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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0400
From: Virginia.Tech.news@vt.edu
To: Multiple recipients <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.VT.EDU>
Subject: President Steger to discuss status of April 16 recommendations
Friday, March 14, 2008
Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger and members of the university administration will brief the university community on the current status of the myriad recommendations made in internal and external reports in the aftermath of the April 16 shootings on our campus.
This "town hall" event will be held March 19, 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Squires Student Center Haymarket Theatre.
At Steger's request, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine appointed an independent review panel with a comprehensive mandate. The governor's executive order instructed the panel to conduct a thorough and independent review, "including a review of educational laws, policies and institutions, the public safety and health care procedures and responses, and the mental health delivery system. With respect to these areas of review, the panel should focus on what went right, what went wrong, what practices should he considered best practices, and what practices are in need of improvement."
On May 9, 2007 Steger directed three internal reviews in the wake of the April 16 tragedy on the Virginia Tech campus. He directed the chairs "to look at strengths and weaknesses of our existing systems/infrastructure and how they may be improved or augmented to address emergency situations that might arise in the future."
The Virginia Tech committees were charged with the following:
The Security Infrastructure Group was charged with examining the university's existing security systems and recommending changes that would enhance the university's ability to respond quickly and effectively in situations where the safety of the campus community is jeopardized. This group was also directed to identify strategies that might decrease the probability of such situations occurring, looking at both technological and behavioral aspects.
The Information and Communications Infrastructure Group analyzed and inventoried the communication infrastructure and information systems used during the crisis period, evaluated their performance, and identifies tactics and strategies for improvements.
The Interface Group evaluated the relationships between the university's student counseling services, academic affairs, judicial affairs, and the legal system. It was charged with examining the existing systems and the interface between them and determining what constraints, legal or otherwise, hamper effective interactions in order to respond to and support at-risk students.
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By <a href="unirel@vt.edu">Jacob Lutz</a>
BLACKSBURG, Va., September 23, 2007 -- Following the release of the Report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel on August 30, 2007 and three separate internal review reports, Virginia Tech President Charles Steger and senior administrators have led an effort to examine the recommendations contained in these reports with the goal of meshing them and adopting best practices and procedures for all relevant areas on a forward-looking basis.
The Board believes that goal was accomplished in the development of the Virginia Tech Action Plan presented today at a special meeting of the Board of Visitors.
The Virginia Tech Action Plan sets forth the process of tracking all recommendations made from these reports and determining priorities, internal responsibility, procedures for evaluation, alternative solutions, action timelines, and financial analysis. The recommendations included in the Virginia Tech Action Plan are extensive and implementation will require substantial effort and expense.
Virginia Tech has already taken action on a number of items with an immediate priority, some of which were discussed at today's Board of Visitors meeting. Examples include: multiple redundant notification systems for students, faculty, and staff; additional security devices and measures; additional counseling resources; and many other steps to improve the safety, security, and well-being of the Virginia Tech community.
The Board of Visitors commends President Charles Steger in the adoption of the Virginia Tech Action Plan and for his leadership in these most difficult times. The Board of Visitors would also like to thank the students, staff, faculty and administrators of Virginia Tech for their outstanding service and commitment in responding to the events of April 16, 2007. Their leadership, devotion, and cooperative spirit have been instrumental in moving Virginia Tech forward.
The Board of Visitors also extends its wishes for ongoing recovery to the families of the deceased and the survivors, their families and all of those affected by the terrible events of April 16, 2007. The magnitude of losses and injuries suffered by these victims, their families, the Virginia Tech community, and our Commonwealth is immeasurable. By adopting the Virginia Tech Action Plan with the goal of implementing changes that will reduce the risks of future violence and promote the well-being of our students, faculty, and staff, we are honoring the lives and sacrifices of all who have suffered and advancing the notion of service that is fundamental to Virginia Tech's mission.
Contact Jacob Lutz at <a href="mailto:unirel@vt.edu">unirel@vt.edu</a> or 540-231-5396.
