1 20 6 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tiffany Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-03-12 Description An account of the resource Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: News By Tiffany Hill Ka Leo Associate News Editor With the horrific massacre shooting that occurred Monday at Virginia Tech, many universities, including the University of Hawaii at Manoa, have turned their focus onto whether they would be prepared for similar situation. The person most in charge of coordinating disaster relief efforts is Mel Won, the UH Emergency Planning Coordinator. Emergency planning includes a variety of emergency types, from natural disasters such as the earthquakes last October, to terrorist attacks and school shootings. The university has also recently taken steps for a more advanced campus-wide alert notification. "ITS purchased the automated notification service that opens up to all the campuses ... we are in the process of putting together and creating the procedures so it can work," said Won. Won is currently undergoing training in the U.S. Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program in order to receive federal funding for the university&#39;s emergency planning program, including funding for expenditures such as an emergency response center, which is currently a conference room in Hawai&#39;i Hall. "[The training] encompasses all kinds of disasters," said Won, but added that it does not necessarily focus on shootings. The program is focused on training Won to be prepared in civil emergency management. Won said that the shooting in Virginia is an isolated case but that the UH emergency plan has included provisions for terrorist attacks. According to the emergency planning Web site, a mass casualty shooting falls under the category of terrorist attacks. "The emergency plan is supposed to encompass all types of disasters," said Won, but added that all types deserve equal attention. "I think [being prepared for a school shooting] is something that the university will work together and decide what to do. This is something that is a priority and I can tell you right now that it is a priority of the administration," said Won. Won added that some time this month, the university is going to test an alert roster, in which administration officials on a phone tree roster will notify each other as if it was a real emergency. Won is also working with the State Civil Defense concerning hurricane disaster preparedness. Won&#39;s recommendation for students is to become familiar with the emergency plan as it continually being further developed. Overall Won said he feels the campus is safe. "The worst thing I see is a hurricane [happening on campus]," adding they are improving preparedness regarding natural disasters and have more experience in this area with the floods in 2004, and the earthquakes last semester. Campus Security "If a similar situation happened hear [like at Virginia Tech] our protocol would be to secure the scene of the shooting. We would set up a perimeter and secure the area and ... [and then] we would contact HPD," said UH Campus Security Chief Neal Sakamoto, who added that they have a good working relationship with the Honolulu Police Department. Sakamoto stated that once the scene of the incident is secured, Campus Security would notify the administration, such as UH interim Chancellor Denise Konan, as they would authorize Campus Security operations and also notify the remaining campus. Sakamoto said, in shooting cases a mass email would be sent to all students and faculty. "We also have telephone notification for the different deans of the different colleges and the would have to notify the rest of the faculty, staff [and] students as fast as possible. We do not have a [public address system]. He stated that the university wants to get a PA system and have discussed its advantages and begun to research prices. "One of the things we noticed after the blackout and earthquake in October was we didn&#39;t have a way to notify everybody especially because the power went out so the email went down, then the phone system went down and presently our vehicles don&#39;t have any kind of PA" The PA system on the Campus Security vehicles would allow them to prerecord messages for the different types of emergencies and then during would allow them to drive around campus broadcasting the message. Sakamoto said he believes that, given the situation and probably limited amount of information, the Virginia Tech Campus Security responded in the best way possible. "The university has the system now besides the mass email where we can notify people by cell phone, or blackberry or whatever. We [Sakamoto and Won] have been working on that trying to set up the system so we can do a notification with the rest of the campus," Sakamoto said. Like Won, Sakamoto and his staff are continuing to train in natural disaster preparedness as well, but that they are also discussing terrorist emergencies like a school shooting even though the Virginia Tech campus shooting was the first of its kind. "It was a rare occurrence and an unusual occurrence, but no matter how much police or security we have we can&#39;t prevent everything, we just try to do the best we can," said Sakamoto. "I pray it never [happens here] but I can&#39;t say it won&#39;t." -- Original Source: The Voice - Ka Leo <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Campus.In.Shock-2848704.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Campus.In.Shock-2848704.shtml</a> <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Campus.In.Shock-2848704-page2.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Campus.In.Shock-2848704-page2.shtml</a> <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Campus.In.Shock-2848704-page3.