Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 2:36 p.m.
A message from President Rebecca L. Sherrick regarding the bomb threat incident of March 20:
"Soon the AU campus will be ready for occupancy again. Thanks to the
quick response of the Aurora Police Department, our own campus public
safety professionals and others from law enforcement, all aspects of our
property have been searched multiple times. Nothing was found. Tonight's Arts and Ideas lecture will proceed in Crimi Auditorium at 7:30 as planned.
The university has significant capacity to investigate threats such as those received this morning
as do our law enforcement partners. We regard a bomb threat as a very
serious criminal matter and intend to seek full redress for the costs
and inconvenience incurred. To email or phone a threat of this kind is
an act of domestic terrorism that all of us as Americans must work
together to stop.
Accordingly, I am announcing this afternoon a
$25,000 reward for information leading to the identification and
apprehension of the person(s) responsible for today's threats. If you have information to share with the university on this subject, please contact Campus Public Safety at 630-844-6140."
