of this or any university. Our hearts go out to the families andones of the victims. Our hearts go out to the friends, ciassmates and others who witnessed this. A Memorial convocation is scheduled today (Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time) and
be nationally televised. President ard Mrs. George W. Bush are expected to attend, along with Virginiaand Mrs. Tim Kaine and other dienitaries.
is a shockilg crime with crime scenes that have attracted national and inten:ational press, alltheir live news shows from the Holtzman Alumni Center. President Charles Steger, himself an
nus, has personally expressed with utmost compassion his condolences to the famiiies who have beenified and are still being notified. His leadership through this tragedy has been extraordinary. All ofus atuniversity wish to demonstrate our compassion especially to our students who have experienced a kind of
and tragedy that hopefuliy they never will again. We share in their deepest sorrow and grief.
universities and institutions across the country,, and indeed around the world, have cornmulicated withto express their shock and sympathy. Many of our alumni have communicated with us and also with each
to share expressions of support as well as their personal grief. I am confident that Virginia Tech willfrom this in whatever time it may take, and will do so because of irs strong support from a family of
caring alumni numbering over 200,000, including our current students and all their families. The faculty,staff and entire surrounding communiry are committed to heiping our students and faculty recover from this
terrible event. Those who will follou' them will continue to embrace the true meanins of our mottoI May Serve," that bonds the enthe Hokie Nation.
Alumni Association placed a single u,reath in the Campus Chapel within hours of the tragedy, and theofCadets has posted an honor guard with it to symbolize a universit-v honoring those it has lost so
ically. It is but one symbol of the enormous grief that an enrire campus and family of alumni around themust bear. Many have asked how they may send financial memorials. .. any memorial gifts, payable to
"Virginia Tech Foundation," desisnated specifically for the "virginia Tech Family Fund," should beto University Development, 902 Prices Fork Road (0336), Biacksbwg, VA 24061.
you for your genuine concern and expressions of support for all of us at the universiq'. And pleasethose who lost their lives and their grieving famiiies in your thoughts and prayers.
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Subject: tomorrow, wednesdaY
Public school has been canceled for tomorrow. Dave is iaking
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From: Mondy,Bernacette
Sent: Tuesday, April 17,2007 5:01 PM
To: ehss-managers-DL; ehss-lsd-DL
Subject: tomorrow, wednesday
Public school has been canceled for tomorrow.be taking the day off to be with Ry.
Dave is taking Jake to a preplanned golf event in Richmond. l'll
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From: Thorp, Jim
Sent: Friday, May 04,2007 9:54 AM
To: Hincker, Larry
Subject: FW: W Engineering Profressor Corners Blacksburg Police Ofiicer in Local Restaurant
Larry,
Maggie Sloane suggested I fonvard this to you among others. The faculty member seems to be in ECE. HardusOdendaal fits the description and admits he was there.
Cc: Walz, John; Hall, Christopher; Thorp, Jim; Griffin, O. Hayden; Ellis, Lee Ann; [email protected];[email protected]; [email protected]: W Engineering Profressor C.orners Blacksburg Police Officer in Local Restaurant
To Everyone,
I am sending this email to The President and Department Heads of the Engineering programs at Techwhose email address I could locate off of homepages. If in the end of this email you know who I amspeaking of when I refer to the "professor" I would appreciate letting the right person know. I do notknow this man's identity but I do know he is some sort of instructor/teacher. I was involved in an
incident last night that leaves me feeling SICK. I will be as short and to the point as possible. I knowwe are all grieving after Monday the 16th but IF WE ARE VIRGINIA TECH AND WE WILLPREVAIL we all need to be on the same page to make it through.
I am a VT graduate (99 Mathematics) and a former HighTech (dance team). I am currently an assistantcoach to the HighTechs. I taught Mathematics for 7 years (3 of which were at Blacksburg High). Mypoint is that I have a physical and emotional bond to this community. Most importantly, my boyfriendof 4 years, Brian, is a Blacksburg Offtcer and member of the Blacksburg ERT (SWAT) team. He,unfortunately, was the FIRST person in that building on 4-16-07 before the gunman shot himself. Icannot explain to you what kind of man Brian is and how this has ripped him apart. He is military, he
has served in Afghanistan, he found Eric Sutphin when shot by Morva, he captured Morva, and thoughall of that he was reserved, quiet, almost emotionless to others. This current tragedy has broken him.This is why I was SO distwbed last night when a "professor" of engineering walks up to our table atCabo (a restaurant in town) and the first words out of his mouth after "how are you" were...."So what isbeing done about what happened?" After an hour conversation ofpure ignorance this tall, slender, longhaired man who is originally from South Africa and came to VT in 1997 kepl repeating over and overand over again how he felt safer in South Africa. He kept saying that he gets several emails from facultyand students daily expressing how they do not feel safe. He kept saying that something could have beendone to stop that day. Locking down campus, police not responding fast enough, police not beingtrained, etc. I understand everyone has an opinion and that is why we are in the US. Brian and one ofour friends got up from the table in the middle of this "professor" ranting and when the two males leftme alone with him the "professor" began cursing at me and getting in my face. I had asked him why he
was here in the US if he felt safer in South Africa. His response was..."Why do you people think you
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know fucking everything? You people do not know fucking shit." Keep in mind he never ONCE used
profanity in the presence of Brian or our male friend. When Brian and our friend retumed to the tablethey continued the conversation with the "professor". My concem is that if this "professor" will comeup to a police officer in the middle of a restaurant when off duty and start ranting about "what ifs" whatis this "professor" feeding to co-workers and MORE IMPORTANTLY, students? I love this universityand this town. It is my home and I cherish it. It is not a job or a research glant or a stepping stone. Tohave the University represented by such ignorance sickens me. To know graphic details ofwhathappened in Norris Hall that day and to know what Brian saw sickens me. The worst part is that this
"professor" ruined a night that Brian was trying to relax and forget. He hasn't slept since that tragicMonday. It replays in his head over and over. I just think that something needs to be said to this
"professor". Brian couldn't remember this man's name and when Brian asked him what his name was
the man left and said "Nevermind". Again, I just want people to know how employees and grown adults
who represent VT are behaving. To me it is unacceptable.I apologize for babbling and my poor grarnmar and misuse of commas. After all, I was a Math MajorlThank you for you time.
Sincerely,Marion Pond
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From: Owczarski, MarkSent: Friday, June 22,2007 10:30 AMTo: Evans, SusanGc: Hincker, Larry; Stith, Randall; Dame, MichaelSubject: FW: W Convocation Stream
Below are the number of people who logged on to the free internet site Turner Broadcastingallowed us to use yesEerday to carry the convocation ceremony. f thought some of youmight 1i-ke to know how many people from around tshe worl-d watched the ceremony on theinternec either five or watched the archived file later, They were able to access lhisthrough a link that vras set up both on hokiesports.com and the www.vt..edu websites. Ican'! Chank the peopfe aE Turner enough for aflowing us to set this up.
Kevin Hicks
>Hi Kevin,
>f want.ed to share with you the numbers we have gotten from your>coverage of the convocat.ion yesterday.
>We had 70,490 unique visitors view the stream yesterday. There were>90,'19'7 hits on the l-ive sEream and ld,?87 have hit the VOD of the event>as of midnight.
>Hope this he1ps. Your efforls were very worthwhile.
>Hania
Kevin HicksDirector of Broadcasting and Visual Media Virginia Tech At.hletics225 ltierryman CenterBlacksburg, VA 24061(540) 231- 98 04
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From: Wiliiams, Jeremy
Sent: Wednesday, April 18,2007 7:45 AM
To: ehss-all-DL
Zach is in the process of setting up a Coordination Center in Skelton. He will be there and in Solitude for most ofthe day. lf he is needed try hiscell phone.
Jeremy
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From: Mondy,Bernadette
Sent: Tuesday, April 17,2007 3:51 PM
To: ehss-lsd-DL
Subject: meeting tomorrow canceled.
Everyone, please do what you need to do to take care of yourselves this week.
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From: Conner, Donald
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1'.07 PM
To: Strader, Cynthia; Waggoner, Charlotte; Mondy, Bernadette
Subject RE: update
yeah, with W coming I think l'll watch this one on the tube. Chances of getting in are about 0 now.
I lost electricity at home so im at work right now answering emails from all the people checking on me and EHSS...
i will be taking some leave tlis week..-.
I plan to attend the convocation this aftemoon...if anyone else is goi"g and wants to go with me, please call my cell 320-5864
Charlotte M. Waggoner, M.S., RBPUniversity Biosafety OfEcer and Responsible OfiicialEnvironmental, Health and Safety Services (0423)Virginia Tech459 Tech Center DriveBlacksburg, Virginia 2406 Ihnp: //ra, r,,,ra,. ehss.vt.edu/
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From: Mondy,Bernadette
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:32 AM
To: ehss-all-DL
Subject: news is now on CNN
You may want to think about emailing or phoning family members that might hear this on the news.
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From: Mondy,Bernadette
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 9:36 AM
To: ehss-all-DL
Subject: lock down
Until we get further info on the shooiing, we are locking the building. Please do not go out on campus until youhear from one of the managers.
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Evans, Susan
From: Owczarski, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, June 26,2007 3:35 PM
To: Evans, Susan
Subject: FW: On golden Duck Pond; dismissal from school
To: Hincker, Larry; 'Matthew Bowers'Subjectr RE: On golden Duck Pond; dismissal from school
Yes, Frances just had her baby within the past two weeks. . . . Mother and baby are fine.
And to further complicate the "dismissed from school" question, you have academic dismissals (cheating/honor code violations)and student discipline (Office of Judicial Affairs). You may wish to clarify that. . . .
Regarding the Duck pond . . .
was wondering from you all whether cleaning out stuff from the bottom (trash, debris, found items) was part of the regularmaintenance plannedANS\A/ER: yes, cleaning debris and sediment will be a part of our maintenance once the Virginia State Police are done with theirwork
and whether any inventory would be kept (the wild and wacky stuff tossed into the pond over the yearsANSVI/ER: Virginia Tech Police will review all the non-organic debris tossed in there to see if any of it will help close unsolvedcampus crimes: other than that, no.
how big the pond is (l've read about 2 acres and as much as 10 feet deep?),ANSWER: I don't have specific data, but that's about right.
when the draining was expected to be completed (heard there were rain delays since Sunday), how long it will be empty andwhat kinds of maintenance will you be doing?ANSWER: All TBA. Police are currently doing their work. lf more water needs to be drained to meet their needs, they will informus. Once they complete their work, the pond will remained drained for us to do our maintenance. How long that takes will dependon the visual inspections of the dam and retaining walls and what is seen. Planned maintenance includes cleaning of debris andsediment, repair of the spillway between the upper and lower duck pond; clearing and pruning trees along Duck Pond Drive nearthe golf course and the island in the lower duck pond; visual inspections of the dam and retaining walls. lt would be fair to say thatwe expect the Duck Pond to be drained about a month, Work progress also greatly depends on Mother Nature and her weatherforecasts (more rain, slower the work)
Hope this helps.
Mark
From: Hincker, LarrySent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 3:04 PM
To: 'Matthew Bowers'; Owczarski, MarkSubject RE: On golden Duck Pond; dismissal from school
Matt
Mark will respond RE the Duck Pond story.
As for the disciplinary system and what it takes to be dismissed, that one is no easy answer. lt's complicated, but base primarilyon the severity of the offense, and whether it's repeated. There truly is no simple answer. You will want to get familiar with this
6127t2007
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http://www.judicial.vt.ed u/upsl.php
Atonetime,thedirectorofjudicial affairspostedherannual reportthere...butldon'tseeit. We'll trytogetacopyofthatanditwill give you a sense of what they review. As you can imagine, a high percentage relate to alcohol. I asked the question earlierth'is year about dismissals. Yes, it is rare. Last year, we dismissed only one student.
Frances Keene is the director, and I will copy her on the note... but if I recall, she was about to have a baby.
To: Hincker, Larry; Owczarski, MarkSubject On golden Duck Pond; dismissal from school
Hi. Tried to reach you by phone, but your boxes were full.
Was checking real quick about the Duck Pond draining. Police already gave us most rnformation; was wondering from you allwhether cleaning out stuff ftom the bottom (trash, debris, found items) was part of the regular maintenance planned and whetherany inventory would be kept (the wild and wacky stuff tossed into the pond over the years), how big the pond is (l've read about 2acres and as much as '10 feet deep?), when the draining was expected to be completed (heard there were rain delays sinceSunday), how long it will be empty, and what kinds of maintenance will you be doing?
On another issue, was wondering who would be the best person to talk with there about the thresholds for dismissing a studentfrom your school (l'm checking with schools all around the state) -what offenses does it take and what process is required, howmany have you all dismissed/expelled in the past five years, say, and what were the reasons. I'm learning that it's rare, and amtrying to show our readers why and how it works.
Thanks.
Matt B.
Matthew BowersStaff writerThe Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.(757) 222-3893
6/27 /2007
'Police search virginia Tech Duck pond for clues about April l6
Evans, Susan
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From : WDBJT [mailto: [email protected]]Senh Tuesday, June 2G, 2OO7 lL:57 AMTo: Owczarski, MarkSubject: News 7 News Alert
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June 26, 2007Police search Virginla Tech Duck pond for cluesabout April 16
today searching the duck pond, Divers are at virglnia Tech
State Police asked the university. to drain the popular pond tosearch for clues to the April 16 shootings.
State Police have been out there-since early this morning, Theywon t say what they are looking for, only that they are t;iin; toteave no stone unturned in their investigation of npri| fO., . '
The,shooter, Seung Hui Cho, was seen by several people at theDuck pond in between the shootings "t
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ATF.agents told the Washington post that Cho removed thehard drive from his computJr and that it tas neuer Oe-Jn"ii-, na.But again, srate potice won't confirm th"f, *h;i6t;;;-" '''looking for.
They are using specialized metal detectors and have mainlvcome across old beer cans and fishing poles,
,T!91, Olrn to s€arch all day and possibly for the rest of thisweek, depending on how! well the search 9o"r. --- - -" -
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Evans, Susan
Sent:
Owczarski, Mark
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 3:35 PM
Evans, Susan
Subjecf FW: On golden Duck Pond; dismissal from school
For duckpond file
From: Owczarski, MarkSent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 3:34 PM
To: Hincker, Larry; 'Matthew Bowers'Subjectr RE: On golden Duck Pond; dismissal from school
Yes, Frances just had her baby within the past two weeks. . . . Mother and baby are fine.
And to further complicate the "dismissed from school" question, you have academic dismissals (cheating/honor code violations)and student discipline (Office of Judicial Affairs). You may wish to clarify that. . . .
Regarding the Duck pond . . .
was wondering from you all whether cleaning out stuff from the bottom (trash, debris, found items) was part of the regularmaintenance plannedANSWER: yes, cleaning debris and sediment will be a part of our maintenance once the Virginia Stiate Police are done with theirworK
and whether any inventory would be kept (the wild and wacky stuff tossed into the pond over the yearsANSWER: Virginia Tech Police will review all the non-organic debris tossed in there to see if any of it will help close unsolvedcampus crimes; other than that, no.
how big the pond is (l've read about 2 acres and as much as 10 feet deep?),ANSWER: I don't have specific data, but that's about right.
when the draining was expected to be completed (heard there were rain delays since Sunday), how long it will be empty, andwhat kinds of maintenance will you be doing?ANSWER: All TBA. Police are currently doing their work. lf more water needs to be drained to meet their needs, they will informus. Once they complete their work, the pond will remained drained for us to do our maintenance. How long that takes will dependon the visual inspections of the dam and retaining walls and what is seen. Planned maintenance includes cleaning of debris andsediment, repair of the spillway between the upper and lower duck pond; clearing and pruning trees along Duck Pond Drive nearthe golf course and the island in the lower duck pond; visual inspections of the dam and retaining walls. lt would be fair to say thatwe expect the Duck Pond to be drained about a month. Work progress also greatly depends on Mother Nature and her weatherforecasts (more rain, slower the work)
Hope this helps.
Mark
Flom: Hincker, LarrySent: Tuesday, June 25, 2007 3:04 PM
To: 'Matthew Bowers'; Owczarski, MarkSubject: RE: On golden Duck Pond; dismissal from school
Matt
Mark will respond RE the Duck Pond story.
As for the disciplinary system and what it takes to be dismissed, that one is no easy answer. lt's complicated, but base primarilyon the severity of the offense, and whether it's repeated. There truly is no simple answer. You will want to get familiar with this
6t28/2007--., :.--:r,
Page 2 of2section of our website:
http://www. iudicial. vt.edu/upsl. pho
At one time, the director of judicial affairs posted her annual report there... but I don't see it. We'll try to get a copy of that and itwill give you a sense of what they review. As you can imagine, a high percentage relate to alcohol. I asked the question earlierthis year about dismissals. Yes, it is rare. Last year, we dismissed only one student.
Frances Keene is the director, and I will copy her on the note... but if I recall, she was about to have a baby.
Larry HinckerAssociate Vice PresidentUniversity RelationsVirginia Tech314 Bunuss HallBlacksburg, VA 24061540 231 [email protected]
From: Matthew Bowers Imailto:[email protected]]Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 2:19 PM
To: Hincker, Larry; Owczarski, MarkSubject On golden Duck Pond; dismissal from school
Hi. Tried to reach you by phone, but your boxes were full.
Was checking real quick about the Duck Pond draining. Police already gave us most information; was wondering from you allwhether cleaning out stuff from the bottom (trash, debrls, found items) was part of the regular maintenance planned and whetherany inventory would be kept (the wild and wacky stuff tossed into the pond over the years), how big the pond is (l've read about 2acres and as much as 10 feet deep?), when the draining was expected to be completed (heard there were rain delays sinceSunday), how long it will be empty, and what kinds of maintenance will you be doing?
On another issue, was wondering who would be the best person to talk with there about the thresholds for dismissing a studentfrom your school (l'm checking with schools all around the state) - what offenses does it take and what process is required, howmany have you all dismissed/expelled in the past five years, say, and what were the reasons. l'm learning that it's rare, and amtrying to show our readers why and how it works.
Thanks.
Matt B.
Matthew BowersStaff witerThe Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.(t57) 222-3893
6/28/2007
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Onczarski, Mark
From: Elvey, William
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:35 AM
To: Owczarski, Mark
Cc: Beach, John; Helms, Mark
Subjech FM/: Upper and Lower Duck pond
Mark:
FYI below as we discussed over the phone earlier this morning.
Could you please help create an appropriate campus notice that would helpcommunity to the planned maintenance activities that are described below?
Thanks.Bitl
W. M. Elvey
Assistant Vice President for FacilitiesVirginia TechSterrett Facilities Complex (0127)Blacksburg, VA 24061
Ph: 540-231 -6291 F ax: 540-231 47 45
---Original Message---From: Mark Helms [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:56 AMTo: Elvey, \MlliamCc:Albert, Joseph; Beach, JohnSubject: Upper and Lower Duck pond
Biil,
We are gefting ready to do some much needed repairs to the spillwaybetween the upper and lower pond. Originally, we believed that wewould only need to lower the upper pond but have found that ourefforts will require dropping the water levels of the lower pond aswell. lt has been nearly 20 years since the pond was dredged andnearly that long since we have done a good inspection on the dam. I
would like to suggest that we drain the pond beginning June 24. Thiswould be done systematically over the course of several days. Allinspections would be completed, several large trees that need work onthe golf course side could be pruned and or removed, and it would bea great opportunity to eliminate the water problems along theretaining wall at the golf course. My best guess would have the pondempty for about a month. This could be impacted by extremely wet ordry weather.
A I'' A I'I AA'7
alert the campus
drl' (o'u
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Evans, Susan
From: Owczarski, Mark
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 8:46 AM
To: Evans, Susan
Gc: Hincker, Larry
Subject FW: Project updates
Larry-
FYI.
Susan-For the duckpond file.
Thanks.
From: Elvey, WilliamSent: Monday, July 09, 2007 B:43 AMTo: Owczarski, Mark; Beach, JohnSubject: RE: Project updates
Mark:
Please see my comments in bold below.
Thanks,Bitl
From: Owczarski, MarkSent: Monday, July 09, 2007 8:40 AM
To: Elvey, William; Beach, JohnSubject: Project updates
Bill and/or John-
Can either of you tell me what the status is with . . .
1. The temporary memorial. \Men will it likely be done? \Nhat is done and what remains to be completed?
The temporary memorial is well along and should be completed later this month.
2. The duck pond. What have we done, and what remains to be done, repair wise? When is it projected to be completed andfilled again?
We decided to refillthe pond after repairing the dam and have deferred any additional major repairsuntil the Summer of 2008 or later.
Getting media calls on these two. Any update will be helpful.
Thanks.
Mark
Mark OwczarskiDirector of News and lnformation
7/9/2007
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Evans,
From: Owczarski, Mark
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:08 PM
To: Evans, Susan
Subject: FW duck pond
For the duckoond file
From: O'Rourke, KimSent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:01 PM
To: Wilkes, Lisa; Hincker, LarryCc: Owczarski, MarkSubject: RE: duck pond
Thanks, Lisa. I was unaware of a connection between the golf course and the duck pond.Kim
From: Wilkes, LisaSent: Monday, June 25, 2007 1:19 PM
To: O'Rourke, Kiml Hincker, LarryCc: Owczarski, MarkSubject duck pond
Kim and Larry,
Joey Albert just called me. There have been a few complaints (primarily from the Jay Hardwick) about draining of the DuckPond. They started last night. Jay's concerns relate primarily to his inability to water the course. The complaints came throughJohn Beach and John is handling as they do not want folks to know this is a police effort. This is a "heads-up" for you (1) Kim, incase your office receives complaints and (2)Larry to let you know they are starting.
l've got a distressed (but understanding) bride who had planned to be married at the Gazebo on the duckpond mid July. In light ofthe draining, it is likely she'll need a new location at the last minute (repairs to the spillways may take more than a month after thestate police leave). Any chance either of you can help?
She is Leslie Willis, 703-915-3721.
Mark
Mark OwczarskiDirector of News and InformationVirginia Tech3,|4 Burruss HallBlacksburg, VA 24060540-231-5223540-320-2001 (home)
6/26/2007
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Albert, JosephFriday, June 22,2007 11'.27 AMOwczarski, MarkFW: Upper and Lower Duck pond
Blacksburg, virginia 24051540 -23L - L249- - ---originaf Message-- ---From: Mark Hefme lmai l to : mahelms@vts . edu]Sent: Tuesday, June L2, 2007 l-0:56 AMTo: Elvey, williamCcr Albert, Joseph; Beach, JohnSubject: Upper and L,ower Duck Pond
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We are getting ready to do some much needed repairs tso the spillway between the upper andlower pond. originally, we bel-ieved that $re would only need to lower the upper pond buthave found that our efforts will reguire droppj-ng the water levels of the lower pond aswe1l. It has been nearly 20 years since the pond was dredged and nearly thats long sincewe have done a good inspection on the dam. I would l-ike to suggest that we draj-n the pondbeginning lTune 24. This woufd be done systematically over the course of several days.Afl inspeclions would be completed, several large trees tshat need work on the golf courseside could be pruned and or removed, and it would be a great opportunity Eo eliminate thewater problems along the retaining wall at the gol-f course. My best guess would have thepond empty for about a moneh. This could be impacted by extremely wets or dry weather.
Let me know whaE you think......Mark
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Subjech Duckpond story
Please file in the Duckpond draining 6125107 file-
Julie Dixon, PlO, Va Game and Inland Fisheries, 804-3674991
thanks
Mark OwczarskiDirector of News and lnformatronVirginia Tech314 Buruss HallBlacksburg, VA 24060540-231-5223540-320-2001 (home)
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From: Owczarski, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 8:37 AM
To: Evans, Susan
Subject: FW: Upper and Lower Duck pond
Duckpond file. Thanks
From; Elvey, WilliamSent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:35 AM
To: Owczarski, MarkCc: Beach, John; Helms, MarkSubject FW: Upper and Lower Duck pond
Mark:
FYI below as we discussed over the phone earlier this morning.
Could you please help create an appropriate campus notice that would help alert the campus community tothe planned maintenance activities that are described below?
Thanks,Bitl
W. M. Elvey
Assistant Vice President for FacilitiesVirginia TechSterrett Facilities Complex (0127)Blacksburg, VA 24061
Ph: 540-231-6291 F ax: 540-231 -4745
---Original Message----From: Mark Helms [mailto:[email protected]]Sent:Tuesday, June 12,2007 10:56 AMTo: Elvey, WilliamCc:Albert, Joseph; Beach, JohnSubject: Upper and Lower Duck pond
Biil,
We are getting ready to do some much needed repairs to the spillwaybetween the upper and lower pond. Originally, we believed that wewould only need to lower the upper pond but have found that ourefforts will require dropping the water levels of the lower pond aswell. lt has been nearly 20 years since the pond was dredged andnearly that long since we have done a good inspection on the dam. I
would like to suggest that we drain the pond beginning June 24. Thiswould be done systematically over the course of several days. Allinspections would be completed, several large trees that need work onthe golf course side could be pruned and or removed, and it would be
There's nothing written down. lim simply telling reporters that "This was an unauthorized release of the 911transcript and information related to the ongoing criminal investigation into the April 16 shootings." We arecommenting no further.
Corinne Geller I Virginio Slote Police I Public Relofions Monoger
To: Geller, Crrinne; Albert, JosephCc: Hincker, Larry; Flinchum, Wendell; Flaherty, W. Steven, Colonel; Carpentieri, Robert J., Sgt.Subject RE: Duckpond
l've sent several already.
Everyone is asking, "when did Virginia Tech release the 911 tapes?" I've simply responded that we havenot and could not, and have directed them to you.
This morning's article was as much of a surprise to us as it was for you. lf you get any media inquiriesrelated to the investigation, please send them my way. We have a prepared statement to release.
Corinne Geller I Virginio Slote Police I Public Relotions Monoger
To: Owczarski, Mark; Albeft, JosephCc: Hincker, Larry; Flinchum, Wendell; Flaherty, W. Steven, Colonel; Carpentieri, RobertJ., Sgt.Subject RE: Duckpond
Mark,
Works for me! We will have Sgt. Bob Carpentieri out there hanging around to stage/field media onscene and inquiries. lf anything is recovered, then we'll kick into a more serious mode and I mayeven cruise out for a visit. We'll just see how it goes. Our folks won't start their dig until Monday.
Corinne Geller I Virginio Stole Police I Public Relolions MonogerPhone N4.674.2789 I Cell/B'benl 804.263.5547 | [email protected]
I've been in touch with Joey and Wendell about the Duckpond and the weekend draining,and we all agree-since the work on the duckpond will not impact traffic, campusoperations, etc. we won't issue an announcement about it.