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Campus.In.Shock-2848704-page3.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kumari Sherreitt <editor@kaleo.org> Title A name given to the resource Campus in shock - UHM advances alert system emergency planning mass e-mail pa system uhawaii Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Justin Hedani Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-03-12 Description An account of the resource Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: News By Justin Hedani Ka Leo News Editor After what is being called the deadliest shooting in American history, the Virginia Tech shooting has many students questioning their safety - especially at the dorms. "Personally, I don&#39;t think there&#39;s enough security [at the dorms and] there&#39;s a lot of students [to oversee]," said Andrea W., a student at the University of Hawai&#39;i at Manoa. The first report of killings was at West Ambler Johnston Hall, on Virginia Tech&#39;s campus, where a man and a woman were found dead in their dorm rooms. "I don&#39;t know, it kind of widens your scope," said Leigh Hokawa, a student residing at Gateway House, "[but] it doesn&#39;t affect me directly or scare me." According to the management audit conducted by State Auditor Marion Higa and the Office of the Auditor, "Forty-six percent of the students disagree with this statement: &#39;I feel safe on campus.&#39;" While in the lower housing district, 43 percent of Noelani residents felt that they were "dissatisfied" with security and the safety of their belongings. "I don&#39;t think it&#39;s the fault about security," said Elias Allen, a Gateway suite resident. "I always lock my door; I&#39;m not really worried." Allen also said if he saw someone suspicious, he would confront them and ask then what they were doing. Student services are working on ways to improve the safety and security for residents on campus. "We are putting electronic card access on all the doors in [Hale] Aloha, Wainani, Noelani and front doors only of remaining halls," said Laurie Furutani, interim housing director. Currently, security and housing staff are coordinating their efforts and security is providing training for resident staff members to make safety a priority. Neal Sakamoto, chief of security at UHM said that new screen windows will be put into all first floor dormitories so that it will be harder for burglars to get into rooms. "We&#39;ve been working with the housing staff to improve doors and windows," Sakamoto said. In the same audit, it was said that "we recommend that the University of Hawai&#39;i introduce legislation for Campus Security to be given arrest authority and the authority to carry weapons." "I wouldn&#39;t arm the guys I have now," Sakamoto said "[but] we&#39;ve been looking at adding police officers [to security]. They would be actual police officers, they would have arrest authorities and they will carry guns." The audit also stated that "there are too few security officers on duty to deter and react to crimes." Security has requested eight additional security staff members and currently has seven pending background checks. Sakamoto said that 14 to 15 more will be requested for their force next legislative session. Francisco Hernandez, Vice Chancellor for Students, said that orientations will be held for students to keep them aware of certain dangers. "I don&#39;t think we can change the time tables," Hernandez said. As for locks and other upgrades, he said, "The only thing we&#39;re going to do now is review our procedures." -- Original Source: The Voice - Ka Leo <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/46.Of.Students.Feel.Unsafe.Audit.Finds-2848717.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/46.Of.Students.Feel.Unsafe.Audit.Finds-2848717.shtml</a> <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/46.Of.Students.Feel.Unsafe.Audit.Finds-2848717-page2.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/46.Of.Students.Feel.Unsafe.Audit.Finds-2848717-page2.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kumari Sherreitt <editor@kaleo.org> Title A name given to the resource 46% of students feel unsafe, audit finds - Administrators rethink security measures in dorms campus safety dorm safety safety survey uhawaii Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rachel Manuel Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-03-12 Description An account of the resource Issue date: 4/23/07 Section: News By Rachel Manuel Ka Leo Staff Reporter A ban imposed on a tenured professor prohibiting him from entering campus and from speaking with his students, was lifted after the University of Hawai&#39;i made an agreement during a court hearing last week. Michael D&#39;Andrea, a professor in the Department of Counseling Education at UH&#39;s College of Education, was banned from campus and from contacting individuals at the college after receiving a letter from Interim Chancellor Denise Konan notifying him of his immediate reassignment to work at home. After arguments made on behalf of D&#39;Andrea and a recess in the hearing before U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor on April 16, attorneys for UH volunteered to restore his freedom to communicate with students and faculty about the grievance process and complaints made against him, according to D&#39;Andrea&#39;s attorney Eric Seitz. UH agreed to lift the ban while allegations that D&#39;Andrea bullied students and faculty at the College of Education are investigated. A July hearing is scheduled to look at D&#39;Andrea&#39;s claims for damages and defamation. On April 