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<p><b>Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech
April 16, 2007
Report of the Review Panel</b>
Presented to
Governor Kaine
Commonwealth of Virginia
August 2007
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/0 COVER_.pdf">Cover</a> (pdf, 224kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/01 Inside cover.pdf">Inside Cover</a> (pdf, 39kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/01 TABLE OF CONTENTS.pdf">Table of Contents</a> (pdf, 52kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/1 DEDICATION.pdf">Dedication</a> (pdf, 525kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/2 FOREWORD.pdf">Foreward</a> (pdf, 62kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS doc.pdf">Acknowledgements</a> (pdf, 51kb)
<a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/4 SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS.pdf">Summary of Key Findings</a> (pdf, 72kb)
Chapters</p>
<p><ul id="obj" style="margin-left:1em;">
<li>I - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/5 CHAPTER I BACKGROUND AND SCOPE.pdf">Background and Scope</a> (pdf, 100kb)</li><li>II - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/6 CHAPTER II UNIVERSITY SETTING SECURITY.pdf">University Setting Security</a> (pdf, 647kb)</li><li>III - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/7 CHAPTER III TIMELINE OF EVENTS.pdf">Timeline of Events</a> (pdf, 103kb)</li><li>IV - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/8 CHAPTER IV LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY OF CHOpdf.pdf">Mental Health History of Seung Hui Cho</a> (pdf, 280kb)</li><li>V - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/9 CHAPTER V INFORMATION PRIVACY LAWS.pdf">Information Privacy Laws</a> (pdf, 156kb)</li><li>VI - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/10 CHAPTER VI GUN PURCHASE AND CAMPUS GUN POLICIES.pdf">Gun Purchase and Campus Policies</a> (pdf, 111kb)</li><li>VII - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/11 CHAPTER VII DOUBLE MURDER AT WAJ Hall .pdf">Double Murder at West Ambler Johnston</a> (pdf, 297kb)</li><li>VIII - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/12 CHAPTER VIII MASS MURDER AT NORRIS HALL.pdf">Mass Murder at Norris Hal</a>l (pdf, 399kb)</li><li>IX - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/13 CHAPTER IX EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES RESPONSE.pdf">Emergency Medical Services Response</a> (pdf, 855kb)</li><li>X - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/14 CHAPTER X OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ME.pdf">Office of the Chief Medical Examiner</a> (pdf, 175kb)</li><li>XI - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/15 CHAPTER XI AFTERMATH.pdf">Immediate Aftermath and the Long Road to Healing</a> (pdf, 177kb)</li></ul></p><p id="nq">Appendices</p><p id="nq"><ul id="obj" style="margin-left:1em;"><li>A - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/17 APPENDIX A - Executive Order 53 2007.pdf">Executive Order 53</a> (pdf, 932kb)</li><li>B - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/18 APPENDIX B - Individuals Interviewed by Research Panel.pdf">Individuals Interviewed by Research Panel</a> (pdf, 94kb)</li><li>C - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/19 APPENDIX C - Public Meeting Agenda.pdf">Public Meeting Agenda</a> (pdf, 155kb)</li><li>D - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/20 APPENDIX D - Recommendations on Methodology.pdf">Recommendations on Revised Methodology</a> (pdf, 79kb)</li><li>E - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/21 APPENDIX E - Guidelines for Choosing Messaging System.pdf">Virginia Tech Guidelines for Choosing Alerting System</a> (pdf, 54kb)</li><li>F - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/22 APPENDIX F - Excerpts from VTs ERP.pdf">Active Shooter Excerpt from University of Virginia Emergency Response Plan</a> (pdf, 65kb)</li><li>G - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/23 APPENDIX G - Letters from Dept of Education.pdf">Guidance Letters on Interpretation of FERPA and HIPAA Rules from U.S. Department Of Education</a> (pdf, 5.85MB)</li><li>H - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/24 APPENDIX H - Explanations of Firpa and Hipaa Laws.pdf">Summary of Information Privacy Laws and Guidance from U.S. Department of Education</a> (pdf, 87kb)</li><li>I - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/25 APPENDIX I - Potential Buyer Forms.pdf">Federal and Virginia Gun Purchaser Forms</a> (pdf, 2.87MB)</li><li>J - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/26 APPENDIX J - Notification of Adjudication.pdf">Notification of Adjudication of Involuntary Commitment or Incapacitation</a> (pdf, 512kb)</li><li>K - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/27 APPENDIX K - Article on Mixture of Guns and Alcohol on Ca.pdf">Articles on Mixture of Guns and Alcohol on Campus</a> (pdf, 790kb)</li><li>L - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/27 APPENDIX L - Fatal School Shooting in the US.pdf">Fatal School Shootings in the United States: 1966-2007</a> (pdf, 1.75MB)</li><li>M - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/28 APPENDIX M - RED FLAGS WARNING SIGNS AND INDICATORS.pdf">Red Flags, Warning Signs and Indicators</a> (pdf, 68kb)</li><li>N - <a href="/mirrors/techPanelReport-docs/29 APPENDIX N - CHO PROFILE.pdf">A Theoretical Profile of Seung Hui Cho</a> (pdf, 48kb)</li></ul></p>
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By <a href="hincker@vt.edu">Larry Hincker</a>
BLACKSBURG, Va., May 10, 2007 -- Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger addressed the Virginia Tech Review Panel here Thursday. These were his comments.
