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9:18 a.m.: Oregon Posts Its Belgium Message Before Spring Break Travelers Could Wander In

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On the morning of the March 22, 2016 Brussels bombings, the University of Oregon's Global Engagement office posted a message on the Belgium terror attacks and worked through its Global Education Oregon program to account for students overseas. UO confirmed that one student in Brussels and a partner-program student traveling in Belgium were both safe.

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University of Oregon
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Global Education Oregon (GEO)
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTWebsite
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The University of Oregon is aware of this morning's terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium. Global Education Oregon is working to confirm the safety and whereabouts of all UO students and faculty currently in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe. Students in the region are urged to check in with their program, avoid public spaces until it is safe to travel, and monitor local media for changes in the situation.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The timestamp of 9:18 a.m. Pacific on March 22, 2016 is reported as when the message was posted; the body text is reconstructed because the page wording was not captured verbatim, so isVerbatimConfirmed is false.
Reflects that UO needed to account not only for resident program students but also for spring-break travelers who might have been moving through Europe.
Channel is the Global Engagement website, where UO posted its standing 'Message on Belgium Terror Attacks.'
FOLLOW-UPWebsite
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Update: One UO student studying in Brussels and a student from a partner university on our London program who was traveling in Belgium have both been confirmed safe. Global Education Oregon continues to confirm the safety of students in our many other programs across Europe.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The two confirmed-safe students, one in Brussels and one partner-program student traveling in Belgium, are the verified detail and are preserved exactly.
Marked as a follow-up rather than an all-clear because UO was still confirming safety across its other European programs at the time.
Context

Background

The Brussels bombings of March 22, 2016 struck Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station, killing 32. The University of Oregon, in Eugene, responded through Global Education Oregon (GEO), its study-abroad office, posting a Message on Belgium Terror Attacks the morning of the attacks. KCBY reported that UO confirmed two students connected to Belgium were safe: one studying in Brussels and one from a partner university on UO's London program who was traveling in Belgium. As Inside Higher Ed documented, the attacks struck at the epicenter of American study abroad, and UO's quick posting, reportedly at 9:18 a.m. Pacific, exemplifies how home institutions race to account for both resident and traveling students during overseas emergencies.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Message on Belgium Terror Attacks - UO Global Engagement
    international.uoregon.edu
  2. News
    University of Oregon: 2 students in Brussels are accounted for - KCBY
    kcby.com
  3. Source
    Terror attacks in Europe strike at epicenter of American study abroad - Inside Higher Ed
    insidehighered.com
Tags
study-abroadbrusselsbelgiumterrorisminternationalglobal-program2016
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