12, D&#39;Andrea had filed a lawsuit against the university for what he called an infringement of his constitutional rights. According to the letter sent from Konan to D&#39;Andrea, there were concerns about his "alleged intimidating, hostile and bullying behavior." UH officials issued a statement that the university is committed to and has an obligation to provide a safe and healthy working and learning environment for faculty, staff and students. The agreement reached last Monday that was entered into by UH also granted that current and former students, faculty and staff know that they have a right not to say anything to D&#39;Andrea, according to UH attorney Gregory Sato. Sato had argued that UH feared D&#39;Andrea might engage in bullying when communicating with students and faculty while Seitz argued that the ban imposed on D&#39;Andrea was unconstitutional and an infringement of his rights of free speech. Following the hearing, D&#39;Andrea, who is also represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai&#39;i, wrote an open letter to UH&#39;s Board of Regents to address what he called "the crisis of administrative leadership" and the violation of faculty members&#39; free speech and due process rights. After his removal from campus, D&#39;Andrea wrote in the letter that he was subjected to a number of disciplinary actions, without due process. He wrote that he believed other administrators and possibly BOR members approved of his removal. D&#39;Andrea asserted that this action was based on attempts to repress his rights to free speech and his public stance on social justice and peace issues particularly including protests about President David McClain&#39;s recommendations for a proposal to establish a University Affiliated Research Center at UH. Some issues D&#39;Andrea wrote he has and continues to address include the administrations refusal to investigate complaints he had filed regarding problems of institutional racism and sexism at the university, the high crime rates on campus, the continuing problems gay and lesbian people encounter on campus, the unsafe dormitory rooms and the increasing tuition costs. He cited that in addition to the attacks upon his rights, these issues are some of the problems at UH, illuminating the "crisis of administrative leadership." D&#39;Andrea said in the letter that although it is important to support the right of all people at the university to engage in discussions about the issues, "The University Administration has crossed the line of ethical and professional behavior in my recent court hearing." He states that at the hearing, UH&#39;s attorney tried to compare the allegations made against him for "bullying" and "intimidating" behavior with the murders committed at Virginia Tech University and the Xerox killings in Hawai&#39;i. He wrote that since the attorney "represents" the university, he finds it reprehensible that Vice Chancellor Neal Smatresk and Interim Dean Donald Young, both of whom were present, would allow such tactics to be used to serve the university&#39;s interests. D&#39;Andrea continued that, "These disrespectful and insensitive comments represent the self-serving interests of an administration that has lost its moral compass and professional respectability." Vice President for Legal Affairs and University General Counsel Darolyn Lendio responded to D&#39;Andrea&#39;s open letter upon review and wrote, "It is clear that your allegations and the remedies you seek are intrinsically connected to your pending legal and contractual claims. These legal and contractual claims derive from personnel actions made by the University of Hawai&#39;i at Manoa and have no relationship to alleged issues that involve the UH system administration or the Board of Regents." Responses from Smatresk and Director of Public Relations Gregg Takayama were unavailable at the time of publication. D&#39;Andrea also listed in his letter some individuals who had been retaliated against for raising social justice issues and/or other concerns about unjust personnel actions and mismanagement by administrators at the university. Lastly, he made a set of recommendations of actions to be taken to address present social injustices. They include: - An immediate investigation regarding those who were involved in the order to ban D&#39;Andrea from campus and the other disciplinary actions taken against him - A written apology from UH for the manner in which its administrators allowed D&#39;Andrea&#39;s case to be compared to the Virginia Tech massacre and the killings at the Xerox Company in Honolulu - An investigation into possible violations in UH BOR polices and professional ethics that may have been manifested by Smatresk and Young - The establishment of a special committee to investigate problems of racism and sexism at UHM - The development and implementation of a plan to reduce crime and violence on campus without resorting to the arming of security personnel - The development of an immediate plan of action to address structural problems that prevent people with disabilities from fully accessing campus buildings. Social-justice and peace advocate works Dr. Michael D&#39;Andrea, a tenured professor at the University of Hawai&#39;i at M?noa, had been teaching at UHM for about 18 years and during that time, had authored more than 200 scholarly publications, including six books. He had also received numerous awards for his contributions in areas of counseling and psychology. Some of his works include: Book chapters related to social justice issues: - D&#39;Andrea, M. (2006). In liberty and justice for all: A comprehensive approach to ameliorating the complex problems of White racism and White superiority in the United States. In M. Constantine and D. W. Sue (Eds.), Addressing racism: Facilitating cultural competence in mental health and educational settings (pp. 251-270). New York: Wiley - D&#39;Andrea, M. (2003). Expanding our understanding of white racism and resistance to change in the fields of counseling and psychology. In J. S. Mio & G. Y. Iwamasa (Eds.), Culturally diverse mental health: The challenges of research and resistance (pp. 17-34). New York: Brunner-Routledge Journal articles related to social justice and organizational issues: - D&#39;Andrea, M., Skouge, J., & Daniels, J. (2006). Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: Expanding the multicultural-social justice family to include persons with disabilities. Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 21, 70-78. - D&#39;Andrea, M., & Daniels, J. (1996). Promoting peace in our schools: Developmental, preventive, and multicultural considerations. School Counselor, 44, 55-64. Other scholarly works and publications: - D&#39;Andrea, M., Arredondo, P., & Daniels, J. (2005, March). Multicultural advocacy and community service. Counseling Today, 47, 40-41. - D&#39;Andrea, M., & Arredondo, P. (2000, August). Speaking truth to power: Dealing with difficult challenges. Counseling Today, 43; 30, 37. - Arredondo, P., & D&#39;Andrea, M. (1997, February). Counselors&#39; role in combating institutional racism and sexism. Counseling Today, 39(8), 34-35. - D&#39;Andrea, M. (1994, October). Promoting the dignity and development of gay, lesbian, and bisexual students. Counseling Today, 37(4), 24. -- Original Source: The Voice - Ka Leo <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/23/News/Ban-Lifted.From.Uh.Professor-2874971.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/23/News/Ban-Lifted.From.Uh.Professor-2874971.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kumari Sherreitt <editor@kaleo.org> Title A name given to the resource Ban lifted from UH professor - Hearing set for D&#39;Andrea&#39;s defamation claim professor ban compared to virginia tech massacre uhawaii Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alyssa S. Navares Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-03-12 Description An account of the resource Issue date: 4/19/07 Section: News By Alyssa S. Navares Ka Leo Managing Editor More than 1,000 Facebook groups and MySpace pages started in response to Monday&#39;s deadly shooting, some supporting victims and others blaming 23-year-old gunman Cho Seung-Hui. Blogs and social network sites have changed ways of communicating and coping with tragedy, as younger generations use the Internet to discuss and to express feelings about the massacre. On many pages, people have removed their profile photos and replaced them with a black ribbon and Virginia Polytechnic University logo. Thousands of miles from Blacksburg, VA, University of Hawai&#39;i at M?noa students recognized the online mourning by adding the UH logo and the phrase, "All One Ohana. Today, we are all Hokies" to the profile photo. UHM alum Gary McRawr and sociology major Milena Kulig created separate Facebook groups, both of which have more than 200 members. "I&#39;m hoping to get UH alums and current students [and] faculty involved," McRawr said, "and possibly even the community colleges across the state to be aware of the situation." McRawr started the group "UH is praying for Virginia Tech" the day 32 people and the gunman were killed, becoming the deadliest shooting in U.S. history. Thirty people joined Kulig&#39;s group, "UH Manoa Supports Virginia Tech," within the first five minutes of creating it Monday evening, and by Tuesday it had grown to more than 200 members. Kulig started the group after joining one from another school and realizing that UHM did not have one. "The turnout is way better than I thought it would be," she said. "Honestly, I was just thinking that a few people who were as shocked and saddened by the situation like I was would join." Other people have used these social networks to vent about the shooting and its killer. More than 200 online groups on both Facebook and MySpace started in response to the Virginia Tech senior and immigrant from South Korea. Virginia Tech students described him as a loner who said little. "He should of just shot himself and not killed anyone, but no, he had to make everyone suffer," wrote Cory Hills, a student from Wellsville Senior High School in New York, in the "I Hope Cho Seung-Hui Burns in Hell" group. Racist remarks about Cho appeared throughout online blogs and social sites in response to his South Korean ethnicity. Some bloggers called him "a Kim Chee eating mofo," while others referred to him as a "slanted eye freak." But having a negative reaction after a tragedy is typical, according to the American Psychological Association. University psychologists nationwide created a Web site with advice on how to cope with the Virginia Tech shooting. Negative viewpoints should be balanced to maintain a healthier perspective of one&#39;s self and the world, the APA Web site states. In Facebook group "Cho Seung-Hui is pure evil," Tennessee Brentwood High School student Leigh Durham was the first out of the 85 members to comment in support of Cho, sparking crude remarks from others in the group. "How about people stop focusing on this guy and think about all the people that were affected by this," she wrote on the posting wall. "Wasting your time bashing this guy isn&#39;t going to make things any better." One student from Drexel University in Pennsylvania called Durham a moron and an idiot an hour after she posted her comment. Asking for support, online or in-person, can be comforting and helps because speaking with others who share similar