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Inventory of the

February 14, 2008 Memorial

Collection

In the

Northern Illinois University Archives

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008 MEMORIAL PROJECT RESEARCHERS USE POLICY

The 2/14 Memorial Project was established to document the tragic events of February 14, 2008on the Northern Illinois University-DeKalb campus. Documentation includes manuscripts andaudiovisual materials as well as artifacts left at the various spontaneous memorials on campus.

The 2/14 archives will not be available to the general researcher. The collection is accessible forscholarly, educational, and journalistic purposes only. We will consider all specific requests foraccess and use; however, the collection is not open to random browsing. Prior arrangementsshould be made for scholarly research and study. Credit line should read, Regional HistoryCenter, Northern Illinois University.

The use of the collection for research or publication will be consistent with the laws andUniversity policies concerning Freedom of Information Act disclosures, copyright, privacy,publicity, obscenity and pornography, defamation and resource protection.

Researchers interested in viewing the memorial items including the MLK Commons panels willbe able to view both through the online exhibit located on the February 14, 2008 Memorialwebsite. http://www.february14.niu.edu/

Please fill out the bottom half of this form for permission to do research in the February 14, 2008Memorial Collection and submit it to Regional History Center, Founders Memorial LibraryRoom 400, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115.

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INTRODUCTION

The University Archives acquired the materials in the February 14, 2008 Memorial Collectionfrom offices and departments all across the Northern Illinois University Campus, as well asfrom outside individuals and organizations who recognized the importance of this event to thehistory of the University.

The materials in this collection will be available for scholarly, educational and journalisticpurposes only, and will not be available for random browsing. We will consider all specificrequests for access and use. Visitors interested in looking at the memorial items will be able toview the artifacts through the photographs and the website. The 10 oversize memorial panelsfrom NIU’s Martin Luther King Commons, where people recorded their messages of grief andhope, have been preserved. They can be viewed on the February 14, 2008 Memorial website,http://www.february14.niu.edu/, which has the capability of “zooming in” to read the messages. The panels sent to NIU by Virginia Tech can be viewed in the same fashion. Many of thearticles from the various campus memorials were also able to be saved, and are also beingpreserved by the Center.

PLEASE NOTE: SOME OF THE MEDIA MATERIALS REQUIRE PERMISSION TO USEAPPROVAL FROM THE ORIGINATING AGENCIES OR MEDIA OUTLETS.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT

The February 14, 2008 Memorial Collection is unique among the University ArchivesCollections in that it documents an event, and the effect of that event on the Northern IllinoisUniversity Community. This collection is divided into twelve series: The Victims; Events ofFebruary 14, 2008; Condolences; Remembering and Memorials; Recovery; Scholarship Funds;Remembrance Events; Cole Hall; Kishwaukee Hospital; Related Issues; Campus Security, GunControl and Campus Shootings; and Kazmierczak.

The first series is devoted to the memory of the victims of the shooting which occurred on theNIU campus on February 14, 2008. Included here are articles and information about the fivestudents who died that day: Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Juliana Gehant, Ryanne Mace,and Daniel Parmenter, as well as duplicate diplomas that were awarded posthumously. Alsoincluded here is information on the students who were wounded in the attack that day.

Series II, the largest series in this collection, documents the events of February 14, 2008. It isdivided into four sub-series: Administrative Materials; Press Coverage; Video/TV Coverage;and Oral Histories, and First Person Accounts and Reports. The administrative materialsinclude the campus alerts that went out minutes after the event, communications fromPresident John Peters, departmental impact statements, and the “2/14/08 Forward” binder of

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materials which touch on various aspects following the shooting including counseling, publicaffairs, and rescheduling of classes and other events. Also found here is the NIU Report[2010] on the Shooting and the Response of NIU and other Public Safety and EmergencyResponders. The sub-series on press coverage includes coverage by the NIU studentnewspaper, The Northern Star, local, state, national, and international newspapers, as well asmagazine articles and on-line stories. CD’s and DVD’s of press conferences, and newscastsmake up the bulk of the next sub-series, but also included is footage of the vigils and memorialservices which occurred on the Northern Illinois University campus. The final sub-seriescontains oral history recordings by Dr. E. Taylor Atkins History 497 and 597 classes, as well as“Story Corps” interviews, and other written and recorded descriptions by faculty, staff, students,and members of the DeKalb Police Department on what they experienced that day.

Condolences of various kinds are included in Series III. They are divided into five sub-series:real cards and letters; on-line condolence pages; condolence books; newsletter and magazinearticles containing tributes and condolences; and e-mail messages. In addition to sympathycards and letters, there are handmade cards by students of various ages, coloring sheets, andresolutions. The NIU Remembers web site contains condolences from the local community,educational institutions, public officials as well as the public at large, not only from the UnitedStates, but also from a number of foreign countries. The condolence books come primarilyfrom other universities, but include one from a hospital, junior high students, and the M.I.T. andWoods Hole Oceanographic Institute Joint Program. There is also a memorial scrapbookassembled by an NIU staff member. The e-mail messages, too, encompass a wide range ofpeople, from ordinary citizens, to legislators. Facebook, MySpace, and blogs are also foundhere. It should be noted that the administration, faculty, staff and students from Virginia Techsent numerous forms of condolences to corresponding members of the NIU community.

The fourth series deals with Remembering and Memorials. There are eight sub-series:Memorial Services; Memorial Sites; Articles, Stories and Poetry; the “Forward-Together-Forward” Logo, Posters, and Ribbons; Artwork; the Quilt Project; Music and Videos; andPhotographs. In addition to the NIU Memorial Services and Events, a number of localchurches held services and vigils, as well as at Virginia Tech and a cathedral in Salzburg,Austria. Information about the Memorial Room first located in Altgeld Hall and later moved tothe Holmes Student Center is here, as well as about the Memorial Garden and sculpture nearCole Hall. A number of people affected by the events of February 14, 2008 chose to expresstheir feelings by writing poetry, articles, or even a book. Within hours of the tragedy a logo thatbecame identified with NIU and its desire to survive and move forward was created. The useof this logo and other NIU trademarks is discussed. Remembrance ribbons were made byindividuals and groups on campus, and worn throughout the spring semester. In addition to anarticle about the ribbons, a selection of ribbons is housed with the artifact portion of thiscollection. Several works of art were created, a watercolor painting by Tatum Haag, and alarge watercolor mural by Charlotte Rollman’s Art Classes. The University College andDesigners Association, also sponsored a “Campus Violence” Poster Project. The next sub-series deals with the NIU Library Memorial Quilt Project, and contains brochures,


correspondence, participation forms, and photographs of the completed quilt sections, as wellas photos depicting the creation and piecing together of the quilt. Some members of thecommunity expressed their feelings musically, which is the theme of the next sub-series. Thewords to NIU’s Alma Mater were revised, and new songs were written. CD’s, DVD’s and avideo are also found here. The last sub-series contains thousands of photographs that weretaken of the NIU campus, and the DeKalb and Sycamore area to document the tragedy, thesupport, and the hope of the community. Of particular note is the “Huskies on Parade”selection of photographs which shows the various “Huskie” dog statues that were painted byindividuals from on and off campus and sold to benefit the Forward, Together ForwardScholarship Fund.

Series V contains materials dealing with Recovery. Included here are messages fromPresident Peters, articles on recovery assistance and events, tips for teaching, counselingsupport, the comfort/therapy dogs, free hugs, prayer shawls, and support from groups beyondcampus.

The sixth series contains information on the scholarships established to remember the victimsof February 14th, later known as the “Forward, Together Forward Scholarships.” Information onthe recipients of these scholarships will be added yearly. In addition, articles on variousfund-raising events and activities, such as baseball games, concerts, and the “Huskies onParade” to benefit the scholarships are found here.

Information on annual remembrances of the tragedy are found in series seven. A schedule ofevents for the first anniversary “NIU Remembers,” as well as brochures for various activities,and articles from many newspapers, including The Northern Star, are found here. The secondyear “Day of Reflection,” was a more modest event.

The fate of Cole Hall is documented in Series VIII. Located here are newspaper articles,correspondence, survey results, petitions, e-mail comments, and the “Preserve NIU’s ColeHall” Facebook site.

Kishwaukee Hospital played a critical role following the campus shootings. Documents relatingto the hospital’s response, plus messages and thank you materials displayed in the hospital arefound in series nine.

A wide variety of materials are found in Series X which deals with Related Issues. Includedhere are a “Healing Huskies” poster; information on “Huskies United;” stories and informationabout the Regional History Center’s task to document the tragedy of February 14, 2008; NIU’srelationship with Virginia Tech; the USFA report on the DeKalb Fire Department’s Response onFebruary 14, 2008; awards received for coverage of the event by Public Affairs, NorthernTelevision, WNIU/WNIJ, the response by President Peters, and campus social workers;articles on managing stress and helping children cope after school shootings; as well asinternet articles from the Christian Science Monitor relating to good and evil.


Campus Security, Gun Control and Campus Shootings are discussed in many articles found inseries eleven. Especially noteworthy is the book edited by NIU’s Brian Hemphill and BrandiHephner LaBanc, Enough is Enough: a Student Affairs Perspective on Preparedness andResponse to a Campus Shooting. Articles about NIU’s Police Chief Don Grady are locatedhere, in addition to the Campus Security Task Force Report to the Governor, and stories onemergency alert systems, the NIU graffiti threat of April 22, 2008, the February 19, 2010shooting outside Stevenson Hall, and the murder of Antinette “Toni” Keller on October 14,2010. The Westboro Baptist Church planned to protest at the NIU memorials, and funerals ofthe students. Correspondence and messages dealing with those protests and hate speech arealso found in this series.

The last, and smallest, series deals with Steven Kazmierczak, the man who committed theshootings and then took his own life on February 14, 2008. There are print and on-line articlesabout Kazmierczak and his girl friend Jessica Baty. Esquire Magazine published a detailedinvestigative report about him in August 2008. An article published in Criminology & PublicPolicy co-written by Dr. Jim Thomas, Kazmierczak, Leaf and Stone in 2006 is also includedhere.


