Eastern Kentucky University President Michael Benson Monday told the university's Board of Regents that challenging times make the campus community stronger. Benson was referring to a security threat found in a campus restroom two weeks ago that prompted officials to close the school for two days. “All you can do is make sure you’ve got the protocols and kind of the necessary infrastructure in place," said Benson. "You can never define the future and say this is gonna happen again. We certainly hope it doesn’t."
Benson believes the $10,000 reward offered for the arrest and conviction of those responsible is leading to more tips. There are no new developments in the investigation into the threatening graffiti message. Benson is asking students to be attentive. “We want students to be aware and if you see something, say something," he said. "To kind of be, in some ways, self-policing, self-governing."
Benson urged campus police and public safety officials at all Kentucky universities to network on ways to address this type of threat.?