However, of course, we'll get a ton of calls about it, and when we do, we'll simply say that'yes, in conjunction with some much needed repairs to the dam and spillways, theVirginia State Police are here as part of the April 16 investigation. What are they doing?You'll need to call Corrine Geller at the Virginia State Police at 804 . . . . . )
6/22/2007
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Mark
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Subject: FW: where people are-complete updated list
Linda: Belorv is what we received from Ed Nelson yestbrday. The phone numbers are now what they were inNorris. Dixou
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Knocke, Williaml 'Novak.'l'om'; Iluri, Ishwar: Rahman. Saifur; ''l-aylor. G. Don '; 'l'ho4r, Jim; Walz. John
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Linda Perkins is iu 302JFaythe Rittenhouse is in the 302 lobby'Ed Nelson is in 302CBrad Martens is in 320Sala Barnett is in 322Dee Perkiirs is in 322[,ee Bishop is in 324
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All,
The Graduate Student Assembly hopes you are all well during thistragic tfine. Words cannot derribe all of the feelings that we mayhave. Please let us know if you need any support. We will do whatwe can. It is bnible to feel so helpless during this situation.
We thank all who have offered condolences. We appreciate these kindwords frorn family, friends and strangers.
Tonigtf" Flckies UniEd is hoding a candlelight vigil on theDdllfield. Lef us come togeffer b rernember and reflect on Monday'sU-agic events.
Fellow Hokles,In light of the recent anenb that have devastated our
campus, there will be a candlelight vigil held fior our community bcome toge$rer and reflect on Monday's tragic events. Everyone willhave the opportunity to write messages, place flolrers, and lightcandhs as we remember those who have been affected by this fagedy.
Please encourage fellow Hokies and community members !oattend the vigil tonight! Everyone is encouraged to wear orange &mafDon. We are doing our best to provide enough candles but pleasebring one with you if at all possible.
Volunteers Needed:3:00pm-6:00pm - Preparing candles for the Mgil at the @rman OubManor (711 Southgate Drive near Lane Stadium)7:00pm - Distribution of candles prior to vigil on the Drillfield
Con|act Sumeet Bagai (703.856.4774), Srlltt Cheatham (540.808.8477),or Adeel Khan (703.303.8056) if you have any questions.
Please forward this email to everyone in our community!
> Today's tragedy is already being called the most horrific violence> on a campus> in history, Our friends, families, loved ones, and ourselves have> been affected> deeply. Please join us in a vigil on Wednesday, April 18th at 1 pm> on the> Drillfield to remember and cierish those who have been lost. Please> spread the> word, as this has affected every community and every person.
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Graduate Student Assembly [[email protected]]Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:42 f'[email protected]. EDUA statement from the GSA regarding the tragedy of Monday, April 16, 2007
On behalf of the graduate students at Virginia Tech, I would like to offer our condolencesto the victims of this Monday's heinous
rnhi c +r.^ic event immenseIv irnnar-f s elI nf orrr Iivgs.Graduate, undergraduate, facufty, staff, black, white, hispanic,asian: qrief does not discrininate. The Hokie community has conetogether to conso]e and counse.I one another. Let us continue toshow the world our solidarity, our strength and our support of the Virginia TechPrinciples of Community.
Thank you,Jory Z. RuscioPresident, VT Graduate Student Assernlcl,v
Dr. Tiffany Anderson, Superintendent,Montgonery County Public schools200 ,Junkin StreetChristsiansburg, VA 24 073(s40) 382-s104
ApriL LS, 2007
Dear staff and Families,
School will resume on Thursday, April f9, 2007. Absences will not be counted against anystuden! who chooses nog tso altend school tshis week. We will be foll-owing our regularschool calendar in regard to the early release days that are outlined on Ehe calendar,There wiLl be no after-school actiwities tonight.
As you may know, the Town of Chri-stiansburg and Che Town of Blacksburg were j-n a lock-downstatus today. Therefore, I asked schools to l-ock al} exLerior doors thj.s morning as aprecautionary st.ep given the Blacksburg Police Department took similar precauEions. Pleaseknow that there have been no direct threats that I am aware of on Montgomery County PublicSchools. However, there were some concerns at virginia Tech today that the authoritieEhave been addressing. our school counselors and social workers have planned with schoolstaff today ways to besE support tshe staff and students at all of the schools across thecounEy. The irnpac! of the tragedy has been devaslaling for all of us. As a result of thetragedy, we have learned Ehat the victims include volunleers at our schooLs, the parentsof studenEs, close friends of sgaff and familj.es aE schools, and siblings of currentstudents. School Eeams have been wisiting the families impact.ed to offer supporE. Ourthoughts and prayers continue to be with tshese families.
To suppor! all families in our county, Montgomery County Sehool counselors have organizeda counseling sEation at' each strand at the following locations on Thursday, April 19,2007.:
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Kipps Elementary schooLShawsville Elementary SchooLChristiansburg Middle SchoolAuburn Elementary School
At these counseLing stations, counsel-orsfamilies in a private setting. we wantp]ace. If there are continued needs inprincipal . We will ensure you have theregard .
wiLL be available from 5-8 p.m. to talk withto ensure you have as much support as possible i-nregard tso counseling, please contact your schoolappropriate supporE systems in place in this
School activities will resume on Thursday. However, attendance is not reguired. We hopeto help studenEs get back to their normal routlne on Thursday, and we are confident tha!as a result of today's coordi.nation of resources we will be prepared to fully supporEf ami.lies across Ehe disEricE.
FeeI free to conEacts us if Ehere are any quesEions.
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Dear Faculty Colleagues :
With Ehe suppor! o: the colleges at every IeveL, weclasses in a way that enables siudents to make goodsemester. I appreciate the ext.ra effort the faculcyna l i r- i eq '].he resDonse of the studen'Ls in terms of,l*^-i-i--rrr-}J4i rarv .
are making good progress in resurn:ingchoices aboui how best to complete cheis maklng :o adapt !o this new set of
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To the Virginia Tech
As we alL have wiinessed, :heeven:s of las: week has :rulYSpiric has touched tshe wor1d.
As *,he many notes , t--ributes and Other e>4:resSionS of condol-ence eome to our conunUnity ' theuniversrty suggests !ha! individual Oepaltmenls, colleges, and other units acknowledge
those madl spelificatty to their: unit. Items received in Burruss Hall ''o the universitycommunity will Ue aclcnowleoged by the office of the PresidenL'
errpressions of condolenees, suppor-\-, and love f ollowing -Lhe
beLn ::emarkabie. The undeniable strenglh of our Hokies
messages intended for the families of the vicEims should beStudent life (0255), 201 West Roanoke Slreei, Blacksburg, VA
Notes, tribuEes and ocherdirected to the Office of24050, 540-233.-3'781.
Donations to lhe Hokie spiriE Memorial Fund may be made by visilinghttp: //www.vt. edu/ tragedy/memorial-ir:nd.php, or by calling 800-533-1144.
offers of ,'gif Es in kind" should be d.j-rected Lo sleve clark in university Development(c.:.arks@v!. edu, 540-231-2813 )
A1l in Ehe Virginia Tech comnuni ty are asi<ed to save and record al-1 names and addresses ofwell wishers. This :-nforma-"ion wj-1I be collected and archiwed, and at an appropriate :imein the future, and official univer-sity response wlll be sent Eo the ihousands upon
thousands who have supported us during this time.
.,'L=Fr. a,^r, ra* 'nrrr. r.nn.r-i nrrart qtrencrth and resolve. We are Hokies. We will prevaiL ..tl-tdllr! -vLru
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Viroinia.Tech.news @vt.eduThirsday, April 26, 2007 12:33 PM
[email protected], April 26,2007 12:4'1 PMMultiDle recipientsColldge coniacts for questions on grades, completion of work
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Thank you somove forward.our "stuoentregul.remenEsihi.rY'rn-i-i^n on grades and completion of academic work.
Any guestions you mighi have sieouio ji=sr be c'::ec;eC --o :he assc':a:e
"oif"g.. We :eafize ihat you are iaking courses in mulciple colle'es,
deans are wor]:ing in concert wilh one another to respond to your needs
patience and understanding as we work tso respond to your questions ' Iio k"ep me informed of lhe tl*)es of questions and issues that arise so
additional advice or support.
mrr^|r f nr rznrr- r'nnti nued courage and comm::men! as we corl*'inue to neal anC
This noce is co =ei:e=ace --he un:versiE),''s commitment Eo be fle>:ibIe :hroughchoice" policies Enar provioe op:ions fo: compi-e;ion of your acaoemicf or Ehe i.*"=t"t. please ref er ro the university's homepage (h'v'rw 'v: edu) f or
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Veterinary Medicine: Grant Turnwald, Duckpond Drive, suite 203 ' 23L-5229
craduaLe School: Anne McNabb, 236 Graduare Life Cenler, 231-5545
University Studies: Kim Brown, 1l-7 5'emoyer, 231--8440
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[email protected], April 26, 20A7 12:52PMMuttiple recipientsLetter to students from Dr. Zenobia Hikes
Tilursday, April 26 ' 2007
To all Virginia Tech sludents:
T t^,r-i f F fo rhank rhe studenls of Virqinia Tech for alL '-hey have done :o help themselvesand -'heir university rn che clisis of April 1-6.
There are so nany examples of sLudent heroism, sensilivity, and humanity that one couldcite: members of the Rescue Squad who put che safety of others before their own; persons
in !{okies United., SGA, and GSA whc worked to coordinate supports sevvices for fellowsludengs; tshose who constructed shrines of remembrance for the fallen; staff on theEoif.g.i.t" Times wiro worked to keep the corununi Ey informeC; ind.ividuals who in numerous
residEnce ha1ls, clubs, and associations reached oul to assist Ehose who needed a helpinghand, a kind worC, or a f::iendly embrace. These acts of kindness cl-early uderline thatthe c:uel deeds oi April 16 re:lect badly on one terribly deluded persor- but do notreflect at ail on ihe communicy. or to put it another way, these acls of kindness show
thaE .'ut. prosim,, is not jusc an anciqua::ian morto-iE. is parc o: a :i1':ng cooe '
!e! rne ensourage eacb st'udenl to coniinue -w.i.th acls of in-'eniional- kirdness -and toencourage h:s or her friencs to do tne same. I am probably siating the obvious, but thef nl 1ar.r'l na rami nrie*q matr he trqeftrl :J-Lrirvwrl:g
For pr-ofessional and personal reasons, a fair nuriber of students wil-1 carry a fu11acadlrnic load until the end of Ehe -,erm, while InErny more wil-I need io cornpleie partialIoads. Ouc of respecr for :heir acaoemic obligations, especially in a try:,ng :ime, pleasebe careful about excessive noise and observe quiet hours '
Exeessive noise also can be painful for persons who are dealing \^7i th grief ' Many timesthey neeo a degree of guie-- So again irl" :o be respec:ful oi :ha; ::eed'
Tf \,'.r1r harre a f rrend r^rh n annoars to be in serious emotional distress, please do notr! Jvu !Y'rv qtr'!/es-P
hesitate to seek suppor! for him or her at the cook counseling cenEer (located in Mceomas
Hall). If you are not quite Sure how seri,ous his/her crisis is, remember it is berter co
err on the side of caution.
Students from all backgrounds have stated openly that the ethnici'.y of che shooter had-^Ft-,.i-^ r^ An tri rh hi c r-rrrai :rrq ano i - ;-- l^^^F ^-5-.i =:.-5.l r.] qaa s:r:den--S reifa:n jfOm
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biased racial remarks. Please encourage all persons, on- and of5-campus, Lo take Ehe highand falr road.
Sometimes persons who grieve wil-1 attenpt to sel-f-medicale by us:-ng alcohol ' Since alcoholis a depre-ssan:, it tends Uo hurt more t.han heip , A:-so :-f used Eo excess j-t can be lif e
l-hrFa-a-1jno so n'l ease be rest.rained and thouglltrfui in :his a:ea, ani encou:age :jie same
in oche:s. pleasE be espec:al:y respecciul in you: behavior when you are d'own:own or inoff-campus areas.
Con:inue to e>.hibir Lhe gualities of a true Hokie--serr.'ing othe!:s, being considerate,1 ^^1-i na ^rtt- a^r- aa^}r n-her =nri nro:-er-'nn anri ho'' n'no ealh o:hgf .Il,/rJJ-rrlY
Finatly, know --ira! \,te are proud of you .
Witsh best wishes ,
Zenobia L.,awrence HikesVice Presiden-" for Sludent Affairs
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requirement sihF^ffi.fi^rr on grades and completion of academic work'
much for your conEinued courage and consnicment as we conr'inue to heal and
Thj. s note is to reitrerate :hl university.s commilment,to be flexible tilroualh
choice" poiicies lhat pro\tide options for compleEion of your academic
for the semester. plea-se refer io the university's homepage (www'v--'edu) for
Anygueslionsyoumrghthaves|rou].d.firstbedirecledtotsheassociatedeanofyourcollege. We realize ih.t yo,., are taking courses in multiple colleqies, and alf coliege
deans are working in conclrt with one anotrher !o respond to your needs ' We ask for your
patience and understanding as we work :o respond Lo your questions ' I have asked the deans
to keep me informed of trhe El4les of q,t"=ai""'" ano isiues that arise so that we can provide
additional advice or support.
The Associale Deans in each college are t-he.fiTostr approgriaee"'1>erson *or=1'ou.-t"o 'gctn'E-ac::
MultiDle recipientsLettertrom President Charles W. Steger
Thursday, APr:I 25, 2001
Dear Colleagues,
Although classes are back !n session andare allo coming tso realize :hat it wj-ll!o recover from the most t::auma-! r c ewenE
all trying very hard Eo move forward, we
very long -L l-me for our university cormunltyhis:ory. on the su::f ace, -,hrngs may seem
seem tso be coping well are of -uen
take a
us who
ii*". iirro!'*ation about :he counseling services are available can
of Ehis notse' Most of all, be assured that ."he counseling sesslons
no:-rna L but they're not. Even t}:ose amonginn jn-crna11y.
>Lf ug I r rlrY
So, I wanE to encourage eve::Yone to pl-ease talk vtith one of lhe counsel-ors who are
available-if onlv ror a few minules' If vou personallv-d'on'.t feel --h.:.11"1:-tl-":lT::l;":;il;;i.r-,- vI"'"r-irr may find it heip:ut to spend a f ew rninures rarkins abour wavs vou
- .li FF,i ^"-an help co-wlrkers, stsudlnrs, and even your family members ' who may be having a difficult
be found at lhe bottomare completely
^^r { i Aar.ri- i a l
We a:e the Virginia Tech fanilY,have good daYs and bad daYS. So,one another. I'm Proud of all of
c i h-61.6 1\t
Charles W. steger
Counseling Inf ormat j-on
and we wi-i prevail' But aiong --he
1et's -ile sensitive to each other'syou . i/te wi 11 Prevai 1 .
way, each of us wil-I:}egds and t.ake cate of
For con!identialhrir'.f a \zi ci 1-q
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Hu.man Resources has compiled a numbe:' of informational and support resources which remain
available to our entire c onmuni ty at www. hr ' vt ' edu/ supporlresources
Human Resources wil-f continue tso coordinate cor:nselor availability for department orworkgroup meeiings, Contact 23L-77'12 for more information'
counselors and Human Resources representratives wil-I continue tso be awailable for wal-k-invisits on the 3rd floor of sguires sEudent cen:er - this saturday (April 28) from l-0 a'm'to 3 p.m.. and l4onday through Friday from 8 a'm' ;o 5 p'n'
access io Lel-ephone counsel-inqt or referral !o a loca1 cor:nselor forfacullyandscaffcanconlactvalueoptionsat]--856_125-0602anytime,24
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April 16 tribute website I Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund
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information line - Dean of Students Office: 540/231-3787
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Multiole reciPientsMemorials to relurn to Drillfield on Saturday
Friday, APriI 21 ' 2001
To: Virgj-nia Tech Commu:riEy
The memorials Ehat were noved to the OId Dorninion BalLroom inApr !! 24,2007 will 1"-tt*-"tnta tso the Drillfield on Saturday'
I would like to join Presioent steser'"9 :':Y:::-Y::T::,:: ::yi:::":.X3l"i"l"I3l'""""LH:13"i:.3'!3,'.! "i"'ffiil';'.; "F.- ;;:! ;::"'El :r ::ir::, :n;.1":1"";::l3l, t{: .i::; ;ff ii"H:"i : ::il;,'3'i'ffi i' ;; ;':i " ! ::: ir- i ry,:;::^": : =:?:I 3:,'5"F:i3";,li'-5lispirit, dedicatlon, a-rlo rrulicnrt LJ ucrD Dsg-si:-:-
,.;;-;;o ,==l-,t.-d "ha!
everyone willwo::}d. As we move tro restore campus oleSatigns,-Y"-T:::::i: ,if i'Tl Prosrm.wolrlo. AS wc l'rL-,/ v s "" - -.----: -:-:--_^_*:.-.i r,- i - _h6 :__,1a cn-.-i: oj i]T pros:n..air.ii U.=a throughout the campus corununiEy ln Erre L-! !r= 5vt! r !
and f ormer virginia Tech Execurive vj-ce ;;;;;;; .t a crri"r . cperating of f icer ' -
:o chair
tshe Emergency nesponse-co**irau.. Minni;-;;;-ugi".a to chair this corunigtee trhat willcoordl-nare che activiiies related to *r"-f,-,:-l iistoration of campus services and
opera'.ions.
r-,,, - j nn il\i q
guestions,please do
Flnaliy, P-ease cake care of
SincerelY,James A. HyattExecuiive Vice President and
process of restoratio-, mY ofiicereed assisrance resolv:ng problems
is awailable to assist you' Whethe:: you.have
It i"gltit.a information concerning sez-vices'here for You.not hesitatse to contact us' Vie are
Grief counselors and other support -services a:-e availab}e to lzou 'arro'
vlrginiaTechHumanResourcesiscoordinatingservicesforemployees.540/23L_g33t to' *or"- irriormauion during business hours; a!ter: hours,
aE L-866-725-0602.
counselors are awailable at squires student center (Brush Mountain Rootn) . ^sout-h9l1fe
CenLer, and The ,r.r, t!-vitginia rech from 8 a'm' !o 5 p'm' Counselors are avaiiable !o
meet wilh deparlmen.-s and workgi:oups at their offices or other conveni-ent loca'"rons'
counselors wilt be also available for Faculty and siaff in.:he Brush ]r'lountain room at
student Affairs will- have old Dominion Ballroom open 24 hours a day for student aci:vi:ies1^^-i-n;-* errrr-ria.rr ln-i l t and r:onri n":-- -;-^'r-1' Fri dt.rt A9TLI 21 '!-vv -rLr--r:J , f|lJ!rr evrr--'lt.r.Lrrg srr!vsvll
There is atrso a Student Affai-rs Resource center in Conunonwe3ltit Btll:::i'-1*::^-representatives f::om Students Affairs offices will be available !o answer quesiions and
provide information: iaturday, April 21 - l-;00 p *' f3 5:00^p'm' and Sundalr ' Ap::il 22 -2 : 00 p.m. t'o 9 : 00 p.m. lvionday - Friday, April 23 - 2':- - 8:00 a'm' to 9;00 p'm'
cook cor:Isel-j-ng center is providing counseling support senrices for vT students for walk-
in appoinEmenis :-n ltccomu=- Ha11: Slcuraav, epiir 2r - 1:00 p.m. :o 6:00 p.m. and Sunday '
April 22 - 2:00 p'm. to 9:00 p'm' Counselors are also on call 24 hours for studenis -conEac:540/23L'6557
cook counsel-ing center is also coordinating the dissemina--ion of informa'-ion regarding
orher communi t1r counseling ::esources on their website: www ' r']cc ' vt ' edu
when we reassemble on Mondav' April 23' discussion:.t:::".i^t"?-::]}.i=t'y"i:':":ti3::H:l=:""::":::yi: i'j*'J"iiil".. il!;;"";";";-;;;i-:!:*::".::: 1?::::: -::,,i: 'i: :i:'"*:'evenr--S afe sure LU LdrlE }Jreue luewve" 5-- - ClaSSeS resume. At the SameIh!".-.o"""::sations wili facilitate the healing p:?:t":-Yn:1-.-
^. .,^,. hr.rra ^ekcd how to:l;:: ;:":i::":;'i:'-# ffi;;*;;'1n;; il'-'" '"i'p"": ii?^T:il.:: T:",1:':":::::"1?:":";lTi;"H"l' il;l=; "';; ;;;;.;; iE" r = "o*r
o1i?1: ^:':::: 1":: :"3":1.'n:.;"I;;:ff " o""
-r -.,r r^'r;*^F .1-,^,rr j-hc media. and infOrmatiOnffi:l':f,"::.'i:\-;:, "il:;.=;;';;i"-J.i.r.r sEidelines abou! rhe media, and j-nformation on
our own communications Poiicies '
First, concerning rhe continuing media presence on our campus:
Mediaareneveraflowedin.,heclassroomswl.thoutfacultyperrnission.Academicnormally open ro
"n."iiriJ., --riii be off-limirs ro rhe nedia- Noti-ces hawe been
all academic buildings sratring this ruIe. rn addiLion, the big sateil-ite rrucks
l-ast week will no longer be aliowed'
a. Fi]:st. as an academic family we will endeavor to anafyze, learn and, ultimately,to some understanding of -rhe event. our prrnciples of corununity remain our values'
b, virginia Tech - ou:: traditions, communitry, his--ory, and promising future-will prevair
Our moELo Ut Prosl-m itt"t f May Serve) unde::scores our spirit '
Multiple recipientsLetter from Provost Mark McNamee
tan helP us treal '
If you nole *.-hat sEudentss who normally attend.on-..tttua about any studenEs ' please le! your
;;;-;;-;=; -t.t" -of Lhe special needs of anv
SundaY, ?!?rj-]- 22' 2001
Dear FacuIcY Colleagrues;
f am very Proud of 1'our ongoinS :f:?*:I'I'X'H-l;3::.::."::"':tgH3"3=lii'1"i""il-iil:F::*j-if:':"::;"il:* # ::J::!o welcome our students back- to the "1"::t?:*:.T"
35i'il"H"ii3i'iil'.5iil'::y*:ili";';:":J-.::,rf:i::.;;f.:ii':*i:;3":*:7 iluosl1'='"n"J'.i'i: ii""l"t"ia".i- "l.i I' r- have. c?mpi :.:-u :i: t..:: I::;:Pq::'=:: :::*:::'.53,'lI; Hi."?.#!'ftI:'ii1#l-ii.i="-"=I i'i iiu *P^f""::":"T3:**:: i:u"3::T:":':::: :?'=ffi;:;:'"::'::m;.'i:;-;J-;;;;*iii"'-io""' s'''ppo't aJ1d uni'-vplease be oPen io of f e=:s of
class are not Present or if You aree.p"it.""t know' we will try !o nake sure
s tudent .
learnalotaboutou::selvesandours*-udentsoverlhenextfewdaysint'hisearlythe recovex-y process ' Let's learn as mueh as we can '
ThespiritofhopelfeeleverylimelwalkontheDrillfieidandmingr}-e..britht}IeEhousands of students;";;Ji;;; '
-ana tri"nas who are drawn to ihis special place is
"ot"ini"s r hope all of )tou can embrace '
v,le are Virginia Tech ' we will prevail '
Best wishes and thank You'
Mark McNameeProvosts
We will
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Sunday, APril 22
Virginia.Tech.news @vt.eduSunday, APril22,2C07 8:C3 PMMultiple reciPientsA letter to students from the students of Hokies United
200'7
are all- reminded of the horrible tragedy lhat changei our1L i n^ r. lrai r^re harre realized in the past rareel", it is theu1rrr19 srrs !