HISTORICAL SKETCH

A tragic event occurred the afternoon of February 14, 2008 on the campus of Northern IllinoisUniversity that devastated the entire community. On that afternoon, just after 3 p.m., studentsattending a Geology 104: Introduction to Ocean Sciences class in Cole Hall were listening to alecture by instructor Jon Peterson. Then Steven Kazmierczak, a former NIU Graduate Studentin Sociology, entered from the stage door at the front of the classroom. Without warning heopened fire upon the class. Amid the chaos and panic that followed, students ran or crawledout of the room, and out of the building. Within minutes the NIU campus police were on thescene, and soon other emergency responders, ambulances and news helicopters convergedon the Cole Hall area. The campus was quickly notified that a shooting had taken place andNIU was “locked down.”

Steven Kazmierczak had killed five students and wounded many more, before turning the gunon himself. In the days that followed the administration, faculty, staff, and students struggled tounderstand what had happened, how to cope with their grief, and how to survive the rest of thesemester. Outpourings of sympathy flowed to DeKalb and the NIU community from across thenation. News coverage made the tragedy known throughout the world.

Gayle Dubowski, a Sophomore Anthropology Major from Carol Stream, Illinois; CatalinaGarcia, a Sophomore Elementary Education Major, from Cicero, Illinois; Julianna Gehant, aJunior Elementary Education Major from Mendota, Illinois; Ryanne Mace, a SophomorePsychology Major from Carpentersville, Illinois; and Daniel Parmenter, a Sophomore FinanceMajor, from Westchester, Illinois were mourned not only by their families and home towns, butby the entire NIU community as well.

When classes resumed at NIU on February 25, 2008 there were over 500 counselors fromnumerous institutions, colleges and universities on hand to help the students, as well asfaculty, and staff get through those first hours, days and weeks on campus. Therapy dogsprovided comfort of another kind, and were greeted with hugs and tears by the students.

Documentation about the students involved, the vigils and memorials, the cards andcorrespondence, photographs and videos, as well as examples of countless otherdemonstrations of concern and support, such as the memorial quilt project, and the “Huskieson Parade” are found here in an attempt to help us understand this event and its historicalimpact on Northern Illinois University.


COLLECTION INVENTORY

BOX FOLDER DESCRIPTION

SERIES I: THE VICTIMS

1 1 Gayle Dubowski - Guest Book Condolence Pages2 Gayle Dubowski: Memorial - My Space3 Gayle Dubowski: Memorial - Facebook4 Gayle Dubowski Remembered by Chicago Church of Christ5a Gayle Dubowski - Articles5b Cartwheels in the Rain, by Joseph Dubowski, 20106 Catalina Garcia - Guest Book Condolence Pages7 Catalina Garcia - Making Everlasting Memories8 Catalina Garcia Memorial Scholarship9 Catalina Garcia - Articles10 Julianna Gehant - Guest Book Condolence Pages11 Julianna Gehant - On NIU Veteran’s Club pages, February 15 -

November 2008; Memorial Service, April 4, 2008; Memorial Bench Dedication, November 7, 2008

12 Julianna Gehant of Mendota/Patriot Guard Riders 13 Julianna Gehant - Articles

14 Ryanne Mace - Guest Book Condolence Pages15 Ryanne’s Cross, posted by Eric Mace, father of Ryanne16 Eric Mace Flickr Stories on Daughter, Ryanne Mace17 Ryanne E. Mace - Facebook Comments, February 15, 2008-

February 26, 200918 Ryanne Mace Scholarships, June 12, 2008, October 27, 200819 Ryanne Mace - Articles20 Daniel Parmenter - Guest Book Condolence Pages21a-b Daniel Parmenter - Articles; Parmenter’s Resume, ca. January 2008,

article on memorial tree planting, October 15, 200822 Biographical Information and Photos on Victims from the Find a Grave

Memorial Site - Facebook23 Wounded Students - Articles on Condition and Related Information24 Brian Karpes, Shooting Victim Completes Project, March 14, 2008;

and other Articles

2 Diplomas:Gayle Marie Dubowski, B.S., May 17, 2008 Catalina Garcia, B.S. in Education, May 17, 2008 Julianna Gehant, B.S. in Education, May 17, 2008 Ryanne Elizabeth Mace, B.A., December 14, 2008

1 Daniel L. Parmenter, B.S., May 8, 2010


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SERIES II: EVENTS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Sub-series A. Administrative Materials

3 1 Campus Alert, 3:20 p.m., February 14, 2008, Printed from Founders Library Reference Desk

2 Campus Alert - Possible Gunman on Campus, 4:11 p.m.; and Campus Alert - Gunman No Longer a Threat, 5:01 p.m., February 14, 2008

3 NIU Homepage - Information on the Tragedy, and Related Messages February 14-21, 2008

4 NIU Website Timeline, February 14-24, 20085 President John Peters Speeches, Letters, and Communications

Relating to the Events of February 14, 20086 February 14th Departmental Impact Statements: Office of Public Affairs,

Information Technology Services, Administration and University Outreach, n.d.

2/14/08 Forward Binder Materials:7 Section 1: Aftermath8 Section 2: Condolences9 Section 3: Counseling10 Section 4: Information Technology Services11 Section 5: Public Affairs12 Section 6: Rescheduling Classes13 Section 7: Rescheduling Other Events14 Illinois State Police Seek Information on February 14, 2008 Shooting

4 1 Pre-2/14 Report Articles, February 27-March 18, 20102-3 Report of the February 14, 2008 Shootings at Northern Illinois

University, March 18, 20104 2/14 Report - Newspaper Coverage, March 19- 26, 2010

Sub-series B. Press Coverage

5 1-4 Northern Star, NIU Student Newspaper, February 15, 2008-August 24, 2009

5 Northern Star Online - Cole Hall Shootings, Coverage Archive, February 14-March 18, 2008

6 Color Photocopies of Northern Star Coverage of February 18 & 25, 2008, from Jim Killam, Northern Star Advisor

7 Articles and Correspondence on the Northern Star, and Covering Tragedies, from Jim Killam, Northern Star Advisor, February 14- August 26, 2008



5 8 E-mail correspondence sent to Maria Krull, Northern Star Advertising Advisor, February 14-18, 2008

9 Northern Star Related Articles, February 15-April 14, 2008

6 1-3 Daily Chronicle, DeKalb County, IL, February 15, 2008-December 20094 Midweek, Sycamore, IL, February 20, 2008-May 20, 20095-6 Rockford Register Star, February 15-October 2, 2008, December 20097 Chicago Tribune, February 15, 2008-February 13, 20098 Chicago Sun Times, February 15-September 29, 20089-10 Daily Herald, Tri-Cities & Kaneland Editions, February 15, 2008-

February 13, 2009

7 1 Beacon News, Aurora/Kane County, IL, February 15-December 31, 20082 Batavia Republican, February 21, 20083 Batavia Sun, February 20 & 27, 20084 Pentagraph, Bloomington, IL, February 15-19, 20085 Southern Illinoisian, Carbondale, IL, February 15-17, 20086 News-Gazette, Champaign, IL, February 15-28, 20087 Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, IL, February 15-19, 20088 Herald & Review, Decatur, IL, February 16 & 19, 20089 Telegraph, Dixon, IL, March 14, 200810 Courier News, Elgin, IL, February 15-October 26, 200811 Knox Student, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, February 16 & 21, 2008 12 Kane County Chronicle, Geneva, IL, February 16-June 20, 200813 Courier, College of DuPage Student Newspaper, Glen Ellyn, IL,

February 22 & 29, 200814 News Tribune, LaSalle, IL, February 20-21, 200815 Western Courier, Western Illinois University, Macomb, February 15 & 18,

2008 16 Mendota Reporter, February 20 & 27, and April 9, 2008

[includes Gehant Obituary]17 Journal Star, Peoria, IL, February 15-17, 200818 Rochelle News-Leader, February 19, 200819 Rock Island Argus, n.d. (sometime in Spring 2008)20 Rock River Times, Rockford, IL, February 20-26, 200821 Journal Register, Springfield, IL, February 15-21, 200822 Woodridge Reporter, February 22, 200823 Enterprise, Will and Kendall Counties, IL, February 21, 200824 Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech, February 14 & 19, 200825 Kansas State Collegian, February 19, 200826 Los Angeles Times, February 16 & 20, 200827 New York Times, February 15, 16, 19, & 26, 200828 Journal Inquirer, Manchester, CT, February 15, 2008



7 29 Tideline, Palisades Charter High School, March 7-21, 200830 Charlotte Sun, Port Charlotte, FL, (February 15-March 31, 2008)31 Washington Post, February 15-17, 200832 Wisconsin State Journal, February 20, 22 & March 2, 200833 USA Today, (February 15-April 25, 2008)34 Coverage by Various US and Canadian Newspapers, [color

photocopies, from Jim Killam], February 15, 200835 Chronicle of Higher Education, February 22 & 29, 200836 Guardian, London, February 15, 200837 Miami Herald, Panama Edition, February 16, 200838 La Prensa, Panama, February 16, 2008 [Spanish]39 Excelsior, Mexico City, February 16, 2008 [Spanish]40 Elburn Herald, Illinois, February 21, 200841 Daily Vidette. Illinois State University, Normal, February 18, 200842 Trinitonian, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, February 15, 200843 Lake Preston Times, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, February 21,

2008

Full Pages, Actual Newspapers8 1 Northern Star, NIU Student Newspaper, February 15 (2), 25 (2), 26

(1), 20082 Daily Chronicle, DeKalb County, February 15-17, 2008; and

“Forward, Together, Forward” poster, Feb. 24, 20083 Chicago Sun Times, February 15 & 16, 20084 Chicago Tribune, February 15-17, and March 14, 20085 Rockford Register Star, February 15-17, 20086 News-Gazette, Champaign, February 15-17, 20087 Beacon News, Aurora/Kane County, February 15, 16 & 21, 20088 Daily Herald, Tri-Cities & Kaneland, Memorial Poster, February 24,

