To the UB Community:
University police and local law enforcement are actively responding to an anonymous threat that was called in to the campus today. The threat was general, but specified that some kind of harmful action would take place on campus on Friday, Nov. 16. As a result, additional security will be at the University throughout the day tomorrow.
All activities planned for Nov. 16 will proceed as scheduled.
Updates concerning the campus schedule will be posted when appropriate on the University’s home page at www.ubalt.edu and through the emergency notification system.
Samuel D. Tress
Chief - University Police
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Well, I am here, and unless I had seen my email, I would have no clue this was happening. There's no warning on the website, no emergency call on my office voicemail. Nothing. Just that email. I am not in the main set of buildings, so we have NO security guard. HR will not close the school down to prevent someone from being hurt. They want their money's worth. I am okay with that, if they let people know. But the fact that there is nothing on the site, no leaks to the news, no calls - just an email - speaks volumes about how some at this University view their staff and students.
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This is interesting. I was not aware that UB was under heightened security. But this morning, on WBAL Channel 11, I heard that Towson University received a similar threat on Friday. A specific building was targeted and the university responded by sending out text alerts, emails, and voicemails to the campus community. Today, students may only enter the building via one entrance. All other doors will be locked and protected.
It is suprising to me that UB did not do more to alert the school community. Ever since the tragedy at Virginia Tech, colleges have been forced to put security and communication vehicles at the forefront. New standards have been put in place for hundreds of schools and for UB to react to a security threat like this makes me very nervous...
I was also an undergraduate student here. There is alot of incompetence and inertia in the running of the school. Not all of the administrators are bad (I have alot of respect for Kathy Anderson, the VP of Student Affairs and Suzanne Behr), but unfortunately, the person who posted this is correct in her criticisms.
It is a shame that it would require a serious tragedy to take place for UB officials to take serious action to protect its students and faculty. I understand that security threats might not be good advertising for the school, but what about posting a heightened security alert on the digital announcement board in front of the academic center? It seems to me a more worthwile use of the space than a temperature reading. Plus, not only would it alert UB patrons, but perhaps the greater attention would deter would-be perpetrators.
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