nnrnmrrr'i frz T^lh'i I e we will never f orget Ap:ii 1-6, 2007, we!urrurL4f + ei
FrrFn^ri- r. + .\nE ^nnthef ,
To remenber those los! and Eo honor everl'rone that has been affectsed' there will be a
untversity-wide moment of siience on lhe Drillfield at 9:45 a.m. on Monday, Ap::il 23'
200?. The first rrnging of the beLl will signify rhe beginning of the momen: of silence'Af Eerrr;ards, *-he::e wili'be 32 additional to1ls of th. be1l, accompanied by Eire reiease of a
white balloon for each victin. Following the last toll-, marocn and orangie balloons wi-i be
released to sigmify liokie unity. Please remaj-n silent for the duraiion of this ceremony '
Fe1low Studen;s,
As classes resume Eomorro\t, we
campus forever. li cnere is oneenou::ing sirength of our Hokiecan only begin to heal with the
On your behalf, we have requested thatdo so. Media are never ailowed in yournoi \lian: to speak with -uhe media, kindlypresen! as we allow them to be' Please belhese decislons '
Tnere is a long healing process ahead of us,fo:ward.. As a colrulunily, we hawe -'he strengEh
If you have any quesLions or concerns, pleaseavatlable at www . hokiesunited. org . vt ' edu '
The S-"udent L.,eadership of Hokj-es United
afl media leave canpus, but we cannot force '-hem tocl-assrooms without faculty permission' if you do
decline their requests. The media itiil be as
-^^*^-rrr.1 ^! I'.'1r+ fellow Hories as you make,i- lj59!:\- t! u4 vr i vsr l
'^.1- .rt-i'l v f .'.rprhcr can hle beg:n :o move!s s vr.rj !v:rv v..v- -5-
Vie know you have all received-a-larse tt:IY: :l-:"T::t:::::*:.?:""H:t;:: IIl
^rmr\lrq Tf
y:"f,3YJ'ih'i-;;.;i; i"""i="Jt-r;;!-y':1,"y:-h:::^:::= i:t?'H'::l"ni:"T:l::3i:til3 lti 5i'31"'i"i'ii!=.li.iiii"n"i."ri;s";;;";;; '..1=.: ,H"=::: #i,n#'*;.'u'ffii";:"3"?il"3'"; by an even! *,.t truppu""i -so rr", but bv w'o and wriAr wE
The police auihori-iies have asked me i-o remind all' of you thaiongoing and interrse'-iivo" have any- j-nf ormalion that could be
central .lnvesliga-u1""-of f it" at . 23l- I'77 0 or The Virginia Tech
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Multiple reciPientsDue io the weather, memorials io be moved inside
Tuesday, t+Pr--i 24 , 2047
To: Virginia Tech ConrnunirY
!'rom: Hokies United
The universi.-} conmunily wants !o prese]:r'e a]1d proLeci :he tribules left at the D:illfieid
memoriais f o:: our s:udenis and faculty'
Sincerainisintheforecastforuhenextfewdays,universitystaffmemberswil].becar.efully and respecti,,rf iv *o.r:-ng Ehose it" = *rai would be damaged or destroyed' we will
;i;;;;; t.*oriai t;"^= ?ot salekeeping in squires s:udent center-
The memorial white boards wirl be displayed temporarily in the Jower leve1 of ord Dominion
Ballroom in Squares-i!"J.t" Cenier. inn if-., the li;kie Stones and flowers wifl remain on the
Drlilfield, items tnal would be affected bi-lnt - iu:-" will be locaied in zhe uppe:: level of
;;-o1A Dominion Ballroom of squires stsudent center'
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r"flipi. shooting with mul-r-iple viclims in Norris Haii'
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[email protected], April 16,2007 12:16 PMMultiple recipientsCounseling support available
coulseling ts available in the Bowman Room in tbe Merriman center (par:co6plex) for empioyees wiro seek assistaace following today's events '
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[email protected]. April 16, 2OO7 12:42Multiple recipientsStaiement by President Charles W' Steger
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Shooij-ng at VlLginla Tech / Staiement by President Charles W' Sieger
Theuniversltywass.-rucktodaywithatragedyofmonumenll}nrogor'.?::...Ih:I:^werelwoshoo-r_ings on campus.-in each c-ase, rhere-;;;;'faialities. The-univer=i:Y t:..::::ked and
A!about'7:l5a.m.rhi.smorningagllcallcametoEheUniversiu'Po].iceDeparimentconcerrrr=,g an ewe:rE in 'West +nnl:er .lolmsion H"f:-' fbere were multiple shootr-ng viciims '
!{hile in the process of investigating, "u""1 tro hours laier ;he univers i ty rece:ved
reporLs of a shoolr-ig-i"-No'=is-Itatl' d9-r;11!3 ry:1'll'l{.'ill?li"t; Y::;iT: :i::rffi:}titsportea to various hospi:als in Uhe ifi'nediate area rn lne regr'o' L'e !su=rvs s'L'le+Ysr'vr
Al-1 cl-asses are canceLled and the r:'niversiEy" is "]o::g-f:-L the remainder f or the -Lodav '
Theuniversitywillopentomorrowatsa.m.butciasseswillbecancelfedonTuesday..Ihepoli-ce are curren.'rv-l-,tg:-"; ;he release of people from canpus bu:fdrngs
Famiiies wishing to reunite with t,he students are suggested to meet at the rnn at v:rgania
Tech. we are making plans ior u "onrro"ulf
;; -;"*";r;r ituesdayl a-L noon at cassell coliseum
f or *,he university corTununi ty Eo come a.g"t;"t to begin to deal v"lEh r-he tragedy '
VlrginiaTec!]conElnuestomourn'..helossof33membersofourcorrcnuni:y.Asv'emoveioti,.ta, we share the f oli'ohtj-ng inf ormation:
VlrginiaTechwil]cancelaI}classes-fo:therernainderoftheweektoa}lowstudentslheEime -uhey need ro sr;;;-";;-seek assisr;;;-";-;;.ded. The u:xiversitv will re-open
adrniniscrative operalions beginnirrg aoroitor, wednesday, - April 18' understanding that some
faculty and sraff r*;-;;;h;; rake-additi;;;i;il" off-thil week to grieve the loss of
feLlow col-leasnres ""i ;;;;";; ' -we
"srt i"ait'ia"-r employees !o comrnunicate with their
superuisors of ttrerr sl;;A;i;" for the balance of the vreek '
Wewi]-lcfoseNorrisHaI]for!}reremainderoflhesemester.Staffarecurrent}yworkingto arrange al:ernatrve*i o"ttio" for classrooms and faculty offices '
Counselingando:berresourcesareavailableforstudencs,facully,andstaff.studenismay receive counselinl'.i la"co*.= narr aii-Io.,i".i"i" wj'Il be -vtiIable for extended
hours. counselors ,iii ;i=;-;."r".ii"ur"-i"-il;i An'rer 'Johnston for residentss
Bnorovees may receive needed support by arolnq to ttle Br{l'sb 'Moustain Roon in sqtdles
saia."a cen:Lr -.hroughout Ehe day'
Tbe universiEy wlll be holding a convoca:ion ceremony at 2 p.m. at casserl coliseum' This
wiII be Ehe firsr tGe crre viiginia r""i-""*"""ity tifr come togeEher since the lragedy to
share our collecctvJ "ortor. eL ttrat time, presidlnt Georgre eush' first Lady Laura Bush'
Gov. Timorhy Kaine,-ui". ratne members;'";;-;;;;a of visitors, members of the clers1''
our studenl--s, and p""i-sitti Gi ovanni will share messages of condolence to the f arnily and
friends of r-he t'ri.tli" uta tota" of hope io all of us as '!'te move forward past Lhis
cragedY
Againweencourageal].membersoft'heVirginiarecirl.o3allltytoattend'Shouldthecoliseum be full, ai't-""""i will be broadiast on campus cable stations'
The virginia Tech colununicy, and the vro:rc at iarge. coniinues -'-o struggle with these
horrible eventss. we hope t.nese sEeps will her-p in thac healing process '
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[email protected], APril 19, 2OA7 i:12PMMultiole reciPientsLetter from Provost Mark McNamee
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Dear Facul-,-y and Staff Colleagues:
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students have been :-""i.aftrv sophisticated in their inEeractions with the medj'a'
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[email protected], APril 19, 2OO7 1:24PMMultiPle recipientslett.t to Students irom Provost Mark McNamee
ThursdaY, AP:rI 19, 2007
Dear virginia Tech Studeot s :
we are very proud or vour support' c9u1]99' tlld :?o*1tT:lt,lttttn this tragedy:'19"t
e>mressions of fove ana gtriet- for our failen sEudents and faculty members atld -ellel-r
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April 23. lie a::e ptot'iiits you' the stud;nts' titi' tht ability to make choices from
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Bes: wishes.
Mark McNameeUnive:'siEY Provos:
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To Virginia Tech Faculty and S'"aij:
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[email protected], April 16, 200i 10:53 AMMultiple recipientsSecond Shooting Repc,rted; police have one gunman in custody
In a.dCition Lo an earlier shootins L.oc:avmrrltinlc chnnrina .'i,,*ch mulriple vi cc inrs
Police and EI\IS are on the scene,
Police hawe one shooter in custody anc. as partcontinue to siearch for a second shooter.
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AlL entrances to campus are cl_osed...
in WesE Ambler Johnsion, the::e has been ain Norris lial-l.
of routine police p:ocedure, they
si-arr i7laiA6 trFl- il f',.-_,-__ _*rcher notice.
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[email protected], April 16, 20A',' 12:16 pMMuliiple recipientsCounseiing support avrilable
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[email protected], April 16, 2AO',, 12:42 pMMultiole reciDientsStaiement by presidert Charles W. Sieoer
Sico=t-ng at ',--::g:-n:a lec'n / S:atemen: b1, p:esiden-_ Cha:_:s !i- S:ege:The univer:si;y was s!:uc]: -'oiia' wirh ;r :raged-u- of monumenr,ar. proportioD.s. There wer.:::\to shootl-Dgs on campus ' rn eath case. :heie r.t= :.J-iiar"" . rn. urriversi:y j-s shcr:: !:tr:land horrii jed :hat :his would bef al-L ()ui- camDus. T vrant ;o exienc my deeDesi, s!nc€:.I :.s;1:;13.:r=.n;;t:Hpi s1'rnparhjes :o :he irrmlries or ri:=se-vi!-.rms wbich inciude siud.:nr.j::a ur:rr.:_ _ rlT:3d iea:hs.
Lie surreD:ly a::e in lhe Drccess of not:ifyj.ng famrl-ies of victims. ?he vr::grnia ?ecl.Fo] j-ce a::s bl:ing asslstsed by numerous other ju=sdrcrions. "rrrn=
=L,_"- i:-agecJ,. f cannot b€sense of tos.:; over ihj-s senser-=i"o""" ;;-:;:i =: i::::-::?t" :: correv. mv own persc)..riJun:-vers:-:y *::-r immea:.ateiy set up-;;::.;l;l ::"iff:y;:":::':*.:::'**:;j:.:;;-;j;;-:*ffiii.;";:i *l;i=:ohason a"a iu.-iroo:. coio".rio;-i.;;., ro wcrk w:.:b our campus
Iiere ar€ sotn:; ci tne :acts we know:n! -L^-.- - - F,.L aDou; / ; r-:' a ' m. :his morning a g1-1 .cal-r. came io the univess:_ly porice De'ar:mentconce::ning arr event ir west Arnf,er Jolu:sion IIa1r.. Tixere were mu:--,ipJ-e shoo:iag vic:i.n.:;.!{hr-re
'o :he process-oi iSvesgigaring, alout :wo ;;;; i;;., Erle universiry receivecirepo:ts of a shooting in Norrj-s-Iialll rhe porice ir..ii.a"iy :.esponded- \zic:ims have*::r;;$=:.:=:Sj:.va::icus h";pi;;i; in che immediate i.".
'." che resion i.o rBC€aV€,
we wil] D:'o:e el :o coni-act the f amilies oi rri. ctims as identrEles are ar,-airabLe.Al'1 classes are cancel-Led and t-he university is crosed ior ti:e ::emainder io:: lhe :c:Li:,.,,.The un:'1'ersity w111 open E omorror,r at g a.m. bui
"i.""u=-rrtl be cancerled on ru"sa";.,?he poi"'ce are cu:tenlly sragrng riJ.l=ru-"";i p".pi"-rrJi..*p..r" burldugs.!am:-li-es wishing io reunite wiah ihe stucienis are. suggested co meet at the rrux a!vargrnj'a Tech ' v'ie a:e mairing pJ.ans f or a ccnvocaii on
- iornorrc, (Tuesday) aa nccn aE:f,:=:;:r;fiseum ror the unlw-ersitl'-"lo'rrr,..y ;;-;;;.-I.J"in=, io besin io dear. v.,r::_.
Contents will not be divulged. They are still protected by the custodian under HIPAA. Therelease was specific for us to provide to Mrginia Tech Review Panelfor use in itsdeliberations.
Lar:y -- I understand Tech has obtained a waiver to release Cho's medical andcounseling records. Can you tell me when you got the waiver? Who you got it ftom(mother)? \[hen you'll turn them over to the panel? And can you divulge theircontents to me/
Larry Hincker, associate vice president for University Relations, has requested that individualdepartments, centers, institutes, and colleges acknowledge the gifts received as a result of the April 16
events. To make it easier to acknowledge these gifts, University Relations has produced thank-you cards
that we encourage you to use.
Please contact Phyllis Olinger at [email protected] or call her between the hours of 8 a.m. and noon Mondaythrough Friday if you would like to receive thank-you cards for this purpose. Please tell Phyllis how
many you need. We will distribute the cards on a first-come, first-served basis until the supply has been
depleted.
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I-.,isa wilkes jusE caIled. The campus will still have police barriers at all entrances. Iwill go in to campus around 7 a.m. And will give a list of your names he officers on thesouthgate enErance and hope Chat this wj-l-l work. It's not known wheLher with pres. Bushcoming if this will prevent all of us from getting on campus. In case we have to identifyanother place to work, we may need computer access so if you have access to a laptop bringit with you. L,j-nda
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7:l-5 A.M. - Virginia Tech Police Departmenl (VT PD) receives a 911 cal] to respond to a
dormj-tory room at West Amb1er Johnston Residence Hall.
Within mj-nutes, Virginia Tech Police and Virginia Tech Rescue Squad responci to find twogunshot victims, a male and a female, inside a dormitory room within the Hal1. Theiesidence hall was imrnediately secured by VT PD and students within the hall were notifiedand asked to remain in thej-r rooms for their safety. VT PD innediately secured the roomfor evidence col.Lection and began questioning dorm residents and identifying potentialwitnesses. In the prelirninary stages of the investigation, it was believed the deaths werean isol-ated incident, domestic in nature'
Blacksburg Police Department were also on scene assisting VT PD withestablishins a safetv perimeter around the residence hall and securing Washington Str'eet.
7:30 AM - Investigators were following up on leads concerning a Person of interest inre.Iation to the double homicide. Investigators from VT PD and Blacksburg PD were active.lyfollowing up on various leads.
g:25 AM - Virginia Tech Leadership Tean, which includes the universj-ty presicient,executive vice president, and provost, assembl-ed to begin assessing the developingsituation at the residence hall and determining a means of notj-fying students of thehomicide.
9:00 AM - Leadership Team was briefed on the situation by VT PD Chief W.R. Flechum on thelatest developments in the ongoing investigation at the residence hall-.
9:26 AtI - Virginia Tech cornmunity - all faculty and students - were notified by e-mail ofthe homicide investigation and scene at West Arnbl-er Johnston Residence Hall, and asked toreport any suspicious activity to. The Virginia Tech Emergency/Weather Line recordingswere al-so transmitted and a broadcast telephone message was made to campus phones' A pressrelease was drafted and posted on the Virginia Tech t{ebsite.
-945 - Notice in leadership command center via our police rep of a shooting in Norris.
Of fi-cers on the scene in minutes. Doors chained shut. Officers breached lhe doors r,"irhshotguns.
There was no engagement. When offj-cers on ihe scene the shooting had stopPed.
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Unirel@vLeduMonday, April 16, 2007 9:26 AMMultiple recipientsShooting on campus.
A shooting incident occurred at west Amber Johnscon earlier this morning ' Police a
the scene and are investigating.
The university community is urged to be cautious and are asked to contact virginiaPofice if you observe anything suspicious or with information on the case' ConiactVirginia Tech Police aE 231-5411
SEav attuned to the www.vt.edu. We will posts as soon as we hawe more information'
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[email protected], April 16, 2007 9:50 AMMultiple recipientsPLease stay put
oD campuE. Stay in buildings unliI further notice. Stay away from
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Virginia Tech has canceled allare, lock their doors and staycome Eo campua.
[email protected], April 16, 2007 10:17 AMMultiple recipientsAll Classes Canceled; Stay where you are
classes. Those on campus are asked tsoaway from windows. Persons off canpus
Virginia Tech has closed today Monday, April l-6, 20A1 . On Tuesday, April 17, classes will-be canceled. The university will remain open for adminisErative operations.
There will be an addit.iona] university staEement presented Eoday at noon.
A11 sEudents, faculty, and staff are reguired to st.ay where they are unEil police executea planned evacuation. A phased closing will be in effect Eoday; further information willbe forthcoming as soon as police secure the campus.
Tomorrow, there will be a university convocation/ceremony at noon at Casseii coliseum. TheInn at Virginia Tech has been designated as lhe site for parents to gaEher and obtaj-ninformation .
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[email protected], April 16, 2007 12:42PMMultiple recipientsStiatement by President Charles W. Steger
Shooting at Virginia Tecb / Statement by President Charles w' Steger
The university was struck today with a tragedy oftwo Ehootj.ngs on canpus. In each caBe, there wereand horrified that this would befall our canq)us. Iand most profound sympathies to tshe families of theEeThere are 22 confirmed deathE.
monumenlal- proportionE. There werefatalities. The university is shockedwant to extend my deepest, Bincerest
victimE which include students
We currently are in the process of notifying families of victimE. The Virginia Teehpolice are Leing assisted by numerous otsher jurj.sdictions. Crime scenes are beinginvestigated by the FBI, Uniwersity eolice, and Slate Police. We continue to t ork toidentify the victims impacted by this tragedy. I cannot begin to covey my own personalsenee oi loss over this senselessness of such an incomprehensibfe and heinous act Theuniversity will immediately set up counseJ-ing centers. So far center6 have beenidentified in Ambler Johnson aDd the Cook Counseling Center to work with our campuscommunity and families.
Iiere are some of the facts we know:
At abouE 7:15 a.m. this morning a 911 cal-l came to the University Police Departmentconcerning an event in west Amber ,Johnston HaI1. There were multiple shooting vj-ctimswhile in the process of investigating, about two hours 1a!er the university receivedreporEs of a shooting in Norris Hal-l. The police immediatsely responded. Victims havebeen transported to various hospitals in the immediate area in the region to receiveemergency treaEment .
We will proceed to contact the families of victims ae identities are avail-able.
A11 classes are cancell-ed and the uniwersity is closed for Ehe remainder for the today.The university will open tomorrow at 8 a.m. but cfasses will be cancelled on Tuesday.The police are currently staging the release of people from campus buildings.
Families wishing to reunite wieh the students are suggesEed to meet at the Inn a!Virginia Tech. we are making plans for a convocalion tomorrow (tuesday) a! noon atCassell Coliseum for the university cornmunj-ty to come togetstrer to begin t,o deal v"iththe Eragedy.
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[email protected], April 16, 2007 4:31 PMMultiDle recipientsCampus Update on VT Shootings
Virginia Tech remains closed on Monday, April l-5, 200? ' -Vehicular entrances to canPus
are severely restricted to essential personnel on1y. Additional security remains on
campus as the investigatj-on contj-nues.
Counseling asEistance for studenls in available at Weet Ambl-er ,fohnston and McComaE
HalI until 9 p.m. tonight. Students are encouraged to utilize theae services.CounseJ-ing for faculty and Btaff i-s available at the Bowman Room in the Merriman center(ath]etsic complex) . Student may also be tsogether at the OLd Dominion Ballroom atSquires Stsudent Center.
The university will al,so close on Tuesday, April 1?. EsEential personal are to reportfor hrork. classes will be canceled.
A public gathering will be held Tuesday, April 17 at CaaEell Coliseum at 2 P.m. (a timechange from the originally scheduled 10 a.m. gathering).
All students are urged to contact their parentE as soon as possible to l"et lhem knor,t
individuals are safe.
Students, f acul-ty, and staff who may have any information relaled to the incident atWest Amjcer Johnston Hal1 and Norris Ha1l are encouraged to go to the Blacksburg PoliceDepartment to make statemenEs, or call 540-231-TIPP (8477) , or 23!-64!!
parents wit.h concerns are agked to call the Dean of Students Office at 540-231-3787.
Indj.viduals injured in the lwo shootings have been taken to area hospitals.
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Virginia Tech and its extended university community will be foreverchanged by the tragic events of April 16. While we continue to hurt, weknow that you have suffered more than anyone. You have lost that whichis most precious - a loved one - a member of your own family.
Please again accept my most sincere condolences and sorrow for yourloss, a loss that is hard for anyone to imagine or understand. Counselorstell us that recovery differs for everyone. I know not your current state, butI wish for you wisdom and peace for your personal situation.
Today, we distribute the proceeds of the memorial contributions. I knowthat no amount of monies will bring back a loved one and that no dollarscan relieve your loss. But, please know that these funds were given toMrginia Tech by alumni, friends, and even strangers who care deeply forall of us. People have entrusted us to do what is right and appropriate.
\Nhile there are many needs by many people, and will continue to be forsome time, we felt that the best way to help the healing process, tocontinue down the road of recovery, is to distribute these monies to you.We leave to you how best to use them for your needs.
We thank you for sharing with us your thoughts and ideas about the HokieSpirit Memorial Fund while you struggled to cope. We trust the process isbetter because of that. On behalf of the Virginia Tech community, I extendto you our very best wishes.
Charles W. StegerPresident
lnvent the Futu re
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITYAn equal oppottunity, aftirmative action institution
Office ur the President210 Burruss Hall (0131)Blacksburg, Virginia 24061$O 123 1 -623 1 F a\: U0 I 231 4ZO 5E-mail: [email protected]
Very sjpcerply yours,
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October 29,2007
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$180,000
$90,000
$40,000
$10,000OR
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Mandatory Fees
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$208,000
$104,000
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Fees + $1,500
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A. Death Claims
Physical lnjury claims with Hospitalizationof 10 days and nights (or more)
Physical Injury Claims with Hospitalization
of 3-9 days and nights
Other Physical Injury Claims Not
Addressed in A, B, or C Above
E. Other Claims
Revised disbursements have been processed in accordance with the process selected in each claim, i.e.electronic funds transfer or check. For those claimahts in classifications D and E who selected ruitionand Mandatory Fees instead of cash payment, additionally a cash disbursement of $1,500 has been madeby check. All checks have been sent to the address provided on the craim form.
Attached is an accounting of all contributions to the Fund as of october 15,2007 and the reviseddistributions.
* Authorizatron for Mrginia Tech to disburse these funds has been granted by the Governo/s Executive order 56 (2007):Hokie Spirit Memorial and Scholarship Funds Disbursement.
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FROM: Ken Miller, University Controller
SUBJECT: Costs Related to Events of April 16,2007
As the University community endeavors to respond and recover from the tragic events
of nprif f et, many of your uhits have and will be taking on additional expenses and
iesponsiUifiiies aisoci"ted with these recovery efforts. The Univers.ity would like to
""ptrt" the additional costs centrally, including costs which may.ultimately be covered
UV?unJs nefd in the Virginia Tech Fbundation. As a result, the University has identified
,e.orr.es to fund thesJexpenses and procedures to help your units process these
transactions.
In order to facilitate this process, we have established a new fund, Banner fund 116973'
in the Risk Managemeni area within Banner organization number.052545 to accumulate
all expenditures, iegardless of source of funds. This funding can be accessed through
the Office of Risk Management using the following procedures:
. lf your department or unit has already incurred costs related to or in response to
the incident, please contact Ellen Douglas in Risk Management to transfer these
costs to this new fund.
. lf your department or unit is getting ready to incur costs-related to this incident,
please work with Ellen Dougias or Alene Harris in Risk Management to have
ihose costs charged directly to this new fund. We have developed a new
procedure allowiig these costs to be charged to this new fund using the "Shared
Departmenf' feature in HokieMart.
MEMOMNDUM
TO: Deans, Directors and Department Heads
We will have detailed information about this new HokieMart process on the Risk
[l|"n"g"t"nt and Controller's Office websites located atEp:/v'rww.co.vt'ec!-u/' Our
go;f i;to make this process very responsive to the needs of the campus in processing
ihese financial transactions. lf you have questions regarding the use of the HokieMart
for these transactions, or if you need othei assistance to enable the requisition of goods
and services or transfer of iosts, the Offices of Risk Management, Purchasing, and the
University Controller are ready to provide detailed assistance as needed.
please know that we are here to assist you and help deal with your concerns. ln order
to make these processes work efficiently, it would be helpful if each area identiff one
contact person for this work and have that person communicate with Risk Management.
lf you have questions or concerns about the handling of costs related to these events'
please contact the following individuals:
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Office of Risk Manaoement:Abn Oougtas 231-7439 or 231-9194 or [email protected]
Fred Weaver 231-7439 or weaverf@vt'eduAlene Harris 231-7439 or [email protected]
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Here is the schedule for Wednesday. Please change as needed and call Rachel or me with any questions on
this schedule. Rachel or Carol will send out schedules br the following days and will be handling requestsdirectly. Thank you very much for the opportunity to work with you during this time, it was an honor.
Specialists:
9:30a-5:00p
Schedule:
8:00a4:00p Bill Gamble - Burruss All day
10:00a-12:00p Marilyn Hutchins - Alumni Staff - Inn at VT
1 1:00a-1:00p Bill Gamble - Budget Office - 325 Burruss
Squires:
9:00a€:00p
12:30p€:00p
Wanda Osbum
Marilyn Hutchins
Sarah J. Thompson
Response Center SupervisorCrisis Care Network2855 44th Street, SWSuite 360Grandville, Ml 49418o.1 888.736.0911 x 1
t. 1.616.257.3515sarah.thonps,:,n @t r:',-i :.:l'e 11'"-'
Here is Monday's schedule. I was unable to be on the conference call last week Friday to receive an update,but Jeff assurcd me that all information was on target with previous calls and that some HR staff were presentas well.
Burruss: (Neither Charlene, nor Bill were available for Monday)Ruth Fielder 8-5
Meetings:10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Admissions Office - Ruth .
2:00 PM - 4:00 P14 Business Administrative Management Group - Ruth 3 :)-, Vcnt }V",*^r..Sarah J. ThomosonResponse Center SupervisorCrisis Care Network2855 44th Street, SWSuite 360Grandville, Ml 49418p.1.888.736.0911x 1
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The infr:rrration conlairr*d in thrs comrnunication is iniended swfrom it is addresstri anrl oth*r's aLrihorizeci to ieceiv{i it lt n'information. lf you are nct the intend*cJ recipient yoLr are herdistributiofi or taking any aciion in reiiance on the contents Iunlawful. lf you have received thi* communication rrr e rrcr,email and ihen deiete it frc i?i r'rJr 3r'ste m.
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Charlene Easter - Burruss all day9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Kim Montgomery - Squires all day8:30-12 :00 p.m. Wanda Osburn - OIRED - Pack Building, Information sesssion, International Office12:30-5:00 p.m. Wanda Osburn - Squires rest of afternoon9-11; 1-3; 3-5 p.m. GH Vaughan, Andrews Information Systems Building, Information Systems Enterprise
Again, if you see anything on this list that needs to be adjusted, please call in the moming and I will make theneeded adjustments. Thanks for your help and patiene with me as I attempt to respond to all the servicerequests.
Rachel Kaufmann.
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To: Kaufmann, RachelCc: Gagnon, Carol; Burton, Patricia; Osborne, Mary (Beth)Subject RE: Updates/check-inImportance: High
Rachel, thanks for the update on Squires availability until 6 today.
We will also need to conflrm someone for the Engineering meeting tomorrowmoming (to report here at 8, for 8:30-10:30mtg in Engineering).
I also still need names from you of the counselors assigned for commencement;and we will have parking passes available for them at Squires tomorrow morning.
We will confirm specifics on needs/plans for next week's coverage of Burrusstomorrow.
I also have some further detail about the police dept needs, which would probably be easier to talkahruf ir i3:;.ri. Thtl.: wan't h.1'.* fl\,'al'ilthinq finalized until ilr:::r;w ihauth.
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Evans, Susan
From: Norton, Bianca
Sent: TuesdaY,August2S, 2007 4:44PM
To: Evans, Susan
Subject: Press conference Phone Bridge
Suson,
f have orranged a phone bridge for your pness conference. At this time. it will be set up os hoving 20 incoming lines where
listeners con coll, listen ond osk guestions. Just os lost time, the collers will hqve o number to diol, os well os o poss code.
All calls will be on mute os they coll in ond when your group deternines it is time to open up for guestions, we will diol foron operotor. The operotor will monitor oll the incoming colls, osk eqch to identify themselves however you choose ( Iosked
tempororily for o nome ond offiliotion but thot can be chonged) ond then come on the line to tell you thot Coller # l. nome
ondoffiliotionhosoguestion. Thotcoll wouldthenbeunmutedwhileoskingtheguestion. Eachothercallerwill still hove
the copocity to listen but nof interrupt ond the operotor will be oble to nonitor oll the incoming calls.
Suson. pleose let me know if this is whot your group hos in mind. It will rernoin os f hove stoted obove unless you otherwise
instruct me.
f om here in fhe office the rest of the ofternoon should you wish to reoch me with ony guestions or if f con be ofodditionol ossistonce.