20089 Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech, February 19, 2008 (2)10 MidWeek, DeKalb County, February 20, 2008

Anniversary Issues11 Northern Star, February 12 & 16, 200912 Daily Chronicle, February 14 & 15, 200913 Northern Star, February 12, 201014 Northern Star, February 14, 201115-17 [3 folders for future use]18 “NIU Releases the Official Report,” Northern Star, March 19, 2010

9 1 Online Newspaper Articles, and attached Blogs, February 14-September 7, 2008

2 Newsweek Magazine, February 15, 16, 22, & 25, 2008



9 3 Time Magazine, February 16 & March 3, 20084 NIU Sociology Professors, Fred E. Markowitz, and Kirk Miller’s, Articles

in Footnotes on Tragedy of February 14, 20085 Online Magazine Articles, Miscellaneous, February 14-18, 20086 FOXNews.com - “Former Student Guns Down 5 in Attack at Northern

Illinois University; Kills Self,” February 14, 20087 CBS2chicago.com - Stories relating to NIU tragedy, February 15, 19, 21,

& 23, 20088 ABC7chicago.com - Students, Families Still Mourning NIU Losses; and

Cole Hall to Remain Closed, February 20, 20089 Wikipedia - Articles on NIU Shooting, and School Shooting, April

and June, 200810 “North Illinois University Massacre Was Yet Another Covert Op,”

jackbloodforum.com, March 10, 200811 Yahoo! News, Articles, February 15 and 16, 2008

Sub-series C. Video/TV Coverage

10 1 News clippings from Public Affairs, on CD and DVD’s, through 200917 DVD’s Press Conference, February 14, 2008, 5:30 p.m. (2)

Press Conference, February 14, 2008, 7:30 p.m. (2) Press Conference, February 15, 2008, 9:30 a.m. (2) Press Conference, February 15, 2008, 1:30 p.m. (2) Press Briefing, February 16, 2008, 4:30 p.m. (2) Press Conference, February 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m. (2)Cole Hall Press Conference, February 27, 2008 (2) NO SOUND ABC News - Persons of the Week, Interviews with NIU Students and

Faculty, February 29, 2008, (3)

11 1 Candlelight Vigil, Holmes Student Center, February 15, 2008 (2) 2 Campus Memorials Footage, and Candlelight Vigil at Lucinda & Normal,

February 19, 2008 (2)3 Campus Moment of Silence, February 21, 2008 (2)4 “Forward, Together Forward...Student Memorial Service,” February 24,

2008 (2)

12 1 WNIJ-FM, Audio CD’s of News Stories and Features, February 14-March 7, 2008 (3); a typed commentary, February 25, 2008

2 National Public Radio Stories Related to 2/14/08 (2 CD’s), andTranscripts

3 Today Show, Therapy Dog News Segment, ca. Feb./March 2008 (2)4 CLTV Special - NIU: Together Forward, May 16, 2008



12 5 DVD’s NIU Shootings: Chicago Coverage:#1 - WLS/ABC Channel 7, February 14, 2008, 3:59 p.m.#2 - WMAQ/NBC Channel 5, February 14, 2008, 4:32 p.m.#3 - WBBM, WGN, WFLD, WMAQ, WLS, February 14-15, 2008

#4 - WMAQ, WGN, WFLD, WLS, CLTV, WBBM, February 16-21, 2008

#5 - CLTV, WSNS, WFLD, WMAQ, WGN, WBBM February 22 to March 4, 2008 coverage

3 DVD’s NIU Shootings: National Coverage:#1 - HLN Prime News, February 14-15, 2008 #2 - NBC, ABC, CBS, & MSNBC, February 14-29, 2008 #3 - FNC, HLN, CSPAN2, ESPN2, PBS, MSNBC, & NBC, February

14-26, 2008 1 DVD NIU Shootings - International Coverage: Canada, CBC - CBS News;

and BCTW, both February 14, 2008 5 Discussion of February 14 on Campus, by Graphic Novels Class,

ca. Late April 2008

Sub-series D. Oral Histories, and First Person Accounts/Reports

13 1 Oral History Class, H497/597, Dr. E. Taylor Atkins Professor, 2.14 Memory Project, Fall 2008

2 Renee Ellingson, interviewed by Sami Long, October 27, 20083 Terrance Abell, Jr., interviewed by Sami Long, October 29, 20084 Linda M. Linden, interviewed by Sami Long, October 30, 20085 Dr. Denise Rode, [Orientation Director], interviewed by Sami Long,

November 13, 20086 Anne Quinlan, [Database Manager, Honors Program], interviewed by

Sami Long, December 1, 20087 Dan Turner, [Associate Director, Academic Advising Center],

interviewed by Julie Edmunds, October 26, 20088 Sarah Wiley, [student], interviewed by Julie Edmunds, November 2,

20089 Dr. Kendall Thu, [Associate Professor, Anthropology], interviewed by

Julie Edmunds, November 4, 200810 Mary E. Thomas, [student], interviewed by Julie Edmunds, November 4,

200811 Paul Herrick, [student], interviewed by Julie Edmunds, November 25,

200812 Dawn E. Jones, [Director, United Campus Ministries], interviewed by

Brandyn Grove, October 27, 200813 Lois Grove, [Mother of Brandon], interviewed by Brandyn Grove,

November 28, 2008



13 14 Zachary Isenart, interviewed by Brandyn Grove, November 29, 200815 Shay Galto, [student], interviewed by Brandyn Grove, December 2,

200816 Megan Pitz, [student], interview by Brandyn Grove, December 9, 200817 Ashley Kotel, [student], interviewed by Lindsay Rice, November 3, 200818 Sheena Stanley, [student], interviewed by Lindsay Rice, November 3,

200819 Kelci Fenton, [student], interviewed by Lindsay Rice, November 4, 200820 Dr. Mitchell Halper, interviewed by Lindsay Rice, November 21, 200821 Diana Soutar, [student], interviewed by Lindsay Rice, November 24,

200822 Kate Schott, [City Editor of the Daily Chronicle], interviewed by

John A. Duerk, October 14, 200823 Pete Suffield, [NIU Student and Building Service Worker for Cole Hall],

interviewed by John A. Duerk, October 14, 200824 Chris Comny, [Gun Rights Advocate], interviewed by John A.

Duerk, October 15, 200825 Brent Keller, [President of NIU Student Association], interviewed by

John A. Duerk, October 17, 200826 Tyler King, [NIU Student], interviewed by John A. Duerk, October

17, 200827 Leon Brown, interviewed by Cornell Darden Jr., November 9, 200828 Erica Chaing, interviewed by Cornell Darden Jr., November 9, 200829 Dominique Johnson, [student], interviewed by Cornell Darden Jr.,

November 9, 200830 Kierra Jones, interviewed by Cornell Darden Jr., November 9, 200831 Kandice Randall, [student], interviewed by Cornell Darden Jr.,

November 9, 200832 Arielle Kalvelage, interviewed by Sean McConnel, November 17, 200833 Augustine Tang, [student], interviewed by Sean McConnel, November

17, 200834 Edward King, interviewed by Sean McConnel, December 2, 200835 Megan Selk, [student] interviewed by Sean McConnel, December 2,

200836 Cheyenne Morgan, [student], interviewed by Sean McConnel,

December 8, 2008

Story Corps Interviews:14 1 Articles on Story Corps at NIU, September 22-30, 2008

2 Information and Index3 DVD #1 of Interviews4 Interview between Margaret Cook [Director LGBT Resource Center],

and Katherine Brook, [facilitator], September 29, 2008



14 5 Interview between Rodney J. Neace [Computer Technician, Founders Library], and Stacey Bivens [Library Specialist, Founders Library], September 29, 2008

6 Interview between Cindy Ditzler [Director/Archivist, Regional History Center], and Anne-Marie Oelschlager, [Regional History Center Staff], September 29, 2008

7 Interview between Sue Manlove [Secretary, History Department], and Lorraine Scurti, [Secretary, School of Art], September 30, 2008

8 Interview between Melanie Magara [Assistant Vice-President, Public Affairs], and Jennice O’Brien, [Web Site Manager, Public Affairs], September 30, 2008

9 Interview between Jeanne Meyer [NIU Police Sergeant], and Katherine Brook, [facilitator], September 30, 2008

10 Interview between Dr. Rachel Hope Cleves [History Professor], and Dr.E. Taylor Atkins, [History Professor], September 30, 2008

11 Interview between Gilbert Sebenste [NIU Meteorologist], and Michele Crase, [Associate Director, Environmental Health and Safety], September 30, 2008

12 Interview between Adina Barrett [student], and Benjamin J. Gilbert, [student], September 30, 2008

13 DVD #2 of Interviews14 Interview between Pete Koutropoulos [student], and Andrew Bogda,

[student], October 1, 200815 Interview between Rhonda Richards [Building Services Foreman], and

Joseph A. Safranek, [Building Services Sub-Foreman], October 1, 2008

16 Interview between Caitlin Mullen [student/journalist Northern Star], Andrew Mitchell, [student/journalist, Northern Star], and Jim Killam,[Journalist and Advisor for Northern Star], October 1, 2008

17 Interview between Fran Osenberg [Mother of Michael Spires], and Michael Spires [Research Development Specialist], October 1, 2008

18 Interview between Kerry D. Ferris [Assistant Professor, Sociology], and Keri Burchfield, [Assistant Professor, Sociology], October 1, 2008

19 Interview between Ann Wright-Parsons [Director, NIU Anthropology Museum], and Rose E. Gorman, [facilitator], October 1, 2008

