A Message from the Chancellor:
Response to NIU Tragedy
February 2008
Dear IUPUI Students, Faculty, and Staff:
On your behalf, I recently sent the following message to the president of Northern Illinois University:
I write on behalf of IUPUI’s students, staff, and faculty to express our deep sadness over the tragedy that has struck your university community. We mourn for the young lives lost, and we grieve for the families and friends who have suffered this dreadful loss. We are terribly sorry that the NIU community, or any other campus community, has to endure the misfortune brought about by senseless violence in what should be a place of learning and discovery, free from fear of harm.
Let us all take from this awful tragedy a renewed commitment to better understanding the forces in society that would get in the way of our having a safe, humane world in which to cultivate talents, live full lives, make positive contributions to society, and leave to succeeding generations an even better place in which to learn and grow.
In keeping with that commitment, I want to let the IUPUI community know that there is a team reviewing efforts on our campus regarding safety and security procedures and responses, including counseling. Meanwhile, all IU campuses are on high alert as a result of what happened at NIU. I urge everyone to be report any suspicious persons or behavior to the IUPUI Campus Police Department at 317-274-7911.
If an emergency occurs on campus, you will want to know about it as soon as possible, so you should update your emergency contact information through OneStart. To do this:
- Log into OneStart at http://onestart.iu.edu/.
- Click the Notifications tab on the top.
- Click IU-Notify on the left. You will see your contact information. Click the appropriate link to change your information.
The IUPUI home page will always have the most current information in an emergency. There are also emergency phones available in parking garages, outside areas on campus, and hallways of some campus buildings. All emergency phones are identified by the word EMERGENCY and connect directly to the IUPUI Public Safety Dispatch Center (911).
Please make sure you are part of the IUPUI Emergency Notification Network, so that you can be informed of any safety/security issues in the most expeditious manner possible.
Charles R. Bantz, Chancellor