Hope you hove hod o great doyl
Bionco
Bianca NortonConference Planning ManagerThe Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
901 Prices Fork Road, MC: 0104Blacksburg, V A24061540-23 l -8-000 - main hotel phone540-231-0143 - direct line540-231-0117 [email protected]. innatvirgin iatech.com
8/28t2007
Ail.
There will be another press conference to be held next Thursday Aug 30s. lt will be held in the
Holtzman Assy. Hatl again from 2:30pm - 4:00 pm. Please mark calendars accordingly dt'c//.4/-/4;.. -4t= t r -* V ,/--- n /
virginia Tech Review Panel Report. Governor Kaine will accept the report of theindependent Virginia Tech Review Panel.When 11:OO a.m.Where East Reading Room (former House Chamber)
Patrick Henry BuildingRichmond, Virginia
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Evans, Susan
f hove orronged o phone bridgefor your press conference. At this time, it will be set up os hoving 20 incoming lineswhere
listeners con coll, listen ond osk guestions. Just os lost time, the collers will hove o number to diol, os well qs o poss code.
All colls will be on mute os they coll in ond when your group determines it is time lo open up for questions, we will diol foron operofor. The operotor will monitor oll the inconing colls, osk eoch to identify themselves however you choose ( I osked
temporarily for o nome ond offiliation but thot con be chonged) ond then come on the line to tell you thot Coller # 1, nome
ond offiliotion hos o guestion. Thot coll would then be unmuted while osking the guestion. Eoch other coller will still hove
the copocity to listen but not interrupt ond the operotor will be oble to monitor oll the incoming colls.
Suson. pleose let me know if this is whot your group hos in rnind. It will remoin os I hove stoted obove unless you otherwise
instruct me.
f om here in the oflice the rest of the ofternoon should you wish to reoch me with ony guestions or if f con be ofodditionol ossistonce.
From: Norton, Bianca
Sent: TuesdaY,August2S, 2007 4:44PM
To: Evans, Susan
Subject: Press Conference Phone Bridge
5usan.
Hope you hove hod o great doy!
Bionco
Bianca NortonConference Planning ManageiThe Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
901 Prices Fork Road, MC: 0104Blacksburg, VA2406l540-231-8000 - main hotel phone540-231-0143 - direct line540-231-01 17 - [email protected]. innatvirgin iatech.com
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POP UP Event Order: 50706 Printed 2518/2007
Account: Virginia Tech Development & University Relations
Post As: Press ConlerencePurDose: Press Con{eronce
Addressi 31 5 Burruss Hall
Va. Tech
Blacksburg, VA 0229
2:00 PM -4:00 PM Pr6ss Confe16nce
Contaot: Mr. Larry Hincker
Phone/Fax: 540-231-5396 / 1'4040
On-Slte:
Sales Mgr; Ms, Bianca C. Norton
Planning Mgr: Ms. Bianca C. Norton
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Theater style selup
Lectorn with standing microPhone
Two draped and skirted tables on either side of the lectern with two
chairs at eachTwo mics on each table beside loctern
Multi box in rear center of room
Pl€ase have water on both tabias and lectertr for speaker
Plsase hav€ a stand up sign in ths Front Lobby to rsad 'Press
Conterence Augwt 30, 2007' with a diredlonal anow lowardsAlumnl CentorPlease have second sign at elevalor directing guesls lo AlumniCentar
Pleare chsck all equlpmeflt Prlor to event
Please plac€ lwo (2) stand up slgns in tront of glass doors to Alurnnl. to lead 'No Media Access'Pleaae have Virginta T€ch logo on front of Lectem
Conference Phono O $85.00 plus any applicable long dislance
Clienls will have media call in to pre-designated phone number- 20
lines will be noeded
Draoed and skirted table with two chalrs oulside Assembly Hall fotr€gistratlon
Please have Engineering cool loom at leasl ono hour prior to
conter€nco start time
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Hot6l Representatlve Signature
Event Order: 50706
Method of Fayment:
Account: Virginia Tech Development & University Relations
Post As: Press Conference
Purpose: Press Conference
Address: 315 Burruss Hall
Va. Tech
Blacksburg, VA 0229
Contact Mr. Larry Hincker
Phon€/Fax: 540-231'5396/1'4040On-Sll€r
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Finney, JackThursday, May 24,2007 2:48 PMMcCoy, LenwoodFW: W Book Project
High
Book Project family letter.doc
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Book Project familyletter.doc...
Please see the Planet Bfacksburq reguest below.Sincerely'Jac k
Jack W. FinneyAssociate DeanCollege of Science (04 05 )
Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA 2446I
Pt 540/231-66'70F:540/231-3380-----Original Message-----From: Plummer, Ef l-enSent: Thursday, May I'7, 2AC i 12:48 PM
To: Finney, JackSubject: FW: VT Book ProjeccImportance: High
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From: DePauw, Karen [mailto: kpdepauw@VT. EDU]SenL: Thursday, May 11 , 2001 L2:!2 PM Eastern Standard TLmeTo : SA_FAMI LY_CONTACTS G LI STSERV . VT . EDUSubject: Re: VT Book Project
I think we should proceed cautiously on these types of projects and not just forward theletter to the families without an opinion from the university. While this might be a fineproject, we need more intormation abour the project and a greater understanding of theIimits of the responsibilities of the liaisons. I would suggest that we not forwardanything to the f arnilies untif we receive word from the VT leadership. They are copied onthis email-.
Karen P. DePauw, Ph. D.Vice Provost for Graduate Studies &
Life Center Dean's Suite Bl-acksburg,http: / /www. grads . vt. edu/
Dean of the Graduate School Virginia Tech GraduatevA 24061 ph. 540-231-7581" fax 540-231,-1570
-----Original Message-----From: SA fami lv conl-acts Di c-,1cci.tn '.rct- rrnar' o:SA FAMILY CONTACTSGListserv.vt. edul
Sent: Thursday, May t1 , 2007 11:59 AMTO: SA EAMILY CONTACTSGLI STSERV ' VT. EDUSubject: VT Book Proj ect
Liaisons,
was asked if f could forward this letter to all family Liaisons j-n an effort toinfo to the families. I have spoken with Suzanne Higgs, one of the students
on the project, and their intent is to offer all- families an opportuni-ty to addthey wish that would represent their famify member. They are not focusing onnegative regarding the events or towards Virginia Tech. They want this to be a
representation from those lnside our own conmunity.
aryThanks,
T arnm\r A ar.\ e q.\n
Director of DeveJ-opnent for
University Development
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(mc 0336)
Blacksburg, VA 2406L
(s40) 231-s1r.1
e-mail- tcrossoncvt . edu
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Yankees Make Larqest Scott Tarcy: A GolfingDonation to Tech's InspirationMemorial Fundby Anthony Della CalceAlumni LiaisonMay 24,2OA7
The New York Yankees presented Virginia Techwith a $1 million donation to the Hokie SpiritMemorial fund before their game against theRed Sox at Yankee Stadium on Wednesdaynight. It was the largest single donation theuniversity has received for the memorial fund,
Derek Jeter, captain of the Yankees, presentedVirginia Tech president Dr" Charles Steger withthe check in a pre-game ceremony, Steger wasaccompanied on the field by Vince Houston,captain of the Virginia Tech Police Depaftment;Jason Dominczak and Matthew Johnson,members of the of the Virginia Tech RescueSquad; and Jim Weaver, director of VirginiaTech athletics.
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by Michael TreleasePlanet Blacksburg StaffMay 9, 2OO7
Just recently, Planet Blackburg talked with anddocumented a day in the life of one trulydedicated Virginia Tech athlete, Scott Tarcy. Thisis an individual who is beyond a doubt devoted tobecoming the next big thing in professional golf,But the road to the pros is not an easy task forthis golfer.
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Interview: Local Band,DecembeRadio, Gaining Invitation To Submit YourNational Attentionby Tony UpariContributing WriterVlay 1,3,2OO7
With a Grammy nomination, a Dove award, andnamed one of the top 10 artists to watch in
2005 by Billboard magazine, the bandDecembeRadio from Blackburg is causing abuzz in the music industry with its self-titleddebut album. However, this success has notgone to the heads of the band members. EricMiker, Josh Reedy, Brian Bunn and BooneDaughdrill are still just four friends who love torock out together in their garage, which is
where they sat down with Planet Blacksburgrecently for an interview.
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Local author writes bookabout big dreams inBlacksburgby Suzanne HiggsPlanet Blacksburg StaffY,ay 7,2oO7
Amongstpages ofessays arecarefullycraftedstories thatbring to lifethe feeling ofthecommunity that is Blacksburg. Krisha Chachrahas written a collection of essays in the book,"Homecoming Journals: Dreaming Big in a SmallTown."
The book consists of essays Chachra wrote forthe Roanoke Times about experiences in
Blacksburg. Other essays in the book includestories about growing up as a second
Narrative for the Book APRIL16thMay 3,2007
Tired of being interviewed by reporters? Theninterview yourself.
A group of Virginia Tech students and theirinstructor are preparing a book about the eventsof April 16th. This book will feature the voices ofnumerous students, faculty and others involved in
the event,
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Hokies United to host "HokieComm u nity AppreciationNight"by Tricia SangalangNews Staff WriterMay 1, 2OO7
Due to inclement weather, this event has
been canceled, There has been no word ona rescheduling.
After a foftnight ofheartbreak, VirginiaTech's studentshave decided to takean evening to toastthe good people ofBlacksburg whohave offered anoutpouring ofsupport andkindness to agrieving university,
Allo lc. Cl! .6t
"Hokie Community Appreciation Night" will featurefree ice cream and entertainment from variousmusic and step groups. Sponsored by Hokies
United, the event will take place Wednesday May
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Three Hokies Drafted;School Supportedby Justin CatesSports WriterApril 30, 2007
This past weekend's NFL Draft saw only threeplayers from Virginia Tech drafted, but once againin the wake of the terrible events of April 16th theentire university was supported.
Former Hokie players and first-round draft picks
Michael Vick, Bruce Smith and DeAngelo Hallalong with Tech head coach Frank Beamer werein atbendance at Radio City Music Hall thisweekend as guests of the NFL.
All of the ESPN anchors and the top players in
attendance wore W lapel pins, as they becamethe latest to support the Hokie Nation.
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by Brittney AsburySports WriterPhotos by Neal Turnage and Dave RuffoApril 3O,2OO7
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Inside Info on HokieFootball: Interuiew withFrank Beamerby Dave RuffoSports WriterMay 2,2OO7
When you think of Virginia Tech, the first thingthat pops into your head is football. Every fall,56,233 maroon and orange clad fans filter intoLane Stadium to cheer on their beloved Hokiesled by head coach Frank Beamer. Beamercurrently ranks third among active Division I-Acoaches in victories with 198 and has led theHokies to 14 straight bowl appearances. CoachBeamer recently found time in his busy springpractice schedule to sit down with PlanetBlacksburg and talk football.
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by Anthony Della CalceExecutive Editortiay 2,2OO7
Study Abroad Memories: Hokies Win Series With
Colosseo - One Colossal Eagles; Clinch Regular
Landmark Season ACC Title
A nearly2,000-year-olddeteriorating,decayingStonestructu renever lookedas beautifully
As if thebuilding weren't already eerie enough, The frontdoors now are closed, the windows are shut,and the wire fence cas6 a dark shadow overthe symbolic Hokie Stone thafs featured onmany campus buildings,
Planet Blacksburg's staff described the stunnedfaces of the police officers and evidencetechnicians who came and went from thebuilding in the grim hours after the brutalevents there. It's been hvo weeks, and manystate police cars are still there, parked in andaround the building.
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The Virginia Tech softball team took on Boston
College in a three game series this past weekend.The Hokies won both games on Saturday, as wellas clinched the regular season ACC title, but theyfell short in Sunday's game.
In the first game, Tech got out to an early lead,
scoring two runs in the first. The bases wereloaded for Kelsey Hoffman, who was able to putthe ball in play and the second baseman couldn'thold onto it, scoring Callie Rhodes, Erin Ota thenwent on to score from third on a wild pitch,
making the score 2-0.
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Authoritiesquicklyerected awire fencearoundTech' NorrisHall in thedays aftertheshootingsthere Aprilro.
"Flex Out Hunger" MakesUse of Left Over Hokie Rich Burke Keeps the Flame
Baseball Ends l4-Game ACC
skidby Dave RuffoSports WriterApril 30, 2007
The Virginia Tech baseball team ended its 14-game ACC losing streak by taking one of threegames from Boston College over the weekend,
The teams were forced to play a doubleheader on
Saturday after Friday's game was rained out.
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[SAE] will host their annual philanthropy event,Flex Out Hunger, to raise funds for the needy in After circulating his first r6sum6 in more than athe New River Valley, on Virginia Tech campus decade, gurkebimbed wen higher up thefrom April 30 to May 2' corpoftlte ladder to become the vice president of
Ftex out Hunser [FoH] auows an easy way ror [uj:Pr3"t"-i3'f',1i,'j^ti[;'.:'ffiHll',:1,ffi*individuals to put the left over funds on theirHokie Passports to good use, said this yearbFOH director, Dan Sheehan. Read more I comments (1)
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SubJecfi FW: Revised draft letter to families of VT shooting.doc
Lenwood, here is the draft letter refened to in my previous email this afternoon. . I thought you should see it sothere are no surprises to the U. lt could I guess be generically addressed but Ms. Ellis wanted it particularized ifpossible in the first paragraph. Would "child" work in every case? Any cases where a parent is not the contact?
We exclude Cho here, that family would be contacted separately.
Col. Massengil has not release this yet so make sure you do not run with it, but prepare to do so, please.
Letter to families of VT shootins
Dear family membe.,
Speaking for all of the Virginia Tech panel members appointed by Governor Kaine to review the
tragic incident of April 16fr , we wish to offer our deepest sympathy and condolences in the tragicdeath of your child.(insert husband, etc whatever applies depending on who receives the letter).
Our panel members have volunteered their time to investigate the events which transpired atVirginia Tech on April 16th wlth the expectation of gathering information which will help prevent suchtragedies in the future on campuses across America. We are equally concerned about your specificneeds as survivors of this catastropic experience and we plan to make recommendations regarding theprovision of information and support to not only family members but to the Hokie community, and therest ofthe nation.
The panel would like to offer you , as someone so directly impacted by this to event, an opportunitytospeaktousifyouchoosetodoso. Yourthoughts areessential asweattempttoconducttheworkofthe panel and we hope that you will consider sharing them with us in some context. You may address
the full panel in a public meeting, or meet with one or two panel members in private session.(State rules are such that meeting with more than two panel members at a time must be done in
public.) Another altemative is to put comments on the website established for this purpose, atVTreviewpanel.org.
Please understand that there is absolutely no obligation to deal with the panel directly. . . Severalparents have contacted individual panel members or the Governor's office wishing to meet withthe panel, and we are extending this offer to all of the families..
The next public meeting will be Junel l at George Mason University in Fairfax County, Virginia..
If you wish to address the panel during the public meeting or meet with panel members or oursupport team in private, please contact Teresa Copping by phone at 703-351-881 I or by email at
Also, there may arise questions as to the panel's course of action or other issues regarding the
panel that you might wish to talk about. I would be glad to answer your questions should you
have the need. Just ask for me through the above number and I will be in touch.
Sincerely,
Col Gerald MassengillChairman, Governor's Virginia Tech Review Panel
5t30t2007
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Nash, Mary Beth
From: Hincker, Larry
Sent: Monday, December 03,2OO7 4:39 PM
To: O'Rourke, Kim; Poole, Jay; Heidbreder, Kay; Nash, Mary Beth
Gc: Steger, Charles; Wilkes, Lisa; Smoot, Ray
Subjec* RE: Maria Hixon
Attachments: Hokie Memorial Fund PDF
People,
We have an issue. Based on this email discussion, I did a little research. I can find no instances where we navespoken of a second distribution. We have articulated what will happen with monies collected from Nov 1 to Dec31. We say that the fund will remain open until Dec 31 and any monies left in the Memorial fund will betransferred to the Scholarship fund. However, we are silent on whether there would be a second distribution afterOct. 31. The timeline in the protocol clearly states that we distribute funds on Oct 31 , but both the timeline andthe protocols are silent on the uses of the monies collected from Nov 1 to Dec 31 , EXCEPT to say that thebalance on Dec 31 will be transferred to the scholarship fund. All this is prelude to a piece written by Feinberg inthe Virginia Law Review.
He says,
It is clearly more efricient; it is anticipated that the Hokle Fund will distribute all available proceeds to eligibleclaimants no later than the end of the October 2007 (the 9/11 Fund took 33 months to complete alldistributions). Any additional funds which may be contributed by yearc'end will result in a seconddishibution on flte s€,me basrls as the fir*. [my italics]
htto://www.viroinialawreview,org/inbrief.pho?s=inbrief&o= 20-07/08/27lfeinbero pdf also attached
This is consistent with comments Jay heard from families...we don't know for a fact, but it's entirely possiblethat Ken told people that there would be a second distribution. I realize that none of our correspondence,news releases or protocols says that there will be another distribution, But IF the protocol is silent and IFFeinberg mentioned this in his meetings, I can see how some families have gotten the idea of anotherdistribution.
Larry
Larry HinckerAssociate Vice PresidentUniversig RelationsVirginia Tech314 Buruss HallBlacksburg, VA 24061540 231 [email protected]
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From: O'Rourke, KimSent Monday, December 03,2007 3;42 PM
To: Poole, Jay; Heidbreder, Kay; Hincker, Larry; Owczarski, MarkSubjecil RE: Maria Hixon
l'll answer your questions in reverse order. Yes, the Hokie Spirit Scholarship Fund will remain open after
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12131t07; there are no plans to close it. And, yes, it will be available to any student who applies and meets thecriteria.
DO NOT SHARE THE FOLLOWNG INFORMATION - On December 31, 2007 , most of the money remaining inthe Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund will be transfened to the Hokie Spirit Scholarship Fund. However, some moneywill be held in reserve to cover the cost of the audit and the cost of legal fees directly associated with the tund.We should have a very good picture of how much will be needed for the audit and legal expenses by December31 . This will all be transparent in the audit, and we will disclose it at some point prior to that, but not right now.
From: Poole, JaySenE Monday, December 03,2W7 2:50 PM
To: O'Rourke, Kim; Heidbreder, Kay; Hincker, Larry; Owczarski, Mark
Thanks. Are all the monies being received between now and the end of the month going to the Hokie SpiritScholarship Fund? Have we said that publicly yet? Do you have a ball park guess as to how much $ might bereceived between now and the end of the month?
Wfl we continue to receive funds for the HSSF after 12131? And I seem to recall that is just a general scholarshipfund available to any student who applies and meets the criteria or is my brain numb?
From: O'Rourke, KimSent: Monday, December 43,2007 2:30 PM
To: Heidbreder, Kay; Poole, Jay; Hincker, Larry; Owczarski, MarkSubject RE: Maria Hixon
Kay's correct. A second distribution is NOT under consideration.
From: Heidbreder, KaySent: Monday, December 03,2@7 2:27 PM
To: Poole, Jay; O'Rourke, Kim; Hincker, Larry; Owczarski, MarkSubject Re: Maria Hixon
The parry line is no second distribution. That was the tast word that I heard. Kay
I can envision this becoming a story at some point in time.
From: Pettry, PamSen* Monday, December 03,2007 2:11 PM
To: Poole, JaySubjecil Maria Hixon
Hi Jay. Maria Hixon (wife of student in Norris) called asking if there would be a second disbursement to thestudents and victims families before December 31? She questioned what will happen with the money beingdonated now until December 31 . She asked that we call her back at 540-808-7056. Thanks - Pam
Pamela H. PeftryOffice of Recovery and Support
r2/3/2007
' Re: Maria Hixon
1700 Kraft Drive, Suite 1100Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061490754O -231 -OO62; t ax 540 -23 1 -7 [email protected]
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In the wake of the April 16,2007 shootings at VirginiaTech, which claimed the livesof thirty-two victims andinjured scores of faculty andstudents, the Virginia TechSchool Administrationannounced the creation of"The Hokie Spirit Memorial
Fund."1 This Fund ofapproximately $7.5 million-the result of unsolicitedprivate donations from some20,000 individuals around theglobe-will be distributed tothe victims and their familiespursuant to a proposedVictims Assistance ProgramProtocol, which delineates theterms and conditions ofvictim eligibility and levels of
compensation.- The programstands in sharp contrast to its well publicized predecessor, The FederalSeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, enacted into law byCongress eleven days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon." Although the differences in the two Funds vastly outweighany similarities, there are important lessons to be drawn in contrasting the twocompensation regimes. And in two critically important respects-the need fortransparency in publicizing the programs, and providing eligible claimantsprocedural due process and the opportunity to be heard-the contrastingprograms actually track one another.
At first glance, there are few similarities in comparing the two programs. True,the April 16 and September 11 attacks both resulted in traumatic deaths,physical injuries, and mental trauma. And both fueled public expressions ofgrief, anger, and frustration by the families of the dead as well as the wounded;the emotions surrounding the two incidents fostered a climate in which anydiscussion of reasonable compensation was guaranteed to receive a hostilerecepticin. The drafters of 'The Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund" quickly learned a
Kenneth R. Feinberg, right, wlth virginia Tech PresldentCharles W. Steger at a iuly 5, 2007 press conference
announcing Mr. Feinberg's appointment as administrator ofthe Hokie Soirit Memorial Fund,
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pivotal lesson from those who designed and administered the 9/11 Fund:emotion often trumps efforts at providing prompt compensation to eligibleclaimants,
But it is the differences, rather than the similarities, which highlight any attemptto comDare the two Funds.
First is the difference in the source of the two Funds. The Hokie Fund is a purelyprivately funded program, the result of private donor contributions ranging from
a few dollars to approximately $1 million.a No additional contributions werereceived from the University (which is part of the Commonwealth of Virginia'suniversity system). In contrast, the 9/11 Fund was a publicly funded programestablished by Congress without any private contributions from the airlines, the
World Trade Center, or other potential defendant tortfeasors.' The Hokie Fundcurrently consists of approximately $7.5 million, amounts received by theUniversity from private donors up to and including August t5,2007i the 9/11Fund had no liquidated fixed amount of any type, nor were there any fundsappropriated by Congress for distribution to eligible claimants. Instead, theSpecial Master of the 9/11 Fund was simply authcirized to spend whatever hedeemed necessary in order to implement the statutory mandate. Ultimately, the
9/11 Fund distributed over $7 billion to some 5,300 eligible claimants;" it isexpected that the Hokie Fund will authorize payment of the $7.5 million to fewerthan 150 families and individuals who suffered death and injuries on April 16.(The Fund will remain open until December 3I,2OO7, to receive any additionalcontributions, which will then be distributed to eligible claimants on the samebasis as the existing funds.)
There is also a second critical distinction involved in the establishment of thetwo programs. The 9/11 Fund required all eligible claimants, as a condition ofparticipating in the Fund, to waive their right to litigate against any and allpotential domestic tortfeasors (for example, the airlines, World Trade Center,Port Authority of New York and New Jers€y, Mass Port, the airline security guard
companies, the manufacturers of the airplanes involved in the attacks, etc.).'An express purpose of Congress in establishing the 9/11 Fund was to diveftclaimants out of the civil justice system and into a legislatively created, no-faultadministrative compensation scheme. The Hokie Fund has no such requirement;because the fund is the result of purely private donations, no terms andconditions pertaining to access to the cou rts accompany claimant eligibility.Eligible families and victims can participate without waiving their right to sue
Virginia Tech or any other potential defendant.s
There are also critical differences between the two Funds when it comes to therufes governing distribution of Fund proceeds. The 9/11 Fund was a unique
hybrid of both tort and workers compensation no-fault principles.- The Fund'sSpecial Master was required by statute to calculate economic loss, pain and€uffering, and emotional distress in processing each individual application, aclear reference to basic tort law, At the same time, however, the law requiredhim to deduct collateral sources of income from his final calculations (clearly nota tort concept). In sum, one size did not fit all; each eligible claimant received adifferent amount ol 9/Ll Fund compensation. And the Special Master had wide-ranging discretion to adjust final awards as he deemed appropriate.
This is not the case with the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund. Distancing itself farfrom the tort principles that guide access to our civil justice system, the Fundavoids the practical and philosophical problems associated with individual
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calculations. Instead, it calls for flat payments of $180,000 to each of the thirty-
two families who lost a loved one on April 16.10 There is no attempt to makevalue distinctions among the dead. And, although there are varying paymentswhen it comes to the approximately thirty individuals who were physicallyinjured on April 16, these paymenG are tied directly to the number of days ofhospitalization required by the injured. Hospitalization becomes an objectivemeasure of payment-students and faculty hospitalized for more than threedays but fewer than ten days receive a flat payment of $40,000, plus freetuition; the two students hospitalized for more than ten days receive $90,000each and free tuition. The Fund Administrator has no discretion to vary this
payment schedule,11
The two Funds also differ when it comes to eligibility for psychological traumawithout accompanying traumatic physical injury. The 9/11 Fund made all suchclaimants ineligible; the Special Master did not compensate for mental traumawithout accompanying physical injury. The Hokie Fund takes a different tackwhen it comes to the approximately thirty-five faculty and students who were inNorris Hall, the scene of the shootings, on April 16 but managed through luck orgood fortune to escape death or physical injury. These claimants are eligible toreceive free tuition at Virginia Tech until they successfully complete theirplanned study or (at the claimant's sole discretion) $10,000, the cash
equivalent of a yeart in-state tuition.12 All other campus observers of thetragedy who now claim psychological trauma, but who were not physically inNorris Hall on April 16, will receive free psychological counseling at the VirginiaTech Counseling Center.
Both the 9/11 Fund and the Hokie Fund are, however, similar in two criticallyimportant respects-the need to promote transparency in the promulgation anddissemination of the two Funds'terms and conditions, and the right of anyclaimant to seek a confidential hearing with Fund Administrators beforesubmitting a claim. These two principles of transparency and due process lie atthe heart of the two Funds and reflect a recognition that accountability and theopportunity to be heard are essential features of any successful effort tocompensate blameless victims and families.
As for the issue of transparency, the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, like theSeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fund, was first governed by a proposedinterim set of terms and conditions, which were not final but sought family andvictim input before the final eligibility and compensation rules were fixed' TheFund Administrator invited comment concerning proposed Fund regulations andmet with all interested parties to discuss eligibility criteria, the level of fundingfor different types of claims, and due process procedures. Following these seriesof meetings in Blacksburg, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Washington, andTrenton, New Jersey, a Final Protocol was issued on August L5,2007.