20 Interview between Beth Johnson [Graduate Student], and Katherine Brook, [facilitator], October 1, 2008

21 Interview between Wade Duerkes [Photographer, NIU Media Services], and Rose Gorman, [facilitator], October 2, 2008

22 Interview between Brian Adams [News Director WDBK], and Katherine Brook, [facilitator], October 2, 2008



14 23 Interview between Mary Schlagel [Asbestos Coordinator, Environmental Health and Safety], and Scott Mooberry, [Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Safety], October 2, 2008

24 DVD #3 of Interviews25 Interview between Laura Devine [student], and Katherine Brook,

[facilitator], October 2, 200826 Interview between Theresa Komitas [Public Relations, Kishwaukee

Hospital], and Sharon Emanuelson, [Director of Marketing & Public Relations, Kishwaukee Hospital], October 2, 2008

27 Interview between Debra Scott [Mother of Lee Scott, and Nurse at Kishwaukee Hospital], and Lee Scott, [student], October 2, 2008

28 Interview between Phil Voorhis [Athletic Trainer, NIU], and Monique Bernoudy, [Associate Athletic Director], October 2, 2008

29 Interview between Deborah Haliczer [Director Employee Relations/Social Worker, NIU], and Stephen Haliczer, [Professor of Internet Marketing, College of DuPage Press], October 3, 2008

30 Interview between Joel Cochrane [Security Supervisor, FoundersLibrary], and Marcia A. Dick, [Senior Library Specialist, Founders Library], October 3, 2008

31 Interview between Ilona Meagher [Student/Author], and Rose E. Gorman, [facilitator], October 3, 2008

32 Interview between Lise Schlosser [Secretary, Women’s Studies], and Rebekah Kohli, [Program Coordinator, Women’s Studies], October 3, 2008

33 Interview between Judy Hendrickson [Office Manager, History Graduate Office], and Katherine R. Maley, [History Teacher CertificationAdvisor], October 3, 2008

34 Interview between Cindy Graves and Rebecca Maier, [both Registered Nurses, Kishwaukee Hospital], October 3, 2008

15 1 Nancy Apperson, of Employee Wellness, Interviewed by Guy Stephens on Events following February 14, 2008, February 23, 2008 [CD]

2 Barry Schrader Interviews Seven Staff Members of Daily Chronicle, March 2008 [2 DVD’s and Release Forms]

3 U.S. Department of Education Interviews of Donald Grady, Darren Mitchell, Micky Sharma, Melanie Magara, Brian Hemphill, President John Peters, and Campus Scenes, from October 13-14, 2008. [2 CD’s plus Correspondence]

4 NIU Geology Department Learns of Shooting, Article, April 20085 Jan Vander Meer, Administrative Secretary, Department of

English, Gives Description of Scene in Reavis Hall following theShooting on February 14, 2008



15 6 Dr. Colette Morrow, Visiting Professor, E-mail to Her Students, February 14-15, 2008

7 Student Witnesses to February 14th Shooting, Online Articles, February 17-21, 2008 (3)

8 Athletes Touched By Tragedy: Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, and Softball, Articles, February 18-March 1, 2008

9 Incident Report by Joel Cochrane, Head of Security for University Libraries, February 14, 2008

10 Janiece Bollie, Center for Governmental Studies, E-mail Account of Her Experience on February 14, 2008

11 Pam Hatcher, Kishwaukee Hospital Nurse, E-mail on Her Participation in ER on February 14, 2008; Article in “AARC Record,” June 2008

12 “February 14, 2008 - A Day We Will Never Forget” - A Special Section ofReflections from DeKalb Police Responders, in 2008 Annual Report

13 “On Being Equipped,” Article by Dawn E. Jones on Ministry in the Aftermath of the Campus Shootings, Tower News, Fall 2008

14 Ilona Meagher, NIU Journalism Student, Report from Campus, February 14, 2008

15 Jill Draves, article on Dr. Kapperman and Draves Experience of February 14, 2008; and E-mail on a Parent’s Experience

16 Donna Lynn, E-mail with her Daughter Madison Green; and a Phone Message Note, February 14, 2008

17 Jacqueline Scott, Student, Text-messages of February 14, 200818 Margaret “Margie” Cook, Text-messages, February 14, 200819 Valerie Lorusso, E-mail, February 14-15, 200820 NIU Law Professor, Elvia R. Arriola, on the Impact of February 14 on

Her Life21 Matthew Cabrera, Article on the Effects on His Life of February 14, 2008,

written January 2012

SERIES III. CONDOLENCES

Sub-series A. Real Cards and Letters

16 1 President’s Office - Correspondence and Condolences Received from Colleges and Universities, February 14-March 7, 2008

2 President’s Office - Correspondence and Condolences, February 15March 18, 2008

3 President’s Office - Condolence Cards, February-March 20084 President’s Office - Cards and Letters of Sympathy, February-April 20085 Handmade Sympathy Cards for President Peters made by Students6 Cards from Salem Baptist Church Sunday School, Chicago, IL, sent

February 16, 2008



16 7 Sympathy and Mass Intention Cards, Leeza Spiegl, Brooklyn, NY 8 President’s Office - Correspondence and Religious Items sent in

Response to February 14th

17 1 Condolence Cards sent to President Peters for NIU Community, fromKent State University, Stark, Ohio

2 ACCESS Department, Signed Page of Condolences from Tutoring Center at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

3 Access-Ability Resources Center, Condolence Cards Received 4 Administration and Outreach, Condolence Message to Anne Kaplan

5 Admissions Office - Sympathy Cards and Letters6 Admissions Office - Card and Letters from Students at Saint Bede

Academy, Peru, IL7 Alumni Relations, Condolence Cards and Letters, February-March 20088 Athletic Training Program, Letter and Condolence Message from

Athletic Training Faculty and Students at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

9 Athletic Training Program, Sympathy Card from Athletic Training Program at Lewis University, Romeoville, IL

10 Community Relations, Letter from Community Relations at Blacksburg Middle School, VA

11 Counseling Office NIU - Condolence Cards from Faith Lutheran Church,Huntington Beach, CA

12 Education College, Condolence Messages from Indiana University, South Bend

13 English Department, Letter to Students by Acting Chair, February 25, 2008; Messages of Encouragement that were posted in Reavis Hall

14 External Affairs, Condolence Letter from Farmington Hills, MI15 Foundation, Condolence Cards and Letters, February 200816 Foundation, Messages from 4th Grade at Harold Drummer School,

Sandwich, IL17-23 Founders Memorial Library, Condolence Cards and Messages received

by Several Faculty and Staff 24 Graduate School, Condolence and Medals from the Blue Hat Rotary

Club of London, Canada; and Thank You Cards from Lindsay and Linda Ullman

25 Greek Community, Sympathy Cards and Letters from Various Schools26 Panhellenic Council, Card and Letter from Panhellenic Association of

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL27 Holmes Student Center, Condolence Cards from Joliet Jr. College28 Latino Resource Center, Condolence Letters29 Provost Office, Condolence Letters from Lake Erie College; and

Condolence Letters and Responses, February-April 2008



17 30 Psychology Department, Condolence Correspondence; Condolence given in an Article on NIU Snowmobile Team in Michigan Tech Magazine, Spring 2008

31 Student Affairs, Condolence Letters and Anonymous Message32 Student Affairs, Sympathy Cards from many33 Student Association, Condolence Cards, Letters, Resolutions and

Handwritten Messages34 Student Government, Letter from Loras College, Dubuque, IA35 Student Services, Condolence Cards and Notes36 University Archives, Message from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee;

Condolence Card from Shreveport, LA37 University Health Services, Condolence Cards, Letters, E-Mails and

Coloring Sheets38a Northern Star, Condolence Cards, Lettes, E-Mails, and Flowers, etc.,

(includes Virginia Tech)38b Thank You letter sent by Northern Star to those who sent support,

February 28, 200839 Operating Staff Council, Condolence Card and Letter

18 1 DeKalb School District, Student Colored “Welcome Back” Sheets [sample from those given out at Holmes Student Center, February 25-26, 2008]

2 DeKalb School District, Student Colored “Welcome Back” Sheets [sample from Student Involvement and Leadership Development]

3 DeKalb School District, Coloring Sheets with Personal Messages4 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets [sample]5 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets and other Large Handmade

Cards6 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Brooks Elementary School7 Welcome Back Letters written by 3rd Grade Students, Brooks

Elementary School8 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Chesebro Elementary School9 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Clinton Rosette Middle School

[these sheets are different from the other schools]10 Cards of Support and Condolence by Clinton Rosette Middle School

Students [from Counseling and Student Development Center]11 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Cortland Elementary School

[sample from Student Involvement & Leadership Development]12 Handmade Sympathy Cards made by 4th Grade Students, Cortland

Elementary School [from Student Affairs]13 Handmade Sympathy Messages from Cortland Elementary School

Students



18 14 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, DeKalb High School [from Holmes Student Center]

15 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Huntley Middle School16 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Jefferson Elementary School17 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Lincoln Elementary School18 Handmade Messages of Sympathy and Support from 4th Grade

Students at Lincoln Elementary School, DeKalb, IL19 Handmade Cards from 5th Grade Students at Lincoln Elementary

School, DeKalb, IL20 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Littlejohn Elementary School21 Condolence Letters from Littlejohn Elementary School, DeKalb, IL22 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Tyler Elementary School23 DeKalb School District Coloring Sheets, Wright Elementary School

19 1 Handmade Cards of Support by Southeast Elementary School Students, Sycamore, IL

2 Sympathy Cards created by Students at Sycamore Middle School 3-43-4 Handmade Cards of Sympathy and Support from 5th Graders at

Bardwell School, Aurora, IL5 Messages of Support from Madison Accelerated Middle School,

Madison, IL6 Condolence Letters from Thompson Junior High, Oswego, IL 7-87-8 Handmade Cards by Students at North Boone Middle School, Poplar

Grove, IL9 Handmade Cards by Laura Gascon, and Roscoe [IL] Middle School

Students

20 1-2 Handmade Sympathy Cards and Letters from Bateman Elementary School, Chicago, IL [some are in Spanish]