Governor Kaine, Colonel Massengill, and members of the commission.
Normally, I would address a commission by saying that I am happy to have the opportunity to appear before you. We know that is not true. Each of us appears here today with heavy heart, a most profound sense of sorrow...and yes, still to this day...disbelief.
A terribly deranged young man....one of our own students...visited unimaginable horror upon our university, our bright young minds, our rising stars, and our caring and learned faculty.
He took 32 precious lives and then his own. He wounded 25 more. In the process, he seriously injured an entire nation.
As we have noted many times throughout this terrible ordeal, the families of those who lost their lives and the injured have remained our highest priority, followed by the needs of our greater university community. We will do everything possible to assist with their recovery.
I have said time and again, that Virginia Tech, our commonwealth, all of higher education, and indeed, the world must learn from this tragedy. I personally asked the governor for your work.
We have been and will continue to cooperate fully with your review and findings. I have appointed a lead individual, a retired university executive with experience in many sectors including audit, to assist you with your data gathering and be your liaison with any office on campus.
Each one of us and each sector of our society that has been touched by this tragedy must welcome the inspection, introspection, and the scrutiny of a thorough analysis.
In our own case we have underway after-action reviews, which can inform your data gathering. In addition to understanding the incidents, we will be looking at three broad areas: telecommunications infrastructure, the physical infrastructure as it relates to safety and security, and most importantly, the internal protocols for information exchange. I am particularly interested in those intersections between the academic enterprise, counseling, our disciplinary system, the legal system, and the police.
Our preliminary schedule calls for those reviews to be complete by late August, which I understand is within your study time-frame to be of use to you.
In addition to our incident response, I know that you will be looking at the broad spectrum of issues including policies, protocols, and the law.
I have read and heard other university presidents and pundits say that this tragedy could have happened on any campus in America. We draw no solace from such observations.
My hope is that we - and every campus throughout the nation - can learn in the months ahead what happened and why...to the extent that rational conclusions can be drawn from irrational violence. We will learn and the world will learn from this.
There already is a vigorous national discourse underway on many issues - mental health, the interplay between the rights of individuals and the rights of societies and communities, the interaction between gun laws and privacy, campus security and the underlying physical infrastructure, and much more.
We need to know how well our mental health system is performing. Is this country devoting the time, resources, and energy to helping those in need?
We need to know if privacy laws can or should change so that school administrators, court officials, or the mental health profession itself, has the information it needs to treat and handle those with mental illnesses on college campuses.
Certainly, you will bump into the nexus of individual rights and privacy laws versus the rights of a society, a community, or a university to protect itself against possible harm from the mentally ill...or anyone else, for that matter.
We need to know if the university reacted in accordance with accepted procedure in its response to the murders within our residence hall. Our university police and rescue squad responded within three minutes of a report that someone fell from a bed within a residence hall. Within minutes thereafter, the police, then knowing of a gunshot fatality and injury, secured the residence hall, began investigating, and within one hour had a "person of interest." Your analysis of this and the terrible events following is of crucial importance.
My campus has 19 miles of public roads on its 2,600 acres and 153 mostly accessible buildings. On any given day, we have about 35,000 people coming and going. How does an organization secure a university campus during an emergency? Or for that matter, what levels of security are appropriate for normal operations?
We need to know about the preparedness - to the degree that any institution can prepare for horrible and irrational mass violence - of my university and other schools like ours for violence or other mass events that require an institutional response to protect the health, safety, and welfare of a campus community.
We have multiple methods of emergency communications and have in the works implementation plans for more. We all need to know whether universities such as our can do more to protect and inform its populations and multiple audiences in emergencies.
Tomorrow, Virginia Tech will celebrate its annual spring commencement. This is our time for celebration. Commencement, of course, means "the beginning." For our graduates, it is and will be the beginning of the next phases of their lives. We know that they will carry with them not only those treasured memories unique to the college experience, but also the searing memory of the tragic events of April 16.
We owe it to them, we owe it to the injured, we owe it the families of the fallen... indeed, we owe it to all other schools and campuses in this country to examine all these issues in their totality....and find ways of preventing anything like this ever again.
Contact Larry Hincker at hincker@vt.edu or (540) 231-5396.
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