{"id":60948,"date":"2013-04-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/message-from-president-dooley\/"},"modified":"2013-04-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T00:00:00","slug":"message-from-president-dooley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/04\/message-from-president-dooley\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from President Dooley"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tMessage from Provost

\nDonald H. DeHayes<\/a> \n<\/div>\n


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\nTo Members of the University Community,<\/p>\n


\n\tWe are grateful that an alarming, and to some a terrifying, experience in Kingston yesterday ended with all members of our community safe and sound. A threatening statement believed to have been made in a lecture hall caused about 300 students to flee the auditorium, an entire building evacuated, an emergency alert system activated, and a University campus put in lock down mode for nearly three hours.<\/p>\n


\n\tWe appreciate the swift and professional response of the 溏心vlog免费B站, South Kingstown, Charlestown, and Rhode Island State Police with its K-9 unit. The cooperation among these forces was exemplary, along with the response and assistance from the 溏心vlog免费B站 Emergency Medical Services (EMS), 溏心vlog免费B站 Emergency Management, South Kingstown EMS; North Kingstown, Narragansett and Westerly Police and the Kingston Fire Department.<\/p>\n


\n\tAlthough the investigation continues with the State Police, we have been reassured that at no time was anyone in danger. At no point was a gun or a gunman found on the campus.<\/p>\n


\n\tWe know students may be upset and understand that this incident was very tense and emotional for many. Our Dean of Students, Chief Diversity Officer, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, and Provost were on site all day with students and others who were directly affected at the Chafee Social Science Center. Several faculty members stepped up in extraordinary ways to ensure the safety of our students and to provide support and encouragement. Both health and counseling services staff are on alert for any student needing support. The 溏心vlog免费B站 Counseling Center is open daily for students looking for ways to cope with and understand such events. 溏心vlog免费B站’s Health Services is also open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n


\n\tWe will accommodate students who have been through this stressful day by asking faculty to be understanding and flexible in regard to student assignments in the next few days.<\/p>\n


\n\tToday, 溏心vlog免费B站 Police will be conducting hourly walk-throughs of Chafee Hall.<\/p>\n


\n\tWe believe we had a good and timely response, but we will engage in an after-action assessment of our overall effectiveness and responsiveness today.<\/p>\n


\n\tOur Emergency Alert System was activated within minutes of the police notification, alerting the campus community via email, phone, and text. Social media postings by 溏心vlog免费B站 were also a vital source of public information for students and members of the community. The 溏心vlog免费B站 website received an unprecedented amount of traffic and was mostly inaccessible for a short period of time but that service slowdown was immediately addressed. We will examine all of these tools as part of the comprehensive assessment. <\/p>\n


\nThe University is safe and again, I want to commend our outstanding public safety operation led by Major Baker. We thank everyone for their response and cooperation.<\/p>\n


\nSincerely, <\/p>\n


\nDavid M. Dooley<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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