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Bomb Threat 12/15/22

UPDATE 1:13 p.m. All of the following buildings have been searched and are now open. No threats identified. Resume normal activity. Incident remains under investigation.   Bendetson Hall  7th floor Dowling Paige Hall Miner Hall Joyce Cummings Center SEC Complex Anderson Hall  Robinson Hall East Hall ____________________ UPDATE 12:03 p.m. TO: AS&E Students, Medford/Somerville  In an abundance of caution and to mitigate further disruption, the School of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering will be postponing all exams (both online and in-person) scheduled today (December 15) from noon onward.  Beginning tomorrow (December 16th), all exams will shift to an online format. Faculty may elect to use other formats to evaluate students. Faculty are responsible for communicating with students about exams. SMFA Review Boards are happening as usual on the SMFA campus. Libraries, laboratories, and dining services will remain open. For students who wish to remain on campus to accommodate their travel arrangements, you are welcome to do so. Campus operations remain as normal. You may contact the Dean of Student Affairs with questions. If you need immediate support resources, please know that the University Chaplaincy, Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS), Ears for Peers, the Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion, the International Center, and the Dean of Student Affairs Office on the Medford/Somerville campus are all available to support you. You may also reach out to the Counselor-on-Call available 24/7 by calling 617-627-3360 and following the prompts. ____________________ UPDATE 9:51 a.m. The status of campus has changed. The affected buildings below are still being searched. All other areas of the campus are open.   Bendetson Hall 7th floor Dowling Paige Hall Miner Hall Joyce Cummings Center SEC Complex Anderson Hall Robinson Hall East Hall   This page will continue to be updated as necessary. ____________________ PAST MESSAGE 9:04 a.m. A bomb threat has been reported affecting the Tufts University Medford/Somerville campus. Please evacuate the buildings and areas listed below and take your belongings with you. Authorities are searching these buildings and areas now.   Office of Undergraduate Admissions Department of Philosophy Department of Mathematics East Hall Anderson Hall   Check back here for updates. Follow instructions from authorities. Avoid the area. If you need a place to go, please go to the Gantcher Center at 161 College Ave., Medford.

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Faculty and Staff, Medford/Somerville

UPDATE 1:13 p.m.

All of the following buildings have been searched and are now open. No threats identified. Resume normal activity. Incident remains under investigation.

Bendetson Hall 

7th floor Dowling

Paige Hall

Miner Hall

Joyce Cummings Center

SEC Complex

Anderson Hall 

Robinson Hall

East Hall

____________________

UPDATE 12:03 p.m.

TO: AS&E Students, Medford/Somerville 

In an abundance of caution and to mitigate further disruption, the School of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering will be postponing all exams (both online and in-person) scheduled today (December 15) from noon onward. 

Beginning tomorrow (December 16th), all exams will shift to an online format. Faculty may elect to use other formats to evaluate students.

Faculty are responsible for communicating with students about exams.

SMFA Review Boards are happening as usual on the SMFA campus.

Libraries, laboratories, and dining services will remain open.

For students who wish to remain on campus to accommodate their travel arrangements, you are welcome to do so. Campus operations remain as normal. You may contact the Dean of Student Affairs with questions.

If you need immediate support resources, please know that the University Chaplaincy, Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS)Ears for Peersthe Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion, the International Center, and the Dean of Student Affairs Office on the Medford/Somerville campus are all available to support you. You may also reach out to the Counselor-on-Call available 24/7 by calling 617-627-3360 and following the prompts.

____________________

UPDATE 9:51 a.m.

The status of campus has changed. The affected buildings below are still being searched. All other areas of the campus are open.

Bendetson Hall

7th floor Dowling

Paige Hall

Miner Hall

Joyce Cummings Center

SEC Complex

Anderson Hall

Robinson Hall

East Hall

This page will continue to be updated as necessary.

____________________

PAST MESSAGE 9:04 a.m.

A bomb threat has been reported affecting the Tufts University Medford/Somerville campus. Please evacuate the buildings and areas listed below and take your belongings with you. Authorities are searching these buildings and areas now.

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Department of Philosophy

Department of Mathematics

East Hall

Anderson Hall

Check back here for updates. Follow instructions from authorities. Avoid the area.

If you need a place to go, please go to the Gantcher Center at 161 College Ave., Medford.

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