experiences prevents feelings of loneliness, according to the APA site. Because cellphone networks, like Verizon Wireless, became stressed hours after the shooting, people shifted to the Internet. Virginia Tech students created an "I&#39;m ok at VT" group in Facebook, which included a list of murdered and injured victims. The West Virginia Blogger compiled personal sites for those killed as an online memorial. Others traded photos and videos online as well. Online networks related to Virginia shooting Facebook - about 450 groups "UH M?noa supports Virginia Tech" "Cho Seung-Hui is pure evil" MySpace - about 550 sites www.myspace.com/thehokies www.myspace.com/virginiatechshooting Blogs - about 350 sites The West Virginia Blogger: www.bloggingwv.com Virginia Tech Blog: www.VTtragedy.com -- Original Source: The Voice - Ka Leo <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/19/News/Social.Networking.Sites.Help.Students.Cope-2869752.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/19/News/Social.Networking.Sites.Help.Students.Cope-2869752.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kumari Sherreitt <editor@kaleo.org> Title A name given to the resource Social networking sites help students cope - 1000-plus online groups created after VA Tech massacre facebook social network sites uhawaii Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Matthew K. Ing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-03-12 Description An account of the resource Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: News Matthew K. Ing Ka Leo Editor in Chief Two days ago, the University of Hawai&#39;i at Manoa, to many students, felt like a relatively safe academic environment. But after Monday&#39;s massacre at Virginia Polytechnic University, mixed feelings have filled the campus. Delcey Pa, a UHM freshman planning to major in business, first learned about the shooting from friends late Monday morning. "Since I heard about the shooting, in the back of my mind, as I walk around, I know something like that could happen, but I really don&#39;t think it would," Pa said. "I&#39;m just glad I wasn&#39;t there." Out of 20 students interviewed by Ka Leo, all 20 felt that there was a possibility - though highly unlikely - that an incident similar to the Virginia Tech shooting could occur at UHM. "In Hawai&#39;i, we have more family and more aloha, I guess," Pa said. "In the mainland, it&#39;s a whole different perspective and whole separate world. But it could happen." Sophomore Mark Villegas agreed that the chances of a shooting were highly unlikely, but he said that the incident prompted him to reanalyze his campus safety. "It (the shooting) made me curious, what would have happened at UH," Villegas said. "If there were two shootings in the dorms, would security be able to prevent it from happening somewhere else on campus?" On Monday afternoon, UHM interim Chancellor Denise Konan offered her condolences and support to students through various campus resources in a mass e-mail. Among the resources mentioned was the Counseling and Student Development Center, "a University service that provides a variety of counseling and testing services for students and uses a holistic approach to promote wellness and personal success," according to the e-mail. The Counseling Center, located in the Queen Lili&#39;uokalani Student Service Center, Room 302, offers free and confidential services to students. Jeff Brooks-Harris, PhD, a psychologist and counselor with the Counseling Center for 12 years, said that he hasn&#39;t seen an influx of appointments since Monday&#39;s incident, but he said that&#39;s typical in an event such as this. "Most students are not going to choose to go to a counselor," Brooks-Harris said. "It&#39;s probably much more important they talk to each other." Just as counselors urged students at Virginia Tech&#39;s convocation service yesterday, the American Psychological Association suggests as a first step in reacting to the shooting to "talk about it." Psychologists from college campuses around the nation compiled a Web site yesterday with resources on how to deal with the psychological after-effects of the shooting, available at http://www.apa.org. Other recommendations include limiting the amount of news coverage you expose yourself to, helping others do something productive and giving yourself time to grieve or experience a full range of reactive emotions. Brooks-Harris said that, just as after Sept. 11, students in Hawai&#39;i experience mainland tragedy at a less severe level than those did in New York or New Jersey. "But in any crisis, whether it&#39;s a plane crashing into the World Trade Center or a professor committing suicide or a shooting in Blacksburg, it brings things closer to home," he said. "When we have our own preexisting fears and doubts, these things could bring them up, causing people to feel unsafe." The Counseling and Student Development Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and always has at least one psychologist on call. Students should call 956-7927 to make an appointment. -- Original Source: The Voice - Ka Leo <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Counseling.Offered.In.AfterEffect-2848728.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Counseling.Offered.In.AfterEffect-2848728.shtml</a> <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Counseling.Offered.In.AfterEffect-2848728-page2.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/04/18/News/Counseling.Offered.In.AfterEffect-2848728-page2.