Security On Campus Update Vol. 2, No. 45
In This Issue

1. Security On Campus, Inc. Honors the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Bridgeport for Campus Safety Improvements

2. $25,000 Reward Offered For Information In Possible Murder On East Tennessee State University Campus

3. Campus Crime In The News


Security On Campus, Inc. Honors the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Bridgeport for Campus Safety Improvements

Clery AwardPhiladelphia, Penn.-The University of Pennsylvania and Connecticut's University of Bridgeport have been named this year's recipients of the prestigious Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Award by the non-profit watchdog organization Security On Campus, Inc. Each institution was honored for their innovative uses of technology and other campus security improvements made in recent years.

Also honored with the Clery Award this year was Kate Dieringer a student at Georgetown University in Washington, DC for her work to bring about improvements in how her school handles student complaints of sexual assault and other violence. Dieringer, the survivor of a campus sexual assault the fall of her freshman year in 2001, went public with her story last year. She rallied students on the campus to demand stronger policies against campus rape, and the disclosure of more information about students found responsible for violent acts, but allowed to remain on campus unbeknownst to their fellow students. More...


$25,000 Reward Offered For Information In Possible Murder On East Tennessee State University Campus

Robbie NottinghamJohnson City, Tenn.-Believing that foul play may have been involved in the March 21st death of James Robert "Robbie" Nottingham (pictured right) on the campus of East Tennessee State University his family is offering a reward of $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for his possible murder.

Nottingham, 22, was found dead in a puddle of blood on the sidewalk outside Building H of ETSU's Buccaneer Ridge Apartments where he lived. Authorities believe that he died as the result of a fall from an overhang on the front of the building, but the death certificate says that the actual manner of death could not be determined conclusively.

ETSU's Department of Public Safety, the sole agency investigating the death, closed their investigation April 24th. They found no evidence of suicide, and a toxicology test found no alcohol or drugs in Nottingham's system that might have caused him to fall accidentally leading his family to suspect that he may have been murdered. The family has established a web site http://www.robbienottingham.com/ and phone number (423) 288-6502 to accept tips.


Campus Crime In The News

Family offers $25,000 reward for information in death of ETSU student (Bristol Herald Courier; 06/18/03)

Family Searches For Answers (WJHL-TV; 06/17/03)

Smile! You're on Campus Camera (Chronicle of Higher Education; 06/13/03)

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