In addition, the Hokie Fund (like the 9/11 Fund) calls for a private, confidential
hearing for any eligible family or victim who makes such a reguest.t3 Thithearing will be conducted under oath and will be transcribed. The claimant canbe accompanied by a lawyer, a tax advisor, an accountant, or anybody else theclaimant deems appropriate. The hearing will permit any claimant tomemorialize on the record thoughts and memories concerning a loved one orone's attempt to cope with loss or current injuries. It is obvious, however, withfixed amounts being predetermined and no discretion being afforded the FundAdministrator in the calculation of individual awards, that requested hearingswill not include any discussion of adjusting compensation (a major purpose ofthe 9/11 Fund hearings). Neveftheless, the opportunity to be heard-to vent
about life's unfairness and comment about loss, memory, the future, and anyother topic-should not be underestimated in providing claimants an outlet toexpress their thoughts (and, perhaps, discourage lawsuits against the Universityand other potential defendants).
What lessons are learned from an analysis of these two Funds? First, the HokieFund-unlike the 9/11 Fund-can correctly be viewed as a rather conventionalattempt to provide prompt and fixed private compensation to eligible victims.unlike the 9/11 Fund's hybrid tort/workers compensation approach, with itsrequirement that all claimants waive their right to litigate against potentialtortfeasors, the Hokie Fund is more mainstream, offering families and victims an
opportunity to participate without any preconditions. Nor are FundAdministrators of the Hokie Fund permitted to exercise discretion in thecalculation of individual payments; unlike the 9/11 Fund, tort concepts ofeconomic and noneconomic loss are absent. A published compensation matrix,grounded in objective variables of loss, hospitalization and location, offer eachindividual claimant an advance preview of what compensation can beanticipated. In this sense, it can be argued that the Hokie Fund is superior tothe 9/11 Fund in providing each individual claimant a clear indication of each
award,14 It is clearly more efficient; it is anticipated that the Hokie Fund willdistribute all available proceeds to eligible claimants no later than the end of theOctober 2OO7 (the 9/11 Fund took 33 months to complete all distributions). Anyadditional funds which may be contributed by years'end will result in a seconddistribution on the same basis as the first.
But the most important aspect of the Hokie Fund is, again, the recognition ofthe wisdom of transparency and due process in distributing compensation tovictims of catastrophe. The Hokie Fund is the.latest compensation scheme tobuild upon the value of due process in encouraging grieving families and victims
to participate in a purely voluntary prog.urn.15 It remains to be seen how manyeligible claimants will take advantage of this opportunity to be heard, especiallysince the hearings will have no impact in the calculation of compensation. Evenif compensation were an issue at the hearings, it is by no means apparent thatall claimants would take advantage of the opportunity to be heard. After all,approximately half of all 9/11 Fund applicants decided not to reguest a hearing,even though the calculation of individual awards could be adjusted based upon
testimony at such hearings.16 Many claimants, whether the victims of 9/II orApril 16, grieve in private.
It would also be of interest to analyze whether the establishment and fairadministration of The Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund will short-circuit what mightotherwise be a volume of protracted lawsuits directed at the University andother potential defendants. Voluntary participation in the 9/11 Fund wasvirtually complete; some ninety-seven percent of all eligible claimants decided
to enter the Fund, thereby waiving their right to litigate." Today, there arefewerthan one hundred 9/11 death claims being litigated in federal court inNew York City. Although the Hokie Fund does not raise the same civil justicepolicy issues as the 9,/11 Fund, it will be viewed with great interest concerningits impact on likely future tort litigation.
Suggested Citation: Kenneth R, Feinberg, Compensating the Victims ofCatastrophe: The Virginia Tech Victims Assistance Program,93 Va. L. Rev. InBrief 165 (2OO7),http ://www.virg inialawreview.orglinbrief/20 07 / O8/ 27 lfeinberg. pdf'
Here is the memo that went out to the academic council, deans, and vp's from lrgrw Hincker' lt is the best
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In the Wake of Tragedy: Learning from ReactionsBy: Diana Ridgwell, Virginia Tech
I was not on campus on April 16,2007, and as I sat glued to the television, all I couldthink about were "my students". When I first came to Virginia Tech years ago, I realizedthat this was a sentiment shared by administrators, faculty, and staff. There is a sense ofthe familial stucture here with a deep caring and sense of responsibility for the well-being of our students at every corner you turn. As a member of an UndergraduateAcademic Affairs Ofifrce at Virginia Tech and an instructor, I had the unique opportunityto be a part of an administrative unit working to help students get through the weeksfollowing 4-16. When tragedies such as this happen, we hope that we can leam as muchas possible to inform us for the future.
This process began for me just hours after the news broke as I sat with the televisiongoing in the background and my laptop in front of me. For me, like the students, theemails from campus and students were my "connection" to what was going on. I beganto get frantic emails from students in the class I was teaching that semester. "How willwe complete the assignments?", "What should we do about the events that were canceledthis week that we needed to do for class?" I was baffled by these emails and quickly sent
a note telling the class that I did not want them to worry about the class right now andthat I would address it later. "For now, you should concentrate on yourselves, yourfriends and families," I told them. Then, a young woman sent an email that explainedthat she knew she "shouldn't be thinking about classes and assignments at this time", butthat was'all she knew how to do at this point". She "needed to get her mind offof whathappened and away from the television".
What I learned from all of this conespondence with students by email, and in person as
we retumed to campus later that week, was that the concep that everyone handles griefand tragedy differently is a gross understatement. The University did exactly what itshould, gave students choices in terms of academics, gave them numerous outlets fortheir grief, provided counseling services, and more, but when it came down to it, therewas nothing that would handle all of the situations that we would face as we returned.During the weeks after April 16, in working with students and listening to comnentsfrom colleagues, a few issues came to my attention regarding the decision makingprocess students were going through relating to academics. This information did notcome from any structured data but is based on my reflections of the interactions andconversations I had durins that time.
Student level or class makes a difference in their reactions and how they approachacademic matters after a tragedy. Providing numerous choices for students comoletingthe academic year was necessary. For many, it provided the sense of control over theirenvironment and their lives; control that they had lost followins April 16. For others, itgave them that something else to think about that they needed as they pondered &q manyoptions and what was best for them. For_others, the choices were overwhelming. Forinstance freshmen and sophomore level students seemed to make much faster decisionsregarding their choices. Being so early in their academic experiences, they may have felt
that the impact ofa wrong decision would not be great and therefore thgl did not need toput as much time into the process. They were also the most likely to have obeyed parent's
wishes to retum home and thus made choices more on a whim rather than by talking to
professors and advisors in more depth. These will most likely be the students who return
in the fall and come to us realizing that their decision-making skills during this time were
not good. Balanced by the realitv of policies about deadlines and procedures, we willhave to consider that some students may not have been able to make good decisions at
this time.
For juniors, the decisions seemed easier. Having a well established support system offriends and professors, and more general knowledge ofthe outcomes oftheir choices,
they seemed to be making clearer decisions.
For many seniors however, the choices were painstaking. One young man came to myoffice and said "I don't want to just take the grade. I want to finish the work. I workedhard for four years and I am not going to quit now." Another student asked me "Howwill graduate schools look upon these choices? Will they think we took the easy way out?I don't want to hurt my chances of getting into a top school because of this so I will takethe exams and hope for the best". Seniors were also dealing with another burden, the factthat these were their last memories of an institution they had grown to love. "The youngerstudents still have time to make new memories but we don't- this is it for us" one student
expressed. I encouraged those expressing this sentiment to come back as alums and
make new memories or to focus on all the great ones before this event and hopefully theywi1l.
Although I work in Undergraduate Academic Affairs, I want to be sure and mentiongraduate students. For me, m.y teaching assistant, a graduate student, was key to helpingenter grades and making the class run smoothly. As I contemplated how I was going to
figure out tentative grades as of April I 6 based on the percentage of work completed byeach individual student at that time (I had assignments that students could turn in at
varying times), I realized that my teaching assistant was a student as well and should be
afforded the same accommodations that others were being given. On top of that, she wasa trained counselor, and I knew that the Universitv needed her at this time. Although she
wanted to continue her responsibilities for me, I told her to do what she needed to do andI would handle the class. It was not easy without her and I stayed up long nights getting itall done but it was very important that I recognize her_gga student also and that she had
her own grieving to do. I knew that for her, helping others would be her therapy just as itwas for me.
Another thing that I learned was that we should look to the ways that we ourselves copewith crisis in order to help students. What we can learn from our own behavior justmight help us understand how students reactto academics after a crisis. For instance, as Icontemplated how to continue with class, I realized that I could not concentrate on any
one task and found myselfjumping from emails, to meeting with students, to talking withcolleagues. I thought to myself, "l can't even focus, how can I expect my students ro
come to class and focus?" From other administrators, faculty, and staff, I heard many
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things like "I haven't been able to eat. I haven't slept much in days. I can't concentateon anything. I don't know where to start when I come to work." If we take a look at ourown reactions to crisis, even as hained professional!, we can get a good idea of some ofthe things that students are experiencing as well. While we want to stand true to academic
rigor, we must know tlat if we could not handle taking a test at this time, our students
cannot either. For me, a coping stategy was to get involved and work with my students
on a memorial project. Students have told me that these are the things that helped themto cope. In addition, for me, I wanted to come to come back to campus immediately and
be around those who could relate to what I was going through. Many students told me the
same thing; "My parents wanted me to come home and it was okay for a day or two, butthen I just really wanted to get back here and be with people that understood how I felt."
Just a few weeks later, at graduation, I had the proud honor of leading students from mycollege into the stadium and sitting with them. I could tell that they wanted to smile andthey wanted to be excited but it was hard. A young man said to me "I want to be happyabout graduating but I feel guilty." I told him that it was okay to be happy and that heshould be proud of his accomplishments, but that I understood what he meant. I too feltmyself tom between the elation that I usually have seeing students I have worked with intheir caps and gowns and the sadness that I felt as I looked to where the families of thevictims were seated. At the end, wheir the speakers were done, the families of the victimswalked right past the side where we sat and I watched in pride as all my students rose,clapped and wept as the families walked by. I could not have been more proud at thatmoment. They had put aside their wants and needs for tlte ceremony and realized that forthem, there would be other accomplishments in life, but for these families, the memory ofthis ceremony was what they would have.
As an office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, we helped students to cope with thetragedy by listening to them when they wanted to talk, by serving as a source gfinformatioq by staying in close communication with Department Heads and assisting ourfaculty, staff, students and parents in anyway that we could. What I think we should takeaway from this is that even with the best intentions, we have to predict and know that thechoices we give students dwing tragedies will be handled in different ways depending ontheir own coping strategies, their level of previous engagement with the university, theiracademic level, and many other factors. For some things, there are no policies,procedwes or deadlines to follow which is hard for educational institutions where these
same managerial strategies are what make things run effectively and efficiently. We willhave to continue to problem solve in terms of academic issues relating to this event formany semesters and perhaps years to come and we have to know that and expect it. Weshould look to ourselves and how we react to situations and apply that to how we decideto run things administratively and in the classroom. If we have not been eating, sleeping,and cannot concentrate, most likely our students are experiencing the same things. Werely heavily on our graduate assistants to help with classroom management activities, buthave to remember that they are students too.
As scholars and educational administrators we have a mission and duty to educatestudents. We are accustomed to policies and procedures that help to guide our work and
foregoing them is hard but necessary in these situations. We realize.d that this experience,
in all its horor, was a tremendous leaming experience for all of us. Our students willsraduate having dealt with something that most people never have to think about. Notjust in times like these; but in general, these events should lead us to reconsider the
classroom approach to learning as we continue to explore the educational value oflifeexperiences. Facultv. administrators, and staff, have learned and used crisis management
skills that will forever be a part of our work Eglmeaningfrrl learning to occur, there has
to be reflection, so in the coming months and years, whether on their own, with student
organizations, or in a class environment we should make opportunities for students,
faculty, staff, and administrators to connect the feelings, emotions, coping skills, and
lessonslearnedjglhig-Egggdy, with the functions of our daily lives. This is how we willcontinue our work and honor those lives lost on April 16, 2007.
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 15:36:51 -0400From: [email protected]: Policy Memorandum from President Charles Steger
SI-IBJECT: Handling Information Requests About Events of April 16,2007
Approvedby the President: May 16,2007Effective Date: ImmediatelyExpiration Date: Indefinite - to be determined
As you know, Govemor Kaine has appointed an independent Virginia Tech Review Panel ("theMassengill Panel") to review the events of April 16 and the surrounding circumstances. The
Panel has retained the assistance of a private consulting company, TriData Corporation, inconducting the review.
As I stated in my comments to the Panel last week in Richmond, the university will provide allinformation requested to assure a comprehensive review. To accomplish this, your assistance is
needed.
In order to ensure an orderly and complete response to requests for itormationfrom the Panel,I hatte appointed Lenwood McCoy to serve as the university's liaisonwith the Panel.Mr. McCoyis a very experienced retired employee who is highly respected and very knowledgeable aboutthe university. Mr. McCoy will clear and coordinate all responses to requests for informationrelative to the events of April 16, including those that originate from individuals or groups otherthan the Panel.
Most requests to you or your unit for information about the events of April 16 will come fromMr. McCoy, and you should respond fully to his requests. However, if you receive a requ€stfrom elsewhere, do not respond directly rather, forward the request to Mr. McCoy. You maycontact Mr. McCoy at [email protected] or 540-231-0066. There are to be no exceptions to thisprocess.
As you can well appreciate, there are a numb€r of federal and state laws, as well as other legal
considerations, associated with what information the university can provide and under whatcircumstances. Regrettably, we expect that there will also be individuals pretending to beassociated with the review who may attempt to get information from you. Mr. McCoy can ensure
that the university complies with applicable laws relative to the release of information and can
also veriff the identities of those making legitimate requests.
Finally, I want to advise you of three internal working groups that I have established to help us
determine what steps the university can take to lessen the risk of such tragedies in the future.
Interface between Counseling, Judicial Affairs, Academic Affairs, and the legal system.
Let me reiterate that Mr. McCoy will clear and coordinate all responses to requests forinformation relative to the events of April 16, including those that originate from these workinggroups, the Panel, or any other individuals or groups.
Further, let me also take this opportunity to remind you that:
All requests for information made under the Freedom of Information laws should be referred
immediately to University Legal Counsel: Kay Heidbreder, [email protected],23l-6293 .
As standard practice, all media requests for information should continue to be referred toUniversity Relations: Larry Hincker (Hincker@vt. edu,23l-5396) or Mark Owczarski(maaw czar @vt. edu, 23 1 - 5 223).
Most importantly, thank you for your assistance and support during these difficult times.
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From: Hincker, Larry
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:19 AM
To: McOoy, Lenwood
Cc: Flinchum, Wendell; Stith, Randall
Subject RE: June 20 interviews meeting at VA Tech
Lenwood,
Here's the rundown. Randy Stith will provide to you images of:
Campus aerialsAmbler Johnston DormNorris Hall Exterior including the second floor of the west wing. Randy, have photogs take pictures showingsecond floor windows.Loudspeakers - randy, you'll need to capture one of those also. I have no idea where they are.Photos of Harper Hall, exterior
The police will need to provide, if they are willing, images of :
Cho's roomThe Norris Hall classroom
We have no images of Cho.
I will send to you the floor plans of Norris. Please ensure w Mr Hyatt his approval. I don't think he'll have aproblem, but just in case, I'd clear that one. lndeed, my current plan is to provide to the media, if requested.
l'd recommend against images of the victims. We've memorialized them in several publications. I don't know ifwe have blanket permission to reproduce. I got permission from each family for our remembrance publications. I
don't plan on going back and asking again.
Larry HinckerAssociate Vice PresidentUniversity RelationsVirginia Tech314 Bunuss HallBlacksburg, VA 24061540 231 [email protected]
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From: McCoy, Lenwood [mailto: [email protected] u]Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 9:51 AMTo: [email protected] FW: June 20 interviews meeting at VA Tech
Larry see note from Phil Schaenman below.Please respond directly to Phil (with a copy to me) regarding photos for the final report. I've got a personal opinionabout some of the pictures, but l'll leave the university's response to you. Thanks.
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From: Schaenman, Phil Imailto:[email protected]]Sene Saturday, June 02, 2007 11:52 AMTo: McCoy, LenwoodCc: Stambaugh, Hollis; Gerald MassengillSubject: June 20 interviews meeting at VA Tech
Hi Lenwood,
For the meetings on security and messaging systems, two panel members, Dr. Davies and Dr. Depue will beattending.
For the police, two panel members, Dr. Depue and Col Massengill will attend.
lwill be at both.
We need two hours at least for the first meting and one and half hours for the second. Perhaps before and afterlunch... Dr. Depue will come the evening before and stay overnight. Dr. Davies and Col. Massengill probably willdrive.
Please arrange the specific times and places, and let us know. You know my llight schedute These are privatemeetings, not panel meetings and not open.
Photos-Thinking ahead, we need some photos for the final report. An aerial view to show the size of the campus,e)derior pictures of the dormitory and Nonis Hall, outdoor loudspeakers in place, a schematic of the relevantbuildings including where Cho lived, and at least schematics of the classrooms and dormitory room where theincidents took place. Pictures of the actual rooms or rooms the same size as the actual incident rooms would beuseful if not considered still sensitive to the parents. A picture of the windows from which students escaped fromthe outside would also be good.
Addf any other pictures you think useful.
We also should have a picture of Cho. Might use the one that has been in the media with the gun.
\Mat do you think about including or not including pictures of the deceased victims, which we have?
Lenwood- We will also be meeting at 3:45Pm on June 20 with Lynn Nystrom, Media Director, School ofEngineering in her office 225 Durham Hall, and possibly one or two others who were on the third floor at the timeof the shootings. I spoke to her by phone today and she is worth hearing. We received a letter from her that cc'edyou.
Phil
From: McCoy, Lenwood fmailto:[email protected]]Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 11:48 AMTor Schaenman, Phil
Cc: Hyatt, James; Blythe, Eru; Flinchum, Wendell; Stump, ShannonSubject: Meetings for June 20th
The meetings for June 20th are set:
1. Meeting with Exec VP Jim Hyatt and VP Erv Blythe will be at 10:15 in the President's BoardRoom, 210 Burruss Hall
2. Meeting with Chief Wendell Flinchum will be at 1:30 also in the President's Board Room,210 Burruss Hall
l'll send you detailed instructions later on how to find the building, parking, etc.
'&v,ry#.*From: Mccoy, LenwoodSent Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:21 AMTo: Hincker, LarrySubjecil RE: June 20 interviews meeting at VA Tech
Sounds good........|'m going to give you a call with some more "news."
From: Hincker, LarrySent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:19 AMTo: McCoy, LenwoodCc: Flinchurn, Wendell; SUth, RandallSubject: RE: June 20 interviews meeting at VA Tech
Lenwood,
Here's the rundown. Randy Stith will provide to you images of:
Camous aerialsAmbler Johnston DormNorris Hall Exterior including the second floor of the west wing. Randy, have photogs take pictures showingsecond floor windows.Loudspeakers - randy, you'll need to capture one of those also. I have no idea where they are.Photos of Harper Hall, exterior
The police will need to provide, if they are willing, images of :
Cho's roomThe Norris Hall classrooms
We have no images of Cho.
I will send to you the floor plans of Norris. Please ensure w Mr Hyatt his approval. I don't think he'll have aproblem, but just in case, l'd clear that one. Indeed, my current plan is to provide to the media, if requested.
6/st2007
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I'd recommend against images of the victims. We've memorialized them in several publications. I don't knoiv ifwe have blanket permission to reproduce. I got permission from each family for our remembrance publications. I
don't plan on going back and asking again.
Larry HinckerAssociate Vice PresidentUniversity RelationsVirginia Tech314 Burruss HallBlacksburg, VA 24061540 231 5396hincke(@v!.edu
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From: McCoy, Lenwood [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Monday, June 04,2007 9:51 AM
Larry see note from Phil Schaenman below.Please respond directly to Phil (with a copy to me) regarding photos for the final report. I've got a personal opinionabout some of the pictures, but l'll leave the university's response to you. Thanks.
From: Schaenman, Phil Imailto:[email protected]]Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 11:52 AMTo: McCoy, LenwoodCc Stambaugh, Hollis; Gerald MassengillSubject June 20 interviews meeting at VA Tech
Hi Lenwood,
For the meetings on security and messaging systems, two panel members, Dr. Davies and Dr. Depue will beattending.
For the police, two panel members, Dr. Depue and Col Massengill will attend.
I will be at both.
We need two hours at least for the first meting and one and half hours for the second. Perhaps before and afterlunch... Dr. Depue will come the evening before and stiay ovemight. Dr. Davies and Col. Massengill probably willdrive.
Please anange the specific times and places, and let us know. You know my flight schedule These are privatemeetings, not panel meetings and not open.
Photos-Thinking ahead, we need some photos for the final report. An aerial view to show the size of the campus,exterior pictures of the dormitory and Norris Hall, outdoor loudspeakers in place, a schematic of the relevantbuildings including where Cho lived, and at least schematics of the classrooms and dormitory room where theincidents took place. Pictures of the actual rooms or rooms the same size as the actual incident rooms would beuseful if not considered still sensitive to the parents. A picture of the windows from which students escaped fromthe outside would also be good.
Addf any other pictures you think useful.
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We also should have a picture of Cho. Might use the one that has been in the media with the gun.
What do you think about including or not including pictures of the deceased victims, which we have?
Phil
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From: Wilkes, Lisa
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 9:20 AM
To: McCoy, Lenwood
Cc: Hincker, Larry; O'Rourke, Kim
Subject: FW: Information for the Panel
Lenwood, PleaEe see my comments listed below. I hope this clarifies.
Thanks, Lisa
From: Mcf.oy, LenwoodSenb Wednesday, June 06,2007 11:34 AMTo: Wilkes, UsaSubject: Information for the Panel
Dr. Cohen, TriData staff person, called this morning. He and Dr. Marcus head up the subgroupfor reviewing the EMS response. He has a few questions and I need help to know how torespond...or who I should refer him to for answers. Here are the questions:
1. What components of our Emergency Plan were implemented during the emergency?(was there an Emergency Operations Center established, etc.) I've already told him that theBoard room was the central location where all decisions were made, but he still has a vision ofa "centef'where the lncident Commander would operate from. I'm not that familiar with thePlan but you probably know all the components he is talking about???? The lncidentCommander, the Chief of Police, was in the President's Board Room, as a member of thePresident's Policy Group afier the initial crisis. During the actual Norris activity, he remainedwith his unit. Along with the Chief of Police, Col Flaretty was also present for the briefings thatoccurred with the President's Policy Group. The President's Board Room really was theCenter of Operations with communications via cell phone, land line, e-mail, and web for thefirst 36 hours.
2. lf no EOC was opened, is there a spot on campus that would permit should a center? Forexample, does the Police Station provide space where an EOC could be located? OurEmergency Plan does specifu places on campus for EOCs. Please see page 11 of the plan.One of those listed is Burruss Hall, where the President convened the Policy Group on April16.
3, He understand the Policy Group made the decisions, but he would like to know how thedecisions (especially EMS and Police) got communicated to the proper people. I told him myunderstanding was that it was through the Resource Group, but he needs an explanation onhow that was handled. He is not as much interested in the PR announcements as he is in howemergency-related messages were conveyed to the proper individuals. Since the Chief ofPolice was a part of the President's Policy Group, he received his direction directly as part ofthe group. During the actual event, the established protocols for the EMS and Police werefollowed.
I have an email address and a phone # if you would like to talk with him. He implied he would
6t7t2007
4:00 p.m. Thursday, October 11Policy Group MeetingLocation: President's Board Room
From:Sent:To:Gc:Subject:
lmportance:
FYI
Hyatt, JamesFriday, October 05, 2007 10:1 3 AMMcCoy, HeidiStump, ShannonFW: Worksheetfor Ranking Recommendations - RESPONSE NEEDED OCTOBER 11
High
ORICINALFrom: O'Rourke, Kim
Sent: Friday, October 05,2007 10:00 AM
To: Benson, Richard; 'Gerhardt Schurig'; Hitchingham, Eileen; Davis, Jack; O , ---l ,s.,,y, InlKe; Chang, LaY
Subject WorKheet for Ranking Recommendations - RESPONSE NEEDED OCTOBER 11
Impotancet High
TO: Members of the Policy Group and/or Academic Council
A packet of materials was distributed at yesterday's Academic Council meeting consisting of the W Actionplin (Open Session), which included a summary of all recommendations from the Virginia Tech Review Panel
Repoit and the three intemal review reports. These recommendations were grouped by category; the
categories are refened to as "Action ltems." (NOTE: The packet of materials is being sent to those Policy
Group members who are not on Academic Council.)
INSTRUCTIONS: Please review all of the recommendations and then complete the simple worksheet that is
attached. For each recommendation, you are asked to check ONE box either Priority One, Priority Two, or
lower priority. The recommendations are listed on the worksheet in exactly the same order as they appear in
your packet"of materials. The recommendation numbers on the worksheet correspond to the "source location'
numbers in your packet of materials.
lf you p a member of the Policy Group, please brlng your completed worksheet to the next meeting'wtrlctr witl occur on Thursay, October 11, at 4:00 p.m. in the President's Board Room'
lf you ryla member of the Policy Group, please sond your completed worksheet to Jeb Stewart
leiectr6-nlcatly or hard copy) so that he receives it by the morning of October 11. Jeb has agreed toserve as Project Coordinator for this review process'
Jeb's contact information is:1700 Kraft Drive, Suite 2000Mail Code 0169231-2134 or [email protected]
NOTE: lf you did not attend aRd did not send a substitute, your packet is being sent to you.
I
lf vou attended the Academic council meeting in place of someone, please pass the packet of materials on to
thit oerson so he/she can complete the worksheet'
lf you have any questions about the worksheet, please contact me. Your input to this process is very
important. Think you for your prompt response and cooperation'
Kim
Priority RankingWorksheet-oso...
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From: McCoy, Lenwood
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:36 AM
To: Hyatt, James
Subject: RE: Information for Tri-Data (the company supporting the W Review Panel)
Thanks, Jim, l'll be talking to him today and l'll explain where we are in the process. l'll also get the info from Judyon the text messaging system. l'll copy you on everything so you will know what l've shared with them.
Keep both hands on the wheel!!!!!
From: Hyatt, JamesSent: Wed 512312007 5:15 AM
To: Mdoy, LenwoodCc: Mdoy, Heidi; Steger, Charles; McNamee, MarkSubject: RE: Information for Tri-Data (the company supporting the W Review Panel)
LenwoodAs a follow-up to our conversation while I am the lead administrator on security initiatives the subject matter experts on itema and b of Phil's inquiry are Judy Lilly and Larry Hinker. On item c it. Is probably Jim McCoy.
If Phil is inteested in an overview of immediate steps and actions we are considering then I can certainly provide a briefingon these topics.