3 Handmade Sympathy Cards, Loyola University, Chicago4 Letter from Student Organizations at Illinois State University, Normal, IL5 Sympathy Card from Eastern Illinois University Health Service Staff,

Charleston, IL

21 Box from the College of DuPage Containing: A Program of the College of DuPage’s Day of Remembrance, and Speeches, February 25, 2008; Signed Condolence Book; Pen; CD and Photocopies of Photographs; Copies of the Courier, College of DuPage Student Newspaper for February 22 & 29, 2008; Memorial Button and Ribbon; and a College of DuPage - Foundation Paperweight



Virginia Tech Connects with NIU:22 1 Letter Regarding Memorial Banner sent by Bravo Company, Virginia

Tech Corps of Cadets2 Handmade Cards from Virginia Tech Students3 Condolence Cards received by Admissions Office4 Condolence Card received by Bursar’s Office5 Condolence Cards received by Communications Department made

by Virginia Tech Communication Skills Students6 Condolence Message received by Geography Department7 Condolence Letter received by Publications Office from Virginia

Tech8 Sympathy Cards received from The Fashion Merchandising and

Design Society of Virginia Tech9 Educational Technology, Delivery Slip of Flowers from Virginia Tech10 Registration and Records, Card with Flowers from Virginia Tech11 Condolence Card from Virginia Tech Alumni Association, Central

Pennsylvania Chapter12 Virginia Tech Condolence Panels, CD’s (2), and information

23 1 Condolence Cards from the University of Alaska, Anchorage2 Condolence Card from Columbine High School, Littleton, CO3 Condolence Letters from Indiana University, Bloomington4 Letter from Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN5 Sympathy Cards from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN6 Condolence Letters from Students at Neil Armstrong Elementary

School, Bettendorf, Iowa7 Sympathy Letter from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland8 Handmade Cards by Students at Holy Name School, Camden, NJ9 Condolence Letters from Appalachian State University, Boone, NC10 Letter and Large Handmade Card signed by Staff and Students at

the College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH11 Mass Card from Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA12 Sympathy Cards from Temple, University, Philadelphia, PA13 Handmade Cards from West Chester University, PA14 Condolence Messages from 5th Grade Students, Kenrose Elementary,

Nashville, TN15 Handwritten Messages from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX16 Letter and Photograph of Condolence Banner from Texas A&M

University, Galveston17 Sympathy Cards from the University of North Texas TALONS18 Letter from Price’s Fork Elementary School, Blacksburg, VA19 Handmade Cards from the Student Peace Alliance, Monticello High

School, Charlottesville, VA



23 20 Handwritten Messages from University of Wisconsin - Madison21 Handmade Condolence Cards from University of Wisconsin - River Falls22 Miscellaneous Condolence Cards, Handmade by Students23 Construction Paper Cards from Unknown Children24 Cards and Note from Employees of Booz Allen Hamilton, Arlington, VA25a United Campus Ministries/Wesley Foundation, Condolence Cards and

Messages, February 200825b Lutheran Campus Ministry, Condolence Cards and Messages, February-

April 200826 Cards that came with Flowers, and Fruit Basket27 Photographs of Condolences sent to NIU, Displayed for Newspaper

Reporters in the Regional History Center/University Archives[CD & photos]

24 1 Drawings from Young Children, School Unknown2 Large Handmade Condolence Card from University of Wisconsin -

Oshkosh3 Large Handmade Condolence Card from Twin Lakes Church College

Group, Aptos, CA 4 Large Handmade Condolence Cards from Mickey Cox Elementary

Campus Club, Clovis, CA ovze Handmade and Signed Condolence Card from Mayville College, TN

25 1 U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama Submit Senate Resolution 458: Expressing the Condolences of the Senate... February 25, 2008

2 J. Bradley Burzynski, Illinois Senate, Introduced Senate Resolution 0572, March 6, 2008

3 Robert W. Pritchard, State Representative, Introduced House Resolution 1019 on Shooting of 2/14, February 22, 2008

4 Bound Condolence Resolution from Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Chicago, March 12, 2008

5 Bound Condolence Letter from Dr. Vasti Torres, ACPA President6 Condolence Resolution from Student Government, University of New

Mexico - Albuquerque7 Letters of Support from St. Ambrose University Residence Life Staff, to

NIU Residence Hall Staff, February 21, 2008ovze Letters and Resolution of Condolence from Student Government,

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, February 18 & 21, 2008ovze Framed Resolution of Condolence from University of Maine Student

Government, February 19, 2008



Sub-series B. On-line Condolence Pages

NIU Remembers Web Site:26 1 Condolences from Community, Local Schools, Educational

Organizations, and Public Officials2 Condolences from Colleges and Universities 3-8 Condolences from Guest Book on Legacy.com, Feb. 14-18, 2008

27 1-4 Condolences from Guest Book on Legacy.com, February 19, 2008 - November 11, 2010

5 Index of Condolences [up to July 10, 2008]6 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Condolence Pages,

February 15-24, 2008

Sub-series C. Condolence Books

28 2 vols. Condolence Books from NIU Memorial Room, signed primarily by Students, Alumni, and their Families, (2009-2010)

29 1 vol. Memorial Scrapbook compiled by Mary Bernardin, Graduate PlacementOfficer, NIU Career Services

Memorial Scrapbook, DVD

30 1 Vicky Vosburgh, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Note Concerning Condolence Books for the Families 2-4

2-4 Condolence Books from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 5 Condolence Book from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville6 Condolence Book from Western Illinois University - Quad Cities7 Condolence Booklet from 7th & 8th Grade Students, Santa Maria del

Popolo School, Mundelein, IL8 Condolence Book from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Joint Program in Oceanography9 Postcard Book of “Images of Virginia Tech” with Messages of Support

Written on each Card, Given to the College of Engineering byVirginia Tech Students

10 Condolence Booklet from Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC

31 1 vol. Handmade Condolence Book from Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, PA

1 vol. Condolence Book from Dominican University, River Forest, IL

32 1 vol. Condolence Book from Lake Forest College, IL



32 1 vol. Condolence Book from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

1 vol. Condolence Book from Appalachian State University, NC

33 1 vol. Condolence Book from University of Florida, March 8, 2008

Sub-series D. Newsletter and Magazine Articles Containing Tributes and Condolences

34 1 Barb Wire, DeKalb High School Newsletter, March 20082 DeKalb County Hospice, Bereavement Care Newsletter, May/June

20083 Gordon Flesch Company Newsletter, Issue 1, 20084 Social Work Networker, March 2008

5 Gospel Express Magazine, Condolence Letter, February 22, 2008

Sub-series E. E-Mail Messages

6 NIU Ribbon Prayer Chain, February 21, 20087 Gov. Rod Blagojevich Press Release - Flags at Half-staff, February 15,

20088 Richard Durbin, U.S. Senate, “Tragedy at Northern Illinois University,”

February 25, 2008 9 Pamela Althoff, State Senator, Condolences for NIU, Feb. 200810 American Federation of Teachers extends Condolences, February 15,

200811 Illinois Higher Education, Condolence Message, February 15, 200812 Ken Kaczynski, President of School District U-46 Board of Education,

E-mail to Mark McGowan, Public Affairs, February 18, 200813 Orthodox Christian Fellowship offers Condolences and Assistance,

February 25, 200814 Presbyterian Church sends Condolences, February 15, 200815 Waubonsee Community College - “We Remember,” February 200816 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville - Chancellor Vaughn

Vandegrift’s “Reflections on the Northern Illinois University Tragedy,” February 25, 2008

17 New Mexico State University - Gathering to Support NIU, February 200818 Admissions Office, Messages from Many Including Virginia Tech,

and Hubbard High School Students19 Operating Staff Council, E-mail received from Virginia Tech Staff

Senate, February 22, 200820 NIU Society for the Advancement of Management, Condolence E-mail

from Ryan Lilly, Virginia Tech, February 18, 2008



34 21 Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, E-mails received February 14-15, 2008

22 University Libraries, E-mails received, February 14-March 4, 2008;also Photograph of Flowers sent by Virginia Tech

23-28 Music Department E-mail that had been Posted on Large Sheets of Paper for All to Read

29 John R. Alexander, Center for Latino and Latin American Studies,E-mail received, February 15-25, 2008

30 Kenton Clymer, History Department, E-mail from Daniel Thorp,Virginia Tech, February 15, 2008

31 Aaron Funsinn, Student Association Member, E-mail Condolences, February 15, 2008

32 Kristi and John Gordon, NIU Employees, E-mails received, February 15-24, 2008

33 Jerry Johns, Retired NIU Professor, E-mails received, February 14-16,& 25, 2008

34 Maria Krull, Northern Star Advisor, E-mail from Italy, February 15, 200835 Amy Levin, Professor of English, E-mail, February 14-21, 200836 E-mail on Condolence Gifts Received37 E-mail Concerning Flag that Flew over Pentagon that was sent to NIU

35 1-12 Facebook - Pray for NIU Students and Families13 Facebook - Pray for the Students of NIU14 Facebook - Pray for NIU Students, Photos from DeKalb Natives15 Facebook - NIU Alumni Association, and NIU and VT Students Against

Violence16 Facebook - Support NIU Victims, and Wisconsin Support17 Facebook - All Poetry: Poems about the Shooting18 Facebook - Miscellaneous

36 1-2 MySpace3-9 Blogs about Shooting10 Larry Arnhart [NIU Dept. of Political Science] Blog: Darwinian

Conservatism by Larry Arnhart, February 15-22, 200811 Stephen Karlson [NIU Dept. of Economics] Blog: Cold Spring Shops,

Spring Semester 200812 Markos Moulitas [NIU Alumnus] Blog: Daily Kos, February-March 200813 Musing’s Musings, Blog [Michael Spires, NIU Sponsored Projects

