Bias Incident Reports

On February 20 at 10:49pm a report was filed with Safety and Security that "Kill all the Blacks" was written in black magic marker on the wall of the Men's Room in the Library lobby.  Safety and Security responded to investigate and remove the marking.  Town of Poughkeepsie Police were also notified to assist with the investigation. Anyone with additional information about this incident should contact Campus Safety at 845-437-5221.  BIRT will also follow up with appropriate resources, where needed. Process:  The report was reviewed on the morning of February 2o by the BIRT core team, led by the Associate Dean of the College for Campus Life and Diversity and followed by meetings  with the Dean of the College, the Director of Safety and Security and the College Information Officer. The President was also notified and updated periodically of discussions and assessments. It was decided that a campus email would address the campus safety elements and include a link to this bias incident summary prepared by BIRT, given the threat of violence.  This campus email was sent at approximately 5:30pm on February 21. On February 22, at 6:41pm an additional Campus email was sent from the President's Office to denounce the threatening and hateful speech.