Jim
James A. Hyatt
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
---Original Message-----
Frorn: McCoy, Lenwood
Sent: Tuesday, May 22,2007 03:56 PM Eastem Standard Time
To: Hyaft, James
Cc: Wilkes, Lisa
Subject: Information for Tri-Data (the company supporting the VT Review Panel)
I have a request from Phil Schaenman at Tri-Data to identi! for them the person(s) who can provide them information about
the university's plans regarding:
a. technology for getting emergency messages out to the university community.
b. content ofmessages and the wording used to ensure the appropriate response,
c. building/classroom security.
As you know, the university gave presentations yesterday about the systems that were in place prior to April 16, and we
mentioned that we were working on making improvements. Phil would like to speak with the person who knows about our
future plans. I assume that is you. If I have assumed incorrectly, please let me know who I should contact.
< lal la^Al
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Phil can be reached at (703) 35t-8300.
Thanks for your help.....and please confirm when contact has been made.
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From:Sent:To:Cc:Subject:
Schaenman, Phil [[email protected], May 22,2007 12'.OS PMMcCoy, LenwoodGerald MassengillRE: Input for the Governor's Review Panel
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Hi Lenwood,
Thrnlc r., -ne<in.r fhis i.lca ;l on.r l-lere is an inif ial resDor - ^t- t^'r rhg---r- l>c Lv Pa-rchain to Dean Stephenson. ,
As we understand it/ in Virginia, aIi }egal gun purchases are nade after a forn isout by the intended purchaser who is given the forn by the gun dealer. The form issent electronically to the police who check the intended purchaser against over l-0and federal data bases to see if he viofates any of the ruLes barring purchase. Sopolice do review the purchase.
W,
Howeverf there is no central regiscry of who has guns, and the campus police cannot tap adata base to run a llst of students against gun purchases, nor are they informed of thegun purchase by a student any more than your local police would if you were buy a gun(they don't ) .
Even if the campus police knew the students who owned guns, or a new purchase was made, solong as they do not carry them on campus there would be nothing they could do under thecurrent l-aws unl-ess thev were used to pose a threat.
So, the suggestion would require changing the law. 1r will be passed on to the pane].Thank Dean Stephenson for taking the time to write.
For your accion, per our discuss.on. Bil-I is a retired College of Enqineering Dean h-re atTech. Let me know if you need more information about him.
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Lenwood: Dr. Steger meant to send this to you.Kin
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Fron: Bil-I Stephenson lmailto: freqyGvt. edu]Sent: Tuesdayf May 22, 200'7 10:44 AMT^. ct- 6.rar Ch:rlaeSubject: Input for the Governor's Review Panef
I do not know how to send this suggestion to the Governorrs Review Panel'Can you please route it to the appropriate Person. Here is my idea.I believe gun dealers should be required to subrnit information on aLIcentral police data base. The information would include the name andnrrrahrear ah.l 1-ha i f am< nrrrr-ha<ad
Po]ice departments, inctuding the Virgrnia Tech police' would have access toand be expected to check it on a regular basis.Had the data base existed when the Tech gunman made his purchase, Tech police would havespotted the purchase by a student residing on campus.Approprj-ate action could then have been taken.Best wishes. Bill Stephenson.
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From: McCoy, Jim
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:55 PM
To: McCoy, Lenwood
Subject: RE: Information for Review Panel
Lenwood, as we discussed, there are no campus building modifications ongoing at this time that are solelyresponsive to the events of 4116107. Over the past month, Facilities has focused their resources on thereconstruction of multiple interior spaces within Norris Hall. That work is now nearing completion and futureFacilities activities are contingent upon the recommendations of the Security Infrastructure Committee.
This commitiee, comprised of various university personnel and outside security consultants, met for the secondtime on 5122107. In addition to these meetings, Mr. Hyatt, the Committee Chair, has visited the campuses of theUniversity of Maryland, UC Berkeley and a private Biotechnology firm in the San Francisco area (Heidi can giveyou the exact name) to learn about their security measures and assess which ones may be appropriate forconsideration by W. Additional site visits are planned for the coming weeks. At this early stage of the process,the committee is focusing on gathering information about the "best practices" of similar institutions. While nospecific modifications have been identified for implementiation, everything is on the table for consideration andthe group is committed to conduct a thorough review of the all possibilities before reporting it's recommendationssometime in August.
im
From: McCoy, Lenwood lmailto:mccoy@vt,edu]Sent: Wednesday, May 23,2007 11:21 AMTo: [email protected] Information for Review Panel
Jim, the Panel has asked for information about our planned security improvements. That would like moreinformation on building/classroom security, locks, etc, Are we ready to share our plans with them? Jim Hyatt toldme to contact you as you would be the best person to provide that information to the Panel.
Send me the info and l'll pass it along.
Thanks.
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Judy Lilly [email protected], May 23, 2007 3:18 PMMcCoy, LenwoodFwd: To DDDH: Message from Dr. Steger: Internal Review of April 16, 2007 Events
Deans, Directors, Department Heads
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Internal Review of April L6, 200? Events
>Let me know if f can provide other information,
>Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 17:08:50 -0400>From: "Sanders, Kathy" <sandersk@vt. edu>>Subject: To DDDH: Message from Dr. Steger: fnternal Review of April 1-6,> 2Q01 Events>Cc: "Smith, Sandra" <s snith0 exchange . vt . edu>>Thrp^.l--.r\i r-. Tn nnnH: Mpssaoo from f)r. Sfadar. *^fArnA' pcrrieW Ofrvyf v ! r v
)From: President of Vj-rginia Tech>Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 5:07 PM
>MEMORANDUM
>TO:
>FROM:
>DATE:
>SUBJECT:
>Recent weeks have been devoted to providing support to those families>who Iost Loved ones and chose who were injured during the tragedy of>April 16th. We have also focused considerabfe effort on preparing the>University Community for Cornmencement on May 11th and 12th'
>Now we must afso give attention to examining what occurred and sharinq>what we learn with others so that we can do what is possible to avoid>such incidents in the future. My purpose in wricing is to adv.ise you>as to what is already underway, as well as what wil-l be initj-ated to>insure a compfete and thorough review.
>As outl,ined j-n our Energency Response Pl,an, two groups have been>operating. The first is the Emergency Policy Group. It was convened>as soon as we were noti-fied of the incident in Ambler Johnston Hall-.>It continues to meet on almost a daily basis to consider policy)questions from tuition refunds to support for fanifies, etc.
>The second is the Emergency Response Resources Group. This group
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>provides support for emergency operations, addresses the safety and>welf ar:e of students, employees, and vj-sitors and assures, as best>",ossible, the continuity and timely resumption of university operations>It, too, continues to neet on a regular basis,
>The fol-l-owing reports are being generated:
>As is outfined in our p.Ian, two Incident Review Reports are being>prepared. One for the events in Ambler Johnston Hall- and one for the>events in Norris HalI. Mr. Hyatt is coordinating the preparation of>these documents. Each of these reports examines how the university>responded to the events and what Lessons can be learned for the future.
>The Corunissions establi-shed by President Bush and Governor Kaine wiIl>consider many of these issues from a State and National policy>perspective. Certainly we recognize that there are many other aspects>of university policies, operations and infrastructure, which must be>examined carefull-y. As we refl-ect on the ]-essons of the Morva>incident, there was a substantiaf amount of misinformation in>circulation. This misinformation resul-ted in emergency evacuation of>buildings that could have placed people in harm's way. Our efforts>wilI focus on ninimizing panic while rapidly providing accurate>information to the universitv communitv.
>As a result, we have established the followj-ng working groups who will>exanine these issues from the perspectj-ve of the university. The>purpose is to look at strengths and weaknesses of our existing>systems / infrast ructure and how they may be improved or augmented to>address emersencv situations that miqht arise in the future.
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this effort would be much appreciated.
Vr-si-torsCounci I
Tel ecomrnunicacions Infrastructure (Erv Blythe, Chair)Interface between Counselinq Services, Academic Affairs,
>Judic-j.aI Affairs and the LegaI System (Jerry Nil-es, Chair)>3. Ser:r:ri f v Tnfras1-rrr-j-rra' qi renc. tai lnrpd rrarha l moqca.tinn. and>automated locking of building or zones within buildings, etc. (James>Hyatt, Chair )
>Where appropriate, the university wilI retain the assistance of experLS>to assist in carrying out the review and recommendations .
>These three working groups wilI begin no later than Tuesday, May 15,>and provide preliminary reports no IaEer than August 15th, prior to the>beqinning of school . It is our hope to l-earn about the strengths and>areas for improvement of our existing systems. From this, we can take>steps to make our campus safer in the future,
Matth.ew Johnson, Captain, Virginia Tech Rescue SquadColin Whitmore, Lieutenant, Virginia Tech Rescue Squad
Hospital Presentation:Dauid Linhous, RN, BSN, MS Ed. Director of Staff Development and EmergencyManagement, Montgomery Regional Hospital
Michael Hirr, RN, BS, Director of Emergency Department,Montgomery Regional Hospital
Public Comments
Adjourn
Note: This meeting is open for media coverage, but the panel will not be taking questions whilein session. Media Logistics at Virginia Tech in advance of May 21:Larry Hincker or Mark Owczarski (540) 231-5396
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Hincker, LarryTuesday, MaY 22,2007 7"22 AM
Nystrom, Lynn; McCoY, LenwoodRE: Position as Liaison
Lynn
Per our discussion, here is contact information for the Review PaneL
Virqinia Tech Review Panel-Col . GeraId Massengill, Chaj-rP. O. Box 1233?Arfington, VA 22219-2337
Wendefl's mail code: 0523
Steger's Mail code: 0131
Hyatt,s Maif Code: 0148 (.]im is constructing the timeline and I was in the meeting when
Ei N recounted the same concern you have' )
Thanks much for your help and understandlng'
LarrY
-----Original- Mes sage-----Erom: Lynn Nystrom lmailto: tansyGv! ' edu]Sent: Monday, MaY 2I, 2007 5:35 AM
To: McCoY' LenwoodCc: hinckerGvt . eduSubject: RE: Position as Liaison
Dear Lenwood:
I thought about your email- a lot over the weekend'
Since I was in Norris HalI that day, I have sone viewpoints about how
ir *y tot. as Director of News, t have been very careful abotrt what IBut in my "citizen"ro1e, I have some concerns that Inight be ilRportant consj-derations
I truly thought this woul-d be abl-e toit sounds ]ike it cannot' and an emailrnagnitude. I arn copying Larry on this
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>Dear Linwood:
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>I received the email that said you would now be serving as the>University's liaison with the Investigative PaneL.
>M\r .irocti o- rq. wi- I rhew or an\/onF he infprrriawinc fhosp of uS who>were in Norris Hal-f on April 16?
>If not, how can one make certain concerns known?
>Thank you. Sorry you had to come out of retirement for this job.
>Best, Lynn
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I thought about your email a lot over the weekend.
Since I was in Norris HaIl that day, I have some vj-ewpoints about how things were hand.l-ed.In my role as Director of News, I have been very careful about what I have said publicly.But in my "citizen"role, I have some concerns that I would Iike to express ro the panel because I think theyrr i .:hf he i mno-j- arr rrons i deret i ons in env f uture incidentS .
I truly thought this would be able to be done in privace discussion with the panel. Butit sounds fike it cannot, and an email doesn'L seem adequate in a situation of thismagnicude, I am copying Larry on this because he and I have spoken abour some of myconcerns,
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Best, Lynn
>At this time, the only interviews that are being scheduLed for next>week are with the police, rescue squads, and hospitals.
>There are two ways you can have input to the Review Panel:
>1 - Annear at f hp ntthlic hFarinct on Monrl:.' :r- Tha Tnn 'r'\6re wif f be a>time for comments beginning around 2:30 p.rn.
>2, Go to the Panelrs website and send in vour conment. The link is>hrtp: / /www, vtreviewpanel. orq/
>FeeI free to use either (or both) of these access points to ensure your>comments are heard by the Review Pane1.
>Lenwood
>-----Ari ni nr'l Maccr
>From: Lynn Nystrom Inailto: tansyGvt. edul)Sent: Thursday, May 17, 20Ol 3:52 PM>To: Mccoy, Lenwood>Subt ect: Position as Liaison
>Dear Linwood:
>I received the email that said you would now be servJ-ng as the> 'ni rra-ei -\/r< -'^i<.\n wi -h fhe Tnvesfioative PaneI.
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>If not, how can one make certain concerns known?
>Thank you. Sorry you had to come out of retirement for this job.
>Best, Lynn
>Lynn Nystrom>Director of News and External Relations College of Engineering>225 Durham Ha11>Virginia Tech>Blacksburg , Va. 2406I>Phone: 54 0-231-4 3? L Fax:
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McCoy, Lenwood
From: Walt Wierwiile [[email protected]]Sent: Monday, May21,2007 3:11pMTo: McCoy, Lenwood
Subiect Suggestion related to Noris Hall
Mr. McCoy,
I have a suggestion that I believe should be considered in regard to Norris Hall. It is one that mightwork well, considering the recent tragedy there.
I believe the building should be retained and should continue to be used for its normal purposes, that is,tgaching classrooms, faculty offtces, and administrative functions. I personally have tauglit classes inthat building. I found the classrooms to be clean, well designed, and containing good auiio-uisuutequipment.
However, I also believe that Norris Hall should be used for research on academic security. I am not anexpert in these matters, but there seem to be several obvious countermeasures that could be instituted.These countermeasures could be tried in Nonis Hall and if found effective used elsewhere.
Examples of approaches that I think could be tried would include the following:
1' Use of interior doors with sandwiched armor that would stop gunshots. possible use of walls facinghallways that are similarly armored.
2' Use of video surveillance of all classrooms during class hours, including alarm panels for the facultyand students to use.
3' Emergency second exits for all classrooms and offices, so that there is no way of trapping occupants.
4' Entrance and exit doors to the building that cannot be chained shut from either the inside or outside.
5. Possible metal monitors at the exterior doors.
Security measures should be tested in mock situations. There will of course be tradeoffs befweenpersonal freedoms and security. As of today, however, it is clear that lack of security in the future willonly lead to more of the same types tagediis, either here at virgin; iech or elsewhere.
lT t*: the19-are many other possible remedies to help prevent a repeat of the tragedy that occurred.These should be considered using a.systems approach. i can think of no *or. fitting use of the buildingthan to make it a model for preventing- a tepeatiituation. And in addition, the appro-acher a.""rop"acould then be copied campus wide and elsewhere.
I believe that a memorial placed outside the building.w-ould be the most appropriate way of honoringthose w-ho were victims, along with the use of the biitamg for its nor-uiiitrposes, as well as theresearch on countermeasures as I have suggested.
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It is unfortunate that our society requires such stringent measures, however, I do not believe that future
threats can be ignored. Therefore, I believe it is important to begin work on improved security forbuildings like Norris Hall, and that work might as well beginwith Nonis Hall.
I am therefore requestiag that you forward this memo to the appropriate group of individuals who willhave responsibility for deciding what should be done with that building. It does not matter who makes
the suggestion; it only matters that the suggestion gets made and is considered.
Thank you.Walter W. WierwillePaul T. Norton Professor EmeritusAs soc i ate
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Evans, Susan
From: Owczarski, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:26 AM
To: Sparks, Rick; Brown, Tom; Stone, Shirley; Falls, Debbie; Lowe, Kimberly; Whitenack, Judy
Cc: Hincker, Larry; Evans, Susan
Subject: FW: Media Reportfor July 10,2007
Folks-
In case you missed some of the covemge related to orientation yesterday.
Can thank you all enough for working through the media rush yesterday. I hope and pray the next 1 1 sessions are a bit morenormal for you all.
Mark
Susan-for our orientation file. Thanks.
From: VT NewsSent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:03 AMTo! VT NewsSubject Media Report for July 10, 2007
Welcome to the Virginia Tech Media Report.
Produced by the Office of University Relations, the Media Report provides an awareness of media coverage aboutVirginia Tech, higher education issues, and notable developments in the state and nation. If you experience problemsaccessing articles, please copy and paste the URLs into your browser.
TrMES-DTSPATCH (RTCHMOND)Out of the Darkness: Va. colleges can't expel suicidal studentsWhen it comes to colleges and suicide, Virginia made news this spring in two very different ways. In March, the state
became the first to pass a law prohibiting colleges from kicking suicidal students off campus. In April, an obviouslysuicidal Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and himself at Virginia Tech in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story:l 28 1 28&ran:l 7892 I
New year signaled at TechDuring orientation, freshmen ask about classes, not tagedy
WDBJ-TV CHANNEL 7 (CBS)Tech freshmen are getting a jump on college life this summerThe Virginia Tech Hokies don't open practice until next month, but already the freshman class for this fall is on campusand enrolled in classes.http://www.wdbj 7.com/Globalistory.asp?S:6765469
WSLS-TV CHANI\IEL 10 (NBC)Cramped DormsWith so many incoming freshman and returning students, the dorms at Virginia Tech are over booked.http ://www.wsls. com/servleVS atellite?pagename-WSlS%2FMGAnicle%o
wsET-TV CHANNEL 13 (ABC)Freshman Orientation Begins At Virginia TechIt's one of the biggest freshman classes to enter Virginia Tech. Beginning today and continuing for the next few weeks,more than 52-hundred incoming students will be on campus.http : //www.wset. com/news/stories/0707l43 7967.html
ASSOCIATED PRESSThousands sign up for Va. Tech alertsMore than 4,300 students and employees at Virginia Tech have signed up for a new emergency alert system, severalmonths after a student gunman killed 32 people and himself on campus.
[Reported in multiple media]http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/nation/story/3656150p-l30l4475c.html
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Handling information requests-President's memo--URGENT Page I of3
McCoy, Lenwood
From: McCoY, Lenwood
Sent: Tuesday, MaY 22,2007 9:59 AM
To: Hikes, Zenobia
Subject: RE: Handling information requests-President's memo-URGENT
First let me compliment you on your excellent presentation to the Panel yesterday' You had a wonderful story to
tell, and you told it suPerblY
I believe the best way to ensure authenticate requests is for me to confirm all email requests with a personal
phone call. Further, the person providing the information should deliver the requested materials to me in person. I
fietieve ttrese additional'steps *itt ensur! that the proper channels are f,ollowed when providing information to the
Panel and others.
Call me at 231-0066 if I you have questions.
Thanks.
From: Hikes, ZenobiaSenB Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:58 AM
To: Mc€oy, LenwoodSubject FW : Ha ndling information requests-Presidenf s memo-URGENT
Hello Lenwood
One of the members of my team has posed the following guestion as to how they authenticate that the
information is being requested from you. ls there a safety ieature to ensure someone is not impersonating you?
Thanks-ZLH
From: Angert, Ron
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 12:03 AM
To: Hikes, ZenobiaSu bject RE : Hand ling information requests-Presidenf s memo-URGENT
Dr. Hikes,
I have a question about how we authenticate that a call or inquiry is actually from Mr. McQoy.
In other words, how easy would it be for someone to impersonate him? Should we not have some
protocol regarding requests from him?
Ron
From: dsa-staff Discussion List on behalf of Hikes, Zenobia
Subject Handling information requests-Presidents memo-URGENT
Dear All-
You have recently received the following memorandum from President
Steger regarding information requests surrounding the events of4116.
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Handling information requests-President's memo--URGENT
In his memo, the hesident uses the following language: "Most requeststo you or your unit for information about the events of April l6 willcome from Mr. McCoy, and you should respond fully to his requests.
However, ifyou receive a request from elsewhere, do not respond
directly; rather, forward the request to Mr. McCoy. You may contact IvIr.
McCoy at [email protected] or 540-231-0066. There are to be no exceptions tothis process."
I would like to reiterate that this is the protocol that will be used
for the entire Division without exception. It is vital that we as a
team recognize the serious nature of handling these requests
appropriately. When requests are received, the appropriate supervisorshould be contacted immediately and I should personally be notified that
a request has been made.
Thank you in advance for your complete cooperation.*ZlH
---Original Message-----From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Thursday, May 17,200'7 3:37 PMTo: Multiple recipientsSubject: Policy Memorandum from President Charles Steger
Presidential Policy Memorandum No. 241
TO: All Virginia Tech Employees
FROM: Charles W. Steger
DATE: May 16,2007
SUBJECT: Handling Information Requests About Events of April 16,2007
Approved by the President: May 16,2001Effective Date: ImmediatelyExpiration Date: Indefinite - to be determined
As you know, Governor Kaine has appointed an independent Virginia TechReview Panel ("the Massengill Panel") to review the events of April 16
and the surrounding circumstances. The Panel has retained the assistance
of a private consulting company, TriData Corporation, in conducting thereview.
As I stated in my comments to the Panel last week in Richmond, the
university will provide all information requested to assure a
comprehensive review. To accomplish this, your assistance is needed.
In order to ensure an orderly and complete response to requests forinformation from the Panel, I have appointed Lenwood McCoy to serve as
the university's liaison with the Panel. Mr. McCoy is a very experiencedretired employee who is highly respected and very knowledgeable abouttle university. Mr. McCoy will clear and coordinate all responses torequests for information relative to the events of April 16, includingthose that originate from individuals or groups other than the Panel.
Most requests to you or your unit for information about the events ofApril 16 will come from Mr. McCoy, and you should respond fully to hisrequests. However, ifyou receive a request from elsewhere, do notrespond directly; rather, forward the request to Mr. McCoy. You maycontact Mr. Mccoy at [email protected] or 540-231-0066. There are to be noexceptions to this process.
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Hardting information requests-President's memo--URGENT
As you can well appreciate, there are a number of federal and stateIaws, as well as other legal considerations, associated with whatinformation the university can provide and under what circumstances.
Regrettably, we expect that there will also be individuals pretending to
be associated with the review who may attempt to get information fromyou. Mr. McCoy can ensure ttrat the university complies with applicablelaws relative to the release of information and can also veri& theidentities of those making legitimate requests.
Finally, I want to advise you of three intemal working groups that Ihave established to help us determine what steps the university can taketo lessen the risk ofsuch tragedies in the future. They are:
Let me reiterate that Mr. McCoy will clear and coordinate all responsesto requests for information relative to the events of April 16,
including those that originate from these working groups, the Panel, orany other individuals or groups.
Further, let me also take this opportunity to remind you that:
All requests for information made under the Freedom of Information lawsshould be refened immediately to University Legal Counsel: KayHeidbreder, [email protected], 23 | -6293.
As standard practice, all media requests for information should continueto be referred to University Relations: Larry Hincker ([email protected],23 l- 539 6) or Mark Owczarski (maowczar@vt. edo, 23 1 -5223).
Most importantly, thank you for your assistance and support during thesedifficult times.
i am arrrira ahmed (waleed's wife) i recievedlouf email about thc information for€ceiving funds from &e
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University Response to Complaint from Security on Campus, Inc.
RE: Campus notification on APril 16
The Cleary Act requires timely wamings €ls soon as pertinent information is available.
The act does not define timely. Wamings were issued to residents in the dormitories in
which the murders took place. Campus and town police secured the building. A person
of interest was taken into custody within an hour. Upon discovery that this person may
not have been the shooter, the university issued a statement at9:26 a.m.
Mccoy, Lenwood
From: Steger, Charles
Sent: Thursday, May 17,2007 5:26 PM
To: McCoy, Lenwood
Subject: FW May 21 request
Lenwood, this seems like a decision for the Panel not VT,
---Original Message----From: Christina Nuckols Imailto:[email protected]]Sent: Thursday,May 17,2007 5:11 PM
To: Steger, CharlesCc: Owczarski, MarkSubject May 21 request
President Charles StegerVirginia Tech
President Steger:
May 17,2007
The Virginian-Pilot respectfully requests that the May 21 tour of West Ambler Johnston Halland Norris Hall for members of the Independent Virginia Tech Incident Review Panel be opento the public.
The Pilot intends to have a reporter present to cover the panel's meeting and to publish reportsabout its work.
State law is based on a presumption that government bodies will be accessible to the public.There has been a justifiably high degree of interest in the panel's review of the fatal shootingsat Virginia Tech. An open process will increase public confidence that the review has been fairand just.
Thank you for your consideration.5016.
Sincerely,
Christina NuckolsThe Virginian-Pilot
lf you have any questions you may contact me at 804-221-
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To: Smith, PatriciaSubject Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund
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Smith, Patricia
Smith, Patricia
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Amira,
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Smith, Patricia
From: Sanders, KathY
Sent: Wednesday, October 31 ,2007 8:41 AM
To: 'Amira Farid'
Subject: RE: Hokie Spirit Memorial Funds
Wonderful, thank You.
Kathy
From : Amira Farid [mailto:am iraamff@yahoo'com]SenH TuesdaY, October 30,2007 5:51 PM
To: Sanders, KathY
Subject: Hokie Spirit Memorial Funds
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She might have to send you the text in a Word document, which should support the fonts. I'm not sure what your system seftangs
are, so l'm not sure where the text is getting corrupted --from her computer or on your system.
I'll be out this afternoon, so if you get the text, please forward it to Debbie Warren (copied above) so she can get it started for you.
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From: Smith, Patricia
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To: 'Camille Biros'
Subject: Transmittal Form for Shaalan
Camille,
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Charoensiri, KanittaSunday, June 17, 2007 5:47 PMMcCoy, LenwoodRE: Meeting with W Review Panel Team
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02:05 PM Eastern Standard TimeKanittaPanel Team
Here is a note from Holl-1s Stambaugh, a staff person at TriDataCorporation, consultants to the VT Revi-ew Panel-. Hol-l-is and some of thepanel- mernbers wil-l be here in Blacksburg on Monday and Tuesday and wouldlike to talk with doctors who had contact with Cho. Listed below are thedoctors they would like to interview.
Chris, since you have the most, could you check and see if all- or some ofthe doctors are avail-able, and if they are, coul-d they meet at 4:00 onMonday or one of the tj-mes listed for Tuesday.
Kanita, couLd you please determine if Dr. Hippeard is avail-able during onthe ti-me sl-ots on Tuesdav?
After hofh of vott rcqnnnd- Tr'l l .tet back in touch with Hollis and confirmJvg!vvt,v..9'3JtY\
the actual ti-mes for the interviews. Chris, my assumption is that thedoctors could use a group interview unless that is prohibited under somel-aw or regulation.
Thanks for checking on this for me on such short notice. I think themeetinq in Northern Virqinia has invisorated the panel.