Office], February 17, 2008-February 14, 201014 Street Prophets - Update on the NIU Shootings, February 15, 200815 Patriot Missive - NIU Shooting: My Alma Mater Finds its Place in Infamy,

February 14-16, 2008



36 16 The Huffington Post - Blog Entries by Josh Horwitz [Executive Director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence], “The Same Old Story,” on NIU Shooting, August 4, 2008

17 CLTV Local News - “NIU: Together Forward,” and other stories relating to NIU, February 15-18, and May 15, 2008

18 WIFR.COM: NIU Shootings - Post Your Thoughts, February-July 200819 Blogs - Miscellaneous20 Campus Crusade for Christ’s, “NIU Together Forward” Pages, February

23, 2008

SERIES IV. REMEMBERING AND MEMORIALS

Sub-series A. Memorial Services

37 1 Memorial Events Announced, February 15-29, 20082 Memorial Service Planning Information3 Student Memorial Service, Remarks by Speakers, February 24, 20084 Memorial Service Alternative Viewing at Barsema Alumni Center,

Photographs, February 24, 20085 NIU Remembers Web Site Pages, February 25, 20086 Northern Now, Memorial Issue, Spring 20087 Lutheran Campus Ministry, Candlelight Vigils, February 2008 8 A Service of Healing, Episcopal Church of St. Paul, February 15, 20089 Newman Catholic Student Center/Christ the Teacher Parish, Prayers

Offered, February 17 & 24, 200810a United Campus Ministries/Wesley Foundation, Community Prayer

Service, February 19, 2008; Celebration of Blessing, February 26, 2008

10b Memorials Services: Bethlehem Lutheran, DeKalb, February 14, 2008;Faith Lutheran Church, Rochelle, IL, February 20, 2008; Lutheran Campus Ministry, University Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, Saint Cloud, MN, February 17, 2008; “A Service of Healing and Wholeness,” church unknown

11 Salzburg, Austria, Students Praying in Cathedral - Vigil for NIU, [photographs], February 2008

12 St. Mary Parish, DeKalb - NIU Memorial Mass Notice, March 5, 200813 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Catholic Campus Ministries

Holds Memorial Service, February 200814 Virginia Tech Holds Candlelight Vigil for NIU, February 16, 200815 Elgin Community College, Article on Tree to Honor NIU Victims,

ca. September 2008, in Eccentials - Campus News



Sub-series B. Memorial Sites

37 16 Memorial Room/Center in Altgeld Hall, March 2008 17-1817-18 Memorial Room in Holmes Student Center, [CD & Photos] February

201019 February 14th Memorial Committee Established, Articles, March-April

200820 Memorial Garden Articles, 200921-23 Memorial Garden Sculpture, [CD & Photos], October 2009

Sub-series C. Articles, Stories, and Poetry

38 1 NIU Alumni - Reactions to Tragedy of February 14, 20082 Why Six?: Wisdom Whispers in Tragedy, by Diane R.S. Dardon, Pastor

of NIU’s Lutheran Campus Ministry; also Related Articles, 20093 “Still Here,” Story by Stefanie Smith, published in Chicken Soup for the

Soul - Campus Chronicles, 20094 Poem by Irene Rubin, Prof. Emerita, Division of Public Administration,

February 20085 Poems from NIU English Department Faculty and Students, March 20086 Poem by Shardey Tawanna Washington, NIU Freshman, March 20087 Poem by Sean Cameron Comer, Florida Inmate, March 2008; also a

Drawing and Letter by Comer8 “Unity in Adversity” Writing Contest, English Department, March-April

20089 Towers, 2008, Dedicated to Victims of Valentine’s Day Tragedy

See also - Facebook All Poetry: Poems about the Shooting, in Box 35

Sub-series D. “Forward-Together-Forward” Logo, Posters, and Ribbons

10 “Forward Together Forward” Posters (8 ½ “ x 11")11 Limitations on Use of NIU Name, Associated Trademarks, and Logo

Use, March-April 2008; Patches and Buttons for Sale on E-Bay, March 2008

12 NIU Remembrance Ribbons - Sold by Alpha Epsilon Pi, Spring 2008

Sub-series E. Artwork

13 Tatum Haag, NIU Art Major, Photocopy of Watercolor Painting 14-17 Watercolor Mural Painted by Charlotte Rollman’s Art Classes - [2 CD’s

& Photos], and Letter from Rollman, February 28, 200818 Campus Violence Poster Project, University College and Designers

Association, February 29, 2008, Fall 2008



38 19 "Yedoensis,” Art Exhibit by Ayomi Yoshida, January 15-March 7, 2008

Sub-series F. Quilt Project

20 NIU Library Memorial Library Quilt: Brochures, Correspondence, and Articles, March 2008-February 2009

21 Memorial Quilt, Participation Forms, April-May 200822 Memorial Quilt Photograph, by Ken Kamm23a-e Memorial Quilt Photographs of Assembly thru Dedication of Quilt,

May 28, 2008 - January 30, 2009

Sub-series G. Music and Videos

39 1 NIU “Alma Mater”, Words to Revised Version, 2008 2 “Huskie Fight Song,” arranged by Dr. Frank Marzano [2 CD’s]

3 “Days Have Spoken,” Music CD by John Lane, Dedicated to NIU, Recorded February 17, 2008; and Letter

4 Littlejohn Elementary School, DeKalb, 5th Grade Students Sing: “We Might Heal,” “This Day of Peace,” and “A World of Music,” Spring 2008, and Letter

5 “I Hope Not,” and “I’m Right Here,” Music CD, Songs by Bob and Robert Gora, Jr.; and Letter of February 15, 2008

6 Johnny and the Boomers, Lyrics to “Did I Tell You,” by Philip Paulson, written after hearing about February 14, 2008 at NIU, and Article

7 “Forward Together Forward,” by Ben Wohlund, Premier by NIU Percussion Ensemble, November 2, 2009, DVD, and Program

8 “The Long Way Home,” Composed by Elaine Lillos “in memory of the NIU students who lost their lives on February 14, 2008.” Premier onSeptember 25, 2008, CD and Program

9 Kay Lutz, Video “A Prayer for NIU,” [DVD]10 2*14*08 Video by Melissa Flinn11 Videos from The Daily Herald website, ca. November-December 2008

Sub-series H. Photographs

40 1 “A Tragedy at Northern Illinois University,” Ideography by Eric [Sumberg], February 14-19, 2008

2 Ilona Meagher’s Flickr Pictures3 Flickr Pictures4 Virtual Memorial Pictures by Aline Click, February 21, 2008 5-9 Kay Shelton’s Photographs Relating to February 14th and Memorials,

NIU and DeKalb Area, February-May 2008



40 10 Joan Metzger’s Photographs of Community Condolence Signs, plus three of NIU, late February 2008

11 Jane Farmer’s Photographs of Memorials, early March 2008 12 Northern Star Photographs taken by Jim Killam, Advisor, February 14,

2008 and Following Days [2 DVD’s & Photos]

41 1 Cole Hall and Memorials, Photographs by Charles Larry, February 24, 2008 [DVD & Photos]

2 Memorial Photographs by Charles Larry, March 11, 2008 [DVD & Photos]

3 White Wooden Huskie Dogs by Cole Hall, Spring 2008 [DVD & Photos]4 Photographs of Posters Sent to Catalina Garcia’s Family by

Anthropology 120 Class5 NIU Athletics Photographs, by Media Services: Baseball, Men’s and

Women’s Basketball; President Peter’s Throws out First Pitch at White Sox Opening Day Game, April 7, 2008; and NIU vs Notre Dame Baseball at U.S. Cellular Field, April 16, 2008

6 Richard Born Photographs [DVD & Photos]7 Karen Grubb’s Photographs on February 14th Tragedy at NIU, [DVD &

Photos]8 Timothy Heitter Memorial Photographs [DVD & Photos]9 DeKalb Area Women’s Center Memorial Exhibit, May 29, 2008 [Photos]

42 1 Tom Winkle’s Photographs of, Police and Media Vehicles, etc. by ColeHall and by Memorial Crosses, 2/16/08, [DVD & Photos]

2 Helene Duda Photographs Relating to February 14th Memorials, etc.[DVD & Photos]

3 Helene Duda Photographs Relating to Aftermath of February 14, 20084-10 Stephen Ludwig Photographs: Memorial Events, Campus Memorials

and Message Boards, Cole Hall, Martin Luther King Commons, Media Trucks, Lowden Hall Interior and Exterior, Adams Hall Interiorand Exterior, Altgeld Hall, Swen Parson Hall, Williston Hall, andHolmes Student Center Exteriors [CD & Photos]

Rodney Neace Photographs:43 1-2 Cole Hall, Message Boards in MLK Commons, Crosses & Items on

Hill MLK Commons, Moment of Silence Memorial Service in MLK Commons, Signs, Condolence Poster from Virginia Tech Libraries& Flowers [DVD & Photos]

3 Julianna Gehant Memorial Service by Flag Pole [DVD & Photos]4-5 Photos Shot in DeKalb/Sycamore Area of Signs, Banners, and also

includes MLK Message Boards, Media Vehicles in NIU Parking Lot, and Flowers. [DVD & Photos]



Rodney Neace Photographs of “Huskies on Parade”:44 1 American National Bank of DeKalb County

2 Go Free Huskie - Resource Bank3 We Care Pregnancy Center4 Happy Home Owner - Century 215 Hero Huskie - City of DeKalb6 Hold You’re A-Paws - Convocation Center7 Huskie Football Fan - The National Bank and Trust8 Huskie Forever - NIU Alumni Relations9-10 Huskie Paws - Sally Stevens11 Huskie Unity - Village Commons Bookstore12 Huskies Around the World - Copy Service13 Huskies in Action - NIU Athletic Association14-16 Huskies in [Homecoming] Parade17 Justice - Ron Klein and Jim Stoddard18 K-9 Commerce - Nehring Electrical Works19 Kaycee - Kishwaukee College20 Kernel Kiwanis - Kishwaukee Kiwanis21 King - Castle View Real Estate22 Liberty Dog - American Title Guaranty23 Lincoln on Lincoln - Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition

45 1 Media Hound - NIU Media Services2 Midwest Museum of Natural History - Cement Dog3 Mike Mooney4 Nestle5 Newman Center6 Nukabiita - IDEAL Industries7 Oak Crest Retirement Center8 Oorah - Doherty Law Firm9 Paw McCartney - Vidicon10 Prairie Dog - DeKalb County Government11 Rhinestone Doggie - Village Commons Bookstore, Sharon Freagon12 Rover the Reader - DeKalb Public Library13 RP - Right Pointe14 RX Rex - Kishwaukee Hospital15 Samuel Roy Huskies - Walmart16 Stigma - Youth Service Bureau17 Sustina - Ben Gordon18 Tailesan - The Foster and Buick Law Group19 The Heart of the Athlete - NIU Athletics20 There’s No Place Like Home - Carpenter Commercial Real Estate



46 1 Convocation Center, April 18, 2009 [DVD & 4 photographs]2 A Knights Tale - Midwest Orthopedic3 All American Huskie4 Alumni Tent/Chicago Bear5-9 Alumni Tent10 ARSA - AIM Rebound Stephen Alan Salon11 Ben - Ben Gordon12 Best in Show - Stage Coach Players13 Byte - TBC Net14 Come Unity - Castle Bank15 Daily - Daily Chronicle16 Di Ver City - New Traditions17 Downtown Dog - ReNew DeKalb18 Farm Dog - Mary Lu and Jeff Strack19 Huskies on Parade - The Definitive Collection [DVD]

47 1 Photographs of Posters [CD’s & Photos]2 Veteran’s Memorial Candle Photographs [CD & Photos]3 Virginia Tech panels Delivered to NIU, June 3, 2008 [2 CDs & Photos]4 John Molof’s Photographs: Removal of Two MLK Commons Memorial

Panels, March 19, 2008 [DVD & Photos]5 Removal of Panels and Replacement Panels Installed, March 19,

2008 [CD & Photos]6 Martin Luther King Commons Memorials, Disassembly, March 29, 2008

[CD & Photos]7 Dismantling MLK Commons Memorial Panel in Warehouse, April 4, 2008

[CD & Photos]8 Words Written on a Frame made to hold MLK Panels, April 4, 2008

[CD & Photos]9 Photographing of Memorial Panels, Robert Banke, Photographer, June

11, 2008 [CD & Photos]10 MLK Memorial Panels, Photographed by Bob Banke, pieced together by

Charles Larry [DVD & Photos]11 Memorial Boards taken from Campus Memorials, Dismantled with

Paper Items Kept [CD & Photos]12 MLK Commons Memorial Panels in Graphics Lab, Founders Library [CD

& Photos]13 Wrapping of MLK Commons Memorial Panels for Permanent

Preservation [CD & Photos]14 Memorial Artifacts after Removal from Campus, March 31, 2008

[CD & Photos]15 Memorial Artifacts in Graphics Lab, Founders Library [CD & Photos]



47 16 Garbage Bags filled with Organic Material /Flowers, Stored in NIU Warehouse, April 4, 2008 [CD & Photos]

17 Memorial Artifacts left in Front of Cole Hall after Graduation, May 23, 2008 [CD & Photos]

18 February 14th Storage Room in Founders Library [CD & Photos]19 Memorial Artifacts in Freezer, [CD & Photos]20 Memorial Items Deaccessioned, March 31, 2008 [CD & Photos]

SERIES V. RECOVERY

48 1 President Peters, E-mails to Campus, February 16-March 17, 20082 NIU Website - Recovery Related Articles, February-April 20083 Campus E-mail on Recovery Assistance and Events, February-March

20084 NIU Student Association E-mail, February 16-29, 2008; Resolutions,

March 2, 20085 Amy Levin, NIU Professor of English, E-mail February 16-March 27,

20086 Support Service offered at NIU, February 19-May 12, 20087 Counseling and Student Development Center: Tips for Identifying and

Managing Reactions to February 14, 20088 “Teaching in Times of Crisis,” by NIU Faculty Development &

Instructional Design Center, ca. February 19, 20089 University Libraries E-mail about Counseling Support, February 19, 21,

200810 Therapy/Comfort Dogs, February-May 200811 Support by Outside Agencies, February-May 200812 Memo and Information Sheets given to Kishwaukee College Faculty

about School Shootings, February 19, 200813 DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 - “Communiversity Cares,”

Iniative, February 19, 200814 Resource Sheet given to Students on 1st Day Back in Classes, February

25, 200815 Support Offered by the Community, Christ Community Church, DeKalb,

February 25-29, 200816 Lutheran Campus Ministry, Articles on their Ministry to Students,

February 15-April 22, 200817 Geology 104 Reconvenes, February 27, 2008; Geology Student

Finishes Project, March 16, 200818 TOMPAINE E-mails on Class Experiences after February 14 and

Suspension of Classes, February 29, 2008



48 19 Peace Room, in Holmes Student Center, Journal Books (2), FebruaryMay, 2008

20 Prayer/Comfort Shawls, March 2008, and February 200921 Thoughts on One Month Anniversary of 2/14, Mary E. Mickey, University

Outreach, March 25, 200822 Office of Support and Advocacy, March 28-October 16, 200823 UNIV 101/201 - Lesson Plan on the Campus Tragedy, August 200824 Recovery Sessions for Faculty and Staff, August-September, 200825 Justice Department Gives Funds for February 14th Expenses, October

200826 Northern Today - Online Articles Related to Recovery after February 14,

200827 Northern Staff News, March 200828 Huskie Tracks, Spring 2008; Article from 2007-2008 Huskie Athletics

Annual Report29 Reavis Newsletter, Message from Phil Eubanks, Acting Chair of

Department of English, Spring 2008, Fall 200830 Northern Now Articles, Summer 2008, Winter 200931 Making Christ Known, Articles on Lutheran Campus Ministry Center,

March/April, May/June 200832 Information on “Huskie Dog” Stuffed Animals sent by TY Corporation,

and on Comfort Quilt forwarded to NIU by Virginia Tech, February2009

33 Counseling, Adult and Higher Education Department, February 200934 “Gender Differences in Coping Strategies of College Students in the

Wake of the Mass Shooting at Northern Illinois University,” Masters Thesis by Shaun Robert Palus, May 2009

35 Telescope - Newsletter for Northern Star Alumni, Fall 2008

SERIES VI. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

49 1 Information on the February 14th Student Scholarship Fund from the NIU Website, February, October 2008

2 Memorial Scholarship Funds List, May 20093 Benefit Concert by Camerata Chicago at Westminister Presbyterian

Church, DeKalb, February 23, 20084 Durty Nellie’s in Palatine hosts Benefit Concert for NIU Memorial

Scholarship Fund, March 10, 20085 St. Mary’s Students Donate Birthday Gifts to February 14th Scholarship

Fund, March 20086 Chicago White Sox Auction Supports Scholarship Fund, March 2008,

October 2008



49 7 White Sox Baseball Game Tickets for April 7, 2008, and Article on White Sox Remembering NIU

8 NIU vs. Notre Dame Baseball Game, Benefit for Scholarship Fund, April 16, 2008

9 Alpha Delta Omega Sponsors “A Walk to Remember,” to Benefit February 14 Scholarship Fund, April 17, 2008

10 “Rock 4 Life” Concert hosted by the NIU Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) to Benefit February 14th Scholarship Fund, 2009, 2010, 2012

11 Huskies on Parade, Auction to Benefit Scholarship Fund, Summer-Fall 2008; also articles 2009, 2010

12 February 14 Memorial Student Scholarship Fund, Articles in Northern Now [includes list of donors], Fall 2008

13 “Forward, Together Forward Scholars Selected,” Northern Now, Spring 2009

14 “Forward, Together Forward” Scholarship Application Information, September 16, 2009

15 Forward Together Forward Scholarships Awarded, 2010 -

SERIES VII. REMEMBRANCE EVENTS

NIU Remembers - 200950 1 NIU Remembers - Schedule of Events

2 Forward Together Forward - Website Information, January 20093 “Today, We Are All Huskies,” Exhibit Catalog, February 13-14, 2009 (3)4 “NIU Remembers: A Legacy of Character, February 14, 2009,”

Brochure; “NIU Remembers: A Day of Reflection, February 14, 2009, Honoring Emergency Responders Reception,” Invitation

5 NIU Day of Remembrance - Handouts: Support Flyers (3) from Student Involvement and Leadership Development; “The 5Principles of Healing” Support Information Card; Thank You Note for Participating, February 14, 2009

6 “Today We Are All Huskies” Exhibit Room Video from the NIU Day of Remembrance, [DVD], February 14, 2009

7 Reflection Room Video, from the NIU Day of Remembrance, [DVD], February 14, 2009

8 “NIU Remembers: A Day of Reflection 02.14.09,” [2 DVD’s]9 Governor Pat Quinn at NIU, February 14, 200910 Therapy/Comfort Dogs Return to NIU, February 10-16, 200911 Images of Hope Project, January 14, 200912 Memorial T-shirts, February 2009



50 13 Letter from Paul Masur to College of Engineering, February 13, 200914 Lutheran Campus Ministry Remembers, January-February 200915 St. Mary Parish, DeKalb - Remembers, February 8 & 15, 200916 Anniversary 2009 - Northern Star Articles, January 14-February 24,

