UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 34 No. 38



'Heightened alert' Employees, students should be observant	Vol. 34, No. 38 / February 7, 2003 The LOG Online e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication Web site and to an archive of past issues. Gov. Doyle calls for "heightened alert" After a briefing between Wisconsin Emergency Management officials and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Gov. Jim Doyle is encouraging Wisconsin residents to be "aware and cautious" of their surroundings and report any suspicious activities to local law enforcement officials. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday (Feb. 7) raised the nation's terror assessment level to "orange," or high risk of terrorist attack. Level "orange" means that while there is not necessarily a specific, credible threat, it is believed there is a general, high risk of terror attack. This is only the second time in the last year the threat level has been raised to "orange." * * * * * Employees, students should be observant, call 2300 with questions UW-Green Bay is reminding all employees and students that under a "heightened alert" they should report anything that appears suspicious to their supervisors or Public Safety at ext. 2300. Examples cited in a state security checklist include: * Suspicious personnel, particularly those carrying suitcases or other containers, or those observing, photographing, or asking questions about operations or security practices. * Unidentified vehicles parked or operated in a suspicious manner. * Abandoned parcels or suitcases. * Any other activity considered suspicious. * * * * * LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.

'Heightened alert'

Employees, students should be observant

Vol. 34, No. 38 / February 7, 2003

The LOG Online e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication Web site and to an archive of past issues.

Gov. Doyle calls for "heightened alert"

After a briefing between Wisconsin Emergency Management officials and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Gov. Jim Doyle is encouraging Wisconsin residents to be "aware and cautious" of their surroundings and report any suspicious activities to local law enforcement officials. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday (Feb. 7) raised the nation's terror assessment level to "orange," or high risk of terrorist attack. Level "orange" means that while there is not necessarily a specific, credible threat, it is believed there is a general, high risk of terror attack. This is only the second time in the last year the threat level has been raised to "orange."

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Employees, students should be observant, call 2300 with questions

UW-Green Bay is reminding all employees and students that under a "heightened alert" they should report anything that appears suspicious to their supervisors or Public Safety at ext. 2300. Examples cited in a state security checklist include:

* Suspicious personnel, particularly those carrying suitcases or other containers, or those observing, photographing, or asking questions about operations or security practices.
* Unidentified vehicles parked or operated in a suspicious manner.
* Abandoned parcels or suitcases.
* Any other activity considered suspicious.

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LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.