From: Stambaugh, HoIl-rs Imailto:HStambaughGsysplan.com]Sent: Eri 6/15/200'7 L2:29 PM
To: McCoy, LenwoodCc: Bela Sood; Diane Strickl-and; Schaenman, Phil; GeraId MassengillSubject: RE: Hokie Fund Rep
Lenwood,
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There are severaL doctors of partlcul-ar j-nterest:At Thomas Cook Counseling Center--M. Smith- -C . Bet zel---S. Lynch
At Schiffert Health Center--Dr. Scott Hippeard
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health records we received, basically, there were no records, other thanthe dates of encounter and the name of the practitioner, which I listed:hnrra rl nrr'l rl rrnrr rr'l oiea I at !rc L.n,,^., ,,L.,.)ctrJ\.',vg r v\J\.lI\J J !/La P-j.9qos JsL Lro ,.lrrVW Wf f y i
Available times woul-d be 4:00 or 5:00 or later...on Mondav or Tuesdav at8:00,9:00, noon; or 3:30
Now that you are at the office (hopefully) .....do you have the names of themedical doctors you would like to meet with next week? Suggested days andtimes?????
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Smith, Patricia
From: Smith. Patricia
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:41 PM
To: Sanders, Kathy
Subiect FYI-Mary Read Claim
Mrs. Read, the biological mother, called this afternoon. She is living in New Jersey and the father in NorthemVirginia. I explained that both she and her ex-husband could sign separate claim forms, BUT both claim formshad to contain the same information. She wanted to know if she had to talk to her ex-husband about the optionsto be selected on the claim form. My only answer was that if they submitted separate claim forms, the informationmust be identical. She said she did not have the birth certificate or death certificate. I told her that only oneparent had to submit the documentation" She was okay with that.
Subject: FW: Assistance filling out Final Protocol Claim Form
Kathy,
I spoke with Mr. Read and walked him through the cl.aim form. He and Yon Son will be submitting separate
ctaims. He is aware they must be identical forms. Mr. Read will be providing a copy of the Pi[!cejlfi-catg. They
will be choosing Option 2. I requested that he complete the "othe/' section indicating the $109000 for the
scholarship in iltary's name. I provided him with the account number. The remainder of $80,000 is going to.Yon
Son. fyf r. Read's cjaim form witl not have the bank information. Yon Son will be submitting her claim form with the
same information plus the bank inicrmation and a voided check. I told him we would call if there was a problem.
He is a little concerned since Yon Son is in NJ and he is in VA.
I thought you might like to know that he said he knows he and his wife have been critical about VTsaOmin'istrition in-the press, but he said everyone else has been more than helpful. He said he was very
Subject: Assistance filling out Final Protocol Claim Form
Kathy,
This is Peter Read, Mary Read's father. I just called your office and left you a voicemail.
I spoke with Mary's mother (my ex-wife) Yon Son last night, and we agreed to file a claim for Option 2,
wlitr ttre fully endowed scholarship in Mary's name and the remainder of the cash payout going to Yon
Son. She iniicated she has spoken to you already about getting the form filled out. Given that we have
agreed on the option we will file for, I would just like you to walk me through filling out the form
pioperly to reflect that agreement. Also, we will need guidance on the me_chanics of how we must do
ihe notarized signatures given that Yon Son and I live in separate states (VA and NJ) and will not be
collocated while completing the form.
Thanks for you time, and I hope we can get assistance quickly even though it is on the verge oflaborDay weekend. My work number is below, and my cell number is (703) 615-517 6 if you are unable to
reach me at work.
Regards,
PETER D. READSenior Analyst, CENTRA Technology, lnc.Office of Analytic lntegrity and Standards,Deputy Director of National lntelligence for Analysis (ADDNI/AlS)
Af f :r-hecl nlease find: dcqcrini-ior1 Of the Mental Health NeedS ASSeSSmentvreqsv
Survey that 1s part of a research project funded by the JED Foundation. TheCo-PIs are Russell- T. Jones, of the VT Psychology Department and Michael-Hrrcrhcs .)f f he VT Sor-i nl ocv Den^ rf ment .
If you have any questions about the project, please direct them to me or toPrrqqal LTnncq lrtinnoqfdrrt odrr\
Best wishes,
Mike Hughes
Michael HughesProfessor of SociologyMail Code 0137Virginia TechBlacksburg, vA 24060
email: mdhGvt.eduOf f ice:. 540-231-896'lTo leave a messase: 540-231-6878
Third, using the Virginia Tech shootings as a critical case study, we will prepare a manual ofguidelines for college administrators throughout the country to address mental health needs in thewake of campus mass trauma situations. The manual of guidelines will enumerate critical lessonsleamed from Virginia Tech and other school mass trauma situations and would provide concreterecommendations for practical actions on the part ofthe school administration.
Fourth, we will increase awareness of the above work in the larger mental health community bypreparing a series of scientific papers for publication. The papers will describe the results of thesurveys regarding pattems and predictors of the onset and speed ofrecovery of trauma-relatedmental illness, pattems and correlates ofbarriers to seeking treatment for these disorders, andlessons leamed from interventions designed to reduce these baniers to treatment. These resultswill add irnportantly to a growing body ofevidence about risk factors for stress-related mentaldisorders among college students and would help create reliable risk assessment models thatcould be used by school administrators to predict individual-level risk for adverse mental healthevents from baseline assessments, pinpoint high-risk students for preventive intervention,evaluate the effectiveness of such interventions, and disseminate information about best practicesinterventions to colleges throughout the country.
An invitation to participate in the survey and a link to the survey instrument will be sent by emailto all potential respondents by the Virginia Tech Survey Research Center. Material sent topotential respondents will emphasize that participation is voluntary and that respondents maywithdraw at any time. Information about mental health refenal sources will be included both inthe cover letter and in the closing section ofthe survey. The survey will include measures ofexposure to potentially haumatic events, standard screening scales for PTSD and the otheranxiety, mood, and impulse-control disorders that typically are found to occur in the wake ofdisasters involving interpersonal violence, and indicaton of use of psychological counselingservices.
In addition to this online survey, a subset of student (not faculty or staff) respondents will berecruited for a telephone interview to validate the diagnostic measures in the survey. Thistelephone interview will use the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders(SCID), an established validation instrument.
Our project includes a number of extemal collaborators who have worked with ProfessorsHughes and Jones in the past. One is Ronald Kessler, Professor of Health Care Policy at HawardMedical School (HMS). Kessler directs one of the major psychiatric epidemiology and servicesresearch programs in the world and has considerable experience coordinating large needs
assessment surveys, most notably the World Health Organization's World Mental Health SurveyInitiative and the NIMH Hurricane Katrina needs assessment surveys. Professor Hughes hasworked with Kessler on various projects for over fifteen years. Professor Jones has collaboratedwith Kessler for the past two years in the implementation of mental health needs assessmentsurveys zrmong victims of Hunicane Katrina.
The project would also include tfuee key collaborators from the SAMHSA National Center forChild Traumatic Stress (NCCTS): Center Co-Directors John Fairbank and Robert Pynoos andAssociate Director Alan Steinberg. Fairbanks is an Associate Professor of Medical Psychology inthe Departnent ofPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center.Pynoos is a Professor of Psychiatry and the Director of the Trauma Psychiatry Service at UCLA.Steinberg is on the faculty at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, where he directsthe development of a disaster research training curriculum under a grant from the NIMH.
Mentrl Ilealth Needs Assessment in the Aftermath of the April 16 Evena at Virglnia Tech
Co-Principal Investigators:
Michael HughesDepartment of SociologyVirginia Tech
Russell T. JonesDepartment of PsychologyVirginia Tech
The deaths and injuries that occuned as a result ofthe shootings on the Virginia Tech campus on
April 16, 2007 exposed many students and employees to traumatic situations and to griefexperiences. It is widely known that exposures of this kind increase the risk of mental disorder. Itis also known that treatnent ofresulting disorders can reduce their duration and reduce thelikelihood of self-harm among those affected. Research is needed to estimate the need forpsychological services in the aftermath of this tragic event.
At the core of our project is a mental health needs assessment survey that will be administered toall ofthe students, faculty, and staff (n > 30,000) of Virginia Tech in the wake ofthe April l6th2007 campus shootings. The survey will be canied out approximately two months after theevents. The aim ofthe survey will be to estimate the prevalence and correlates of clinicallysignificant disaster-related mental disorders in the population, to assess the magnitude of unmetneed for mental health treatment ofsurvey participants, to assess barriers to receiving treatment,and to help the VT administration interpret the results and make decisions about theimplementation of clinical outreach and treatment programs for individuals in need of treatment.
Summary survey results will be used:
r To help guide service plans at Virginia Tech to target the counseling needs ofstudents,staff, and faculty
o To support an application for govemment financial assistance to expand counselingservices at Virginia Teoh for students, staff, and faculty
r For data analysis/use by other Virginia Tech researchers in separate studies
The proposed survey will have four products. First, we will prepare a report to the Virginia Techadministration that provides information about the prevalence of trauma-related mental illnessamong students and staff, patterns oftreatment, prevalence and correlates of unmet need fortreatment, and modifiable barriers to treatment. The report will contain recommendations forpractical actions that the administration could take to provide treatment options that would be
helpful to students and staff. Survey information of this sort is urgently needed to rationalizeservice planning activities. The potential benefit ofthe study to the respondents and to thecommunity are that the results can be used to reduce the likelihood oflong lasting and seriouslyconsequential mental disorders that might otherwise occur as a result of the April l6t 200'7
evenxs.
Second, we will use this opportunity to develop and make available to universities around thecountry through the Jed Foundation a model survey needs assessment protocol that could be usedeasily and at low cost either in future college mass trauma situations or more generally as a toolfor assessing needs for mental health services and reaching out to students and staff. US collegesand universities have been shaken by the Virginia Tech shootings and there is a great deal ofinterest in developing plans to prevent future recurrences as well as to develop response plans inthe event some tmumatic event occurs.
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Mrs. Read,
f just neceivedpnocess for theestablished.
Thank you, KathY
Sanders, KathyFriday, November 30, 2007 1:37 PM'Read, Catherine M CDR OPNAV NOF12'Peter Read; P eter221 [email protected] ; S m ith, PatriciaRE: HSMF wire to new fund in memory of Mary Read
rec'l r tlurn/rL.f lz/'y' 7Aa" d.//( (/.2f
the retunned HSMF check in oun afternoon mail delivery. We will begin thewire transfer to the Northern Virginia Community Foundation fund you have
I will make the arrangements for the wire transfer.
please let me know.
--- --oniginaI Message-----From: Reid, Catherine M CDR OPNAV N6F12 [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Tuesday, Novemben 27' 2007 11 :56 AM
To: Sanders, KathYcc: Peten Read; [email protected]: RE: HSMF wine to new fund in memory of Mary Read
Thanks. We'II get it in the mail to you tomorrow. Appreciate your heIp. Cathy and PeterRead
- -- --origlnal Message-----From: Sanders, Kathy [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Tuesday, November 27' 2OO7 9:1'4To: Read, Catherine M CDR OPNAV N5F12
Subject: RE: HSMF wire to new fund in memory of Mary Read
Mns. Read,
We are happy to wine transfen the funds to the 501c3 fund you have established. Please
return the check to me at:
HSMF
32L Burruss HaI1 (0191)Vinginia TechBlacksbung, VA 24061
Once we receive the check,
If you have any questions,
Thank you, Kathy
Kathy SandersPnognam Managen321 Burnuss HalI (0L91)Vinginia TechBlacksburg, VA 2406LPH| 540-23t-4142FX: 540-23t-984L
Subject: RE: HSMF wine to new fund in memory of Mary Read
Not to my knowledge, KathY. Thanks!
Scott
Scott lohnson, PhD
Licensed Marriage and Farnily TherapistSpecial Assistant, Office of Recoveny & Support Associate Professon & Dinecton Manriage and
Family Therapy Doctoral Pnognam Family Therapy Center of Virginia Tech 840 Univensity CityBlvd Blacksburg VA 24O67-Ost554Q-231.-33t1 (voice) 54A -nt-72A9 (f ax)http : //www . familythenapy. vt . edu
http : //www. recovery. vt . edu
- -- --Oniginal Message- - - - -From: Sanders, KathySent: Monday, November 26' 2007 8:31 AM
To: Johnson, Scott; Poo1e, lay; Armbnusten, Megan
Cc: Christopoulos, KimSubject: RE: HSMF wire to new fund in memory of Many Read
Importance: High
Scott, Megan, Kim and JaY,
Has anyone taken care of this check cancellation and wine transfer yet? If not, I will lookinto it.
To: Read, Catherine M CDR OPNAV N6F12; Poole, Jay; Armbnusten, Megan
Cc: Peter2212@ao1 .com; Peter Read; Christopoulos, Kim; Sandens, Kathy
HSMF wine to ne- fund in memony of Mary Read
get this done soon. Undenstand entirely nothle'Il be in touch. If lay or Megan has alneadyI can get. I'm copying Kathy Sanders who may be
Subject:
Cathy,
Don't know who' s
wanting to handlenesponded it justable to he1p.
Best to you all,
Scott
responded but we'lL trY tothe money.shows how
Makes sense.discombobulated
Scott lohnson, PhD
Licensed Manriage and Family ThenapistSpecial Assistant, Office of Recovery & SupportFamily Therapy Doctonal Pnogram Family Therapy
Associate Pnofessor & Directon Marriage and
Center of Vinginia Tech 840 University CityBlvd Blacksbung VA 24a61-O5L5540-449 - 8328 (cell) 54o-23t-7209 (f ax)http: //www. familythenapy. vt. eduhttp : //www. recoverY. vt. edu
Subject: HSMF wine to new fund in memory of Many Read
Jay, Scott, Megan and all -pete got a check fnom the HSMF for $28,OOO (check number 20LO598, date LL/AS/O7). !'le
have been *orting the last two weeks to get a 501c3 fund established through the Nonthenn
Vinginia Community Foundation (NVCF) in Many's honon. What do we need to do to get the check
canlelled and g21,QQO wired to the fund per the attached instnuctions? We'd like to do itthat way if at all possible to avoid the tax consequences of cashing the check then sendingthe money to the NVCF fund.
We intended to set this up aII along but since, aften the $7AO,OAO was set aside forthe scholanship, we thought the remaining HSMF money was going to Many mom, we wenen't in a
hurny. It wasn't until Scott called on Oct 30 that we renewed our efforts to get this fundset up. We really appreciate your thoughtfulness. Please let us know how to pnoceed.
We received the ne-issued check for [email protected] and just got a
refund fnom the Bugle yean book. Thanks Megan.
Hope you all have a good thanksgiving. God Bless - Cathy and
Attached you will find NVCF's wire transfer information.
The infonmation instructs you to notify our banking contact pnior toespecially necessary when the trans'Fer is not cash.a tash wine without notification wilt not be nejected, but it helpsanticipating the funds. An email notifying myself and Dionne Blanks
suffice.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ca1I.
Cindy DiMarcoAccountantNorthern Vinginia Community Foundation8283 Greensboro DriveMclean, VA 22L027A3-902-3160Fax 7@3-9O2-3564
the transfer. This is
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:24 AMMultiple recipientsUpdate for University Community Regarding Campus Tragedy
Tuesday, April 17
Virginia Tech continues to mourn the loss of 33 members of our community. As we move forward, we share the following
information:
Virginia Tech will cancel all classes for the remainder of the week to allow students the time they need to grieve and seek
ass'istance as needed. The university will re-open administrative operations beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18,
understanding that some faculty and staff may wish to take additional time off this week to grieve the loss of fellow
colleagues arid friends. We asli individual employees to communicate with their supervisors of their schedules for the
balance of the week.
We will close Norris Hall for the remainder of the semester. Staff are cunently working to arrange altemative location forclassrooms and faculty offices.
Counseling and other resources are available for students, faculty, and staff. Students may receive counseling atMcComas-Hall and counselors will be available for extended hours. Counselors will also be available in West AmberJohnston for residents.
Employees may receive needed support by going to the Brush Mountain Room in Squires Student Center throughout theday.
The university will be holding a convocation ceremony at 2 p.m. at Cassell Coliseum. This will be the first time the VirginiaTech commuhity will come together since the tragedy to share our collective sorrow. At that time, President George Bush,
First Lady Lauri Bush, Gov. Timothy Kaine, Mrs. Kaine members of our Board of Visitors, members of the clergy, ourstudents, and poet Nikki Giovanni will share messages of condolence to the hmily and ftiends of the victims and words ofhope to all of us as we move foruard past this tragedy.
Again we encourage all members of the Virginia Tech community to attend. Should the coliseum be full, the event will be
broadcast on campus cable stations.
The Virginia Tech community, and the world at large, continues to struggle with these honible events. We hope thesesteps will help in that healing process.
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From: Weaver, Fred [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, April L8,2007 11:06 AM
But his mailbox was there. So he r,rould have had b wait b aren get to mailboxes befiore 730?
--Original Message----From: McCoy, Lenwood <[email protected]>To: Schaenman, Phil <[email protected]>CC: Flinchum, Wendell <[email protected]>Sent: Sun Aug 19 21:23:25 2007Subject: FW: entrance to West Ambler Johnston
Phil, here's the ans,wer and the way I had heard the sbry beforc.
Yes, the dorm could have been amssed through the mail room after the outside door was opened at 7:30a.m. each day to allow strdents frorn other residence halls to come pic* up their mail. Howwer, the shootingsoccuned prior to 7:30 a.m. so Cho must have "tailgated" a sfudent b gain acess to the building.
The onstruction Dr. Depue saw last week was to seal off the mail rmm so the dormitory rooms cannot beresed via the mail entrance in the future. (See Dr. Zenobia's noE below also.)
Understand?
From: Spencer, EdwardSent: Sun 8Jt9l2OO7 8:59 PM
To: Hikes, Zenobia; McCoy, Lenwood; Flinchum, WendellCc: Johnson, Rhk; McClinton, LeonSubjed: RE: enbance to West Ambler Johnston
Zenobia et al,
This is conect. Therc was access in Aprll to the rest of the building once when entered through one of theexterior doors. Ho/ve\rer, Cho would not have access at that time of the day to Al. In April, one door of thebuilding (the one nearcst the mailroom) unlocked at 7:30 a.m. to permit those from other buildings whoreceived their mail in Al to enter to get their mail. Since the homicides occuned before 7:30 a.m., he had tohave "tailgated."
Roger Depue investigated Ule WN dormibry himsetf last week and said that there had been open ac€ess from
thjmailbox area to wtrictr Cho had ac6s to the rest of the dorm. He found partitions being built to now close
it off. Had there been paftitions therc, then knoced down and being rebuilt?
The polie had reported to us something quib different, tfiat there was not acess frqn the mallrmm area tthe rest of the dorm, and that Cho probably bilgated som@ne into the building.
Can you qulckly ask Flindtum or whoever knows which is correct?
Finney, JackFriday, June 08, 2007 3:01 PMJones, RussellMcCoy, Lenwood; Hincker, LarryRE: Special lssue of Traumatology
Russefl,
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appear to fit a usuaf definltion of research, and therefore Irm not certainit falls within the purview of the research committee.
[Jnr"rorzar Droqidant qia.rart q o-mei ] of M:r,r 17 :nnottnr:ino Presiclential PolicvIt\JwgVE!, f !g')-!L{slt L \rLE99! v! rrqJ 'Memorandum No. 241- seems quite relevant for this request. Therefore, I amr-nnrr.i n..' t.r T,anwoo,.l M^tnrr :nA r:rr\/ HinCkef.vvu j f rrY
I think Mr. McCoy will contact you to discuss this proposal; rf not, pleasedo call- or e-mail- him. His tefephone number is 231-0066.
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[email protected] uThursday, April 19, 2O07 1:12PMMultiole recipienisLetter from Provost Mark McNamee
Thursday, April i-9 ' 2007
Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues:
I want to lhank you for t'he tremendous support you are providing to our students and toeach other during this crisis. We lost five faculty members in this horrific shootingevents, in addition to the twenty seven students. One faculty member and 23 students wereinirrred and are in variorrs sl-aoFs of rcr':nwcrv The families of all Ehe deceased arerlrJ q! Eq
receiving all- the support we are extending. The strength, bravery, and commitment of ourengire communitsy of scholars are unforgettable. The Etories of heroism are bothheartwarming and heartbreaking. The convocation, lhe vigi1, and the personal expressionsof grief and hope on tshe drillfield are slnnbols of the love that is Virginia Tech. We arerr'i rai n i r 'Fonh
I am sitting at my computer for the first time since Monday morning and I am eager !oshare as much information with you as possible. our internal briefings and policymeetings, attention to the victims and their families, and response to tshe media have kept.schedules f1uid. Breaking the news of confirmed deaths to many family members in personwas one of the most wrenching experiences of my 1ife. Until- that moment, a glimmer of hopewas tshe only thing holding familj.es in one piece.
I am distressed that so many of the communications come through the media first. Often themedia reweals information before vre can responsibly make tlre information available. our:tudents have been incredibly sophisticated in their interactions with the media.
This note will be the first of a series of notes I wj-Il be sending to provide you withongoing updates. The websitse is being used intensively Eo provide as much factualinformatj-on as possible regarding funeraLs, memorial- serrrj-ces, breaking news, etc.
I have been working with the college deans and the dean of the graduate school- eoa set of principles and practices to guide the resumption of classes on Monday. We
agree thaL a common seE of principles will best serve the faculty and the students
deve l-op
and wethank you in advance for accepting some new ways of doing things t.o close out thissemesler. The basic premise will be a student - deEermined choice among a set of specificoptions. Our goal- is to provide as much flexibility as possible for our students. each oneof whom will be experiencing the mourning and recovery process in different ways. We wil-lbe sending out the guidelines as a separate communication. We are also going to providespecific advice and guidance about how best tso talk about the incident with the studentsand how to seek whaLever help is needed, My office will work closely with the deans andacademic associate deans to minimize any problems. We will afl need to be sensitive,ffexible, creatlve, !
and fair.
All of the students whose lives were taken w1l-l be awarded degrees posthumously byVirginia Tech. The degrees will be awarded during the coIlege, departmental , or graduateschool ceremonj-es based on the majors of the studencs.
There will be several revi-ews of the entire set of events associated with the incidents.our internal review will begin as soon as possible and wil-l be wj-de-ranging. one goal isto impLement whatever changes are needed both in the short-term and long-term. Anindependent review reguested by Virginia Tech and approved by Governor Kaine will providea fully objective analysis of the situatjon. Families members, despite their personal'rief , have expressed a desire to use what we learn to help others prevent or respond to acrisis affecting any university, anywhere. The families also wan! to know the whole storyof how their loved ones died. We wifl do ewerythiDg we can to provide as mucb detail aspossible.
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I have received an overwhelming number of messages from friende and colleag.ues around theurarlrl T am elra :l cn ho:rir.rn frnm rrarrr f r.i ande rnd anl1a:rrrrac Thc nrrtnarrrin- ^flvr qls y !!v,r' t,eu! !!,e]rs 4:ruqD.
support and condolences is reassuring in this time of tragedy,
-)l-ease take care of yourselves and look out for one another. Together \^re can be strong,rrni Fa.i rFs i 'i i cni- . and successful .
We are Virginia Tech.
Mark G. McNameeTlnirrarsi j-v Drrr\/osi- andVice President for Academic AffairE
To: Mcfry, LenwoodCc: Heidbreder, KaySubjecfi RE: Police access to records
Lenwood,
I was getting to this one!
It would be helpful if we knew when people we had committed to a mental health facility against their will are
released so we would have the knowledge that they are possibly back on campus. This applies to Cho oranyone else, This would also be helpful for the university adminishation for the same reason. There is no wayto know if this information would have made any difference and it may not have since he had no further contactwith the police.
Wendell R. FlinciumChief of PoliceMrginia Tech PoliceStenett Facilities Complex 0523Blacksburg, VA 24061(540) 231S183
From: Schaenman, Phil lmailto:[email protected]]Sent: Fri BlIOl20O7 12:07 PM
To: McCoy, LenwoodSubject Police access to records
Could you pass this question to Chef Flinchum?
We understood thatthe police did not have all the information on Cho that they would have liked to have knownabout, because of information privacy acts. ls that accurate? Did they ask for information they were not allowedto receive, or did not get sent information sent proactively that they did not know about until after the crimes?
lf they had more inbrmation on cho earlier, was there really anything they could have done, or was is more foruniversity administration, counseling,etc? | think the only criminal activity known about cho was indeed dealtwith by the police. Knowing you have a problem student--even with all the information we now know_ might nothave made a difference in what the police could do, but we would like to check that.
I understand you are reviewing all material that is written about our tragedy. I am the Assoc. Editor ofAbout Campus, a Jossey-Bass publication that is distributed widely to college campuses. We have an
issue planned that is dealing with sustaining learning in the face of tragedies rather than rehashing thesituation. I have three writers on campus who are preparing manuscripts for an early July deadline.Would you be amenable to looking at their in a rather short time frame?
Sorry I missed talking to you today but hope you can get back with me as soon as possible. I am mucheasier to reach via computer but can plan to speak by phone today or tomorrow ifthat works better foryou.
Thank you, peggy
Peggy Meszaros, Ph.D.; CFCSWilliam E. Lavery Professor of Human DevelopmentDirector, Center for Information Technology Impacts on Children, Youth, and FamiliesCollege of Liberal Arts and Human SciencesDepartment of Human Development200 Wallace Hall([email protected])Phone: (540)231-9428Fax: (540) 231-7157For More Information About the M. S. in Human Development click on:http ://www.humandevelopment.vt. edu/appliedmastersmain.htm
Thursday, April 19,2007 1:12PMMultiple recipientsLetter from Provost Mark McNamee
Thursday., April 19, 26b7
Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues:
f want to thank you for the tremendous suppor t you are providing to our students and to eachothen during this cnisis, hie lost five faculty membens in this honnific shooting event, inaddition to the twenty seven students. One faculty member and 23 students wene injuned andane in vanious stages of recoveny. The families of all the deceased ane receiving all thesupport we ane extending. The stnength, braveny, and commitment of our entire community ofscholans are unforgettable, The stories of henoism ane both heartwarming and heartbreaking.The convocation, the vig11, and the pensonal expnessions of grief and hope on the dril,lfield:no crrmhnl c n{ +ho lOVe that is Virginia TeCh, hJe ane Virginia TeCh.
I am sitting at my computer for the finst time sj.nce Monday monning and f am eager to shareas much information wj,th you as possible. Our intennal bniefings and policy meetings.,attention to the victims and their families, and response to the media have kept schedulesfluid. Breal(ing the news of confinmed deaths to many famj-ly membens in person t^ras. one of themost wrenching experiences of my life. Until that moment, a glimmer of hope was the onlything holding families in one pi-ece.
am distnessed that so many of the communications come thnough the media finst. often the'-media neveals infonmation befone we can responsibly malce the infonmation avail-able. Ouritudents have been incredibly sophisticated in thein j.nteractions with the media.