200917 Northern Today, Articles, February 2-17, 200918 Northern Now, Article, Spring 200919 Daily Chronicle, DeKalb County, IL, December 2008-February 200920 Rockford Register Star, February 200921 Chicago Tribune, and chicagotribune.com, February 200922 Chicago Sun Times, February 13 & 15, 200923 Beacon News, Aurora/Kane County, January-February 200924 Batavia Republican, February 12, 200925 Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, February 14, 200926 Courier News, Elgin, February 15, 200927 Daily Herald, Tri-Cities Edition, February 13-15, 200928 Hampshire Courier-News, February 11 & 13, 200929 Kane County Chronicle, February 14, 200930 Morris Daily Herald, February 17, 200931 Saukvalley.com, February 17, 200932 Journal Register, Springfield, February 14-15, 200933 Northeastern Illinois University Independent, Chicago, Article, February

10, 200934 Daily Illini, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, February 13 & 16,

200935 Daily Eastern News, Charleston, IL, February 12, 200936 Richmond Times-Dispatch [Virginia], Online, February 15, 200937 Columbus Dispatch [Ohio], Online, February 15, 200938 Orlando Sentinel, Online, February 13, 200939 Kansas City Star, Online, February 15, 200940 ABC Chicago, Online, February 10 & 14, 200941 NBC Chicago, Online, January 13, 200942 Fox News, Online, February 14, 200943 Newscasts, February 13-14, 2009 [DVD]44 Broadcast Coverage: NIU, February 9-14, 2009;

WREX-TV Channel 13, Rockford, February 14, 2009

NIU Remembers - 2010 and Beyond51 1 NIU Remembers: A Day of Reflection, Newspaper and On-line Articles,

February 14, 20102 NIU Remembers: A Day of Reflection, Video Coverage [2 DVD’s & 1

Blue Ray]



51 3-5 Second Anniversary - Crosses, and Chalk Drawings on Neptune Hall, [CD & Photos], March 3, 2010

6 Third Anniversary, February 14, 20117 Fourth Anniversary, February 14, 2012; Photographs, February 15, 2012

SERIES VIII. COLE HALL

52 1 Correspondence and Memos from President Peters Related to ColeHall, March-May 2008

2 Cole Hall Articles3 Faculty Senate Resolution on Disposition of Cole Hall, n.d.4 “Governor Blagojevich Wants to Raze Ill-fated NIU Building,” Chicago

Tribune Forum, February 27-March 3, 20085 Cole Use Online Survey, ca. March-April 20086-11 Folders from Public Affairs of E-mail Comments Related to Keeping,

Tearing Down, Remodeling, and Use of Cole Hall12 Preserve NIU’s Cole Hall Petition, from Amy Michelle Genova, March 6,

200813-14 Preserve NIU’s Cole Hall - Facebook15 Cole Hall Reopens, January-February 2012

SERIES IX. KISHWAUKEE HOSPITAL

53 1 Coverage of Kishwaukee Hospital’s Response to NIU Tragedy in KishHealth Scope, February 2008

2 E-mail Regarding Response of Kishwaukee Hospital to Tragedy, Posted3 Samantha Dehner, Survivor, Coverage Posted at Kishwaukee Hospital,

February 18, 20084 Sherman Yau, Survivor, Letter about his Recovery and Discharge from

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, February 26, 20085 Card to Kishwaukee Hospital from Dan Parmenter’s Cousin6 Letter from Kishwaukee Health Foundation to Donors, March 28, 20087 Origami Swan - Thank You8 Letters and Cards from Hospitals and Medical Personnel, Posted at

Kishwaukee Hospital9 Thank You Cards Posted at Kishwaukee Hospital10 Thank You Cards from Churches Posted at Kishwaukee Hospital11 Monsignor Joe Lister’s “Pastor’s Letter,” [St. Patrick Church, St.

Charles, IL] February 24, 2008 on February 14 Shooting at NIU12 Messages from School Children Posted at Kishwaukee Hospitalovze Red Poster, “Your in my heart!”



SERIES X. RELATED ISSUES

54 1 Healing Huskies Flyer, ca. 20082 Huskies United, Group Formed after February 14, 20083 NIU Calendar Announcements, Events Cancelled, February 15

March 1, 20084a Regional History Center - Collecting February 14 Materials4b Archiving Tragedy - Coverage by WIFR Rockford: Online Article,

February 8, 2010; DVD of Report, February 7, 20105 “The Documentation of Tragedy in the Archives: Exploring the Records

of the Campus Shooting on Northern Illinois University, Collective Memory, and the Archivist,” MA Thesis by Michael Folkerts, 2011

6 “Using Facebook Following Tragedies: A Lesson for Community Colleges,” by Kay Shelton, in Community & Junior College Libraries,October-December 2009

7 “Communiversity,” - DeKalb County Community Foundation, Fall 20088 Community Thank You Reception: Invitation, Lapel Pin and Thank You

Message May 13, 20089 “Huskies for Hokies” Candlelight Vigil, [Article & 2 DVD’s] April 16, 200810 NIU Resolution for Virginia Tech for 1 Year Anniversary, April 18, 200811 Virginia Tech Remembered, April 200912 USFA Report on the Fire Response to the NIU Shooting of February 14,

2008, August 200913 President John Peters Receives “President’s Award” from NASPA

[National Association of Student Personnel Administrators],November 2, 2008, March 9, 2010

14 “For a Campus in Crisis, the President’s Voice is Key,” article in Chronicle of Education, [NIU President John Peters mentioned],February 16, 2010

15 Public Affairs Wins Public Relations Award for February 14th Coverage, June 4, 2009

16 WNIU/WNIJ Annual Report FY 2008 Mentions February 14 Coverage;Susan Stephens, WNIU/WNIJ News Director, Mentioned in Rockford Voter Newsletter, March 2008

17 Northern Television Center Receives Awards for February 14, 2008 Coverage, November 17, 2008

18 NIU Social Workers Honored, Deborah Haliczer and Sheryl Frye, March 24, 2010

19 “Forward, Together Forward” Art Exhibition, includes announcements and photographs, April 7, 2010

20 Coincidence with Daily Readings for February 14 & 15, 2008



54 21 American Psychological Association - “Tips for Parents of School Age Children: Helping Your Children Manage Distress in theAftermath of School Shootings.”

22 University of Minnesota - On NIU Tragedy, February 15, 2008, Managing Stress Tips

23 Christian Science Monitor - Internet Articles on “Good and Evil,” (February 19 - April 3, 2008)

24 List of Online Magazine Articles Related to NIU, February-March 200825 Media Relations, CD of February 14th related articles from 201026 “School shooting game mod has a right to exist,” April 27, 201127 “Study reveals reactions after NIU shootings,” September 6, 2011

SERIES XI. CAMPUS SECURITY, GUN CONTROL AND CAMPUS SHOOTINGS

55 1 NIU Police Chief Don Grady, Articles about, February-March 20082 “Observations and Lessons Learned, February 14, 2008 Shooting

Incident at Northern Illinois University,” in Campus Security Task Force, Report to Governor, April 15, 2008

3 Graffiti Threat at NIU, April 22, 20084 NIU Text Alert System, and Other Emergency Notification Methods,

September 20085 NIU Receives Grants for Security and Mental Health Services,

September 20086 “Get The Word Out” on Emergency Notification, in Campus Technology

Magazine, September 20087 “NIU Refines Mass Notification”, in Life Safety Magazine, Winter 20088 Rep. Robert Pritchard - “...on NIU Rampage: Don’t Blame Guns, Blame

Video Games,” February 17, 20089 Jack Thompson blames 2/14 Shooting on Video Games, February 15-

20, 200810 Op Ed by Rachel Hope Cleves, “Rethinking “Random Shootings”,

March 3, 200811 “NIU Emergency Alerts Similar to SIUC,” Southern Illinois University,

Carbondale, February 15, 200812 Message from Western Illinois University’s President on Campus

Safety, in Western News, Macomb, Spring 200813 Time Line of Worldwide School Shootings, 1996-200814 Campus Security/Gun Control: Articles, Comments, May 2008-August

2009, April 201015 NIU Support for University of Alabama Huntsville following Shooting of

February 12, 201016 Stevenson Hall Shooting Incident, NIU, February 19, 2010



55 17 Enough is Enough: A Student Affairs Perspective on Preparedness andResponse to a Campus Shooting, edited by Brian O. Hemphill and Brandi Hephner LaBanc, 2010

18 “Enough is Enough” Campaign Against Violence, April 5-11, 201019 Antinette “Toni” Keller Case, October 201020 Steven Agee II Shooting, November 201121 “Northern Ill. University: Was the Killer Crazy, or the Campus Hopeless?”

By Mark Ames, February 16, 2008; “Making Sense of Murder: AlterNet Readers Discuss the NIU Shooting,” by Tana Ganeve, February 20, 2008

56 1 Westboro Baptist Church - Hate Speech and Protests, and the NIU Response, (Fred and Margie Phelps), February 15-23, 2008

2 LGBT Resource Center - Response to Westboro Baptist Church Protests, includes Facebook Correspondence, February 15-26, 2008

3 Norm Busch (Geneva Police Officer), Email Messages Concerning Westboro Baptist Church Demonstrations, February 16-26, 2008

4 Westboro Baptist Church Protests & Responding to Hate - Facebook, February 15-23, 2008

5 You Tube Video to “Take a Stand” Against the Westboro Baptist Church Demonstrators, February 2008

SERIES XII. - KAZMIERCZAK

6 Steven Kazmierczak - Articles, March & April 2008, February 15, 20097 “The Online Life of NIU Killer Stephen Kazmierczak,” Posted February

15, 2008 8-9 Paper & Online Versions of “Portrait of the School Shooter as a Young

Man,” by David Vann in Esquire Magazine, August 200810 Last Day on Earth: A Portrait of the NIU School Shooter, by David Vann,

201111 “Self-Injury in Correctional Settings” “Pathology” of Prisons or of

Prisoners?” article co-written by Dr. Jim Thomas, Kazmierczak, Leafand Stone, in Criminology & Public Policy, February 2006

12 Steven P. Kazmierczak - Find a Grave Memorial Website13 Jessica Baty (Kazmierczak’s girl friend), My Space Page, March 7,

2008; Articles about Jessica Baty and Steven Kazmierczak


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