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kumari Sherreitt <editor@kaleo.org> Title A name given to the resource Counseling offered in after-effect counseling student reactions uhawaii Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kendra Jones Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-03-12 Description An account of the resource Kendra Jones Issue date: 12/5/07 Section: News The University of Hawai&#39;i at Mānoa Faculty Senate Committee is scheduled to discuss campus security issues today at 3 p.m. in the Architecture Auditorium. The meeting is open to UH students. At a Faculty Senate Committee meeting on Nov. 21, the faculty senate unanimously affirmed that the campus community needs to be alerted to threats in a timelier manner while using better methods. During that meeting, a question arose from the faculty members about the obligation to notify the campus immediately and allow room for people to decide how to react for themselves. There was also concern that an Oct. 25 e-mail alert was too brief, vague and an insufficient way to notify the campus community. A mass e-mail notification was sent Oct. 25 by Campus Security to UH students and staff regarding a man who was overheard talking to himself about planning to shoot 30 UH students. It was not included in the e-mail that the suspect was known to the Honolulu Police Department and had a history of mental illness. Laura Saiki-Chaves, vice president of Associated Students of the University of Hawai&#39;i said, "When it comes to alerting students of the possible dangers on campus, we believe that no measure is too small. Though e-mail alerts were sent to students, it was definitely not enough. There were many students who ... had absolutely no idea about the security alert." "E-mail is useful for those who may be sitting in front of their computer at the time of the incident, but by large is woefully inadequate," said Jerome Comcowich, a committee member from the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology. Comcowich said he thought a more effective way to notify the campus would be to have security vehicles use their public address system to broadcast a warning throughout the entire campus. Gregg Takayama, UH director of communications, said the response would have been more intensive had HPD considered it a serious threat. Enabling the campus-wide PA system would have resulted in major campus disruptions, Takayama added. Takayama told the committee that had the threat been immediate, the loudspeakers would have been utilized. Radio and TV stations would have been asked to broadcast an emergency message. He also said that many buildings on campus have fire alarm systems that can be enabled to make public announcements. These systems, however, have not been tested and not all of the fire alarms have been retrofitted to function as PA systems, the committee members were told. "If we as a nation learned anything about the Virginia Tech shootings (it) is that having an efficient alert system can not and must not be overlooked," Saiki-Chaves said. UH is currently looking into including mass text messaging as a means of notifying students and faculty of emergencies, Takayama said. Takayama added that Information Technology Services will be testing a mass text-messaging system at the end of this year. If the tests are successful, ITS hopes the system will be available for students to volunteer their cell phone numbers by early next year. "The idea of sending mass text messages is excellent," Saiki-Chaves said. "A person would not have to be connected to the Internet or checking their e-mail to be notified, as it would happen instantly via their cell phone." Members present at the student affairs meeting agreed that security should have broadcast the information to the campus community immediately because many people had no knowledge of the threat. Many people, including Sheri Fong, an assistant professor for anatomy, biochemistry and physiology, have said that had they known sooner, they would have opted to stay away from the campus that afternoon. "I&#39;m disappointed with UH&#39;s general handling of the situation," said senior Caitlin Jackson, a kinesiology major. "I&#39;m stressed out enough with classes; I shouldn&#39;t have to worry about my safety being compromised." In contrast, freshman Troy Muenzer said, "UH Campus Security did a perfect job, and I feel safe seeing that they were taking action and communicating with HPD." Several people said while they were nervous and felt vulnerable being on campus, they went to class anyway. Stacy Little, a senior speech pathology and audiology major, said, "I did know about it, and I still attended class because I guess we live in a world where we think, &#39;It won&#39;t happen to me.&#39;" Some other recommendations from Faculty Senate Committee members at the last meeting to improve campus security: * Set up a campus hot line for emergency situations. * Consider creating an automated mass telephone alert system to call all campus numbers during an emergency or a threat. An automated warning would give directions, such as directing people to check their e-mail or a designated Web site. * Use the blue campus phone system as an emergency alert system. The blue lights would flash to cue people to check their e-mail or a campus hot line for further information. -- Original Source: The Voice - Ka Leo <a href="http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/12/05/News/Security.Alerts.Prompt.Faculty.Senate.Meeting-3133290.shtml">http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2007/12/05/News/Security.Alerts.Prompt.Faculty.Senate.Meeting-3133290.shtml</a> Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kumari Sherreitt <editor@kaleo.org> Title A name given to the resource Security alerts prompt Faculty Senate meeting campus security mass e-mail notification pa system text messages uhawaii