This note will be the first of a series of notes I will be sending to pnovide you withongoing updates. The website is being used intensively to pnovlde as much factual infonmationas possible regarding funerals, memorial services, breaking news, etc.
f have been worl<ing with the college deans and the dean of the gnaduate school to develop aset of pninciples and practices to guide the nesumption of classes on Monday, hle all agreethat a common set of principles will best serve the faculty and the students and we thanl< youin advance fon accepting some new ways of doing things to close out this semesten. The basicpnemise will be a student-detenmined choice among a set of specj.fic options. Oun goal is toprovide as much flexibility as possible for oun students, each one of whom will beexpeniencing the mourning and recoveny process j"n different ways. hJe will be sending out theguidelines as a separate communication. lde are also going to provide specific advice andguidance about how best to tal-l< about the incident with the students and how to seel< whateverhelp is needed. My office wifl wonl< closely with the deans and academic associate oeans rominimize any pnoblems. We will all need to be sensitive, flexible, cneative, !
and fai n.
A11 of the students whose l-ives were taken will be awarded degnees posthumously by Vir-giniaTech. The degnees will be awanded duning the college, departmental,, on graduate school-ceremonies based on the maions of the students.
hene will be several nevlews of the entine set ofi.nternal neview wili begin as soon as possl-bIe and-mplement whatever changes ane needed both in theneview requested by Virginla Tech and appnoved by
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events associated wi.th the incidents. Ounwill be wide-ranging. One goal is to
shont-term and long-tenm. An independentGovennor Kaine will provide a fuIly
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president-resc@exchan ge.vt.ed uFriday, April 20,2007 7:12 AMMultiple recipientsWe Will Prevail
Dean Fe11ow Membens of the Vi.rginia Tech Community:
First, I wish I could speak to each of you individually to thank you for your courage anddedication and to teI1 you how much your support has meant to oun students, to theinfamilies, to the membens of our extended community, and to me personafly.
Duning the honror of the last few days, the one bnightstnength and spj.nit so pnevalent acnoss campus.As both Pnesident Bush and Governon Kaine noted, and asa community in the truest sense of the wond. I lcnow Ihow pnoud I am of you, and fnom the bottom of my heart,
light in the darkness has been the
the wonld has seen, Vinginia Tech isspeal< for many others when f teI1 youI t han l< you.
After this tnaumatic expenience, it will be dlfficult to resume ounlives and duties. But start again, we must. By wonl<ing togethen withthe spirit and bond stnengthened by thi.s tnagedy., we will move fonward in a way that willhonor the memory of those we have lost.
In that vein, we believe it best to nesume classes on Monday, Apnil 23.Commencement will proceed as scheduled on May 11. Our gnaduating seniors and their familieseed and desenve this time to manl( their' accomplishments and to start the next phase of their lives, A11 of the
deceased student victims will be hononed with posthumous degrees.
For oun studentsr infonmation about course worl< has been posted on the Vinginia Tech homepage. There will be a great deal of flexibility in pnoviding options for completing thesemesten.
In closing, f can only echo a few of the stinning wonds of NikkiGiovanni: "Thnough all our sadness we will pnevail. "
I thank you, and again ask that you tal<e cane of yourselves, youn families, and each other.
To: Multiple recipientsSubject: Letter to Students from Provost Mark McNamee
Thunsday, April 19, 2gO7
Dear Vinginia Tech Students:
hje are veny pnoud of youn suppont, courage, and commitment duning this tragedy. younexpressions of love and grief for oun fa1len students and facultv membens and thein familiesand fniends ane inspiring.
0n a practical level, we have developed pninciples to guide the resumption of classes onApril 23. hle are pnoviding you, the students, with the ability to mal<e choices fnom nrultipleoptions about how you want to handle each c1ass.
lale have posted details on the Vinginia Tech homepage (www.vt.edu).
Your welfare is a veny hi.gh pnionity fon us. Flexlbllity will be the guiding pninciple. Toavoid ovenloading the system, I am keeping this message short. I will pnovide additionalinformation thnough the web.
hle sincerely hope you will remain engaged in the learning pnocess no matter which options youchoose. The principles apply to students at all campus locations. Dissertatj.on and thesis'eadl-ines have been modified by the Graduate School ,
lest wishes,
Marl( McNamee
University Provost
objective analysis of the sj.tuation. Fami-Lies membens, despite their pensonal gnief, haveexpressed a desire to use what we Learn to help others pnevent or nespond to a crisisaffecting any university, anywhene. The families also want to know the whole story of howthein loved ones died, laie will do evenything we can to pnovide as much detail as possible,
f have necei-ved an overwhelming number of messages from fniends and colleagues around thewonld. I am sune you ane also hearing from your fniends and colleagues. The outpour ing ofsuppont and condolences is reassuring in this time of tragedy.
Please take care of yourselves and look out for one anothen. Together we can be strong,united, nesi.lient, and successful .
We are Virginia Tech.
Mark G. McNamee
University Provost andVice Pnesident fon Academic Affains
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Evans, Susan
From: Owczarski, Mark
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 8:44 AM
To: Evans, Susan
Subject: FW: feel warm all over?
From: Smith, SandnSent: Wednesday, August 08,2OO7 6:45 PM
To: Owczarski, Mark; Clough, ChristopherSubject: FW: feel warm all over?
FYI
Sandra W. SmithAdministrative Assisfant to the PresidentVirginia Tech (0131)Blacksburg, Virginia 24061544/[email protected]
From: Roger Slayton [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Tuesday, August 07,2007 6:00 PM
To : [email protected]; president@vt,eduSubject: feel warm all over?
BY JAMES TARANTOTuesday, August 7, 2007 3:40 p.m. EDT
The Spirit of Virginia Tech"On September 6, Virginia's own Dave Matthews Band along with John Mayer, PhilVassar, and Nas willjointogether in A Concert For Virginia Tech' at the university's Lane Stadium," declares a press release from theinstitute:
"We're extremely grateful for the compassion and generosity of these artists who wished tocreate a very special event where our students, faculty, and staff can come together to celebratethe spirit and resiliency of our university community as we begin a new academic year," saidCharles Steger, President of Virginia Tech. . . .
"While we obviously will never forget those lost or affected by the events of April 16, this concertwill help us to honor Virginia Tech's enduring Hokie Spirit," said Scott Cheatham, president ofHokies United. Hokies United is a student-driven volunteer effort organized to respond to local,national and international tragedies that may impact the Virginia Tech community.
"Nas," whose full name is Nasir Jones, is, according to the press release, "hip hop's foremost lyricist andthinker. And, some would argue, hip hop's conscience." Here is a sample of hip hop's conscience's oeuvre,a 1999 work called "Shoot 'Em Up" (warning: unredacted obscenities at !!n0:
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One 44, two 45's3 loaded clips, 4 niggas roll, one nigga drives500 Benz, 6 reasons whyThis kid should dieWe shootin every m----f--er outsidePulled on his block, jumped out the car, guns in our handAt the same time everybody ranThere that nigga go, hiding in the crowdLet the trigger blow, 7 shots now he lying on the ground
Hip hop's conscience is helping the Virginia Tech community come together to celebrate its spirit andresiliency and ensure that we never forget those lost or affected by the events of April 16. Doesn't that makevou feel warm all over?
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Owczarski, Mark
Monday, July 09, 2007 9:42 AM
Evans, Susan; Cox, Shawn
Subject: FW Va. Tech Monitoring - 0710912007
Attachments: VIRGINIA TECH DAILY PRINT MONITORING 07 09 07.doc; VIRGINIA TECH DAILY BROADCASTMONITORING 07 9 07.doc
Susan and Shawn-
Next 4/16 file to make and maintain-freshman orientation.
Thanks.
From:
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From : Clark, Casey [mailto:Casey.Clark@ bm.com]Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 9:31 AM
Please find attiached today's print and broadcast monitoring reports. Four e-mails will follow with broadcast clips.
Most of the stories are about freshman orientation beginning today and participation in the new emergency alert system, and areall either oositive or neutral.
[email protected], 4125107 8:06 AM -0400' REVISED--CORRECTED Fwd: Agenda ite
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To: mncnamee€vt. eduFrom: David Ford <forddovt. edu>Subject: REVISED--CORRECTED Fwd: Agenda items for Dean's meetingCc : eplunmerovt.edu. kpdepauwGvt,edu, [email protected], wdeanovt.edu, jhess€vt.edu,rdaniel0vt . eduBcc:X-Attachments:
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 A7:45:31 -0400To: [uncnanee0vt . eduFroms David Ford <forddevt. edu>Subject: Agenda items for Dean's meetingCc: eplumnerovt. edu, kpdepauwovt. edu ' gailwGvt.edu, r,/deancvt.edu, jhessovt.edu,rdaniel0vt.edu
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Mark (and EIlen )-----
-W.T^wr know that the two of you are considering items for Thursday morning's Deansmeeting and I respectfully request that the following items be raised for consensus.!'irst, I am comfortable that in working with the Associate Academic Deans I have anunderstanding on the exceptions to our university P,/f' policy at the undergraduatelevel. I can handle the extenuating circumstances. GRADUATE COURSES WILL NOT BE
AFFECTED BY ANY EXCEPTIONS TO P/F FOR SPRING 2007.
The issues for consensus are.
1. In cases were tentative grades for graduating seniors can notMonday, April 30 (due date for tentative grades) that a grade of "
ensure graduation with distinction for those students currently infor whom diplornas have been delivered. Where appropriate, an "X"should be used instead of an "I" (Incomplete) for the sane reason.grades can always be changed at a later date as necessary.
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2. AS A DEFAULT for any student with whon the professor has not made contactr awardthe grade earned as of April 16 (i.e. Option #1 ) and the grade can always be changedIater as necessary.
3. Agree that there will be "No Academic Suspensions" for Spring 2007. Forstudents in academic drfficulty, ttrey will be allowed an additionaf probationaryterm, Studenls will not need to submit an academic appeal for FaIL 2007.
4. Authorize that the "NG" (no grade) and "NR" (no reporting) will not becalculated into the overall GPA as an "F .
---thanks for your consideration, David
David R. FordVice Provost for Academic Affairs330 Burruss Halt (0132)\Tir.'inia'no..h
Blacksburg, VA 24061540 / 23t-4167540/23I*72II raxforddOvt . edu
-----original Mes sage-----From: registrarevt.edu Imailto:registrarovt.edulSent: Friday, April 27, 2007 3:55 PM
To: Multiple recipientsSubject: Academic Standing for Undergraduates -
Subject: Academic Standing for Undergraduates -
Spring 2007
Spring 2007
PLEASE NOTE: due to the tragic events last week and the ultimate impacton grading polic ies /options for students in the Spring 2007 semester,the university has determined that no currently enrolled student wilt beplaced on academic suspension at the end of Spring 2007. If youroverall cPA remains below a 2.0 at the end of Spring 2007 you will notbe placed on suspension but on continued probation. If your overall GpAfa1Is below 2.0, you will be placed on academic probation but with anopportunity to raise your GPA Sununer and/or FaII 2007. students whoraise their overall cPA to the 2.0 threshoLd or above at the end ofSpring 2007 will return to good academic standing. Reminder: if you area Spring 2007 candidate for degree, you must have an overall cpA of 2.0as well as a 2.0 in-major in order to meet graduation requirements.
Also, please capture all this o'reilly stuff for the file, too
Mark OwczarskiDirector of News & InformationUniversity RelationsVirginia Tech314 Bunuss HallBlacksburg, VA 24061540 231 5223
From: Cecelia [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, August L5,2007 t2:44 PM
To: Hincker, LarryCc: Clough, Christopher; Owczarski, Mark; Gresham, HunterSubject: Pilot concert review on Nas
FYI - Pilot article from Nas's April concert in Norfolk.
Cecelia
The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.)
April 7, 2007 SaturdayThe Virginian-Pilot Edition
Crowd-pleaser
BYLINE: MALCOLM VENABLE
SECTION: DAILY BREAK; Pg. E2
LENGTH: 567 words
BY MALCOLM VENABLE
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Hip-hop is dead, if one uses chart standings, critical opinion and Nas' album title "Hip Hop Is Dead" as iYet at the rapper's show Thursday at The NorVa, it seemed to be thriving,
After patrons were patted down and waved with metal detectors, they entered to find hip-hop culture inpreserved cocoon.
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DJ Bee, from 103 Jamz, held court in The Norva's front lounge. Immediately felt was a relaxed, welcoming vibeand the kind of academic appreciation one might expect for jazz, The small room symbolized what was in store:seeing people of all colors peacefully unified by a cultural phenomenon.
In the sold-out Norva's main hall, an impenetrable mass formed long before the show started, Given that Nashas somewhat of an indie and intellectual appeal, the crowd buzzed with a kind of music-geek, holy anticipation.Attendees, diverse in age and color, were a veritable who's who of the Hampton Roads "urban" scene.
Nas, whose 1994 album "Illmatic" is considered a masterpiece of the form, emerged after 9 p.m. wearing whiteJordans, a Greco-Roman inspired T-shirt and a massive gold chain featuring a fist-sized gold-and-diamond KingTutankhamun pendant. Though it is just jewelry, the piece captures Nas: he can be commercial and vulgar, buthe is probably the last chart-topping rapper who makes ancient history, biblical study, politics, philosophy andsometimes sentimentally uplifting anthems prominent in his work,
As stage shows go, Nas'set will not be remembered as revolutionary, He succumbs to the presentation plight ofmany rappers, which is a tendency to simply pace the stage while talking into a microphone. (But, you wereexpecting sorcery?)
Besides turning his Dl's stand into a black funeral casket flanked by flower arraignments, Nas offered noscenery. He began his set with "Carry on Tradition" and "Black Republican," songs from the current album thathold that America has lost its way culturally, spiritually and intellectually,
Nas really does not need a mesmerizing stage persona. His personality is his performance, and gestures likeraising his fist and saying "Power to all people - black, white, Asian, whatever," only fueled his followers. Whenhe finally ripped into first album cuts including "Represent," "It Ain't Hard to Tell" and "N.Y. State of Mind," heworked the mass into a frenzy. They did not mind his tendency to stop a song midway - "I'm done with that,"he'd say to his DJ - or his medleys of late-'gOs, critically panned hits including "Phone Tap."
Some did question his avoidance of "Ether," his diss record against newly reconciled friend Jay-l, but mosteveryone seemed surprised at how many songs they'd remembered over Nas' eight-album career. He began towear after an hour, but his stamina was impressive.
Toward the end, Nas announced projects for fall, applauded attendees' self-preservation - "It's planned for usnot to be here," he said - and insulted 50 Cent and Dipset, rap performers who, comparatively, lack Nas'substance.
As he finished, he led the audience in a chant: "1,2,3, Peacel 1, 2, 3, Peacel" That mantra seemed to summonthe original spirit of hip-hop, which is exactly why people love Nas,
n\Reach Malcolm Venable at (757) 446-2662 or [email protected] REVIEW
Nas performed Thursday at The NorVa in Norfolk. CONCERT REVIEW
Nas performed Thursday at The Norva in Norfolk.
Cecelia H. HovisBrand Marketing ManagerVirginia Tech University Relations202-A Media BuildingBlacksburg, VA 24061Telephone No. 540/231 -3899Fax No. 54012314943
WUryiniare*We are Virginia Tech.
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Evans, Susan
From: Owczarski, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:13 AM
To: Evans, Susan
Subjecfi FW: W Concert
Nas file
Mark OwczarskiDirector of News & InformationUniversity RelationsVirginia Tech314 Bunuss HallBlacksburg, VA24061540 231 5223
From: Smith, SandraSent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:29 AMTo: Owczarcki, Mark; Clough, ChristopherSubjectr FW: W Conceft
FYI
SandraW. SmithAdministrative Asslsfanf to the PresidentVirginia Tech (0131)Blacksburg, Virginia 24061540/[email protected]
To: President Steger; President of Virginia TechCc: Poole, Jay; Webb, Kenneth; [email protected]: Re: W Concert
Gentlemen:
Are you aware that the following are reportedly the lyrics of a song from one of the bands performing at your concert to boost themorale of the VT Nation?
Interesting choice in a band to say the least. Lefs all hope they don't sing this one. However, having looked up the lyrics of theirother songs, I would dare say they do not have much better to offer.
Eric Hilscher (Father of Emily Jane Hilscher)
NAS LYRICS
"Shoot'Em Up"
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INas]One 44, two 45's3 loaded clips, 4 niggas roll, one nigga drives500 Benz, 6 reasons whyThis kid should dieWe shootin every motherfucker outsidePulled on his block, jumped out the car, guns in our handAt the same time everybody ranThere that nigga go, hiding in the crowdLet the trigger blow, 7 shots now he lying on the groundBlood on the floorThen we shot some moreNiggas he was with2 niggas hit, one nigga fellOne tryed to run, go get him sonMake sure he's done before we bail, i aint trying to goto jailMust handle beef, code of the streetLoad up the heat, if these nigga think they could fuck aroundReal niggas do real thingsBy all means, niggas knowin how we get down.. It goes......
INas]Driving through roads, Suburban Chevrolet6 tinted windows, and I'm on my wayTo get up with my hoes, I pull up to they houseNot a freak to be heard, nobody came outRingin the bell, where in the hellCould they be at, I'm about to leaveSteppin' slow, where my truck was atWho the fuck is that?Could it be a jack?Now pull my strap, it's my manAnd we have the same planThere them bitches goCivic '94, looking funny thoughOpen up the car door, funny smileFuck 2 already, 3rd ass was heavy"Nas this is Sherri, Sherri this is Nas, and his man, Ready?"Walked in the house, snatched off they clothesRan through them hoesPlenty ice, that they all seemed to likeCan't find my man, heard a blam blamNow I'm wonderin, "In this scam, do I even stand a chance?"He kllled the hoes, took all they doeFire in his eyes, higher than the skyComin down the stairsNow he wantin mine, reachin for my nineAiming with our guns at each others face, at the same timemy nine on his lips, his fifth on my chin, I start whispering"Put your gun down, we can skip town"Rocked him to sleep, pushed back his meatLift off his chainTook his shit, emptied out close range...
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[Chorus (4X)J[3rd time there is no whispering of: "kill kill kill, murder murder muder".]
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Owczarski, MarkTuesday, August 07, 2007 11:01 AMEvans, SusanFW: Re concert
Mark OwczarskiDireclor of NewE & InformationUniversity RelationsVirgj-nia Tech314 Burrus6 HaIlBlacksburg, VA 24051540 23t 5223maowczar@vt . edu
- - ---Original Message-----From: Clough, ChristopherSent: Monday, August 06, 2007 10:0? PMTo: O'Rourke, Kim; Owczarski, MarkSub"i ect : RE : Re concert
Kim. I'11 send you whaC I have. I appreciate t.he sensitj_vity. My sense is t.hatdoesn't have any more sleam unless somethj-ng else on NaE turns up. Right now wesong in question from an artist that has sold 12 million records since 1994 andpopular among hip-hop fans and young black audiences. Chris
---- -Original Message---- -From: O'Rourke, KimSent: Monday, August 06, 2007 09:25 PM Eastern Standard TimeTo: Clough, Christopher,. Owczarski, MarkCc: Hovis, Cecel-iaSubject: RE: Re concer!
this storyhave oneis very
any information, staEistics, etc. you cancopy to Sandy Smith (ssmithovt.edu) so shecall--I'm expecEing it to occur around LO,
-- ---Original Message-----From: Clough, ChristopherSent: MoDday, August 05, 2OO7 9222 PMTo: O'Rourke, Kim; Owczarski, MarkCc: Hovis, CeceliaSubject: RE: Re concert
Kim,Thanks for sending, we're tracking this cIosely. I can't defend DMB,s decision Lo incl,udeNas, however I believe that this 1999 song has been compfetefy laken out of conEext andgrossly manipulaLed by Bove (in his shameless self promotion prior to his september 4 booklaunch). To dat,e we have more lhan 17,000 online ticket requests - that's probably thebesE indicator of sEudents, recent grads, faculty and staff affirmation of the concerr.Mark I can get you background on this. Chris
- -- --Original Message-----From; O'Rourke, KimSent; Monday, Augms t 05, 2007 08:39 pM Eastern Standard TimeTo: Owczarski, Mark; Clough, ChristopherSubj ect. : FW: Re concert
Chris: Sandy says Ehere are many more likethem in the morning. I had a conversationlhe forefront of his mind. He is planning
the one f sent you. I will, ask her to forwardwith the Rector this morning, and this is atto speak with the President in the morning, so
provide would be helpful . Pl-ease send t'o me andcan get them to the President before the phonebut. t.hat could chanrrF fhenL< l{im
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Fromr President of Virginia TechSent: Monday, August 06, 2Q07 6224To: O'Rourke, KimSubject: Fw: Re concert
From: Sandy Young [mailto;[email protected]]Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 5120 PMTo: president@vt, edusubject: Re concer!
Dear President Steger,
First, Iet me say how much r have appreciated your leadership over the past severalmonths. I am a VT alumnus (8.S., Sociology, L973') and a local pastor (BlacksburgChrisEian Fellowship) . I am very involved in working for the healing of our campus andcommun.r-tsv.
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Hovtever, I am dismayed to see that Nas is being featured in thecampus. His song lyrics (see for examplehttp : / /www. azlyrics . com/ lyrics /nas / shootenup . html ) are not onlycommuniey standards, but also clearly violate several points inCommunitv"...
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' We afflrm lhe inherent dignity and value of every person and strive to maintaina clirnate for work and learning based on mutual respect and understanding.
' We affirm the right of each person to expreas thoughts and opinions freely. weencourage open expressj-on wilhin a climate of civility, sensilivity, and mutuaf respect.
we reject all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including those based onage, color, disability, gender, national origin,sexual ori.entation, and veteran status. We takefor helping to eliminate bias and discrimination
political- affiliation, race, religion,individual and collectiwe responsibilityand for j.ncreasing our own understanding
of these issues through education. training, and interacEion with others
f would think we shouldl't need to inviteand the degradation of women, among olher
S i ncerely,
Brian K. (Sandy) Young
to our campus a rapper who glorifies violencethings .
Evans. Susan
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Owczarski, MarkFriday, August 17,2007 10:09 AMRoszak, COL RockEvans, Susan; Hincker, LarryRE: Controversial concert
are getting messages as weI1, and we're asking Susan Evans to file those thatlhey are truly threatening, they need tso go to VT Police.
The other day wrote up this aa a starting points. In a nutshel1, our position is lhat wesupport Dr. Steger, the concert will go on. and that it will focus on healing andcommunity.
Please paraphrase Ehe below atatement should youCorps .
Mark
Mark OwczarEkiDirector of News & InformationUniversity RelaEionsIuir^ini. Tadh
314 Burruss Haf IBlacksburg, vA 24 061540 23r 5223maowczar@vts. edu
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-----original Message-- - - -President Steger has worked tirelessly to help those who were victimized by the tragedyand to help the entire Hokj.e community heal . That is a particularly important. focus as theuniversity and its 28,000 students prepare t'o start a new academic year. As an academicinstitution we respect tshe imporE.ance of public debate, and v/e greatly appreciatse theowerwhelming support President Steger and the university continue to receive during thischallenging time.
Nearly 70 percenE of all eligible students have reserved tickets to the upcoming .'A
Concert for Virginia Tech" on SepEember 5 in Blacksburg, prior to lheir return to campuswith more expected in the week ahead, as concert organi.zers prepare for a posiEivecelebration for the upcoming academic year.
We are grateful to Lhe Dave Matthews Band for their magnanimous offer of a free concert tocefebrate the resiliency of the Hokie Spirie and their vrork t'o secure a wide diversity ofaltists .
We recognize that not all of the performing artists will appeal to all audi-ence members.However, this concert is inlended to carry positive messages from all the performers andwe are sure that is whats lhe Dave Matthews Band intended to happen when they invited theother artists to join them.
I regret the late nature of this email, but have a series of updates since Monday that I wanted to share with you first- prior to theofficial announcement tomorrow.
We are expecting the release to be sent to Virginia media, the E-blast to go out from the administration to the universitycommunity, and the website and survey links to go "live" at or around 9:30 a.m. I will do my best to send an email to the taskforce at approximately the same time or shortly thereafter; however, I have not doubt that you will quickly know when it becomespublic information.
I will do my best to share with you the final press release; however, it will be posted online immediately. Each of you shouldreceive the E-blast as employees. As well, I will share the Q&A with each of you tomorrow moming. I'm asking that you pleasemake it available to the *key. people in your respective areas who, because of their positiaon, might need or require the additionalinformation. I am enlisting your help to make this distribution happen. lf a question is asked at any time that you or a colleaguedoesn't know the answer to or isn't comfortable answering, I strongly encourage you to communicate that information directly tome and l'll process as expeditiously as possible.
As well, please push people to the website. Address is www.vt.edu/concert.
I have established an email alias of [email protected]; however, depending on influx of inquiries or comments, response time willvary as those will dump into a special folder of my own personal inbox (yes, I'm officially insane... or will be).
Last but not least, the 800 number established post 4.16.07 within University Development remains active. Beth, the receptionistwho handles that and other main development lines, as well as the Special Events straff will be assisting me with incoming calls.That number is 1 -800-533-1 144.
All media inquiries should be directed to Universig Relations.
As well, please be cautious with sharing the information that you are privy to because of your involvement with the tast force.\A/hat you know may or may not be relevant or suitable to share with the public.
I know no other way to share the additional updates other than to simply run through them...
There are now 4 confirmed artists-
r Phil Vassar (New as of Monday-country)r Nas (NEWI- urban)r John Mayerr Dave Matthews Band
o Gates will open at 4 p.m.
c Show will beging at 6 p.m.
r On-field seating- as all seating- will be randomly assigned to all ticket requesters (not just students as originallydiscussed); there was no "easy" way to distribute tickets and retain field seating for students only; therefore, the decisionwas made that the next best alternative was to assign all tickets in a completely random fashion to all concert-goers
r Seats will be assigned to 4 zones- East General Admission, West General Admission, South End Zone General Admission,and reserved on-field; tickets will provide a relevant gate number for entry as a means to assist with pedestrial traffic flow
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and disbursement of peopler Ticket pickup will occur on September 3-5 from 8 am - 8pm at Squires Student Center, Local students, faculty and staff
must pick-up their tickets during these times; will call pickup day of show will not be available to these groups; additionaldetails regarding ticketing distribution will be included on the website and in the E-blast once live tomorrow; otherinformation will be added in the futu re as needed.
Okay, that is all I can think of at this time. Tomorrow will be a very interesting and exciting day*hopefully a very happy, hopefuland positive one as well! Thank you for all your efforts and hard work to arrive us to this point-- our job should get a bit easierwhen we can plan and discuss openly.
Thanksl
(J,/rs.) 3{unter Q. QresiamOireclor of Special EventsOffice of Special Events
Virginia TechUniversity DevelopmentUniversity Gateway Center902 Prices Fork RoadMail Code: 0336Blacksburg, VA 24061
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